Author Topic: Rare As Fook - MT ZEBRA (Read 6852 times)

Macmania · « **on:** January 09, 2011, 06:17 PM »

OK, lets start with a quick little bit of history

- BITD MT Racing started as MT Sports. MT Supply was a well respected US distributor who sold the MT Sports brand.
In late 82 early 83 the name MT Sports became MT Racing and that is when MT Racing started to sell their own products world wide under their own brand name. Factory riders included Pro Robby Rupe and amateur Mahlon Abrhams.

Anyway................I picked this rare little beauty up from ebay US last year. It's a 1982 MT Supply Zebra (one of only 2 that I know of in existence). They were only available in Chrome or Black.
It's taken a while to research what parts she would have been supplied with but after many emails around the world i'm pretty confident she's 99% factory spec.

Big thank you to Dan for the super sweet powder and to Joff for re-painting the headset, stem top, spider and building up the wheels

I would also like to thank Del for the SUPERB repro decals he has produced - these have got to be his best yet and are absolutely perfect

Thanks guys

Right, here are the original ebay pics..............

And now fully restored

Parts List
7X Style Rims (laced to factory spec Sin Yuen Hubs)
Cheng Shin Tyres
Victor Pedals
Original Stem, Seatpost, Headset, Seatclamp
MT Racing Spider, Seat and Crank
Lee Chi Brake with DX Copy Lever
Flite Pad Set
Oakley 2 Grips c/w Crud Plugs

griff · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:21 PM »

just when you thought there weren't any more MT's for macmania to restore....!

well done mate looks superb

cheers

griff

Gary72 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:21 PM »

That looks super sweet

rollin72 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:25 PM »

nice build nath...good to see something unusual

In2 bmx · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:35 PM »

Amazing again Nath . Loving the MT range

Badbaldie · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:38 PM »

very nice always good to see something rare

brummie · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:52 PM »

stunna as usual

well done matey

trasher · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:56 PM »

your getting as bad as johnny goose now with the one make obsession

sweet work on that mate

,,,, even though joff did most of it

keep it up

stu27 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:57 PM »

lovely that

reminds me of a basset for some reason

animal · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:07 PM »

Thats a stunner that

so rare aswell

Macmania · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:14 PM »

Quote from: the gay pensioner on January 09, 2011, 06:56 PM

sweet work on that mate ,,,, even though joff did most of it

Watch it

...................

Del · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:25 PM »

I'm liking that Nath, top resto as usual mate, glad to have helped on this one.

markyp · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:37 PM »

blimey nath youve got mt ocd!!another great build,loving those welds,who did them,bazooka joe??

superbikedan · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:51 PM »

always a pleasure working on your builds mate, every one of them

turns out top draw, no other words describe them

NORTY40 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2011, 09:18 PM »

Glad I could help out on such a rare frameset Nath , reckon she has turned out as good as we thought it would

Personally it's one of my favourite MT builds of yours .

Del has defo worked his magic on these decals , seen them in the flesh on the frame and they really are something special

Onto the next one now Nath

rooski · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2011, 09:48 PM »

Never seen one of these before

spot on build as always

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #16 on:** January 09, 2011, 09:53 PM »

loving that as it looks very sweet

top work there in making it look so cool

as you know i had my hands on a MT for some time and giving that the kiss of life

you got to be proud of that and the fact there are only a few around

cheers B

bobafett · « **Reply #17 on:** January 09, 2011, 11:56 PM »

Nice one Nath - time for an 'MT' family shot I reckon mate

torkertony · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2011, 09:57 AM »

Sweeeeet Nath. Quality work as ever.

Mattdub · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:28 AM »

Nice job Nath

, MT line up pic deffo needed .

brettypeeps · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2011, 10:34 AM »

Another great build Nath

Swivel · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:28 PM »

Stunner again Nath, top work

monkian · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2011, 01:00 PM »

Awesome looking build Nath

Impeccable attention to detail as always.

Will there be a UFO and Aero Pro on the horizon?

Macmania · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2011, 05:50 PM »

Quote from: monkian on January 10, 2011, 01:00 PM

Awesome looking build Nath
Impeccable attention to detail as always.

Will there be a UFO and Aero Pro on the horizon?

Thanks Paul

There might be a UFO on the horizon

but I can't find an Aeropro any where

MartyC · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2011, 07:23 AM »

Nath that looks fantastic; another quality build and a piece of BMX history lovingly restored

Author Topic: Rare As Fook - MT ZEBRA (Read 6852 times)

griff

In2 bmx

trasher

torkertony

monkian