A replica bike isnt to everyones taste i know, and I expect some heckling, but my intentions are good
This is a build for my 10yr old son, as a surprise extra xmas present this year. He really loves skyways, but i can never afford to get him one, so i picked up a pos Townsend BMX from VWFish's friend and away i went
Now he has already told me exatcly what his dream skyway would look like: this is his spec
white F&F
White mags
white gumwalls
chrome v bars
single tech 2 in blue
blue seatpost white saddle
blue chainguard
white pedals
blue grips with black foam!!!!!!
some of his choices are a little suspect, but its what he wants
So this is what i started with:
After a good strip down, the parts i can save are: The pedals, crank, frame, forks, brake cable, pad set, chainwheel and guard and mags, you will see later in the pics the clean up work
So far I have sourced
Chrome GT seat clamp
Blue fluted seatpost
seat of gold superchromed v bars, now stripped polished and minty mint
leo freestyler white gumwalls
dia compe bulldog brake for the rear
white tuff copy pads
blue grips with black foam!!!!!!
Blue tech 2 copy left hand lever
anno blue valve caps
White Iscaselle seat with yellow flash [this will be enamelled blue soon]
complete set of skyway decals
I'm still waiting for some of the part to arrive but its nearly all there now
The mags took little work to make minty white again, shame i cant afford skyways for it, but he's a;ready had a small fortune spent on him, this is a bonus, so a set of OGK style Star X will have to do him for now
This is it at the end of today