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Title: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Gashead on July 20, 2009, 06:02 PM

For some of those that missed MK09 - The holy grail ! Curtis Cruiser



The frame and forks were in a bad way when I sourced it  :( ! Once the chrome was off, we discovered that someone had attacted the frame with a belt sander and the top tube was kinda square !


Doesn't look to bad in this pic, but trust me it was bad !



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/IMG01157.jpg)





At first the dechroming look all good !


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CruiserStripped011.jpg)


However then the horror story !


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CruiserStripped010.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CruiserStripped009.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/CruiserStripped008.jpg)





The bottom of the seat post had rotted away, so I took it to Argos Cycles to take a look, only to find someone had welded a seat post inside to butt the seat post tube to the BB !!!!!!! FFS  :'(


Anyway they sorted it - and gave her a lick of paint !


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/NanCurtis021.jpg)


Then I dressed her up !  :daumenhoch:



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis038.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis039.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis040.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis041.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis042.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis043.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis044.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis045.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis046.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g243/gashead69/MKCurtis047.jpg)




Thank you Si  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on July 20, 2009, 06:05 PM

Nick that was pure filth mate, had to laugh at your "yeah its nice but your not rideing it"  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:  :Great_Britain: Rules

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: crazycraig on July 20, 2009, 06:07 PM

Very nice !!! I had a good look at the rest of your collection and i have to say i was very impressed  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: sawzall on July 20, 2009, 06:10 PM

cracking build nick,nice to see it brought back from the dead ;)

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: sid1972 on July 20, 2009, 06:24 PM

nice one, again Nick :daumenhoch: - were do you keep getting them from!  ;D

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: beard1973 on July 20, 2009, 06:26 PM

Twas one of my favourite bikes of the event... :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: looks stunning!!!  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv233/burnerworld4/Picture015.jpg)

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: daz bmx it! on July 20, 2009, 06:32 PM

Another cracker! Nick  :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Gashead on July 20, 2009, 07:02 PM

Thanks folks  :Great_Britain:  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Steve P on July 20, 2009, 07:44 PM

I'm liking that Nick ... really, really nice that is mate   :4_17_5:   :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: magna13 on July 20, 2009, 10:03 PM

Wow, sat next to this whilst it was under the tent at MK09 as i was waiting for the rain to go off >:( It is a masterpeice.

BOTY imho :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Jt on July 20, 2009, 11:42 PM

stunning mate.

take some beating in boty.

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: thecrooch on July 21, 2009, 10:34 AM

even better now i can see what it went through... Top Banana!

Ive used Argos myself, top blokes...

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: bigsman on July 21, 2009, 12:20 PM

Top work man that is one seriously minted looking bike - kudos!

Is it just me or is there something just a bit cooler about a bike that needs proper work to bring it back to this kind of shape than assembling NOS parts???

I agree thats a BOTM if not BOTY candidate...well in  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Mattdub on July 21, 2009, 02:31 PM

Twas very nice Nick  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on July 21, 2009, 05:44 PM

pukka nick

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: bodamus on July 21, 2009, 06:24 PM

Yep have to agree that is very tasty :daumenhoch:

bodamus :)

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: tobybrown35 on July 22, 2009, 09:48 AM

sick nicest build i have seen in a long time  :smitten:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: bobafett on July 22, 2009, 10:05 AM

Top resto - and it was good to see it with all your other beauties in the flesh  :smitten:

Great curtis collection you got there mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: scott30 on July 22, 2009, 11:40 PM

yet another sweet looking curtis build there nick great job  :daumenhoch: loveing it

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: retrogeezer on July 23, 2009, 11:40 AM

 :'(

Title: Re: Curtis Cruiser
Post by: Stodgy on July 23, 2009, 11:57 AM

Very very nice Nick.

For a Bristolian, you can build a damn fine bike.