Author Topic: New Chrimbo Project - S&M Platform Dirt Bike - Now Finished - Pics Page 3 (Read 9348 times)

Ste · « **Reply #25 on:** December 26, 2014, 09:37 PM »

Looking good Dan those forks are lovely,use a redneck for sure.hope you had a good Crimbo dude :-)

OllyHall · « **Reply #26 on:** January 06, 2015, 09:26 PM »

Platform db mk show eh lol

OllyHall · « **Reply #27 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:09 AM »

Are your lugs also to low for a 990 dan?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #28 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:45 AM »

Werd up Olly - mine *seem* ok - I've slapped a 990 on and offered up a wheel + tyre and they're in the right place.

Thing is though, until I finish building and ride the bugger I won't know as S&M were notorious for bad lug placement. Could turn out (as I've had before) that the brakes'll squeal like fookers 'cos one brake arms further back than the other

nosepickben · « **Reply #29 on:** January 07, 2015, 08:04 PM »

Bane of my life that S&M-lug-placement. Some shabby work at times. George used to cut them off and put them back on reyt for us. Dirtbikes, HAFs, they were consistently wank.

midschooljon · « **Reply #30 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:13 PM »

Never mind lug placement, they can't even drill a hole in the right place. On my challenger the wishbone brake hole means you have to run the blocks slammed with the wheel in the middle of the dropout? If you mount the brake on the chain stays, even with the wheel slammed the blocks can't reach the rim...

Dannywhac · « **Reply #31 on:** January 07, 2015, 10:22 PM »

It ain't only S&M - first DK General Lee I got from Hot Wheels in '97, built it up and the last thing I tried to put on was the rear 990. Turns out that there wasn't any threaded holes (or holes in general - bah-doof!) in the lugs, just solid metal

B&E - good at making frames but well shit at lugs.

OllyHall · « **Reply #32 on:** January 08, 2015, 07:33 AM »

My are perfect alignment but there too low so the block adjuster nut it's the frame hense why I need a shimano style u-brake coz they have diff mounts for the blocks lol

OllyHall · « **Reply #33 on:** January 08, 2015, 07:35 AM »

Quote from: OllyHall on January 08, 2015, 07:33 AM

My are perfect alignment but there too low so the block adjuster nut it's the frame hense why I need a shimano style u-brake coz they have diff mounts for the blocks lol

Which makes me wonder, was some of the early stuff gigged up for a 994 style brake, there's a 94 Holmes on fb at the min with the same height lugs as mine...

OllyHall · « **Reply #34 on:** January 08, 2015, 07:40 AM »

I'm not worried il just run the shimano loads did bk then

ED209 · « **Reply #35 on:** January 08, 2015, 08:14 AM »

these 2-bit fly by night companies

Dannywhac · « **Reply #36 on:** January 10, 2015, 04:32 PM »

MASSIVE thanks to Nick (Custardlips) for sending me this as a Chrimbo freebie

Hope you're still drunk in sunnier climes reading this Nick.

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This seat and Mr Hacky below are going to be seeing each other in the near future...

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midschooljon · « **Reply #37 on:** January 10, 2015, 04:43 PM »

Quote from: Dannywhac on January 10, 2015, 04:32 PM

MASSIVE thanks to Nick (Custardlips) for sending me this as a Chrimbo freebie Hope you're still drunk in sunnier climes reading this Nick.

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This seat and Mr Hacky below are going to be seeing each other in the near future...

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If you going to chop the nose off a GT seat, you may as well do it properly, and deface one of the rarer colours.

I would normally cry, but Im about to do the same thing.

Dannywhac · « **Reply #38 on:** January 10, 2015, 04:48 PM »

You wait to see what happens when Mr Punchy meets Japanese Tech 77 locking levers Jon.

Ste · « **Reply #39 on:** January 10, 2015, 05:01 PM »

I can't sit by and watch you cut that seat dan,please don't do it lol

ED209 · « **Reply #40 on:** January 10, 2015, 05:08 PM »

Dannywhac · « **Reply #41 on:** January 10, 2015, 05:12 PM »

Ste - come over and watch me do it, unless I get talked out of it......'step away from the ledge Dan'

nosepickben · « **Reply #42 on:** January 15, 2015, 09:50 PM »

So did you cut it?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #43 on:** January 15, 2015, 10:23 PM »

Not yet Ben - not had time as been out digging up old stuff.

Dannywhac · « **Reply #44 on:** February 19, 2015, 09:47 PM »

Nearly done - just gotta finish building it now:

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insectbones · « **Reply #45 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:46 PM »

So did the platforms run the same decals as yer run of the mill dirtbike?

Dannywhac · « **Reply #46 on:** February 19, 2015, 11:03 PM »

Yeah - only the Cholo/Lowrider ones though as the platty db was only built for a limited period

Ste · « **Reply #47 on:** February 22, 2015, 02:33 PM »

Looking foward to seeing this bike dan,that blue looks awesome,show us more

OllyHall · « **Reply #48 on:** February 22, 2015, 10:10 PM »

Love the decal colour DAN!

Dannywhac · « **Reply #49 on:** March 08, 2015, 01:03 PM »

Quick sneak piccy - I'll take some better ones tomorrow when I've got me Cannon digi on me:

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