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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: markyp on August 27, 2009, 07:26 PM
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how quick or long does everyone take to turn a build around??always wondered this,some seem to build a bike a month which leaves me scratching my head,i mean ive got the dosh to do it but a little voice inside me(might be my conscience!) says sloooooooow down!!!the quickest ive done from complete scratch sourcing every part was 4 months and a total of £1300.so come on whats your time scale??? :daumenhoch:
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depends i've only done a couple me first a motomag took a few weeks then me second a skyway took 4 months main hold up tryin to get the right bars ;)
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I brought a nos frame & forks a while back & i've given myself 1year (till the next MK) to get all the parts, I'm in no rush & its going to be a beauty when it's finished. I don't think it matters all that much how long it takes as long as your happy with the finshed product
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then you have n2cus, everytime you go to his place he has at least 2 different projects on the go :crazy2:
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then you have n2cus, everytime you go to his place he has at least 2 different projects on the go :crazy2:
every half hour Neil bangs em out dont he :LolLolLolLol:
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About 3 years for my longest one ::)
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then you have n2cus, everytime you go to his place he has at least 2 different projects on the go :crazy2:
every half hour Neil bangs em out dont he :LolLolLolLol:
yes he also builds bikes in that time too :D
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then you have n2cus, everytime you go to his place he has at least 2 different projects on the go :crazy2:
i was thinking of him when i started this thread!!but not in a gay way!!!legend!
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About 6-12 Months normally for me then another 2 years tinkering with them :idiot2:
bodamus :)
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I bought a ripper frame/forks down at MK, its still in the box it came home in and ive bought nothing for it yet... :-[
Took it out of the box a couple of times to av a look at... :)
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the problem is every time i say this ones gonna be a long term project i get bored of scratching my butt!im just coming to the end of my goose 2 build,just waiting for the chromers to say theyve done,i started it in june and it was gonna be my long termer but 3 months later its almost there!!!its frustrating coming on here and seeing so many great bikes,it makes you wanna finish yours too :crazy2:
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I bought a ripper frame/forks down at MK, its still in the box it came home in and ive bought nothing for it yet... :-[
Took it out of the box a couple of times to av a look at... :)
Bloody hell Mark , I got my Gen 1 back and built it in 2 weeks before I went on holiday :D ( all new bits to source , credit card took a right bashing )
thing is my ripper I first built a year ago , I'm still tweaking the odd part ( fine tuning ) so not still
and don't ask about my Leary Turbo it's been a while so far with things going wrong and probably wont be done till late October at least probably end of the year
Some builds are a hell of a lot easier/harder than others ,,,, replica builds tend to take the longest because of sourcing exact spec components :-\
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Couple of these Haro's have taken about 2 years to get the parts together and still not done, still hunting. All will be done I hope within 3 to 4 weeks time. Fooking knows what they have cost, I dread to think, just looking forward to showing them all at MK10 :4_17_5:
Forgot to say, i'm building 5 at the moment so cost has gone dolally :D
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think my quickest was my redline ,,about 3-4 weeks from receiving the frame ,to sourcing the parts ,,,,longest was my curtis ,,that was down to the chromers taking six months :knuppel2:
got three on the go at the moment ,,,my diamond back should have been sent to dan 3 weeks ago ,but the wrong courier company picked it up ,,,some twat from a catolouge company picked it up ,and i think its now in leeds ,in fuming :tickedoff:
tis a long story :-\
reckon in the last month i'v spent about £1300 ,,,,,dont tell the missus ::)
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i buy all the parts over a few months and dont assemble until i have every part
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It took me from MK08 to MK09 to completely rebuild my Decoster, it is fooking difficult trying to find pre-1978 parts for a bike.
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tis a thing of beauty though Sean. lets have a pic :smitten:
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I got a mongoose grand prix in april this year because a couple of mates started building bikes (moanjam and jackie brown) we used to have bmxs back in the day. Then the next thing fook me Ive done a mongoose cali a gt nora cup and nearly finished a tange hot heart kuw replica and Ive also got irons in the fire so no time scale realy :LolLolLolLol:
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Mattdubb has nearly finished a build he started in 1986 ;D
I take years, think my Scorpion took 3 years and I've never put my Haro Master together but only finished get parts for that earlier this year and have been collecting parts since 2004 ;D
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Anything from a day to a few years. Been collecting for 5- 6 years so most of the time I tend to build bikes that are usually half way there already using parts that are lying around and then just a few bits to get to fill the gaps or suit colour schemes.
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I set myself a price for each part of the bike based on what seems reasonable minus 10%.
then I have to wait till they show up at that price :yahoo_silent:
I sometimes cave a little bit. late on, when I realize that it's just not going to happen ;)
two days after I cave, the part shows up for half of what I just paid for it :D
and I won't put it together till' I got all the bits! that way I get to have the crushing disappointment of finding something doesn't fit :idiot2:
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i like a bargain, non of my builds have cost me over £275 to build (this includes all my previous haro sports with alloy tuffs n flights), and my midschool riders considering the all have quality 3 peice cranks decent wheels n parts (though not everybodies cup of tea) i personally find biding ya time really pays off, 3 years for my GHP is prob the longest, the rest anything from 6 mths up over depending what parts i already had in my stash, i have my final build to do here (a supercross) awhich i have all the parts for but requires wheels building and powdering, coz im a lazy fook and hate building, i've had it for over a year n may get it built for next summers os series, or not ::), no rush :D
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Dazman , I agree ,you are a PROPER lazy feck ;D
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Dazman , I agree ,you are a PROPER lazy feck ;D
unbelievably lazy, i get all the bits out, pick up a spanner, stare at it, then stare at the bike n think, "fook it, i'll do it later" n put it all away again :D its coz i build em to ride and fookin on gettin the chain line right and chain tension etc, does me fookin napper right in :2gunsfiring_v1:
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Dazman , I agree ,you are a PROPER lazy feck ;D
unbelievably lazy, i get all the bits out, pick up a spanner, stare at it, then stare at the bike n think, "fook it, i'll do it later" n put it all away again :D its coz i build em to ride and fookin on gettin the chain line right and chain tension etc, does me fookin napper right in :2gunsfiring_v1:
daz i think its them big white thing you smoke dude, after that one you left me and neil the last thing i was doin was buildin bikes like :D
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Dazman , I agree ,you are a PROPER lazy feck ;D
unbelievably lazy, i get all the bits out, pick up a spanner, stare at it, then stare at the bike n think, "fook it, i'll do it later" n put it all away again :D its coz i build em to ride and fookin on gettin the chain line right and chain tension etc, does me fookin napper right in :2gunsfiring_v1:
daz i think its them big white thing you smoke dude, after that one you left me and neil the last thing i was doin was buildin bikes like :D
yeah, but you had some stonkin thoughts of how to create the perfect subterrainian mars probe using just five egg cartons, tin foil, a hammer and some everyday household bleach :D (patent pending)