Author Topic: * 1983 Vitus super leggera (pic heavy) finished 28th Aug * (Read 9847 times)

oldschoolace · « **Reply #25 on:** November 10, 2014, 08:17 PM »

Wheels and tyres sorted, May go with the Gt bars as they were with it and in similar nick.
Thoughts on a seat? Current thinking is a Brooks vitesse... $:-\$

oldschoolace · « **Reply #26 on:** November 11, 2014, 06:00 PM »

So it turns out the Vitus name is now owned by chain reaction cycles

No one to ask about this bikes history

oldschoolace · « **Reply #27 on:** November 27, 2014, 10:05 PM »

Having no luck finding any info on this frame

Stuck seatpost should keep me busy while a few lines of enquiry await a response

NORTY40 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 27, 2014, 10:23 PM »

Clint , forgot all about that Vitus patch you asked me about in another thread .

I do have a spare one , it's got a few marks on it but it will clean up .

PM me your address and i'll send it to you

oldschoolace · « **Reply #29 on:** November 27, 2014, 10:25 PM »

oldschoolace · « **Reply #30 on:** February 07, 2015, 02:13 PM »

With todays addition and the seatpost removed with a spot of fettling she shouldnt be far off being ready to build

Just need to resto the cranks and lightnings, find some grips and bb set.

babarnum · « **Reply #31 on:** February 07, 2015, 10:23 PM »

A nice Bmx this VITUS. I do not know this VITUS series with this style of welds. More often than those that can be seen are those whose technique was following the aircraft with nested and glued tubes!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #32 on:** February 12, 2015, 09:25 PM »

More English goodness for the entente cordiale

fischflo · « **Reply #33 on:** February 17, 2015, 10:47 PM »

JMDC on http://oldschoolbmxfrance.com has a Super Vitus 1983 (http://oldschoolbmxfrance.com/forum23/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4828 = https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Foldschoolbmxfrance.com%2Fforum23%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D4828%26p%3D83057 ).

oldschoolace · « **Reply #34 on:** February 17, 2015, 10:53 PM »

Wish i had those forks

oldschoolace · « **Reply #35 on:** April 25, 2015, 04:34 PM »

After the fun of getting the GT post out with a custom tool i had to build

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,179922.0.html

..... i thought the build would just be a case of waiting for the right parts and a good clean up with the peek polish.
With the woody Marlboro build delayed whilst i sorce new materials i thought i would spend the afternoon with a handfull of rags getting the frame presentable.........
I had left the GT post just sat in the top of the seat mast so it wouldn't get lost and it reminded me that it would probably be wise to give the inside of the seat mast a good scrub to remove any debris.
Imagine my horror then when i felt the wire bottle brush hit something!!!

I quick look with a torch revealed what looked like mud

No problem i thought, i will just knock it out with a steel rod. The rod yealded no soil but what looked to be old wood dust!
I broke out the 7/8th drill bit and found the going more difficult then expected. A second tip out of the debirs revealed more brown dust and a tell tail white dust with the smaell of old gloss paint tins you find in the back of the shed

My fears were soon confirmed with larger pieces of what were obviously Glass fibre

An hour later and victory over the seat mast was finally mine

No wonder i struggled to get the GT post out, not only was it rusted in but also wedged in the remnants of a glassfibre post

oldschoolace · « **Reply #36 on:** April 25, 2015, 07:42 PM »

Looking for blue Preston petty or OGK hex type grips for this build if you have any gents

chubby · « **Reply #37 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:27 PM »

All cobblers to me

chubby · « **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:36 PM »

Don't like it here

Bfellows · « **Reply #39 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:44 PM »

Its ok, he'll stick a rotor on it.....

oldschoolace · « **Reply #40 on:** April 25, 2015, 10:46 PM »

Mikku · « **Reply #41 on:** April 27, 2015, 04:50 AM »

Great work on the seat tube!

Love this build - looking forward to the next instalment!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #42 on:** April 30, 2015, 07:58 PM »

A chance stumbling across some Terry cable style lever hoods has taken this build off on a very slight tangent. Going to try and balance a blue theme with a bit of black

oldschoolace · « **Reply #43 on:** August 28, 2015, 11:06 AM »

Spent more time than was sensible trying to find a french looking doorway around the back streets of Manchester yesterday.

Wasnt entirley succesfull but here she is finished for those who missed her at MK

Not the best pics but it started to rain

Will have another go later

griff · « **Reply #44 on:** August 28, 2015, 11:25 AM »

saddle & chain if you split

looks good our Clint - get it up in BOTM

Jaymz · « **Reply #45 on:** August 28, 2015, 11:46 AM »

Looks fast standing still

factory pilot · « **Reply #46 on:** August 28, 2015, 12:04 PM »

It's gonna look sweet fella!

oldschoolace · « **Reply #47 on:** August 28, 2015, 12:55 PM »

Cheers lads.

Saddle and chain noted Griff

NORTY40 · « **Reply #48 on:** August 28, 2015, 01:24 PM »

Very nice Clint , cool framesets these

I for one are very impressed with your 'French' doorway pics

oldschoolace · « **Reply #49 on:** August 28, 2015, 08:41 PM »

Managed to nab a few more pics in between the showers

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