Look what Santa built !

[hosburger]

Hope you like my first build. This is meant to be a BMX BANDITS 'lookalike'. My lad saw the film and went on about the DB for bloody ages. So there you have it hope you like it.

Thanks to Firebird for the pads - which are amazing.

And whoever suggested RIT dye for dying tuffs. Those Red ones started off gleaming white.



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[RoyalTrux]

Thats one happy kid!
Top job.

[dordymush]

cool bike mucka.
lovin the smile 

[brettypeeps]

Now that smile makes it worthwhile.
Great looking Bike

[crightonk]

    Where did you get the red tuffs from, can find every colour apart from red

[sweetbeats]

  Where did you get the red tuffs from, can find every colour apart from red

And whoever suggested RIT dye for dying tuffs. Those Red ones started off gleaming white.

[ozone]

  Where did you get the red tuffs from, can find every colour apart from red

And whoever suggested RIT dye for dying tuffs. Those Red ones started off gleaming white.

They look a nicer colour than modern factory red tuffs as they're a really dull dark red colour.  The dyed wheels look super-bright in comparison - maybe its the white base.   

They'll look bonny when the little fella starts using the brakes - I don't think I've ever seen a whitewall wheel before.  Maybe the red brake pad residue might hide any white that shows through, here's hoping...

[MartyC]

   He looks pleased as punch 

[rollin72]

the smile says it all, bet your both pleased with it, nice1

[NORTY40]

Nice build mate , little lad looks made up with it 

[hosburger]

Hi, thanks for the comments. Yep not sure who was more excited on Christnmas morning, me or my lad. Took the bike to the track yesterday. Really brought back some good memories.

As for the Tuffs. Well I couldn't get any red ones anywhere. Apparently they don't import them because something in the red dye is a bit dodgy. Anyway - I used two packets of scarlet RIT dye. This powder can be bought on ebay. It is dead easy to use and u don't need salt . Wickes sell an ideal rubble carrying bucket thing to put the wheels in , and it's only £7

I basically boiled up as much water as possible and kept filling container until deep enough. Then put the wheels in for 10mins to open up surface. Then added RIT dye and stirred continuously for 30 mins. Then rinsed with cold water.

Cheers

[hunterdubber]

They'll look bonny when the little fella starts using the brakes - I don't think I've ever seen a whitewall wheel before.  Maybe the red brake pad residue might hide any white that shows through, here's hoping...

I'm sure the dye soaks in deeper than just on the surface,(pending soak time ) if you used clear brake pads or red as you should ,I'd have thought there should be a problem with colour fade


Been riding my Supergoose for over a year , no brake colour  fade on the re-dyed Tuffs 


Incidently my Supergoose was BMX Bandits inspired also with blue Tuffs 


Love any BMX Bandits replicas 

and yours is a corker ,, you lads face says it all 

[sparky]

That's bling, I'd be happy to get that now, let alone as a child.

[ED209]

Absolutely wicked.. top dad 

only thing I'd change is those tyres... if you can be bothered to spend another £20 I'd get these amber walled puppies...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-RED-AMBER-TYRES-comp-3-III-suit-blue-or-yellow-BMX--_W0QQitemZ280605436920QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=193244510387&rvr_id=193244510387&cguid=8058764812a0a0e204104ba0fd63c2f5

and then teach him to say "you're right in the poo now sister" ( my fav. 'Bandits' line )

[Manticore]

It looks like you put a lot of effort into that bike. Hat's off to you.
I wish I would've gotten a present like that as a kid

[hosburger]

Thanks chaps. Santa ran out of dough pretty quick. Can't believe what it costs to build these bikes. AND how hard it is to get the bits you need. Gradually we will change the decals , tyres, chain ring etc etc. But at least I managed to get a genuine DB f&f with the diamond gusset - without that it would not have been a DB ( according to a very particular 7 year old ) LOL

[Mattdub]

Good work , Santa does know his stuff