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Title: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: Wookie Bear on March 08, 2009, 10:16 PM

After getting back into BMX's at last years VW shows and getting a retro ripper at Xmas as a rider and lurking on here since I decided I fancied doing a resto build and seeing as my 6 year old daughter had just grown out of her bike it would be a good excuse to build her one.
So at the beginning of last month I purchased this 1983/84 MK1 chrome mini burner off the bay as you dont see too many in chrome and if you do they tend to be MK2's but I love a looptail and thought I could make one look better than they did.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/IMG_2038.jpg)
She takes one look at it and cant stand the blue :'( but says she would like it in red ::)
Anyway Stripped the bike down and removed all rust with Cocacola and tin foil and polish like the Karate Kid for 12 hours
and the frame started to come up like new
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/IMG_2040.jpg)
So after much hunting I finds some red 16" Gumwalls in the states and some white 16"OGK replicas which I discovered didn't fit the MK1 frame.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/IMG_2054.jpg)
Got a red aero replica saddle and did a mock up build so I could decide what colour bits and peices to buy and to decide on the decals. I had to modify the wheel axles to fit the frame.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/IMG_2065.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/IMG_2064.jpg)
I replaced the original brake levers with tech 3's and restored the original calipers.
And now I have finally built it up appart from waiting on some white brake blocks and custom coloured mini burner decals
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/burner3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/burner6.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/burner8.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/burner5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/burner7.jpg)
I know burners are not everyones taste but for a 6 year old I think its pretty cool I shall post more pics after I have applied the decals.

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: sweetbeats on March 08, 2009, 10:22 PM

Well Cute that  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: stfc on March 08, 2009, 10:23 PM

cool  :)

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: dannywhiteley on March 08, 2009, 10:27 PM

That is well nice and a 100 times better than it was before hand.

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: magna13 on March 08, 2009, 10:33 PM

 :4_17_5:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: kdw712 on March 08, 2009, 10:35 PM

nice job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: LOS1969 on March 08, 2009, 10:45 PM

kool  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: spesh on March 08, 2009, 10:47 PM

superb especially like the bic pen tops :LolLolLolLol:

that far better than any new school 16"er and you can sell it when shes outgrown for a small profit :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: bobafett on March 08, 2009, 11:12 PM

How cute is that  :daumenhoch:

.....get a custom padset off firebird to finish her off  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: Wookie Bear on March 09, 2009, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the comments its been a buz doing it and also given me the bug to do something else especialy seeing as I dont get to ride this one.

The Bic pen tops are actualy Mountainbike dust caps sprayed red ;) just as bad  :LolLolLolLol: but they looked better than nothing.

As for pads i'm not sure I think they make 16" bikes look all out of proportion but I may consider it once the decals are here and its done.

Laters

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: rollin72 on March 09, 2009, 10:27 PM

nice1 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: chichi on March 10, 2009, 05:53 PM

Good work there Wooky  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: 20to26 on March 10, 2009, 06:55 PM

my 4 year old daughter reckons: "I want to buy dat..."
 :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: steve Beech TA on March 11, 2009, 06:06 AM

Nice one, good polishing  :smitten: . There is a chap on here that could make you a set of pads in proportion to the size of the frame, i am sure he will make him self known.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: Mattdub on March 11, 2009, 08:22 AM

Good resto  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: 4130HUBBS on March 11, 2009, 11:40 AM

Top work,   :4_17_5:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: Broggie on March 12, 2009, 08:37 AM

Yes, that is nice...She's a lucky girl  :daumenhoch:



Ray.

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: the_wheelie_king on March 13, 2009, 08:13 PM

Some class Dad skills there  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: 45GT on March 15, 2009, 12:26 AM

Spot on !  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: Wookie Bear on March 21, 2009, 12:29 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments
All finnished :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/mini1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/mini2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/mini3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/mini4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n134/pontinst/mini5.jpg)
Becomes a rider tomorrow
Just got a Mk1 chrome for the Mrs with the plan to make an identical coppy big sister of this after the summer.

Title: Re: My first resto build for my little 6 year old girl
Post by: LEWI007 on March 22, 2009, 06:01 PM

Very nice get it on raleighburner.com instead  ;)