What's a gen 2 build likely to cost?

[dubber]

Hi all after being away from here for about 8 years I was looking for an 85 sport which was one of the frames I never got round too sourcing all those years ago while looking for one I've been offered an 83 gen 2 F&F for around £1250 it's been sat in a room for 15years I've not seen its condition yet but if it is ok and I can get the funds to buy it what do you think the build is gonna cost me, I would like to make it as factory spec as possible but I've not got an endless pocket so not sure it's viable for me..I've been looking at prices and I'm honestly shocked at what I'm seeing....
Cheers,Paul

[factory pilot]

Let's just say any build these days ain't gonna be cheap .. Used parts are cheaper than mint of course but cranks could be £350-£500, seats range from £100 upwards .. Brakes £150... Etc, Etc
If you really want to do it be patient and take your time ... Wait and get things for as little as you can .. My last build took me 18 months to complete..
It's the journey for many of us that makes this hobby what it is ..
That's a big price on the f and fs .. ( be sure to check for cracks) 
I'm  sure I just saw an original chrome 85 Sport for sale on FB .. A lot cheaper and 85 parts are a little easier to source
Whatever  you choose there are plenty of people on here to help you out 

[Andyboy77]

If you really want to do it be patient and take your time ... Wait and get things for as little as you can .. My last build took me 18 months to complete..
It's the journey for many of us that makes this hobby what it is ..

Wise words!

[dubber]

Yer I thought it was a bit steep for the F&F it would be straight and no cracks, I've known the bloke ages and see him twice a week so I'm sure it would be fine.
I think your right though the cost is gonna be high I'll probably trying to find the blue 85 sport as that's what I really want..cheers

[Jaymz]

£1250 seems rich, as not a lot is shifting, it's definately a buyers market, I've seen quite a few sub a grand far sets out there

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Even 'budget' builds are expensive now if: you want era correct parts. It also depends on what condition you want the bike to be in when it's finished. I bought a nice but in need of complete resto Raleigh burner last year. The complete bike was £170. The rims/spokes/hubs were rideable, but in really poor & rusted/scratched condition. I wanted the bike to have a full resto and to look
like new. Luckily i knew how much it was all going to cost. Getting the rims and hubs stripped and re-chromed, spokes zinc plated and getting my local bike shop to build and true the wheels cost well over £300. Oh, and it needed a replacement snake belly tyre too.  Luckily a friend helped me out and sold me one for a bargain price, so all in all, just for the wheels it was close on £400. You get the idea. Take your time with it - good parts do come up and for ok prices sometimes. Ask around, as many people have unwanted parts in their stashes that they would sell on to you

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Depending on condition, but i would have thought around about the £900-£1000 mark would be about right

[griff]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

[CustardLips]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

  

[benno]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

😂😂😂😂😂

[Retrodan72]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

And then do a video of it to 'show it off' and post it on as many FB groups as you can.

[chrisv39]

Or why not throw your budget out the window and buy the most expensive nos parts you can find for it build it in a week then show it off on all the Facebook groups then start another ridiculously expensive build and so on

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[boofy44]

Freestyle stuffs going for crazy money these days,if you want to do a gen 1 Harol replica even the shite bm5 pedals would cost loads.

[pat-a-lar]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

And then do a video of it to 'show it off' and post it on as many FB groups as you can.

I wish I'd never sold it to him!


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[Retrodan72]

You can save a lot of money nowadays from what I've seen
Just allocate around 95% of your budget for the frameset and throw the other 5% at the first things you see online.

And then do a video of it to 'show it off' and post it on as many FB groups as you can.

I wish I'd never sold it to him!


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He lives near me, I'm thinking that I need to sit him down and tell him to calm down and breathe.

Nice 'Gene' 1 frame though. 

[pat-a-lar]

This was when I had it


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[Retrodan72]

This was when I had it


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He's done the same with Tony's TAP. 

[CustardLips]

Then organise a ride on your own doorstep then when everyone's turned up just post a pic of yourself on a bike and no fooker else... what a tit. 
He's getting ditched along with another facefooker newbie who's turned up out the blue and likes his own posts... what the fook's that all about.

See ya later dickheads. 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Must have missed all of this Nick...
So what's the deal? Buys a load of high end frames then puts cheap tat on them?

[CustardLips]

Must have missed all of this Nick...
So what's the deal? Buys a load of high end frames then puts cheap tat on them?

That's about the top and bottom of it Andy... this dude puts a wanted up for a f&f virtually every week. On his own old school fb page i might add and every other page too as it goes.

[CustardLips]

Or why not throw your budget out the window and buy the most expensive nos parts you can find for it build it in a week then show it off on all the Facebook groups then start another ridiculously expensive build and so on

Aye and there's another one... other end of the spectrum though. 

[Retrodan72]

I'll cut the lad some slack, he's only in his 20's I think, so missed out on OS BMX the first time, but then again, even more reason to do your homework.

Around 18 months ago, I got a message off a lad I know apologising as he'd told a lad at work about my bikes, next thing, I got a FB inbox saying how much he liked my bikes, so I thanked him for his appreciation, he messaged back asking if I'd be willing to sell any to him. 

The video made me cringe this week though.

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

I'll cut the lad some slack, he's only in his 20's I think, so missed out on OS BMX the first time, but then again, even more reason to do your homework.

Around 18 months ago, I got a message off a lad I know apologising as he'd told a lad at work about my bikes, next thing, I got a FB inbox saying how much he liked my bikes, so I thanked him for his appreciation, he messaged back asking if I'd be willing to sell any to him. 

The video made me cringe this week though.

any links to any of the videos Dan, or are all on facebook and by now will have disappeared to the bottom of the page, never to be recovered?

[Retrodan72]

I'll cut the lad some slack, he's only in his 20's I think, so missed out on OS BMX the first time, but then again, even more reason to do your homework.

Around 18 months ago, I got a message off a lad I know apologising as he'd told a lad at work about my bikes, next thing, I got a FB inbox saying how much he liked my bikes, so I thanked him for his appreciation, he messaged back asking if I'd be willing to sell any to him. 

The video made me cringe this week though.

I'll tag you in it.
any links to any of the videos Dan, or are all on facebook and by now will have disappeared to the bottom of the page, never to be recovered?