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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: moanjam on June 02, 2009, 09:19 PM
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just aqquired this race inc frame from a friend been told a may be some what of a task bringing her back to life :shocked: its an early one just wondering if anyone knows much about it ie what bits they came with and what finish they came in :daumenhoch:
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Dont paint that!!!
Sure they came in candy colours.
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I thought they were more metallicy than candy?
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pass mate.
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were they anno'd ?
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The alloy frames were anodised either red or blue I seem to remember :daumenhoch:
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I believe thats an FMF rather than a Race inc, rare as!!
Subtle differences, the gusset between the top and down tube are different, as is the gusset? behind the seat tube on the seat stays. This is much longer than race inc versions. Also the dropouts are not flat on the bottom. This is one rare beasty, post it up on vintage in the US they will be able to tell you exactly what it is and the age.
As has been said already, dont paint it, find out the history first.
Just like to add that it looks like the original finish to me.
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I believe thats an FMF rather than a Race inc, rare as!!
Subtle differences, the gusset between the top and down tube are different, as is the gusset? behind the seat tube on the seat stays. This is much longer than race inc versions. Also the dropouts are not flat on the bottom. This is one rare beasty, post it up on vintage in the US they will be able to tell you exactly what it is and the age.
As has been said already, dont paint it, find out the history first.
Don't think it's FMF, early Race Inc. ?'78. The FMF had an oval hole in the head gusset. I'm sure the drop outs are the Triple 'A' shape. :daumenhoch:
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Yeah, just checking out ones on bmxmuseum, early race inc, veeerrryy niiice.
Looks all original.
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I'm gutted I passed on this one... :wtf: :'( :'(
Bet your not mr jam
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i'm half way through doing my early 80's race inc , deffo one of my fave bmx's :smitten:
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Very cool with early dropouts :4_17_5: , there is talk also of some of their paint finishes being epoxy .
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most early ones on museum seem to red or blue :-\ , there is a polished one 1980 , vnice :daumenhoch:
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they also came in gold!!!
Dont ride it hard once built, I managed to snap my one in two :'(
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My best mates was factory anno gold..pro class rims light as a feather...snapped like a twiglet...turn me on race inc's :smitten: I need to smash one in. :daumenhoch: Need the race inc forks though or it will look like a B45tard :D
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they did do candy red as i got a set of nos raceinc ra10 forks here that were used to build my one but that a lot later than that frame
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I seem to remember they were either a ball burnished alloy finish like the Rippers or they were anodised in either Red, Blue or Gold. Think some of the later ones were available in a white or black painted finish!
J
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My best mate had a Blue ano one and my sister had a white one.
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race-inc pro 78 the fmf didnt have a brake bridge :daumenhoch:
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race-inc pro 78 the fmf didnt have a brake bridge :daumenhoch:
Gary knows his stuff!!
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race-inc pro 78 the fmf didnt have a brake bridge :daumenhoch:
thats exactly what that dodge pot dude who sold me it out the back of his van at the bents park told me, ;D lol
buy the way if anyone has any bits for it they want to get rid of let me know :daumenhoch:
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:4_17_5: Very nice early race inc :daumenhoch: If you want forks for it look at RAINNERS BIKE SHOP WEB SITE he has nos forks for sale last time i looked
very very nice WOODY :4_17_5:
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;D
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Do some research on the forks as Race Inc did two types, centreline and leading axle, find out what ones would have been fitted to that frame.
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apparently they used early redline forks with this frame i don't think race inc were making there own forks in '78
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very mice find indeed - get a tube of AutoSol from ebay and an electric buffer, that alloy will buff up to look like chrome. BITD I had a mini race inc. in gold and it came with Tange TRX forks...one of my all time fave. old school frame. :smitten:
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bit of info dean its a 76-77 i was wrong' the web above the brake bridge
went small in 78. at about that time bill bastian had just left (triple A
kawasaki) and set up race-inc and this was one the first frames to come
out the factory. he also made-laguna peugeot fmf cycle pro and se racing.
good luck m8 ;)
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cheers gaz ,so do you still reckon on the redline forks ? i cannot find a pic of them
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had some pics from vintage will try & find them.
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Love owt interesting like this me :smitten:
The frame's a proper score :4_17_5: X1000
Do it justice ;)
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ya got a gem there mr ditchburn.
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theres a couple on ebay.com, it says its a custom though