Author Topic: dirtbike , but your not gunna like it :p (Read 1720 times)

perry · « **on:** March 27, 2008, 08:19 PM »

i finally have one after wanting one since when i started riding in the mid 90s

i was going to buy harris` but its a little too nice and i wanted one i could ride without fear of getting it dirty so when this one popped up on the bay i had to press buy it now

its obviously an oversize which is great as i could use my race forks and redneck

the paint is awful , really badly done , but the colour is growing on me

its also been cut to 14mm , badly too and i had to file the left drop out to get the wheel in as it had closed up a bit at the rear and was a bit folded in , it also has dents along the chainstay

but i wont feel bad having to drop it over some dirt

i might take the rear wheel back to the raw alloy , the orange and blue was for another colour combo i had last year but for this one i think the ally would be better

im going to have to push the bars forward too

its a kinda aqua colour
s&m race forks
fsa headset
redneck
pro race bars
dmr wondercups
fsa carbon/titanium bottom bracket
sugino cranks in 170mm that i forgot i had
42 tooth ring
orange original dmr pedals
odyssey evo 2 brake
quando sealed hub with cheapo rim
cheap front wheel ( £8 )
i forgot i had the tensioner

cheap tyres that might get changed tommorow

i have an odyssey seat and clamp but i remembered i dont have a post the right size

( 22.2

? seems familiar for some reason )

harris · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:31 PM »

a good starting point

leave that bloody drill alone

perry · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:41 PM »

i certainly wont be changing anything about this one

its a shame about the dropouts but hey ho , its over 10 years old after all

itl stay this spec for a while i guess as i cant justify constantly buying parts

it would look great with my blue chris king off my kona but id rather it was on the kona

im going to stop seeking out parts but if something nice gets offered to me cheap

i doubt a seat / post / lever / cable will make much difference but its weight feels just so right , nice and solid without being too much

darkersomeday · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:48 PM »

funky, i like it,

the drops will neaten up a bit, theyre not too bad

stem is cool, so's the kooky back wheel!

but how many fooking cats have you got dude???!!!

ps, i've got a "glut" of seats at the mo if you need one

perry · « **Reply #4 on:** March 27, 2008, 08:59 PM »

i think they were done hastily and without much care as they arnt straight , a round/half round file wasnt used at the end so its square and theres a little notch where the guy slipped with his grinder

the wheel goes a kinda pinky peach when it spins quick enough

i was given the stem in about 98 as my mates bars kept slipping , hasnt slipped once for me

only 3 cats , about 5 snakes , 2 geckos and a few other strange lizards , the pets are the mrs thing , she has a habit of buying them too much stuff

is it 22.2 i need to ask for in the shop tommorow ?

SaMAlex · « **Reply #5 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:03 PM »

That looks great, a lovely little bike. Me and DSD were watching that on Ebay. Glad that its gone to a good home.

Im not to sure about the rear wheel. What kind of bike was it on that needed spokey dokeys?

The stem is great. Its one of the first clamp on rednecks with the very sharp edges.

Are the cranks square taper spindle? Ive had nothing but trouble when Ive tried to fit ally cranks and square spindles to a BMX. They just cant take it. I hope you have better luck, but they have got to be top of the list to change.

22.2mm is the size of most OS seatposts. I think that when the dirtbike went up to "Oversized" the seatpost changed to 1 inch (25.4mm).

perry · « **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:18 PM »

pokey dokes are great fun

unless they are left to fling around on the spoke , i used to drive people crazy with the constant ting ting ting ting at slow speeds , people would always look at their bikes like bits were falling off

ill have to strip it back , the pads will wear the edge and itl lose the check effect so i think an all alloy will be better

i know of a guy with a redneck in gold , ive never seen the clamp ons in gold and its imaculate but i doubt he will let it go and i dont need another stem anyway lol

yep square taper , ive never broken a bottom bracket , not even years ago when i was doing 8ft drops to flat so these should hopefully be fine , ive never gotten on with tubular steel arms , hurt my ankles tooo much lol

the only cranks ive ever broken were some 24/7 cranks that cracked at the weld ( very badly made ) and i stripped the thread out of a powerbite arm before they went with the steel insert , bt i was dong a lot of pedl grinds with those

ive tried all the posts i have and they are far too big so ill give 22.2 a go

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2008, 10:18 PM »

bike looks cool, mint compared to mine.
good to see someone else into old fords on here

