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Offline Dodge-13

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Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« on: May 30, 2016, 04:53 PM »
Well as some of you might know back in 98 derby storm skate park opened its doors, the park was mega and quickly grew an awesome scene in and around derby at the time i was just a 14 year old kid but we used to ride there weekly and got to know the older guys that rode there aswell including jamie,
He was allways happy to chat to us and was a proper down to earth cool dude, he had so much flow around the park it was a pleasure to watch and seeing him in the rafters out of the hugh vert ramp was just amazing the whole park used to stop to watch,
Then in 1999 jamie made the decision to move to the usa and my mates dad who used to drive us to the skatepark was talking to jamie and he mentioned he was selling some of his old parts including his old blue GT tour frame forks and bars as he was now ridding a red 1999 tour, so a deal was done and my mate built and rode the bike like it was just a normal bike for the next few years then when he stopped riding it was just left it the garage for the next 14 years, so when i started collecting/restoring a couple of years ago i asked him if he would sell it me but he wanted to keep it but asked if id help him to restore it, i was happy to help and started on the hunt for various parts, slowly i found a few bits and pieces but also my mate is a car painter so he dealt with repainting it as it had been powdercoated red as when he rode it back in 99 he made it look like jamies current bike at the time,
Then he started his own business and it just sat in his office with fresh paint and a few parts next to it i obviously still wanted to buy it but didn't want to badger him for it but then a few weeks ago i got the txt if been waiting for!
"You want to buy the tour still?"
Simple reply
"HELL YEAH how much?"
Well a deal was done and i now own it :)



Also when they bought the bike jamie gave him a jersey and his old helmet
My mate said i could also have them with the bike but the helmet he had let another mate borrow it when we all went motoxing together about 5 years ago and hadn't seen it since and the lad who borrowed it hadn't been seen for a good few years either but when he spoke to him last year it was still in his mums garage!
He gave me a number he thought was still the lads right number so i got on the case of getting hold of him
Which i managed to do but he had moved along way from our town but luckly the week i spoke to him he was coming back to visit his parents that weekend! So i managed to meet up with him and retrive the helmet
I was over the moon to get it :)







Still has his original decals on it including the bicycle union ones

Heres a few pics of jamie on the bike including the front cover pic (dec 98 bmx plus) of him at the ESPN B3 comp
And some pics uk sponge jay allen sent me of jamie building the bike when he first recieved it























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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2016, 04:59 PM »
Well after having the bike just a week i wanted to make a start and get it built enough to take with the rest of my collection to theclocal transport show in my town
So here is how it looks now
Still a few bits to find but you get the idea :)










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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2016, 06:34 PM »
Cool story  :daumenhoch:

Bike looks sweet too  :coolsmiley:

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2016, 08:56 AM »
Nice piece of history  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2016, 10:54 AM »
great thread!  :4_17_5:

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2016, 12:16 PM »
Cheers dudes hoping to get it finished asap and i will be taking it to MK  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2016, 12:35 PM »
great thread!  :4_17_5:
  :4_17_5: What John said

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2016, 01:46 PM »
Sweet bike and story....love how you managed to get all the bits back  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2016, 09:31 PM »
That's a real cool story & the bike looks spot on  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 10:13 AM »
Excellent build!

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 01:56 PM »
Nice!

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2016, 11:53 PM »
This story brings a tear to my eye.

So much of what we do - whether it's collecting or riding - is about passion but it also ends up being about other stuff. Obsession. And emotion.

This build has it all. And couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke.

So stoked for you Kirk.

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2016, 07:36 AM »
Wow that's superb!

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2016, 08:00 AM »
Cracking story there Kirk. Like everyone else has said, bmx is as much about your memories as riding or collecting and that is a fantastic tale with a fantastic ending.

Look forward to seeing it at MK :coolsmiley:
Still limping......

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2016, 05:55 PM »
Looking good Kirky lad  :angel: ... and with the helmet as well ... winner!

What bits are you after?
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2016, 09:32 PM »
Cheers dudes bit of an update i finally got to ride the bike for the first time tonight
It was only round the block but it still felt RAD

fitted the original gt grips i scored and also some steel gt bar ends im still on the look out for some alloy ones if anyone see's any guve me a shout
Also fitted the KHE bestwick pegs that are the same as he used to ride with

Just need to get a front brake cable sorted for now but still a few bits i need to find to get it 100%

Im after some blue 4slot primo pedals
Tech 77 non locking japan stamped levers
ACS true 100 skinwall tyres
Kevlar gt drop nose seat

Cheers dudes heres some pics anyway










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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2016, 10:00 PM »
 :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain:  love it fella. niccccccccccce

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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2016, 10:03 PM »
Cool story and a cool bike Kirk... nice one.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2016, 10:46 PM »
Very very cool Kirk, look forward to seeing it MK bud
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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #20 on: June 14, 2016, 09:31 PM »
Great take and wicked looking bike. Love it.


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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #21 on: June 14, 2016, 09:31 PM »
Great take and wicked looking bike. Love it.


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« Reply #22 on: June 14, 2016, 09:31 PM »
Great take and wicked looking bike. Love it.


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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2016, 10:21 AM »
But of a late update lol

Well the week upto MK was quite a busy one for me as i really wanted to get the bike  as near finished as possible
First up i sent my silver 4slot primo pedals to be annodized blue as id been struggling to find any
Then id also been on the hunt for the acs true 100 skinwall tyres i managed to find one then it clicked that i should build it to the exact spec that jamie rode at the B3 comp which is on the front cover of bmx plus

So after speaking to jamie he told me the rear tyre in the pic was a gt airbag which i had kinda guessed but was good to hear it from him to confirm
So then i managed to find a NOS pair in the usa and snapped them up
Luckily they turned up before MK and i was happy that id got it very close to being 100% perfect

I was even happier to find a medal on the bike on the sunday so thanks to the judges for that

Anyway here is some updated pics and also the last pic is a screen shot of jamie riding the bike which i got off best of props 98 dvd


















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Re: Jamie bestwicks 1998 GT tour
« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2016, 10:51 AM »
Top work!  looks spot on and great attention to detail  :daumenhoch:

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