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Offline reilley1

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My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« on: December 30, 2013, 02:07 AM »

I try to build bikes the way we rode them back in the Stone Age. I have a few bikes but don’t consider myself a collector. I rather see myself as an old BMXer with good memories.
 
 
This one brings back a lot of memories.  I was heavily into both BMX and motorcycles at the time and looked up to both Marty Smith and trials rider Lane Leavitt and was lucky to meet both at the time. There is even an annotation on the back of the pic about Leavitt.
 
 I wore the Honda jersey everywhere! Sadly, all I had to ride at the time was some beat up Suzuki TS-185 so I had to make up through BMX. It was this configuration that the bike was set-up for when I Met Rick and Patti and the rest of the RBS crew. This was a time when I wanted to be as good as some of the RBS riders as well as MX racers. Alas, by my multiple 9th place finishes and crappy motorcycle, this was not meant to be.
 
The bike is set-up as closely to the original one given what I have in my stash. It does have chain adjusters as well as brake pad guides like I did 38 years ago.. Steel box bars now but I had some trick alloy ones back then. You can see the motorcycle influence by the tires. Larger on the back and smaller front.  Grips are motorcycle Dohertys like the old days. I even used tape on the “Throttle” side to make the over sized grip fit.
 
I was running an early homemade freewheel kit on the coaster hub at the time and got rid of the brake arm. I Kept the brake arm this time around.
 
Bike went through several changes over time. Originally had motomags but when alloy wheels became popular I jumped on them and immediately went from last place finisher to mid-pack finisher.
 
The bike is long gone but the memories remained. Picked up the frame from my friend and mentor Tom DeRosier of Tom's Bike shop.  Met my friend and sidehack pilot Mike Hardaway when I owned this bike; met my BMX dream girl Pam Coble,  rode endless miles with Jesus Felix and Jimmy McDaniels (among many of my BMX friends.) Trekked to the multiple trails in Santa Cruz with my friend Rex and even raced with some of the early Nor Cal pioneers at a race in Scotts Valley.
 
 
 
Bike makes me smile. And like I said before, if even one person gets a smile from reminiscing through this bike, I’m happy














Webco Mild Steel Frame (Repowdered)
 
Schwinn Fork (with original chrome plated fork crown cover) rattled canned.
 
Box bars
 
UnknownStem
 
Doherty motorcycle grips. ("Throttle" side taped to fit grip)
 
Schwinn/Tange combination headset.
 
Ashtabula Cranks:
 
Schwinn Bottom Bracket
 
Three Arrows Sprocket
 
KKT Pedals
 
DID black Chain
 
Dia Compe Brake caliper with brake guides
 
Shimano Coaster hub with home made freewheel adapter
 
Weinmann brake lever with original Doherty lever cover
 
Matthauser brake shoes with brake guides
 
Shimano housing
 
Araya 7B Rims
 
Shimano MX front hub
 
Asahi spokes
 
Carlisle Aggressor rear, Cheng Shin 1.75 front tire
 
 
Sportex French saddle
 
Steel generic Post
 
Schwinn Seat Post Clamp
 
Yamaha Moto Bike Chain Tensioners

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2013, 06:43 AM »
Damn thats nice :4_17_5:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2013, 09:31 AM »
once again, awesome dude  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2013, 09:37 AM »
Love that  :smitten:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2013, 09:40 AM »
Great looking and I like the before and after rider shots. You can just feel the buzz reading your post.

Thanks bro, put a smile on my face today  :daumenhoch:
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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2013, 06:10 PM »
Amazing  :4_17_5:
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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2013, 06:19 PM »
that's a proper bmx... love it!  :smitten:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2013, 06:58 PM »
Thats nice fella  :daumenhoch:


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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2013, 09:49 PM »
You can hardly tell the age difference in the 2 photos either  :2funny:
If in doubt flat out.

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2013, 02:46 AM »
Love it, great story too ;)

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2013, 08:17 AM »
Awesome ! Great looking bike with some nice history  :4_17_5:
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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2014, 03:27 AM »
Always love your builds - and the stories that come with them  :4_17_5:

Gives me inspiration for a little project I have on the go.

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #12 on: January 04, 2014, 03:11 PM »
 :4_17_5:
Fantastic
A long time ago, in a land far away!

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2014, 08:51 PM »
 8) 8) very nice bike. Love the 'then & now' pics.

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2014, 10:51 PM »
that is a cool bike :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2014, 05:55 PM »
 :daumenhoch: nice
cheers Kev
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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2014, 08:00 AM »
Ah story time at rad. Love it

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #17 on: February 14, 2014, 01:15 PM »
Love it  :daumenhoch:


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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #18 on: February 14, 2014, 01:33 PM »
brought back to its old glory - was , is , will always be cool this bike :slayer: blue box bars dem i like

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2014, 08:41 PM »
that's a proper bmx... love it!  :smitten:

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #20 on: March 20, 2014, 10:13 PM »
Very cool bike. Love it. 8) 
"Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time"

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2014, 11:26 PM »
Propa old skool

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #22 on: July 11, 2017, 07:03 PM »
Love it.  Working on a '76 myself.

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Re: My old 75 Webco. Reborn. Well, sort of
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2017, 09:56 AM »
Looks spot on. Lovely build 😍😎
I'd rather eat worms than ride a sears BMX.

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