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Title: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Gashead on September 01, 2008, 08:50 AM

I originaly had idea's that these bars were not to be saved  :'(





(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/006-10.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/008-5.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/009-8.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/003-12.jpg)














I was wrong  ;)









(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/Resto001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/Resto002.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/Resto003.jpg)




Nick

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: poolysheriff on September 01, 2008, 08:55 AM

Yeh bet your bloody glad you did save em as well Nick  ;)

I have some that i still haven't posted to a certain Rad member  :-[
Will post em tomorrow (Scott)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Paulo on September 01, 2008, 09:14 AM

Good work Nick. Looks great.

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: munners on September 01, 2008, 09:22 AM

Nice. :smitten:

Whats that rust remover like?

Nice rechrome too. Who did the chrome and how much for bars?

Nick ;)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: OrgasmDonor on September 01, 2008, 11:19 AM

 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: MartyC on September 01, 2008, 12:15 PM

I'll take a punt that it was Doug that chromed those, top job and good move going the resto route  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: SOUTHBANK BOY on September 01, 2008, 01:03 PM

top job there mate now put them in the post :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Gashead on September 01, 2008, 01:06 PM

Yep - Doug Taylor did the work :4_17_5:

I got the bars for about £40 from Retrogeezer and it cost me about £20 to fix - the Hamerite got most the rust out then I just used wet and dry to flatten  :daumenhoch:

Nick

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Moose on September 01, 2008, 06:15 PM

Good work  :daumenhoch:

While we're on the subject of Curtis Bars - did they do two different sizes?

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: sawzall on September 01, 2008, 07:02 PM

 8) :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Gashead on September 01, 2008, 07:39 PM

Quote from: Moose on September 01, 2008, 06:15 PM

Good work  :daumenhoch:

While we're on the subject of Curtis Bars - did they do two different sizes?

As far as I know they only did Pro bars

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Moose on September 01, 2008, 07:44 PM

Quote from: Gashead on September 01, 2008, 07:39 PM

Quote from: Moose on September 01, 2008, 06:15 PM

Good work  :daumenhoch:

While we're on the subject of Curtis Bars - did they do two different sizes?

As far as I know they only did Pro bars

Hmm - I'll get pictures tomorrow (just been out to the garage once as well)  ::)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: SOUTHBANK BOY on September 01, 2008, 08:22 PM

there did mini bars
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/mm35/curtitbmx/image1409.jpg)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: poolysheriff on September 01, 2008, 08:27 PM

Nice mini bars Scott

Heres another set of Curtis pro bars for you  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i99/poolysheriff/003-5.jpg)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: daz bmx it! on September 02, 2008, 08:07 PM

They also did expert size bars ;) :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: retrogeezer on September 03, 2008, 01:21 PM

and cruiser bars coz I have a set.  :)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: CD17 on September 03, 2008, 09:06 PM

Fooking ell Nick  :shocked:

Thats a great job   :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Gashead on September 03, 2008, 09:07 PM

It was all down to elbow grease  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Steve P on September 03, 2008, 09:32 PM

Crikey Nick ... that's a very nice chrome job for £20.00  :shocked:

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: retrogeezer on September 04, 2008, 01:20 PM

Cruiser bars:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v30/retrogeezer/ebay/i00006.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v30/retrogeezer/ebay/i00007.jpg)

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: Lil Gashead on September 04, 2008, 04:08 PM

jeez

i havn't seen them chromed!!

Title: Re: Curtis Pro Bars
Post by: toys19 on September 04, 2008, 04:18 PM

Who is going to sell me a set of curtis pro bars then?