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danb

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Team Karate
« on: April 13, 2007, 05:44 PM »
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to ask for some help regarding my old BMX
I've been rebuilding my old Team Karate BMX and have got it pretty much looking like it was BITD.
I sourced some pads on ebay but the finishing touch would be to get some decals made up.

Anyone remember what Team Karate stickers looked like?? would be much appreciated.



thanks in advance
Dan

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 05:46 PM »
looks real clean that dan    :)
dan

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2007, 05:48 PM »
wow, are those rims araya????  :smitten:
A long time ago, in a land far away!

Trev

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2007, 05:52 PM »

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2007, 06:02 PM »
wow, are those rims araya????  :smitten:

Not Araya, Spencer rims. Just been re-anodised. Didn't take long to re-lace them up but took over an hour to straighten them!! they were all over the place.



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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2007, 06:03 PM »
wow, are those rims araya????  :smitten:

Yet another example of Custom Colour Annodising's work!!! SUPERB!!

Go on Dan... show them the before and after pics of the rims!!

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2007, 06:28 PM »
wow, are those rims araya????  :smitten:

Yet another example of Custom Colour Annodising's work!!! SUPERB!!

Go on Dan... show them the before and after pics of the rims!!

Hi Beard

Here are some pics of the bike when I recovered it from my parents loft where it had been sitting for 15+ years


















there you go
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Andy

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2007, 06:40 PM »
I still have my old team karate race top

sweet bike

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2007, 07:20 PM »
Good stuff
nice resto and lovely bike

Real nice anno work , to keep the lettering is fair play and shows some good thought has gone into the anno work

right I am going to send him something

Rich

FuNMoNsTeR

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2007, 07:39 PM »
Made by the Ishiwata factory...the same oufit that made Procraft frames  ;)

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2007, 08:31 PM »
absolutely excellent. top marks. keep it, put it on your wall.
I want to touch ORB

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2007, 08:33 PM »
Nice resto, never seen one of those before :-\ :smitten:

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2007, 08:35 PM »
I like that, nice frames those as Funmonster says, same as the ProCraft  :smitten:

Good work on resto too, those rims have come up a treat and so has the rest of the bike  :daumenhoch:


Better to crash and burn than fade away

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2007, 09:11 PM »
Thanks for all the nice comments guys.
Just need the finishing touch with the decals.
Just have no idea what they looked like.
I think they may have been black writing saying Karate. Not sure though.
Really wish I'd taken a photo of it 24 years ago!!
Doesn't appear to be anything on the internet about them either, not surprising I guess.

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2007, 09:14 PM »
Do your own stickers, its so rare, no one will know if their correct :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
A long time ago, in a land far away!

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2007, 09:27 PM »
Do your own stickers, its so rare, no one will know if their correct :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

Good shout!
Wonder if I could knock something up on the computer and print onto sticky back plastic!!! lol, got to be worth a go!
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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2007, 09:30 PM »
796 did some for his cali, not too bad, but they run when they get wet, great idea for trying out ideas :daumenhoch:
A long time ago, in a land far away!

daz bmx it!

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2007, 09:32 PM »
Them pads on the bay? was they the reversable type with chq's on the other side ???

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2007, 09:34 PM »
Them pads on the bay? was they the reversable type with chq's on the other side ???

Yep was indeed, got em for £8.00. I saw another set on ebay about a week later!!!


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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #19 on: April 14, 2007, 08:36 PM »
There you go  ;)
Basically same logo as the 'Karate' on your pads but in black with a white outline


FuNMoNsTeR

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2007, 11:14 PM »
They were a well made bike for the money bitd  ;)

danb

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Re: Team Karate
« Reply #21 on: April 16, 2007, 12:59 PM »
There you go  ;)
Basically same logo as the 'Karate' on your pads but in black with a white outline



Legend!!
thank you.
That should look pretty smart with some decals made up
Thanks for the pic!!


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