Author Topic: MT Racing Silverfox (Read 7441 times)

Macmania · « **on:** December 31, 2009, 04:18 PM »

Thought I would share this with you guys. This was my one and only BMX bitd. Got her in November 83 for my 12th birthday from my mum & dad. She came down from their loft after being up there for the past few years and I have spent about a month on and off stripping and polishing. I think she has come up a treat. Totally original except for NOS Cheng Shin tyres as the originals were shot after years of standing. Unbelievably, I used to ride her to school most days, raced her for a short time and gave her some stick on the local dirt jumps and tracks. This resto has got me completely hooked and i'm currently restoring an MT Fox, MT Superfox and building three Skyway TA's

Hope you like it

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:21 PM »

Shwweet!

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:22 PM »

Love that, maybe the North East's most popular bike from B.I.T.D as that is mostly what was around the area i lived in. Brilliant mate

Swivel · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:24 PM »

Lovely!

poolysheriff · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:26 PM »

looks totally MINT

I have its little baby brother

jimmyp · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:28 PM »

LOOKS GREAT

Macmania · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:29 PM »

That junior looks well cool........those wheels

sid1972 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:35 PM »

That is fantastic, great it was your original ride!

Do you want a mongoose grand prix f&f aswell...

southern andy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:41 PM »

Looks really nice mate, i also have a Fox, if i can be arsed to go and pick it up

I bought it a couple of months ago.

Are those fork stickers correct

?? they look wrong or have i had too much stella already.

Macmania · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:44 PM »

Personally I think the fork stickers were applied upside down and back to front

It has been like this since 83 and I think it just adds to the character. I do know of another Silverfox that is exactly the same

southern andy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2009, 04:51 PM »

whether those stickers are right or wrong mate, it's a superb looking bike, and one every single RAD member would be happy to own.

You've done a superb job on it. Real Old school

NORTY40 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:14 PM »

Brilliant Nathan

That's the exact bike i had bitd and it being your original bike is something special too . I still have mine but it didn't survive anywhere near as good as that and i ended up powdering it .

The fork decals are the correct ones , there just on upside down

Superb build mate , very original and very clean , love it

Thanks for taking me back to August 1983 when i picked mine up from Sale cycles

Going of this build I can't wait to see the other MT's and the Skyway's

bobafett · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:27 PM »

Love it

Where did you get the Cheng Shins in the end ?

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:29 PM »

what a lovely bit of resto real nice mate

Macmania · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:46 PM »

Think the Cheng Shin's came from Biaggio in the end. To be honest i've spent a small fortune on tyres lately - 3 pairs of Cheng Shin, 3 pairs of Comp 3's and a set of Odyssey

CD17 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:51 PM »

That looks great, this was my first real BMX BITD

How much would one of these sell for, would be nice to have one in my collection

magna13 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2009, 05:51 PM »

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:17 PM »

nice

JAY · « **Reply #18 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:50 PM »

Nice bike mate, don't think many have their own ride from bitd......cool

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #19 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:18 PM »

That looks so right.

Jt · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2009, 09:54 PM »

looks mega that.

well done

Muffski · « **Reply #21 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:05 PM »

Nice one Nath,looks great

brummie · « **Reply #22 on:** December 31, 2009, 10:15 PM »

looks great that mate. i was only gonna build 1 old school bike and have 7

great hobby though

MartyC · « **Reply #23 on:** January 01, 2010, 08:24 AM »

That has come up a treat, well done

20to26 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 01, 2010, 10:49 AM »

awesome.

It's great your folks didn't throw it out. What a gem to have all these years later.

Author Topic: MT Racing Silverfox (Read 7441 times)

daz bmx it!

sid1972

neiljonarcus

magna13

Rodgy1970