Author Topic: Bit of a fiddle while the sun was out Finished (Read 1664 times)

insectbones · « **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

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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

CustardLips · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:00 AM »

That's come up nice Lee.

pickle · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:31 AM »

That's looking a whole lot better

Taipan · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2015, 10:10 AM »

Super shiney build that mate

rodriguez · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2015, 12:48 PM »

Looks great

OldGooseGuy · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2015, 02:32 PM »

Cleaned up very nicely!

Edit:

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

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/tioga/49464

hokuspokus74 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:00 PM »

Looks good Lee came up good

fischflo · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:14 PM »

whatever it is - wouldn't mind having one

cool frame that

griff · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2015, 08:15 PM »

Nice work

insectbones · « **Reply #9 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:22 PM »

Cheers ladies

It is very Tioga Rhino, without being one.

Andy1970 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2015, 08:53 PM »

Thats cleaned up well.Hawk scorcher?

insectbones · « **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

Devilock · « **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.

insectbones · « **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

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midschooljon · « **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.

zero9 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2015, 09:14 AM »

It's not ….but it looks like a Kuwahara KE-1

Bfellows · « **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......

rodriguez · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2015, 10:20 PM »

Turned out well

insectbones · « **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

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

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insectbones · « **Reply #19 on:** August 04, 2015, 09:20 PM »

Photo's are shite

chubby · « **Reply #20 on:** August 04, 2015, 10:58 PM »

Come up minty fresh , looks ace

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