Author Topic: MK 2012, my wee challange....... (Read 2198 times)

JT Smooth · « **on:** August 28, 2012, 09:07 PM »

SO this year at MK my personal challange was to build a bike on the saturday for under a ton and
race it on the sunday and make the A final.......

I met Xgoose Dan on the Saturday morning and he told me about a rough FnF he had for Joff so I
had a look and asked to borrow it before he gave it to Joff, said FnF is a PHS Duster rough, ugly and heavy as!

Next..... Dan Harris

Rusty crank, one side slightly bent, odd pedals, chain disc, grim brake, shitty stem and a BB, what you want for that...... Â£2 er ok

Then I start looking for wheels, found a pile of stuff near heli pas, jar saying pay what you want...... heavy as fook rear with rusty freewheel Â£2

Another guy had a front wheel, wanted Â£10, settled on a fiver and he gave me some grips FOC

Back to Dan Harris, pair of tyres....... Â£2 ? er ok

Bars, lever and brake blocks Â£10, real nice bars to ride aswell, sorry dude cant remember your RAD name.

Seat post, a dude has a pile of bits FOC.......

Seat clamp....... rolled up to a stall near heli pad, asked for a Â£1 seat clamp but he only had a Â£2 one, he took the Â£1 I offered, thanks dude. He then asked me for a Â£1 for a seat, thanks

Tubes Â£4, cheers Jai

Cable and chain are the only things I had used in my tool box.

1st moto was a struggle on it but managed 4th, 2nd moto got 2nd, 3rd moto got 4th, semi 4th, A Final......4th

Thanks to everyone who sold me bits for very little dosh, great you got in the spirit of what I was trying to do

Jaymz · « **Reply #1 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:10 PM »

Awesome fella, you were flying on it on the day

I did a day build @ MK too for well under a ton for the budget build off, was great fun

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #2 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:10 PM »

Glad my seat post went to a 'good' home

Result on the racing, well done

xGoose · « **Reply #3 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:10 PM »

Quality John, was a great idea and Im stunned you raced 3 motos, a semi, and a final and didnt snap it let alone come 4th

diesel · « **Reply #4 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:12 PM »

I heard all about your build during the weekend, and then finally got to see it on the Sunday

Great Stuff, really enjoyed this one

poolysheriff · « **Reply #5 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:13 PM »

First bike i,ve ever seen where the seatclamp is worth more than the whole bike

And to think you got 4th on that

Devilock · « **Reply #6 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:13 PM »

Sterling work John!

A real Herbie!

brummie · « **Reply #7 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:14 PM »

was thoroughly entertained by this all weekend
very well done John
£27 next year eh

harris · « **Reply #8 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:14 PM »

glad you survived.

JT Smooth · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:14 PM »

Oh and thanks to Dandare, Ron Burgandy, Gish and Moley for the decals that were added after the picture was taken......

P1ss king headset
Bum me seat post
G A Y stem
Tallys wacker bars
Black wanger chain disc
And many more

oldschoolace · « **Reply #10 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:17 PM »

Quality

xGoose · « **Reply #11 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:17 PM »

Quote from: JT Smooth on August 28, 2012, 09:14 PM

Oh and thanks to Dandare, Ron Burgandy, Gish and Moley for the decals that were added after the picture was taken......

P1ss king headset
Bum me seat post
G A Y stem
Tallys wacker bars
Black wanger chain disc
And many more

Pics of the above to follow in the video

SaMAlex · « **Reply #12 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:19 PM »

Wow, thats Way cool.

Shows such a good spirit of the whole thing. Nice one

Gish · « **Reply #13 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:21 PM »

quality bike building that was JT

and to jump the two sets of doubles on it at the bottom of the start hill was awesome

proper laugh that weekend & hope to catch up with ya at hartlepool if you can make it dude

Munnyella · « **Reply #14 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:36 PM »

Told you them grips were lucky!!!

Mark M

JT Smooth · « **Reply #15 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:37 PM »

Quote from: munnyella on August 28, 2012, 09:36 PM

Told you them grips were lucky!!!

Mark M

They made my hands fkin black and sticky

Betty · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2012, 09:47 PM »

Mint

Spotted the black donger sticker on the sprocket

monkian · « **Reply #17 on:** August 28, 2012, 10:17 PM »

Cool as fook

Peter J · « **Reply #18 on:** August 28, 2012, 10:22 PM »

Bang tidy

NORTY40 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2012, 12:25 AM »

Quality this JT, had a few laughs over this at MK

To build it for £27 was a feat in itself ! to then ride it to 4th in the A final shows you just how good this frame and forks is

How you managed to get it to leave the ground let alone jump the doubles and survive is beyond me

Good stuff John

Quote from: poolysheriff on August 28, 2012, 09:13 PM

First bike i,ve ever seen where the seatclamp is worth more than the whole bike

Got to be one of the bargains of MK that

pickle · « **Reply #20 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:17 AM »

superb! it was great calling you up and seeing your face as you wheeled it to the gate

Jon The Bassist · « **Reply #21 on:** August 29, 2012, 07:20 AM »

Good work John

Mattdub · « **Reply #22 on:** August 29, 2012, 08:32 AM »

Great work Jon , was indeed a giggle to see

steve69 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 29, 2012, 11:09 AM »

Quote from: JT Smooth on August 28, 2012, 09:07 PM

Then I start looking for wheels, found a pile of stuff near heli pas, jar saying pay what you want...... heavy as fook rear with rusty freewheel £2

You could have built it for £25 if you didn't put any money in the jar like most people

Well done for completing the task

bobafett · « **Reply #24 on:** August 29, 2012, 06:35 PM »

It was great watching you go through everyone's sh!t piles hunting for parts for that build John

It was an amazing achievement just building it but what you did with it on the track was simply amazing mate

Author Topic: MK 2012, my wee challange....... (Read 2198 times)

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