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Title: does this look 5hit """ see thats better """"""
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 06, 2009, 08:14 PM: the eric rupe should have a blue power disc but i love polished . dont know about the blue allen bolts either " comments please "
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1040618.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1040617.jpg)

after a trip to the local car shop 9.00 am on the dot
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1040621.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1040624.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1040626.jpg)
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 06, 2009, 08:16 PM: its certainly not shit.

but its not "right"
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 06, 2009, 08:18 PM: shall i go with blue ?
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 06, 2009, 08:20 PM: depends if that will make you happy.

no other reason to do it really....
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 06, 2009, 08:22 PM: just it deosnt look right and i will have to paint it and if i paint it i might loose the pro class stamping
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Post by: LucyLastic on February 06, 2009, 08:58 PM: Have you tried leaving the power disk shiny and putting a blue chain ring on with silver bolts?
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 06, 2009, 09:02 PM: i havent tried that no . i deaddied the chain ring from blue . poo poo . i think i am just going to have to paint the power disc :idiot2:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: LucyLastic on February 06, 2009, 09:03 PM: Quote from: n2cus on February 06, 2009, 09:02 PM
i havent tried that no . i deaddied the chain ring from blue . poo poo . i think i am just going to have to paint the power disc :idiot2:

Blue disk and chrome ring? I don't think that'll be 'right' either. :-\
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: mileyboy on February 06, 2009, 09:11 PM: Hmmm-stick the wheels on it then make a decision-personally I'd loose the blue on the crank tho dude
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Post by: lazychubs on February 06, 2009, 09:12 PM: paint it with blue laquer then you wont lose the stamping
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: LucyLastic on February 06, 2009, 09:19 PM: Stick the wheels on, maybe a blue chain aand take it from there.

Quote from: Glen on February 06, 2009, 09:09 PM
I think the white cranks are making it look odd. Blue chainring, silver bolts, silver cranks would look better:

I do agree with Glen though about the blue ring and silver disk ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g116/annadapter/IMG_0746.jpg)

Could you not photoshop my bike white to give you an idea? :D
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 09:29 PM: lucy, you still got that :smitten: i know a man that'd be mighty interested...lmk
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Post by: magna13 on February 06, 2009, 09:31 PM: that Goose and Haro look :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: LucyLastic on February 06, 2009, 09:33 PM: Quote from: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 09:29 PM
lucy, you still got that :smitten: i know a man that'd be mighty interested...lmk

I still have it and I decided to keep it as I'm rather proud of my one and only build 8). Even after doing ~~some~~ a tiny bit of racing with it the rims are still undamaged, probably because I was off it more than on it :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 09:36 PM: you should be proud tis loverly, shame i didn't get a chance to take it off your hands when you were selling, wifes :2gunsfiring_v1: but there a plenty on that bike i'd like on the Hyper and a friend who is desperate for a RS1 F+F.....

twist yer arm, c'mon tis only gathering dust, with your old man stubbing his toes on it....or come race again, old schools abit more tame now, all the rough uns moved upto cruiser :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 06, 2009, 09:41 PM: have to keep the white cranks . carnt afford flights
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/DSC00735.jpg)
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 09:43 PM: n2cus, sorry thread hi-jack....yeah, i'd go chrome powerdisc and blue ring, go with gut instinct and what makes you happy, after all you gotta ride/look at it..can always change it later, and like the others have said, wont know the true impact till fully built, but tis nice :4_17_5:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 09:47 PM: ohh, that is a seriously nice bit of kit, no wonder you cant afford flites.......chrome chrome ok, but with chrome bolts, or blue ring, think either option will look just fine, that is gorgeous :smitten: nice tight geometry too, bet that rides really nice, if feeling a bit twitchy, but they should...thats what makes em so versatile.......i'm jealous....and i'm a Skyway freak :daumenhoch:
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Post by: LucyLastic on February 06, 2009, 09:50 PM: Yep, sorry my fault with the hijacking :-[

It looks good on the pic but I think it would look ace with blue ring, chrome disk :)
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Post by: mr.magoo on February 06, 2009, 10:02 PM: doh, hi jacking again, sorry.......yep, new look hyper on the go, but still aint got my old wheels back from engineers yet...see you there?

c'mon Lucy we love your bike, we'd give it plenty of man love :smitten:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: Mattdub on February 06, 2009, 10:10 PM: Blue chainring & strip that crank , the crank really lets it down IMO .
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Post by: bobafett on February 07, 2009, 12:16 AM: If you're using atari ager's piccy as you're motivation matey then i reckon you've already made up you're mind to go with a blue power disk but try it with a blue ring just to see - i reckon it's got to be one or the other though chrome on chrome ain't workin. As for the cranks i can see what others are saying but hey fook it - it's something unique go with it :daumenhoch:

BTW on the whole i reckon it's coming together sweet and it'll be a nice rupe tribute build ;)
Title: Re: does this look 5hit
Post by: magna13 on February 07, 2009, 11:13 AM: Quote from: Mattdub on February 06, 2009, 10:10 PM
Blue chainring & strip that crank , the crank really lets it down IMO .
I would have left the crank in the original chrome it came with too :-\
Title: Re: does this look 5hit """ see thats better """"""
Post by: magna13 on February 07, 2009, 11:16 AM: Forgot to say that this is one very Rupe tribute... dont see many of these built :4_17_5:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit """ see thats better """"""
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 07, 2009, 11:33 AM: crank had very poor chrome on it plus the rupe had a white crank just trying to mimick as much as i can afford :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: does this look 5hit """ see thats better """"""
Post by: jT Racing on February 07, 2009, 02:47 PM: i'd leave the blue disc, and i'd use a white chainring, but silver or chrome will look nice.
Title: Re: does this look 5hit """ see thats better """"""
Post by: Daletsunami on February 07, 2009, 06:09 PM: I think the disk needs to be blue too :daumenhoch: