Author Topic: Wal riot build thread (Read 4375 times)

FOUR1THREE0 · « **on:** September 09, 2012, 09:26 AM »

With all this talk of riots think mine is going to leap frog my other projects and be my focus point. Thought I would start a build thread on this one as its not just going to be a simply bolt together build.
Bought off the bay a few years back. It was a complete bike but had just been bolted together with crap parts. Had also been listed badly don't think that many people saw it or just thought it was to much of wreak To bother buying

It's got dents, its been part sprayed in (quite distinctive anyone recognise it?) and the only thing original left was the frame. Found a pic of it when I stripped it down, I will be digging it out and some of the parts I have already collected later and phoning round some chromers tomorrow!

midschooljon · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2012, 11:05 AM »

Nice find. I have a spare bash guard if you are looking for one.

Betty · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2012, 11:10 AM »

Looks like the cat doesn't like the snake post

kev-s · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2012, 12:27 PM »

cool find

non brake mount too, must of been optional

gary67 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:01 PM »

What years thet one then?

midschooljon · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:19 PM »

Looks to be an early 2nd Gen. 1st gen didnt have a coaster mount and this one does. 990's were optional from 91-92, and were standard in 93.

So at a guess Id say this is a 91 model or an early 92.

Munnyella · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2012, 05:18 PM »

Ed will be devastated to be missing this....

And

Midschool jon

I'd be interested in that bashguard if its available.

Mark M

FOUR1THREE0 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 09, 2012, 09:18 PM »

Quote from: midschooljon on September 09, 2012, 11:05 AM

Nice find. I have a spare bash guard if you are looking for one.

Pm'd

ED209 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 10, 2012, 09:33 AM »

Quote from: munnyella on September 09, 2012, 05:18 PM

Ed will be devastated to be missing this....

And

Midschool jon

I'd be interested in that bashguard if its available.

Mark M

nah - I'm fookin over 'em ... 2 a penny

My 96 Riot MkII is gonna be a killer

pm'd re a bashguard Marky

FOUR1THREE0 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2012, 07:31 PM »

A little up date, thanks to mid school Jon I now have a proper bash guard! Rather than a gt one

Also managed to get up in the in laws loft today to dig out the 2hip forks that someone sorted me on here a year or so ago, can't remeber who but thanks

On a sader note saw the current state of my collection and almost brought a tear to my eye, lol. I need to move so I can display these properly

Also found these, they came on my 94 master from the states. The guy in the shop kindly donated them from off his own bike. They are S&M pitch/ditch? Forks with xposure leg graphics.

harris · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2012, 07:37 PM »

good scores,do i spot a a soul bro

Mdbh · « **Reply #11 on:** September 29, 2012, 07:39 PM »

That's as bad as my shed lol, is that yellow bike a heavy as Fook I do love them my cousin had 1 when I was a kid that would prob be the only s&m I'd buy!:)

FOUR1THREE0 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2012, 08:14 PM »

Quote from: harris on September 29, 2012, 07:37 PM

good scores,do i spot a a soul bro

You do indeed, i got it off fraz4130 a good year and a half ago and still not got round to doing anything with it! This is probably my favourite and got big plans for it but was last in so going to finish the S&M and wal first.

ED209 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 29, 2012, 08:16 PM »

you need to make some room buy selling that Riot to me

harris · « **Reply #14 on:** September 29, 2012, 08:20 PM »

cool,if your ever in the market for all the other macks,i have them all here to move.

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #15 on:** September 30, 2012, 11:26 AM »

I'm sure those forks are jinxed, doomed to stay in that bag for all time!

midschooljon · « **Reply #16 on:** September 30, 2012, 11:34 AM »

Glad I could help with the bash.

FOUR1THREE0 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2012, 07:59 AM »

Hi all, managed to get a bit of time to work on the frame this week. I carefully scraped back part of one of the painted areas to my suprise the chrome looked pretty good! After getting a bit of advice from midschooljon I purchased some oxalic acid from the bay and some paint stripper from wickes.

I set about coating the painted areas in the paint stripper

It said to leave it for about half an hour but to be honest it didn't start to do anything for about an hour then it all started to pickle!

It all got a bit messy at this point! After some careful stripping and much to my disappointment the chrome had Infact been rubbed down and worse than that it looks like some sort of etch primer has been used! A bit better than my old rattle can efforts as a kid!
I spent a good few hours with some fine wire wool taking off as much as I could but run out of time. What I was left with looked more like a raw finish than chrome! and there is still a good few hours work left stripping yet.

All but given up on any of the chromers getting back to me! If anyone knows of a good one who wants the work please let me know!

midschooljon · « **Reply #18 on:** October 08, 2012, 08:31 AM »

Try RS chromers. They got back to me quickly and if you explain it is a "Show Bike" they will put a lot of work in to make sure it comes out right. Dont expect it to be cheap though.

But if you going to do it you may as well do it right.

otherwise just send it to SBD for a top quality powder Job (not chrome powder of course but a colour).

http://www.rschrome.co.uk/

FOUR1THREE0 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:39 PM »

Quote from: midschooljon on October 08, 2012, 08:31 AM

Try RS chromers. They got back to me quickly and if you explain it is a "Show Bike" they will put a lot of work in to make sure it comes out right. Dont expect it to be cheap though.
But if you going to do it you may as well do it right.

otherwise just send it to SBD for a top quality powder Job (not chrome powder of course but a colour).

http://www.rschrome.co.uk/

Cheers mate, I have just sent rs chromers an email but now you have me thinking about colours! All sorts of ideas at the mo but would like to keep original really. Maybe like this little beauty!