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Offline 20to26

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1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« on: April 09, 2016, 06:20 PM »
Ok so there's not much love for these but I remember clearly when those new fangled Dyno's started appearing in BMXplus back in the mid-eighties - and I loved them. They were fresh, featured funky graphics and were ridden by the likes of Josh White...and the forks and shirts were wicked too.

I've been after a curve bladed Dyno for years - always just escaping my grasp. But I finally nabbed one a few weeks ago, I think from a fellow radster off the bay of plenty.

This is what it looks like close up.





The plan is just to build a nice survivor as when it arrived I just figured I was tired of doing completely restored builds. So today I pulled it out of the box in the loft and started to rummage through the boxes of bits we all accumulate to see what's lurking...



The one thing I knew I didn't have was a RX2 seat clamp so I ordered one of those before I decided on a survivor project.



First things first and I found the ideal black headset that I pulled from a frame a good few years ago & kept for some reason. I think it came on my Bravo from stateside, anyway - it's complete with white overspray and totally mangy bearings. So I turfed those and packed some fresh grease inside some new races, then went about fitting the fork race and pressed in the cups with the wotsamecallit.

Job done, forks fitted and I'm starting to "feel" this build - I think a survivor build was deffo the way to go...



On went the Odyssey clamp, pity it's nos but you can't win them all, then in went the old scratched up D stamped Drainpipe that's obviously seen some radness in its time. Some equally battle scarred black Pretzels would be a perfect match.

Overall I'm actually liking the nutural wear 'n tear going on - the patina is telling a story and I love the fact that I don't care if it gets more scratches...

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2016, 06:28 PM »
Good one, I like these, not keen on pretzel bars though.  fistblump

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2016, 06:32 PM »
Can't beat a survivor, so much more character  :daumenhoch:
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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2016, 06:37 PM »
Good one, I like these, not keen on pretzel bars though.  fistblump

Me neither TBH - but they are quirky. I found an old set of Dyno Compe bars with flaking chrome that may make an appearance on this - I'll see what turns up.

Thanks for the interest guys.

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2016, 06:40 PM »
Looking forward to seeing this progress survivors are rad

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2016, 06:55 PM »
I really liked these in the 80's too....I can never understand why they are not too popular. Wasn't there an ad with someone doing a trick on a pool springboard?  :daumenhoch:
SMALL MINDS TALK ABOUT PEOPLE....
MEDIUM MINDS TALK ABOUT EVENTS...
GREAT MINDS TALK ABOUT IDEAS....

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2016, 07:16 PM »
Wire wool your seat clamp  :daumenhoch:

It'll distress it.
Who wants to ride with Eddie Fiola?

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2016, 07:19 PM »
Who wants to ride with Eddie Fiola?

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2016, 07:33 PM »
Sounds a familiar tale

 http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,184891.0.html

No way Nick, yours is a benchmark survivor build dude!

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2016, 08:29 PM »
I couldn't find the ad I had in mind, but this one is pretty cool too.....

SMALL MINDS TALK ABOUT PEOPLE....
MEDIUM MINDS TALK ABOUT EVENTS...
GREAT MINDS TALK ABOUT IDEAS....

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Re: 1987 Dyno D-Tour survivor build
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2016, 09:29 PM »
Nice colour combo  :)

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