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Offline southern andy

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NISHIKI finally finished.
« on: December 02, 2010, 02:50 PM »
At last  :LolLolLolLol:


I picked this up a long time ago now and have slowly refurbished it over the year.

It did make an appearance at MK10 but in all honesty it wasn't finished. I finally got some tyres last week which was the missing piece of the jigsaw.

It's pretty well loaded with nice parts aswell   

Ukai rims
Suntour hubs
Suntour Power stem
Maxy Cross crank
KKT Lightening pedals
Elina saddle
Dia Compe F+R 890's
Redline stamped V bars

Here's the original thread about it.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=101720.0


I'm not entirely sure what year it is bit i'd hazard a guess at 81/82. The parts on this bike are virtually all original to the bike.

I know it's not a JMC or a Hutch but here goes.

Happy days.















and this was it at MK





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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2010, 03:01 PM »
 :4_17_5:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2010, 03:20 PM »
 :daumenhoch:

very tidy
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2010, 03:23 PM »
Love that ya Northern Monkey  ;)


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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2010, 03:45 PM »
Great job man. That looks awesome 8) :daumenhoch:
Good to see rare bikes brought back to life.

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2010, 03:46 PM »
Quality Andy  :4_17_5:


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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2010, 05:43 PM »
saw this at MK its a beauty :smitten:
proper old school :4_17_5:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2010, 06:11 PM »
they finish it of nicely andy :daumenhoch:
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2010, 06:22 PM »
that is lush mate, nice1 :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2010, 06:29 PM »
Very nice that.  :4_17_5: Propa old school :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2010, 06:31 PM »
tis absolutely lush andy,thank god you finished it at last :D
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2010, 07:12 PM »
Great job, looks ace  :daumenhoch:
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2010, 07:17 PM »

Love it Andy - glad you got her finished in the end mate  :coolsmiley:

Not too many of those Elina seats knocking round with the holes in the side  8)

Watched one of them go for decent money a while back on ebay  ;)

If that seat came original to the suvivor bike I reckon your estimate of 81/82 is about right mate - I've got an original stock piccy of a 1981 mototrac wearing one of those seats :daumenhoch:

Looks ace  :coolsmiley:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2010, 07:23 PM »
Very nice Andy , certainly done that one justice mate  :4_17_5:

It's something different/unusual with a few nice bits on it too , great job Andy  :daumenhoch:



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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2010, 07:34 PM »


If that seat came original to the suvivor bike



It's the exact seat of the bike John, i hadn't even noticed it had holes in the side.






It's something different/unusual with a few nice bits on it too , great job Andy 





Different and unusual  :LolLolLolLol:   i do seem to find the rare bikes don't i.





Cheers for all the healthy replies chaps, i didn't expect good vibes about it as it's not a top build cost wise and it certainly isn't big named BMX.
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« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2010, 08:44 PM »



It's something different/unusual with a few nice bits on it too , great job Andy 



Different and unusual  :LolLolLolLol:   i do seem to find the rare bikes don't i.

Cheers for all the healthy replies chaps, i didn't expect good vibes about it as it's not a top build cost wise and it certainly isn't big named BMX.

Personally Andy I prefer to see a bike restored like this than some bolt together NOS build , the fact that it's something unusual just adds to it's appeal imo  ;)

I do think you should have put a pic up of how it was when you got it . (not everyone will click on that link  ::) ) It shows what a great job you have done with it  :daumenhoch:



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« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2010, 09:18 PM »
 :4_17_5:  SUPERB mate.   the effort shows.

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2010, 09:27 PM »
A fine restoration Andy ,have you re annoed parts , they look well

Oozes the early years of BMX , lovely bike  :smitten:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2010, 09:34 PM »
As always bud, I just love your work - those tyres were a labour of love to find though :shocked:
Still limping......

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2010, 10:39 PM »
Well nice that is  :daumenhoch:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2010, 11:00 PM »
Very nice indeed. :daumenhoch:
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2010, 12:34 AM »
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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2010, 12:38 AM »
Great Job :daumenhoch:

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Re: NISHIKI finally finished.
« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2010, 09:04 AM »

Very nice Andy , a job well done  :daumenhoch: . I remember a kid bitd had one , nice bike .

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« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2010, 03:11 PM »
A fine restoration Andy ,have you re annoed parts , they look well




No Christian mate, the crank, chainring, early Suntour Power stem ( note the angle) and the calipers were stripped and cleaned. I had to replace the DC levers and the seat post though as they were completely shagged.

The original Redline V bars were too shot and needed a rechrome, thankfully Paul Snav 69 came to my rescue and sold me a set exactly the same as the originals for the same price as the rechrome. Obviously doing this saved the REDLINE Stamp where a rechrome would have lost it.


cheers guys   :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:



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