Author Topic: Latest Build - '84 US GT Pro Performer (Read 8361 times)

Retrodan72 · « **on:** March 29, 2012, 04:31 PM »

I got this earlier this year, it's an ex Sweetbeats/Stu27 bike and I got the f/f from Stu back in Feb.

...i'd first seen the bike in Blackpool last year when Jase had it, it had polished Araya's and chrome GT Pro bars on it amongst other sexy parts, then Stu had it and completely changed it again using yellow Tuffs and contrasting blue/red bits, these were both stunning looking bikes respectively, but there's a yellow Performer in the museum (can't remember the owner

) that always attracted my attention, and I knew that if a nice yellow frameset ever came up this was the direction i'd base one on

...so Me and Stu cut a deal and I started sourcing parts...

...this is the progress so far...

...I wanted to keep it simply yellow and black, also like all my builds, on a budget

.

So first I went for a Nikyo headset with a Tange headlock, repop DC seat clamp, the Z's are off my DP, these are the show set with decals but will use a decaless set when being ridden, the stem was a scabby repop one that Dan worked his magic on, even filling the hole for me on the top

this has a hollw bold bought from Kappy.

The bars were some I bought off Wini ages ago, Dan powdered those for me too, and the tyres are Kenda K55's from eBay, and the pedals are NOS ones from Terry

The other bits, brakes and crank were from my white Performer which has been stripped and sold to Brett -

great bike.

The Tuf Neck chainring will be getting swapped for a sugino eventually and those New School pads will be getting changed too.

I've just ordered a repop Kashi from eBay and i'll get a KMC chain from my LBS, then it's ready to roll, probably Blackpool.

Discostu · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2012, 04:41 PM »

Looking good dan.

robiridr · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2012, 06:19 PM »

Very nice

mani · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:10 PM »

i love black and yella nice build that mate

deeman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:17 PM »

Looks sweet Dan,love it on the Z's!

CD17 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:20 PM »

Nice I love this Performer, it was mine a few years ago & SteveP had it before me

sweetbeats · « **Reply #6 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:21 PM »

Nice Job Dan

rollin72 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 29, 2012, 07:52 PM »

looking good so far Dan

Robbo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 29, 2012, 08:01 PM »

Love it, looks the nuts!!

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 29, 2012, 08:25 PM »

Quote from: wish id kept my TA on March 29, 2012, 07:20 PM

Nice I love this Performer, it was mine a few years ago & SteveP had it before me

Nice one, i'm glad it's been passed about, sharing the Rad love etc, I may have a peep in the museum and try and find some incarnations of it.

In2 bmx · « **Reply #10 on:** March 29, 2012, 08:29 PM »

Nice one Dan .. It looks mint .

Frosty · « **Reply #11 on:** March 29, 2012, 09:14 PM »

Love it, Zeds much underrated IMHO

brettypeeps · « **Reply #12 on:** March 29, 2012, 09:23 PM »

As I said at the weekend it Looks sweet as

brummie · « **Reply #13 on:** March 29, 2012, 09:25 PM »

very nice dan

Darren KAP · « **Reply #14 on:** March 29, 2012, 09:43 PM »

This looks super cool Dan , very similar to mine

the yellow alloy Tuffs that Stu had on it came off me which i now have back as i really regretted selling them , nothing to put them on but at the moment but it's an excuse to buy something to put them on

best colour for a 84 GT IMO

Kappy