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Offline radovr

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« Reply #25 on: September 09, 2017, 09:40 AM »
Keep coming back for another look  "wantit"
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« Reply #26 on: September 09, 2017, 10:26 AM »
Quote from: radovr on September 09, 2017, 09:40 AM
Keep coming back for another look  "wantit"

Me too  ;)
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« Reply #27 on: September 09, 2017, 12:55 PM »
Thanks for all the interest and also for all the feedback and research!
Its much appreciated people taking time out to make some calls and contact Brian and to feedback on the forum.
I have not had the chance to sit down with the guy I got the bike from to get the full history. As soon as I do, I will let you have any more information I can glean.
I managed to pick up a few extra bits when I got the frame - OG pads, stickers and a Curtis Fan Club book! :daumenhoch: Just like the one I had back in the day.  :)
The frame is at my folks house - it was an unofficial purchase if you know what I mean ;) But I am visiting tomorrow, so I will take a few more pics and post them up tomorrow.
Someone mentioned about taking it to MK. I've never made it unfortunately as it always coincides with our holidays. I know it is another year off, but I'm more than happy to let someone have the frame to take it along for the weekend.

Thanks again
Nick

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« Reply #28 on: September 10, 2017, 11:28 PM »
Brilliant frame/history/thread!! Subscribed for future progress and build pics, whenever that may be! :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2017, 11:07 PM »
A few extra pictures...
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« Reply #30 on: September 12, 2017, 01:25 PM »
^^^ metallurgical porn ^^^
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From Dorset to Japan:- http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,182215.0.html
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« Reply #31 on: September 14, 2017, 12:17 AM »
I had a fascinating call with a really top fella called Christian this evening. A Curtis team rider in the early 80's, he owns the yellow quad shown earlier in the thread (which he tracked down about 6 years ago). He also has a chrome version, which was his factory bike when he was a junior racing for Curtis. After Curtis he rode for MRD and went on to become British Champion in 94 riding for Elf.

We discussed the quad. He thinks the version I picked up is bigger than the mini size he has, which he cannot remember seeing before. I am going to send him some measurements to check for sure. In the call he also explained that Brian often produced special dropouts for the factory forks with the rounded, not the traditional 'blade' finish. When I later sent some pictures he thought these were pretty rare too, which was nice to hear. He recommended reaching out to Brian to get the full history.

He kindly forwarded me a few pictures from his team riding days, including one of him on the quad he still owns. This still has a pad for the quad frame, which his mum made by sewing two normal Curtis pad together! He still has all his stuff from bitd and he told me knows of an original and probably unique 16" Curtis pit bike that is still owned by a friend. Holy grail stuff! He also had a beautifully brazed bike rack that was made by Brian using T45 tubing, which his dad had on the back of his car. Sadly long gone.

These are great pics:
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« Reply #32 on: September 14, 2017, 06:17 AM »
This thread gets better!

So did these come before or after the TRM? Given the similarities is there any connection?
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« Reply #33 on: September 14, 2017, 04:44 PM »
Super story and begging for more, be it the history or the rebuild: keep it coming.
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« Reply #34 on: September 17, 2017, 11:30 PM »
Quote from: griff on September 14, 2017, 06:17 AM
This thread gets better!

So did these come before or after the TRM? Given the similarities is there any connection?

I don't know a great deal of the history of TRM. Looking at the museum there is nothing earlier than 1983 and Christian's recollection was that he rode his mini version in 82. So it might predate TRM, but someone may be along to correct that assumption.

I originally called the thread Curtis 'Quad'. I think the title was changed! I originally figured it would have been SE Quad inspired, and to be honest I had not thought of the TRM.

Obvious thing to do is ask the man who built it! I am pretty local to Frome; when I get a chance, I will take it over to Brian's workshop and see if he can remember the history.
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« Reply #35 on: September 27, 2017, 10:30 PM »
Managed to get some measurements to compare the two 'quad' frames...

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« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2017, 10:33 PM »
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« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2017, 10:36 PM »
Not particularly scientific, but holding it up, headtube to headtube, it looks very similar in dimension to the Expert...

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