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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #50 on: October 22, 2010, 04:37 PM »
my lovely wife still thinks I'm a cretin for being on this forum when I'm chilling out... as she sits and watches brain numbing shhit soaps... so we trade off vices...

with every post I like you more and more Griff... can totally relate to being skint and building my first bike ( this time last year to be exact ) - it takes a while to justify it to yourself more than anything else... the cost of it all is a bit  :shocked: to start with... but when you look around and see what you can spend then you get used to it... you just have to push yourself to buy things and keep resetting your guilt level  :D ;D

regarding your list - those grips were Sharp ones - there was two types of ends you could get - a freestyle one and the normal one that had more of a lip - there used to be a site that had them but it seems to be gone now - not much change from £20 for them - a nice £8 set of Ame Rounds will be good if you have a budget.

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"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #51 on: October 22, 2010, 05:01 PM »
£20? crikey even taking inflation into account that's a lot
mine were the 'lipped' ones of which you speak - got them as soon as they came out (found mushrooms too squidgey with bare hands) don't remember freestyle ones being available

AMEs it is then!

the prices are steep if i compare to the ally-framed mtb with rockshox and hydraulic disc brakes I found for my bro-in-law for 250 - FFS I just paid 85 quid for some crank arms  :shocked:

one good thing about all this from my mrs' point of view - she knows that if I'm out riding on a bmx at my age the VERY last thing I'm likely to be doing is messing with any other wimminz - BMXs were hardly chick-magnets back when I was 12-15 so 25 years later I doubt much has changed  ;D

I'd better get back to work!

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #52 on: October 22, 2010, 07:42 PM »
OK so I've got home from work and the very first thing I did was open the box from DP and arrange my bits and bobs so ED and Bobafett (and any other voyeurs!) can finally have a look. Everything is now back in the packets and bubble-wrapped safely ready for when I can actually get busy with the spanners

now I've seen it 'sort of' together I'm itching to add more bits  :D

cheers

griff


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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #53 on: October 22, 2010, 07:51 PM »
Do ya want the tyres Grifford  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #54 on: October 22, 2010, 08:00 PM »
Do ya want the tyres Grifford  :daumenhoch:

give him a minute Nick... hes spent up  :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #55 on: October 22, 2010, 08:04 PM »
gotta feed the flock...............................

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #56 on: October 22, 2010, 08:10 PM »
gotta feed the flock...............................

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #57 on: October 22, 2010, 08:12 PM »


 they're for my husband as he's having a mid-life crisis and gone back to the 80s'



 :2funny: gone back to the 80s , what in , a fooking Delorean , sweet haro by the way Griff :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #58 on: October 22, 2010, 08:17 PM »


 they're for my husband as he's having a mid-life crisis and gone back to the 80s'



 :2funny: gone back to the 80s , what in , a fooking Delorean , sweet haro by the way Griff :daumenhoch:

wish I could go back to the 80s, I'd have a shed full of shiny shiny bits to flog to the hoarders on here then  :LolLolLolLol:

thanks wardy  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #59 on: October 22, 2010, 08:29 PM »
Sweet Haro there Griff.  Starting to take shape nicely :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #60 on: October 22, 2010, 09:26 PM »
cheers brettypeeps

so now you can probably tell which cranks they are - do you know if there are any chrome bolts available for these
looking close up couldn't tell for sure but don't think the ones in the box were anno'd..

thanks

griff

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #61 on: October 22, 2010, 09:48 PM »
I have only ever seen the black annoed bolts for the twin pinch cranks Griff :'(  that is not to say that you cant  :daumenhoch:  set anywhere let me know and I will get a set for my Haro aswell :4_17_5:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #62 on: October 22, 2010, 09:57 PM »
I have only ever seen the black annoed bolts for the twin pinch cranks Griff :'(  that is not to say that you cant  :daumenhoch:  set anywhere let me know and I will get a set for my Haro aswell :4_17_5:

found this thread but found it a bit confusing tbh
maybe it makes sense to you?
http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/lofiversion/index.php/t3010737.html

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #63 on: October 22, 2010, 10:00 PM »
Griff are you after chrome / stainless hardware bolts for the crank ?


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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #65 on: October 22, 2010, 10:04 PM »
Griff are you after chrome / stainless hardware bolts for the crank ?

hardware bolts!? think so mate just didn't know what they were called
bit rubbish that the ones they give you aren't shiny to begin with  ::)


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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #66 on: October 22, 2010, 10:06 PM »
as above then  :daumenhoch:

Sawzall on here doesthem too  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #67 on: October 22, 2010, 10:06 PM »
cheers gashead - would they fit my twin-pinchers tho?
bolts look a different shape from mine

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #68 on: October 22, 2010, 10:15 PM »
I'll check, got the bolts and twin pinchers  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #69 on: October 22, 2010, 10:17 PM »
Sweet frameset - have to be honest though - can't stand those UL seats/drainpipe post combos - soz mate  :-[

Without breaking the bank a generic layback and an MX or Aero copy would be better IMHO.

Build is coming along though - will make a great rider  ;)

mongoositis - an expensive disease......

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #70 on: October 22, 2010, 10:26 PM »
Sweet frameset - have to be honest though - can't stand those UL seats/drainpipe post combos - soz mate  :-[

Without breaking the bank a generic layback and an MX or Aero copy would be better IMHO.

Build is coming along though - will make a great rider  ;)



no worries mate - i know they're not for everyone but I like the look of it, it's well light and was also cheap @ £20
wait till the purists see my basket/handlebar streamer add-ons then the insults will come  ;D

cheers

griff

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #71 on: October 22, 2010, 10:33 PM »
Sweet frameset - have to be honest though - can't stand those UL seats/drainpipe post combos - soz mate  :-[

Without breaking the bank a generic layback and an MX or Aero copy would be better IMHO.

Build is coming along though - will make a great rider  ;)



no worries mate - i know they're not for everyone but I like the look of it, it's well light and was also cheap @ £20
wait till the purists see my basket/handlebar streamer add-ons then the insults will come  ;D

cheers

griff

Don't forget one of these..........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLASSIC-LOUD-CHROME-ALL-SIZE-BIKE-BICYCLE-HORN-BELL-/110587093941?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item19bf8123b5

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Re: Griff's Haro Master Build (Life begins at 40)
« Reply #74 on: October 22, 2010, 11:17 PM »
I have one of these on the Gen 1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RETRO-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-THREE-TONE-CYCLE-HORN-BATTERY-OPP-/260670878379?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item3cb131f2ab

now you're talking!!!!! I remember those from when I was a kid, remember they also had some well tacky light-up indicators in my mom's catalogue

classy stuff  :4_17_5:

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