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Title: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: dink on November 24, 2009, 10:50 AM: Hello all, another north west noob! Here's my beat up but much loved e.t. No plans for a resto but I do want to get it back to original so will be posting in the wanted section, cheers Dee

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e234/samuellister/K001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e234/samuellister/K002.jpg)
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: James Nada on November 24, 2009, 11:05 AM: Welcome to RAD Dee :)

I am partial to a RAT look or survivour. :daumenhoch:

Based in the NorthWest? As you don't need to worry about scratching your Rat you should race it in the North Series Old School Series, details here: http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=30.0

James
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: Rodgy1970 on November 24, 2009, 11:10 AM: Welcome also, good survivor there :daumenhoch:

Where'd you come by it?
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: ozone on November 24, 2009, 11:50 AM: Quote from: dink on November 24, 2009, 10:50 AM
Hello all, another north west noob! Here's my beat up but much loved e.t. No plans for a resto but I do want to get it back to original so will be posting in the wanted section, cheers Dee

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e234/samuellister/K001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e234/samuellister/K002.jpg)

Looks pretty standard apart from the pedals. It is the lower specced model so all of those bits look right enough to me. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: NORTY40 on November 24, 2009, 12:29 PM: Welcome to RAD Dee :daumenhoch:

Looks a great survivor mate , was it your original bike from BITD ??? ?

Whereabouts in the North West are you Dee ?
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: virtualmeuk on November 24, 2009, 12:31 PM: Welcome mate, I would Freakin love an ET. Even the cheaper version just cos it reminds me of good times as a kid :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: dink on November 24, 2009, 03:03 PM: Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm near Chester & way too old to race @ 39, there i've said it. I was 12 when the bikes were originally sold & always swore i'd get one. My first bmx was a Pirahna with cast alloy wheels, it weighed a freakin ton - are there any of them still around?? I found this in Stockport, guy was down on his luck & did not want to sell, hay ho. Made my first noob mistake, i'm looking to upgrade it to the higher spec with worn out parts in keeping with its current look. thanks again Dee
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: magna13 on November 24, 2009, 03:31 PM: Welcome to the site and loving the E.T. :smitten: proper survivour! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: bobafett on November 24, 2009, 10:16 PM: Welcome mate - nice rider ;)

If you are upgrading the pedals let me know as I could use those rat traps :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: ron burgundy on November 24, 2009, 11:30 PM: That's a cool bike :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rat look Kuwie
Post by: splodge on November 25, 2009, 08:58 PM: Cool bike! looking at the wheels its an ET original, looking at the stem & chainring its a replica :-\ Interesting, if it started life as an original theres no way you'd change the stem & chainring for the ones you have there, if however it started as a replica & the owner came across the original wheels (replica had chrome ukai's) then you'd end up with exactly what you have there, same F&F anyway, either way its a cool machine! :smitten:

Good to keep it as a survivor, unfortunately my ET from BITD was dead from me leaving it in a shed for 10 years so a total resto was needed. What you planning on doing with it, race it or hang it on a wall?