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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: firebird on June 26, 2009, 10:01 PM
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Mini Firebird race frame.
im really not sure how many of these were made, in the original adverts it describes the Mini Firebird in November 83, then in December 83 / January 84 they show a picture of the Mini and it has a twin top tube.
This Frame set has been given to me by Neil Park, his a Father was Dave Park - dp, Neil didn't even know what the frame was. He thinks it may have even been prototype. When i got it the frame had a few decals fitted from a GL plus set, so it may have never had the correct decals fitted at any time.
it has never been built up, its in great condition. not bad for being 26 years old. i now only have a few more known frame sets to get and then i'll have a complete collection.
anyway, here it is.
cheers steve
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a352/esemdesign/020120071826.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a352/esemdesign/020120071828.jpg)
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Cool! you need to buy my black 16" skyways to put on that now :daumenhoch:
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i already got some 16" black skyways, this little baby runs on 20" rims :daumenhoch:
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Loving that Steve you lucky, lucky bugger you :smitten:
Without doubt the rarest DP frame out there ;)
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nice one steve,im glad you finally got it ;)
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Even Cooler bud :daumenhoch: you may still buy them as a spare set for your other bike tho ;)
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Brilliant Steve... :daumenhoch: you deserve that mate.... hardcore DP!!! :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain:
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very nice. i was going to buy one of them about a year of ebay i think i could got it for £80 and i never bothered cause i would have end up spending fortune on it and a mate of mine used to race for dp racing years ago put me off it >:(
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You going to build it Steve?Or Frame it?
Looks amazing ;)
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You know i love it Steve :smitten:
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Wow! Never seen a DP like that, and i do like a good DP :smitten:
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he finally gave in to your constant badgering then eh steve? well done mate :daumenhoch:
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Another great addition to your dp history archive. Nice one Steve :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
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very happy to get this frame set, i have added a new page to the dp web site now. another one saved :daumenhoch:
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your time and effort to dp is fooking awesome steve, obviously threatening to burn his house down worked, dont build it would be a shame to build a very very rare frame, maybe the only one left out there ?
so when we having a day out to wales to get the other stuff ;)
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your time and effort to dp is fooking awesome steve, obviously threatening to burn his house down worked, dont build it would be a shame to build a very very rare frame, maybe the only one left out there ?
so when we having a day out to wales to get the other stuff ;)
:LolLolLolLol:
cheers pete, im not going to build this one up. im going to try and fine out a bit more about this frame set, maybe when we go to Wales we might be able to shed some more light on the mater.
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That's a lovely looking frameset - nice geometry :4_17_5:
dont build it would be a shame to build a very very rare frame, maybe the only one left out there ?
Who would be dumb enough to ruin a NOS chrome frameset by building it and over-tightening the wheel nuts??? :-\ >:D
Answers on a postcard, please...
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Awesome.
So i assume that you eventually got in contact with mr DP
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Just seen your site again Steve. Havent looked for ages. Absolutely A1 - Fantastic! :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Makes me want one now! :D
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not sure how many of you know but Mr dp Dave park past away about 8 years ago now.
steve
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Didnt realise mate. :'( RIP
How did you get in contact with his son?
Nick :)
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i was in Spain last year, got an email from Neil Parks friend how lives in Holland, who had found the web site, he contacted Neil and by the end of that day i had an email from him. he has helped me out alot with the site now, great guy :daumenhoch:
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WOW SHE'S A LITTLE DARLING STEVE :4_17_5:
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steve you got any photos of a DP cruiser yet ?
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as far as i know there have never been any photos of a dp cruiser published in any bmx magazine.
i have a set of dp cruiser forks but i have don't know what the frame would have looked like
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a352/esemdesign/IMG_0675.jpg)
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You must be dying to find out.
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not wrong, why you got one? ;)
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so park aint got pics then ?
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no, he's never seen one. OT cycles remember selling some in 84.
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Thats a right little gem 8)
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Another little gem for your growing DP collection Steve ... nice one :daumenhoch:
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your time and effort to dp is fooking awesome steve, obviously threatening to burn his house down worked, dont build it would be a shame to build a very very rare frame, maybe the only one left out there ?
so when we having a day out to wales to get the other stuff ;)
when you get off your fat bum and find my gt bits :2funny:
nice frame dude all you need now is my NOS dp gl mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
i think not :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
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Great find Steve!
Think I got the cruiser forks off druidscorner, he might know where the frame went?
Site is looking cool 8)
Still looking for delta II forks... ;)
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costa have you got a nos one then ?
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costa have you got a nos one then ?
you know i have pete :shocked: NOS
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I had a DP Delta 2, must have been around '84-'85 time. It had white enamal type paint on the frame and forks though most of the paint fell off the frame. Had it blasted and resprayed (rush job) before the Butlin's Morecombe weekend. May have some photo's kicking about. I'll scan them and post them if I can find them.