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scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« on: August 26, 2011, 09:25 PM »

well here it is....... anybody who watches e-bay regularly will no this one ;)

i remember seeing the halfords ad as a kid and falling in love :smitten:

but as my dad only earnt £50 a week  i had to do with second hand grifter :-[

so when i saw this on ebay i new i had to have it  :daumenhoch:( £503 was my highest bid)

with out further a do let the build begin...............................................

bike arrived weds




f+f , wheels and twin rear brake gubbins are all im keeping for the rebuild







a few shots of the twin brake set up


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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2011, 09:29 PM »
Cool, looking forward to seein' this built
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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2011, 10:17 PM »
love these frames, wish id bought one when i had the chance. look forward to seeing the resto

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2011, 11:26 PM »
This is gonna rule.

I had a brakedancer frame and forks.  I did me back in picking it up though.

You gonna run the white seat?

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2011, 12:19 AM »
oh man cant wait to see this built really like these so different...............just to mention was looking for brakes the other day and seen a similaar new school set up like this .... :)

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2011, 12:31 PM »
was a bit drunk last night when i started this thread and posted it before i had finished !!!!  :buck2:



so i have decided im gonna do this black and gold ,white acorns,whitewalls white grips and seat ( have to find a replacement as the original seat was cracked and falling apart)
also gonna run a giro and keep the twin rear brake,might even up grade to skyway coaster and run three :daumenhoch:

a shot of the under side of the second rear brake (tight fit whith not much clearence for the crank) might see if ican get the local fabricator to maybe heat and bend this out a bit or run a three piece and space the arm  :-\ any input welcome



thursday i brought some nitro morse and some wire brushes for the drill........

by 11 pm i had got to this stage :) pictures where taken friday morning....








after striping the frame everything looks fine really inpressed with the welds...next stop the paintshop 8)


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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2011, 12:51 PM »
cheers bud  :daumenhoch: did they do them in gold ? gonna run gold weinmann's 1020's for the other two!

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2011, 02:52 PM »
cheers bud  :daumenhoch: did they do them in gold ? gonna run gold weinmann's 1020's for the other two!

Hard to get the centre pulls in colours but CCA would be able to anodise a silver for you  :daumenhoch:


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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2011, 02:59 PM »
you know what that is actually a really nice looking frame

look forward to seeing this done as i like something different  :daumenhoch:

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2011, 10:52 PM »
put the second caliper the other way around?

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2011, 07:18 AM »
right won some weinmann center pulls last night on ebay they are 750's so these should work a treat cheers gary4130 :daumenhoch:
allready tried  turning the caliper the other way but it fouled the chaining  :(

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2011, 08:16 AM »
nice one ,sorry forgot to say make sure you get 710's as arms are a bit longer-its the only old school brake the works on mags  ;)got one myself on my TA

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2011, 09:30 AM »
so a 750 should be ample :daumenhoch:

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2011, 10:00 AM »
Loving that frame dude  :coolsmiley:

This a 750 setup bro  :daumenhoch:

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2011, 10:05 AM »
ssssswwwwwweeeeeeeeeetttttttt!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2011, 10:18 AM »
Re: your brake, when it's tensioned up, the adjuster part should move away from the crank i think. I have to be right, the beer says so.  :yahoo_silent:

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2011, 10:23 AM »
I have to be right, the beer says so. 

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2011, 12:34 AM »
This will be a good one to watch grow. Its making me fall back in love with mine  :smitten:  :smitten:
Thats about the same clearance i have on my lower caliper mx900 tho so adjuster sticks out more.

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #19 on: August 30, 2011, 08:57 PM »
a couple more shots of the f+f in raw state.....





dropped off at powdercoaters today and picking it up tomorrow can't wait......

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2011, 08:54 PM »
lovely bike man,i remember these well!did they originally come with acorns?i used to run acorns on mine bitd with a coaster.was debating going that route again,i like the fact that they are english and i have an english freestyle frame too.i have,however bought tuffs but im still in two minds as have found a set of acorns with a coaster too!

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2011, 09:33 PM »
recived frame back from powdercoaters today £10 for f+f well chuffted :daumenhoch:





















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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2011, 09:48 PM »
yes the model i have came with white acorns ,that im gonna run on this i think thay make a nice change from skyways :Great_Britain:

when i won this bike i started hoarding bits as i wanted it black and gold.........

so after work i started to build up what i had so far ;)

original head set cleaned and re-greased....


gold tuf neck style seat clamp....


suntour stem......




brakedancer

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Re: scorpion brakedancer custom/resto
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2011, 09:57 PM »
 re-issue mx 1000 with custom gold bolts and original quick release and weinmann adjuster......








and my weinmann 750 for the underside......

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