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Title: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Swivel on April 02, 2009, 03:36 PM: Anyone else done it? Would love to see what it looks like :D I'm thinking of scrapping my wheels for some alloy hubbed for my Nova. Just fancy that freestyle element to it as I'm not a race chap.

Matt ;)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on April 02, 2009, 03:38 PM: Yep :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p88/dirtbiker250f/100_0670.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p88/dirtbiker250f/100_0673.jpg)

Not really what you were looking for Matt, but any excuse ;)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: rhino_mac on April 02, 2009, 03:39 PM: Kuwies have always been race bikes to me apart from the later ones where they did get all freestyle. Certainly to my mind the Nova is a race bike.

Black ones with alloy hubbed might not be so bad, but I'd stick with spoked wheels myself. I guess people did race with tuffs back in the day.
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Swivel on April 02, 2009, 03:48 PM: Yeah I was going to wack on some black alloy hubbed tuffs.

Paul - that Kuwi looks amazing mate, just amazing! I recognise those bars :D
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: MartyC on April 02, 2009, 03:56 PM: I'm pretty sure that a few guys bitd raced their Kuwies with Skyways; Darren Woods for one but I could be wrong, it wouldn't be the first time tonight ;D
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Spen69 on April 02, 2009, 05:48 PM: Matt, what sort of dumb-ass would strap black alloy-hubbed Tuffs to a 1983 Kuwwie Nova (well, actually a Chromo buner, but we all know it's the same Tange frame).....

Yep, meet my brother Simon (Hootski70 on here)....... :uglystupid2:

Spen

ps - that Gen1 you and Paul lovingly put back together was his too mate ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/S4010090.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/S4010091.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa149/Spen69/S4010092.jpg)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Swivel on April 02, 2009, 07:02 PM: Nice, its done then :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: GREMLIN on April 02, 2009, 07:10 PM: I had some Tuffs on this Kuwi of mine for quite a while before moving to polished 7X's... :daumenhoch: G.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/f376/greml1n/Kuwi005.jpg)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: mileyboy on April 02, 2009, 07:55 PM: Got to be done :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff310/mileyboy/DSC04925.jpg)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Gashead on April 02, 2009, 08:01 PM: I remember a number of years back on the old site, seeing an illustrated book about the film ET and the bike had red tuff's on :shocked:

Honest guv ;)
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: steve Beech TA on April 02, 2009, 09:29 PM: Some mint bikes :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: boofy44 on April 02, 2009, 10:42 PM: sure one of the US factory team in the early 80's ran tuffs.think it was
Lee Medlin.
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: funkyfresh on April 03, 2009, 09:30 PM: That Kuwie freestyler is the fu*king nuts! Never seen another one in my life....

But imho, Tuffs dont work as well on race frames (except the TA), ,,
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Spen69 on April 04, 2009, 07:26 AM: Quote from: Funkyfresh on April 03, 2009, 09:30 PM
That Kuwie freestyler is the fu*king nuts! Never seen another one in my life....
I've seen it in the flesh and it's even better than that fella - just hope Paul doesn't get it finished before the show'n'shine at MK or there's no point anyone else entering :-\
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Jt on April 04, 2009, 08:53 PM: phil space fruit had black tuffs on his on the first radchester...

looked real nice....
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: GREMLIN on April 04, 2009, 08:58 PM: Quote from: Gashead on April 02, 2009, 08:01 PM
I remember a number of years back on the old site, seeing an illustrated book about the film ET and the bike had red tuff's on :shocked:

Honest guv ;)

I'd like to see that. I may have to go on the hunt to try and track it down ;) G.
Title: Re: Tuffs on a Kuwahara
Post by: Coastvl on April 10, 2009, 03:24 PM: It was the done thing bitd. I'm still looking for a Kuwie for my Tuffs.
My fav magazine pic ever.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/Project1.jpg)