1985 JMC Darrell Young

[stidds]

Maybe it was me, but although bitd I wasn't bothered about which parts went on my bikes (i.e. it wasn't all GT parts on a GT bike).  I was definately colour co-ordinated and most of the guys I raced against were also colour co-ordinated.

Maybe I just wasn't a pikey 

[pkradman]

jt .. i have some AP fork stickers if u need em .. lmk .... me personaly im on the fence on this one as i like things to be original how they left the factory , but have nothin against the custom builders in the hobby , and again cracking profiles ... nice work jt ..are they smartie tops stuck on the chainring 

[dordymush]

lol what do you expect.
i was riding a bmx 2000 when i first started with cotter pin cranks.
bloody fash harry eh with his GT   ;.

[jonpaul11]

Guys i'm new to this and don't consider myself a collector or builder but look back and some of the bikes that were ridden, especially in the UK were not the brochure perfect builds.

Very true... I was always adding / changing bits, nowhere near as thought out or planned as today's builds.

BTW, I always love to see a JMC build.

[HUTCHMAN]

just out of curiosity,whats the frame number?(mine's 85267)

[gregster]

Respect for having the balls to do something different with the colour, life would be boring if we all liked the same things.
I'm personally not sure the flat silver does such a set up justice, especially when those cranks are so damn shiney but hey, just my 10 pence worth.

It's great to see any JMC as far as I'm concerned, and a DY is my 'holy grail'.

g

[DY85262]

You know this day and age when most people are lacking a certain individuality it takes balls to go out and do something different. Credit to you!
When I was in Bournemouth in July last I went to some establishment up by the BIC and got very scared. I thought I was in a Robert Palmer music video as all the women seemed cloned, with long straight blonde hair. Very scarey
Hutchman we could have found another of the last shipment sent out of JMC factory to Hotwheels. Result.
JMC rules

[HUTCHMAN]

Your right Clint,could be another late one,come on J.T spill the beans 

[Jt]

DY85183 

[HUTCHMAN]

nice one!according to Jim Melton,my D.Y(and obviously Clints)were in the last batch produced before JMC shut down and sent to Hotwheels.Jim says this was July 1985.He didnt tell me the quantity shipped so i dont know if J.T'S was included,or before this last shipment(guessing before).thanks for the info JT

[Weeksy]

Lovely matey, really nice.

I used to have one back in the  day (how many times have you hear that?!)

Would love to build another (how long is the Top tube - was Andy Patterson model any longer?)

Only criticism is the red cable and grips- Blue all the way man!

Other than that, best old schooler I've seen in ages...

Weeksy

[keep it lit!]

Is there a caution-to-the-wind red and blue theme going on there? 
Lovely.

thought i'd go bling....the cranks are that mint i had to or they would have been wasted...

anyhow...candy blue is like, so last season...

it needed warping into the 21st century.

tut tut tut................. want to see some real JMC's?

[DIRTBIKER250F]

tut tut tut................. want to see some real JMC's?

Nah we prefere JMC's on here that aint real, have you got any good copies instead 

[crazycraig]

I feel a JMC off coming on 

[keep it lit!]

tasty silver dream machine!



Ade

[MartyC]

That color looks cool, been thinking about it since I saw it yesterday, only changes I would make would be to swap the red grips for blue and take out the blue chainring bolts, final touch would be to put a chain on it, other than that I think it looks very, very nice  .