EL CID · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2008, 02:45 AM »

cool rider we can find you in a crowd. Like you said you didnt want something you were afraid to ride and there is no fun in that.

perry · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2008, 10:05 AM »

cheers fellas

i love yours geoff

thats my cooltina

and escort

its suprising how many people with old fords ride , my mate has a mk1 tina and a fit series 2

george in surrey always builds a nice car

thats his old escort

he also has these

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2008, 10:24 AM »

Maybe you should have started a "riders bikes and their old Fords" thread.

Here's my mate Crowman, his S&M, and his Escort.
He has a Mk3 Tina too but its very much in bits at the moment.

perry · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2008, 04:40 PM »

stripped the rim and it looks much better for it

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2008, 04:46 PM »

it does.

cranks still look a bit MTB but if it floats your boat.............

woody allen bars · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2008, 05:51 PM »

Cool bike, enjoy riding it

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2008, 10:31 PM »

nice selection of fords there perry, that black mk1 is badass alex!!!
here's my osf

woody allen bars · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2008, 06:06 AM »

Nice tracking shot (bottom). Did you take it?

Craig

perry · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2008, 12:19 PM »

those photos would be by gazza for the retroford photoshoot you were in

didnt know that ones yours , you only mentioned an xr2

i remember morley telling me about that mex before it went to print , he was trying to get me to use mercedes satin black for my grille and light surrounds instead of the matt black i already had

i wonder if the osf lot has stopped slating me yet

ive been thinking of making my camper all satin black with some repro 7"rs 4 spokes highly polshed and some gold detailing , just wish i had a garage to do it in $:-\$

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #17 on:** April 03, 2008, 10:24 PM »

yea they're from the retro ford mag feature, got all the pics on disk.
the tracking pic was took by the photographer hanging out of the window of an evo7!!!
the mk1 xr is a recent addition to the garage, bit of a hospital job though!!!

perry · « **Reply #18 on:** April 03, 2008, 10:50 PM »

if you make it half as good as the mex itl be amazing

you going to classic ford show ?

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #19 on:** April 03, 2008, 11:16 PM »

yea goin to classic ford, got a place on the lakes tour in may

the fiesta's a quicky to sell on.
doin a mk2 xr2 turbo technics for a mate, hopefully get it in the concourse at ford fair

perry · « **Reply #20 on:** April 03, 2008, 11:26 PM »

ill say hi if i see you

those turbo technic fiestas are quite rare arnt they ?

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #21 on:** April 06, 2008, 10:09 PM »

yea don,t think theres many original ones left, the kits have all been robbed!
here,s a few pics of the fresh paint
got underside and engine bay left to do

i'll be camping at classic ford, beer and bbq!

perry · « **Reply #22 on:** April 06, 2008, 10:20 PM »

nice

is that with the old ford lot ? that was fun a few years ago when it was still small , morley with his slow burning bbq

i probably wont be camping as i now live quite close , well close enough to get there in half hour when i had my mk1

and i wasnt even driving , i had a mate drive . i took it on the strip a couple times and got him to drive back

i havnt told the missus were going yet though $:-\$

geoffcrabble · « **Reply #23 on:** April 07, 2008, 08:24 PM »

prob with the guys from rallyesportescorts, should be on the works team stand,
might have a few runs up the strip if the weathers nice, got 14.5 to beat!!!
goin a bit off topic from your thread!!
any more progress with the dirtbike?
mines gathered more dust!!!!

perry · « **Reply #24 on:** April 07, 2008, 11:50 PM »

i dont think anyone minds

mrs asked earlier if were going to any car shows this year

thats a decent time for a pinto

i have changed a few things actually

took it out and it turned out the left hand crank arm was bent

shouldave spotted it while fitting

i changed it for a spare but i going to bulwell this sunday and i can spin the 42 tooth out far tooo easily so the only other option was to use my shimano lx cranks which dont look so good but at least they are a pedal friendly 44t

cut the rear axle down so it doesnt catch on people passing me

changed the rh lever to the lh i had and gave it a bit of a bend and changed the tyres to some cheap comp 3 copys

just needs to stop raining so i can get out on it

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