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Offline rollin72

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2009, 07:16 PM »
looks awesome, nice1 :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2009, 08:26 PM »
Stunning  :4_17_5:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2009, 08:33 PM »
that's really sweet mate,  well done :daumenhoch:

ps.. didn't realise all that work was done before it came to me

very impressed with sawzals work ;)
« Last Edit: April 27, 2009, 08:35 PM by SuperBikeDan »
For powder coating drop me a pm

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2009, 08:40 PM »
 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :smitten: :smitten:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2009, 08:52 PM »
yeah that work on the dropouts is class  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #30 on: April 27, 2009, 09:08 PM »
well done Iain, finally got it finished.

So lucky having your old dp freestyler. it must be so strange having it looking the same as when you first bought it. What was it like sitting back on it again? have you got your old cloths too, now that would be a great photo  :LolLolLolLol:

going to add some photos to the dp web site this week, great job Iain  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #31 on: April 27, 2009, 10:06 PM »
Great story and a great build mate.

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #32 on: April 27, 2009, 11:13 PM »
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! :4_17_5:

loved the story but the bike rebuild is something else!!!!!!!!! :D

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #33 on: April 27, 2009, 11:31 PM »
Just to echo what others have said, superb.....a great looking bike indeed and a cool bit of history to boot, brilliant :4_17_5:
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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #34 on: April 28, 2009, 06:11 AM »


Brilliant story especially the bit about the ski's  ;D , and to top it of its been brilliantly re built. and been given the chance to rekindle all those memories. Fantastic all round.  well done top notch  :4_17_5:  :4_17_5: and defo bike of the month with all the work she has had and how she has turnd out.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2009, 07:26 AM »
superb job there mate, makes me wish i had kept mine now

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2009, 07:31 AM »
now  this  is  what  i call a   F A N T A S T I C   resto job well done  this  is  what  its  all about  .my hat is  off to  you  sir  well done   :4_17_5:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #37 on: April 28, 2009, 01:16 PM »
Awesome job done , great story too  :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #38 on: April 29, 2009, 09:28 PM »

Your builds have always been top draw Iain but you've surpassed yourself with this one. The time and effort put into it is reward enough but it must have been great bringing your original bike back to life.

Get a picture of you on it in the same pose as the original pic. It'll round off the story brilliantly.

Well done and well done to the guys who've helped you. Stunning job all round. Make sure you add it to Bike of the Month and you'll get my vote....again.

PS. Get your @rse down to the Titans track, it'll be good to see you again.

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #39 on: April 30, 2009, 02:00 PM »
Get a picture of you on it in the same pose as the original pic. It'll round off the story brilliantly.


Thanks Paul  :daumenhoch:

Funnily enough I was thinking the same thing myself. Was even going to take it accross to my parents house and stand in exactly the same place in the garden where the original pic was taken  :LolLolLolLol:

Will try to get back down to clydebank again soon, my weekends just seem to be very full at the moment  ::)

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #40 on: April 30, 2009, 09:01 PM »
Awesome story and build, loads of respect for that. :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #41 on: April 30, 2009, 09:45 PM »
as above... I suspect so many of us would have skipped it in our pre-rad days. Looks very classy.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #42 on: May 04, 2009, 12:09 AM »
I'm gob-smacked Iain ... that's a tasty looking bike now. Great stuff  :4_17_5:

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #43 on: May 04, 2009, 09:00 AM »
very nice,stunning
"Then in about 1988/9 I decided to take the wheels off and bolt a pair of skis to the bottom and turn it into a ski bike" love it,lol :D :) :) :) :D
Bonkers! 

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Re: My original DP Firebird restored
« Reply #44 on: May 04, 2009, 09:17 AM »
Amazing story - I know I'm going to end up trying to restore something old school - and it's the fault of everyone on this forum.

Still - probably no one would have tried to restore a 'team murray' my first bmx.

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