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Offline insectbones

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Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out ***Finished***
« on: March 10, 2015, 07:29 AM »
Picked this up a little while back, still no idea what it is despite searching til my eyes bled  ::)
Tyres found their way to the bin alright  :daumenhoch:

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As it was nice and sunny Saturday, and the other was at work I thought i'd have a play.
Everything got soaked in hot soapy water, washed and thats it, no polishing or owt strenuous here.....

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Cleaned bits going back on

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Really clean survivor this is, can't have been used much BITD  :daumenhoch:









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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2015, 08:00 AM »
That's come up nice Lee.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2015, 08:31 AM »
That's looking a whole lot better  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2015, 10:10 AM »
Super shiney build that mate  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2015, 12:48 PM »
Looks great   :coolsmiley:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2015, 02:32 PM »
Cleaned up very nicely!

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Looks like a Tioga Rhino but without the folds in the top tube...

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/tioga/49464
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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2015, 08:00 PM »
Looks good Lee came up good  :daumenhoch:
Too many cool bikes out there,  not enough money in my wallet :D

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2015, 08:14 PM »
whatever it is - wouldn't mind having one :) cool frame that

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2015, 08:15 PM »
Nice work  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2015, 08:22 PM »
Cheers ladies  :daumenhoch:

It is very Tioga Rhino, without being one.

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2015, 08:53 PM »
Thats cleaned up well.Hawk scorcher?

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2015, 09:03 PM »
Not a scorcher either, they are more like a burner geometry wise.

This is more like the Rhino geometry wise.

The welds are lovely on this too  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2015, 09:28 PM »
I like how you started clean & worked backwards to the survivor look...You've even opted for flat tyres...nice attention to detail.


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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2015, 10:33 PM »
Lugged all the bits round me other halfs this weekend, but forgot to take the matching Spencer rim for the rear  ::)

So apart from the rear wheel, it's turned out alright  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #14 on: April 08, 2015, 07:38 AM »
In the 80's my cousin had a bike like that. I recognise the head tube gusset. It was called a Spitfire (I think) and I have never seen another since. Was also chrome and blue. In not saying that definitely what it is, but it certainly reminds me of that bike.
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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2015, 09:14 AM »
It's not ….but it looks like a Kuwahara KE-1

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2015, 09:54 AM »
I used to have one of these - can't remember for the life of me what it was, but it would either have come out of my mom's catalogue, or from Hawk in Cradley Heath as we lived local.  First thing i did was stick Kuwahara stickers on it......
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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2015, 10:20 PM »
Turned out well   :daumenhoch:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out
« Reply #18 on: August 04, 2015, 09:17 PM »
Managed to get the original front rim built into the rear wheel, so now has matching Spencer rims.

Brakes set up correctly, quick spin up the road and it rides great  :daumenhoch:

As it stands, it's finished for MK at least  :coolsmiley:

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out ***Finished***
« Reply #19 on: August 04, 2015, 09:20 PM »
Photo's are shite  :-[

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Re: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out ***Finished***
« Reply #20 on: August 04, 2015, 10:58 PM »
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Come up minty fresh , looks ace  :daumenhoch:
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