Viceroy restoration (now finished)

[oldskoolbmx]

Hi, I am restoring (my first build) an old 83 Viceroy which was my first bmx as a kid before moving onto a Mongoose and Burner, so I had to restore one, after months of searching I came across one. To re-chrome was to costly so had it blasted and powdered white with everything else sprayed blue as original, blue decals, just waiting on front logo decal.
I have tried to keep most of the original parts,ie crank, chain ring, pedals, bars, seat and seat post & seat clamp, stem and bolts.
I know the bike never came with skyways but it's what I had put on as a kid, so gone for the same look even though these are new skyways, complete with nos comp 3 tyres, pictures below are before and during, rest to follow next weekend afrer completion hopefully 

Before




During

[Jaypeg]

Nice job so far bud

[oldskoolbmx]

Cheers Jay 

[Retrodan72]

Great start John. 

[oldskoolbmx]

Cheers Dan, much is down to your help so much appreciated 

[bigfatolly]

I like Viceroys,they are regarded as a bit shit but back in the day I had a shitty WMX and I really liked the chrome Viceroy and really wanted one.
Yours looks pretty cool by the way

[snoopy72]

I like it   
 it's  a cross between an early mongoose and a later wire wheel
Has my favourite rear dropouts

[fischflo]

good choice with the white .....looks ace with those decals

[Pooch]

Looks just like my puch invader that I'm getting parts for.. When it was chrome and blue..

[markyp]

my first bmx was a viceroy too but oddly mine was a looptail,all the viceroys that crop up(and there hasn't been many) have been non loopys.i was given one the same as yours about three years ago but sold it on in the end as it wasn't a loopy,it cost £99 from Halfords for crimbo 83

[markyp]

Looks just like my puch invader that I'm getting parts for.. When it was chrome and blue..

viceroys are puch invaders stickered viceroy Pooch,viceroy are a bike distributor and don't make their own,they just re brand others with the invadr being one such from bitd

[Bfellows]

my first bmx was a viceroy too but oddly mine was a looptail,all the viceroys that crop up(and there hasn't been many) have been non loopys.i was given one the same as yours about three years ago but sold it on in the end as it wasn't a loopy,it cost £99 from Halfords for crimbo 83

I'm glad you mentioned the loopy thing - I thought I was cracking up as I always thought mine was a loopy as well........

[phantom photon]

Looking good so far 

[oldskoolbmx]

After many weeks due to limited time at last it's finished, would like to thank ppl especially Retrodan for all his help along the way 
This has been my first resto which I enjoy, hopefully you like the end result.
Next project on the way back from superbike Dan a mk2 Raleigh ultra burner.

[Retrodan72]

After many weeks due to limited time at last it's finished, would like to thank ppl especially Retrodan for all his help along the way 
This has been my first resto which I enjoy, hopefully you like the end result.
Next project on the way back from superbike Dan a mk2 Raleigh ultra burner.

That looks the business mate, a great first resto.

All I'd do with that, is back off the seat guts and knock the seat nose up a touch, and I'd definitely treat it to a padset eventually.

 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Looks good John. Very fresh in white/blue