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Title: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: rarman1 on September 15, 2008, 01:53 PM
so........

i was bidding on this on ebay, it was listed as a 1" holmes.....

but it was a 1 1/8 which was ok as i wanted to ride dirt on it anyways, swaped all the bits over from my dirtbike (except stem and forks).  got a good set of forks from wirewheel... thanks fella :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q290/rarman1/S8301514.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q290/rarman1/S8301515.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q290/rarman1/S8301517.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q290/rarman1/S8301518.jpg)

rob :)
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: OrgasmDonor on September 15, 2008, 01:56 PM
nice :daumenhoch: cool tyres too :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Miko on September 15, 2008, 02:09 PM
Nice Holmes.  Great parts compliment.  I run the V-Traks on my Holmes, myself.  You should turn that front one backwards for true mid-school effect.   ;)
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: pickle on September 15, 2008, 02:26 PM
Nice Rob  :daumenhoch:

want some of those tyres!!! 
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: woody allen bars on September 15, 2008, 02:28 PM
Great bike  :daumenhoch: Looks almost identical to the 1" mk 3 version Holmes

Craig
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: SaMAlex on September 15, 2008, 02:35 PM
Thats really nice. Almost refreshing to see an Oversized Holmes. It will "work" so much better than any of that 1" crap!  ;D

Has DSD seen it? He has been lookin for one of those frames for ages!
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: kev-s on September 15, 2008, 03:24 PM
very nice  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: ive always wanted a chrome 1/18th holmes but cant face chroming my red one,  u wanna swap it for ur old dirtbike frame? :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nomad on September 15, 2008, 04:01 PM
thats well nice, i want your seat and padset badly!
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: rarman1 on September 15, 2008, 07:55 PM
thats well nice, i want your seat and padset badly!

i can't lie..... i paid big £ for them..... seat was 50 the pads were 80

they do come along now and again though, keep an eye on US ebay :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: harris on September 15, 2008, 08:02 PM
very nice bud looks sweet
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Philbert on September 15, 2008, 08:59 PM
nice that mate! i've got that stem in polished if you want to continue its shiny theme! needs cleaning up though
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nomad on September 15, 2008, 09:06 PM
if hes not intereted in the stem i might be mate!
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: wirewheel on September 17, 2008, 08:44 PM
glad to see the forks go to that bike, it's cool silly long back end tho to todays frames.
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: josh_spratty on September 20, 2008, 07:38 PM
niiice :D
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nosepickben on January 31, 2014, 02:07 PM
I have just got hold of this frame, and some minty GT profiles. I can't decide whether to put forks with lugs and a front brake on it or do it as a race/trails machine.
It's going to be mostly chrome colourwise. Going with early Holmes (cockerel) decals too as I just like them.
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Gish on January 31, 2014, 03:03 PM
Ben if you are gonna sell them forks then talk to me dude  :coolsmiley:

also good luck in finding some cockereal decals for the bike, i've been looking for the past 2 years for me mk1 Holmes and still not got the full set :-\
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nosepickben on January 31, 2014, 04:45 PM
I haven't got the forks mate. I know where there's some cheap inch and an eighth pitchforks though if that's what you need...
Im confident of getting the decals sorted via a complex web of accomplices, infiltration, code-breaking and subterfuge. Watch this space.
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: oldtired on January 31, 2014, 04:52 PM
 :popcorn:

 i find the subterfuge part very interesting  :chin:


can i just say thanks ben,   :yahoo_silent: ,       gona have to spend the weekend in the loft digging that album out now :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Gish on January 31, 2014, 05:02 PM
I haven't got the forks mate. I know where there's some cheap inch and an eighth pitchforks though if that's what you need...
Im confident of getting the decals sorted via a complex web of accomplices, infiltration, code-breaking and subterfuge. Watch this space.

pm'd ya dude  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nosepickben on January 31, 2014, 06:10 PM
I thought you lived in the loft Jim  :D
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Betty on January 31, 2014, 08:06 PM
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/markw33/64EDC4D6-5D69-4BE9-B43B-1131BE058DD3_zpsgs1pyjjk.jpg)

Rude not to while I've got photobucket open  8)
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: oldscool on January 31, 2014, 08:30 PM
Need to get my dirtbike done now looking at this porn. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Gish on January 31, 2014, 10:15 PM
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/markw33/64EDC4D6-5D69-4BE9-B43B-1131BE058DD3_zpsgs1pyjjk.jpg)

Rude not to while I've got photobucket open  8)

Forgot that you had this mark, tis lovely  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: newlovetattoos on January 31, 2014, 10:25 PM
Trails machine all the way in my opinion ben but im biased haha.
Lovely looking ride betty!
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: kev-s on January 31, 2014, 11:45 PM
gotta love a holmes :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/DSC_00461_zps08645c55.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/escrs/media/DSC_00461_zps08645c55.jpg.html)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/IMAG0166.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/escrs/media/bikes/IMAG0166.jpg.html)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/mk3holmes-1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/escrs/media/bikes/mk3holmes-1.jpg.html)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/bikes/HPIM0989-1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/escrs/media/bikes/HPIM0989-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Dannywhac on January 31, 2014, 11:58 PM
gotta love a holmes :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:


Thank fook that trade went through - no more 'I want a Zima' (love you Olly  :smitten: )  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Betty on February 01, 2014, 12:56 AM
Ace Kev  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: kev-s on February 01, 2014, 07:50 AM
cheers betty :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

thing is it wont be long till he's bored again danny ::) ::)

its now my turn to badger him to sell me the menstrual :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: Betty on February 01, 2014, 03:45 PM

Forgot that you had this mark, tis lovely  :daumenhoch:

I almost forgot I had it, lent it to a local bike shop to hang up after building it got it back two weeks ago was gonna part it out but it's too nice  :smitten:

And I can't be arsed with the hassle  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: hobbsy on February 02, 2014, 03:00 AM
Thats actually way nicer than the usual 1" frames,

bit of a predictable build but so lovely in that 1"-1/8th headtube,

1" Holmes are 10 a penny these days tbh,
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: GINGERHOLMES on February 02, 2014, 11:23 AM
Glad u have started work on it Ben, and glad it has a good home

I forgot I had them bars and stem until I saw rarman's pics

Looking forward to seeing it done

Just got to get rid of the other bits now
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: nosepickben on February 02, 2014, 02:17 PM
Yeah i took the stickers off and polished up the frame.
Just a few more bits to get hold of then i can build.
Cheers Jim.  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: 1 1/8 holmes
Post by: dordymush on February 02, 2014, 09:40 PM
Nice machine that me ole mucka  8)
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