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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #25 on: May 28, 2016, 02:13 AM »
Hey Mick. Yep will see you there mate. Don't know if we will be there all day but deffo swinging by. Will keep an eye out for you  :daumenhoch:

Any ideas if screaming wheels is open after the meet?
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #26 on: May 28, 2016, 04:09 AM »
Excellent! :daumenhoch:

Yeah, the website says that shop should be open from 2.30 to 9pm, though Inoue-san will be at the meet so you can confirm with him. Here's the flyer:-



See you tomorrow, punctures permitting!!!! :2gunsfiring_v1:

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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #27 on: May 28, 2016, 08:47 AM »
Have a great time Clint. Am well jealous. It's somewhere i've always wanted to visit
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #28 on: May 28, 2016, 12:37 PM »
Back from a 20 odd mile ride to find our kids affix rear hub is the worse design on the planet.  :knuppel2:
took it appart and it looked like a shot blaster had tipped his boot out at the end of a particularly long day  :LolLolLolLol:

spend an hour rebuilding it a few times then it got lobbed. Plundered the rear wheel of the rusty bike above and with a bit of fettling to remove a year's worth of rust we are back rolling again, albeit slightly less attractively.

See you tomorrow Mick  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #29 on: May 29, 2016, 08:19 AM »
Glad to have finally met you (and your kid brother) Clint! I trust you didn't sneak onto the ramps after I left! :slayer:

Have a good week and keep in touch about a beer next weekend! Cheers! :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2016, 09:11 AM »
Was fun! (I'm the kid brother :P) definitely need to go for a beer while Clints still in town!
Gotta say, seeing as we didn't go back to the car till gone 4pm I was expecting the parking fee to be a hell of a lot more than 1100y, so that was a nice little bonus

Got me some plans for a old school build to bring along next year now!
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« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2016, 12:08 PM »
Quote from: Tachikoma on May 29, 2016, 09:11 AM
Got me some plans for a old school build to bring along next year now!

You didn't make a purchase at Screamin' Wheels did you??? Failing that, I've got several frames kicking around my place at the moment! :daumenhoch:
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2016, 01:17 PM »
Hey Mick. Great to finally meet you. Some lovely bikes there today  :daumenhoch:

we kept our wallets shut in screaming wheels, all far too tempting in there. Was really taken with a lovely orange motomag survivor frame but already up to my eyes in builds.... Thank god.  :crazy2:
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #33 on: May 29, 2016, 02:57 PM »
Yesterdays ride turned up a few nice motors and a spot of interesting imagery  :shocked:





Was loving this datsun  :daumenhoch:

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The carpark besides the Happy bike meet heralded a few gems too









And of course the bike meet had its fair share of eye candy. Check out Mikku's thread for plenty more pics  :daumenhoch:





















After the meet we headed towards the great oldschool shop that is screamin wheels. This cafe on the way was ace, the bloke was actually serving out of the side of his van even though it sat in his shop  :daumenhoch:




Spotted a ratty on the way too




And the shop itself. fookin love it in there  :smitten:






The street he has moved to is one of the few areas i have come across so far where you actually soo the odd bmx knocking about




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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #34 on: May 29, 2016, 05:11 PM »
Ace. Thanks for posting.
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #35 on: May 29, 2016, 06:10 PM »
Cool as fook mate, some real old minters in that lot  :smitten:
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« Reply #36 on: May 29, 2016, 06:30 PM »
Fantastic pics  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #37 on: May 29, 2016, 07:22 PM »
Great pictures mate, looks fantastic out there :4_17_5:
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« Reply #38 on: May 29, 2016, 07:59 PM »
Excellent pics  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #39 on: May 29, 2016, 11:51 PM »
Yeah, great pics mate! Looks like you had a fun-packed day! :daumenhoch:

It's always really interesting to see people's reactions when they visit Japan. I try not to take things for granted but when you live somewhere for a while everything inevitably becomes "normal", so it's great to be reminded of the reasons why I love it here. :bow:
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« Reply #40 on: May 31, 2016, 05:00 AM »

25km from home and counting, let's see how long this tire of clints lasts :P
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« Reply #41 on: May 31, 2016, 07:59 PM »
Best go set some cheap pannys  :daumenhoch:
Suitcase full should be fine  :teef:
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« Reply #42 on: June 01, 2016, 02:03 AM »
 ;)  :whistle:

A touch over 40 miles done in the end and although the tyre got a little worse and was just kissing the frame she got me home.

Interesting how a pretty much brand new tyre can look 20 year old after after just a year under a bike port here :shocked:
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« Reply #43 on: June 01, 2016, 08:17 AM »
Great Pics  :4_17_5:
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« Reply #44 on: June 01, 2016, 03:01 PM »
A few pics of yesterdays beach ride  :)














Dont think all that sand did the sidewall any favours  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #45 on: June 01, 2016, 03:12 PM »
Went out hunting old school today and turned up some cracking electronica  :daumenhoch:

















This clear plastic Pioneer record player works out at around 4 quid  :shocked:













The best bit is that i scored some bmx parts too  :4_17_5:

Pics to follow  ;)
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #46 on: June 01, 2016, 05:58 PM »
Leave us hanging why don't you
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« Reply #47 on: June 01, 2016, 06:03 PM »
Not found me a Samsung have you ???
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Re: That's it, I'm outta here <<< Letters from Iwo Jima vol 2 >>>
« Reply #48 on: June 02, 2016, 10:57 AM »
love this thread! :)
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« Reply #49 on: June 02, 2016, 12:37 PM »
Awesome pics, just reaffirms in my mind that I need to visit Japan  ;D
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