Author Topic: another harry leary """ FINISHED """" (Read 42295 times)

neiljonarcus · « **on:** October 06, 2009, 04:52 PM »

i have been asked to build another harry leary turbo for a gent called grant . he seen my last build and like it so as a nice person i will be doing it for him . but not to spec as we are using a pro star as its got the same geom as the turbo . some nice bits though like a d.i.d chain , nice brakes , turbo cranks turbo stem . but on this build i need to recover the seat in suede so lets see how we get on

crazycraig · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2009, 04:55 PM »

Im looking forward to this

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2009, 04:57 PM »

i am not

no should be good i hope

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2009, 04:59 PM »

What's happening with the blue DC rear 890/1020? Looks like a spare

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Going for the full polish effect with smoke finish or something a little different this time?

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2009, 05:03 PM »

HLT Neil, you shit em

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2009, 05:07 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 04:59 PM

What's happening with the blue DC rear 890/1020? Looks like a spare .

Going for the full polish effect with smoke finish or something a little different this time?

marty i have to deanno the blue ones and i am not to sure on the faded black one

MartyC · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2009, 05:26 PM »

Quote from: n2cus on October 06, 2009, 05:07 PM

Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 04:59 PM
What's happening with the blue DC rear 890/1020? Looks like a spare .

Going for the full polish effect with smoke finish or something a little different this time?

marty i have to deanno the blue ones and i am not to sure on the faded black one

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO I need a blue ano rear one

magna13 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2009, 05:31 PM »

Still a bike i'd love to ride/own

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2009, 07:17 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 05:26 PM

Quote from: n2cus on October 06, 2009, 05:07 PM
Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 04:59 PM
What's happening with the blue DC rear 890/1020? Looks like a spare .

Going for the full polish effect with smoke finish or something a little different this time?

marty i have to deanno the blue ones and i am not to sure on the faded black one

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO I need a blue ano rear one

if you can get me a 890 rear in a diffrent colour in the same nick "nos" i will ask grant if i can swop it

sparky · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2009, 09:02 PM »

That's my old frame in the picture

, but what do you mean about the Pro-Star geometry Neil?

Juju · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2009, 09:21 PM »

Too many HLT's in "immaculate restored" condition floating round these days.

Putting it back as an electric blue and chrome Team Pro bike and finding blue sugino maxy cross style DB 3pc would be a whole lot more interesting to the retro scene.

A bike like the early DB ads, with Pro Stars being advertised underneath.

The HLT is my least favourite of the top end DB's - finish too brittle, a little too "bling" with its Turbo parts. Clumsy overbuilt 3pc, too much "chrome parts". And when completed - People tend to "showcase them" not actually "ride" them due to their value.

The owner will also know its not a "Harry Leary" but a nice fake - I think the rear drop out angles will always show the frame to be what it is. Just my 5 $. But my least favourite it may be, but still a fabulous bike. what ever you do with it. This isn't meant to be a negative post, just a suggestion to do something even more interesting.

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2009, 09:29 PM »

Quote from: sparky on October 06, 2009, 09:02 PM

That's my old frame in the picture , but what do you mean about the Pro-Star geometry Neil?

senior pro

sorry mark ............ i get mixed up when i am doing 10 things at the same time

sparky · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2009, 09:59 PM »

Quote from: n2cus on October 06, 2009, 09:29 PM

Quote from: sparky on October 06, 2009, 09:02 PM
That's my old frame in the picture , but what do you mean about the Pro-Star geometry Neil?

senior pro sorry mark ............ i get mixed up when i am doing 10 things at the same time

Bloody hell fella, no need to apologise I was just confused.

scary_leary · « **Reply #13 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:06 PM »

Quote from: Juju on October 06, 2009, 09:21 PM

The owner will also know its not a "Harry Leary" but a nice fake

Yeah but will the next owner know?

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #14 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:17 PM »

nee noor nee noor

Muffski · « **Reply #15 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:57 PM »

Looking foward to seeing another top resto job

sparky · « **Reply #16 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:59 PM »

Quote from: Juju on October 06, 2009, 09:21 PM

I think the rear drop out angles will always show the frame to be what it is.

Not quite correct Julian, both 1st and 2nd gen Senior Pro's/Leary's shared the exact same frame, only difference was the smoke layer.

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2009, 07:31 AM »

i think grant wants to keep it .

MartyC · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2009, 03:22 PM »

Quote from: n2cus on October 06, 2009, 07:17 PM

Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 05:26 PM

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO I need a blue ano rear one

if you can get me a 890 rear in a diffrent colour in the same nick "nos" i will ask grant if i can swop it

Cheers Neil, I thought it was yours and I might be able to guilt you into letting me have it

I'll have a search around for a blue one but if I have no luck in the next couple of weeks I might drop you a note

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #19 on:** October 07, 2009, 04:03 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on October 07, 2009, 03:22 PM

Quote from: n2cus on October 06, 2009, 07:17 PM
Quote from: MartyC on October 06, 2009, 05:26 PM

NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO I need a blue ano rear one

if you can get me a 890 rear in a diffrent colour in the same nick "nos" i will ask grant if i can swop it

Cheers Neil, I thought it was yours and I might be able to guilt you into letting me have it I'll have a search around for a blue one but if I have no luck in the next couple of weeks I might drop you a note

marty the bike will be finish by next week

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #20 on:** October 08, 2009, 06:54 AM »

progress

the bike is at the painters now

brakes broke down for de anno and full polish including brake blocks

seat stripped of its old leather cover ready for its suede

pedal deannoed half polished

hard to do becasue of the riveted cages

bearing seat,s need lots of tender care

7x rims strpped of there chrome "never again" ready for polishing

stem needing chrome off and also seat post clamp

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #21 on:** October 08, 2009, 07:29 AM »

seat clean of its old glue

then cross keyed with a 120 disc ready for the new suede

brake,s deannoed now for the polishing

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #22 on:** October 08, 2009, 07:41 AM »

Quote from: scary_leary on October 06, 2009, 10:06 PM

Quote from: Juju on October 06, 2009, 09:21 PM

The owner will also know its not a "Harry Leary" but a nice fake

Yeah but will the next owner know?

MR SCARY LEARY i am not a one to stop trouble but could you tell me if you could tell the diffrence between a pro and a leary if they were both painted in the smoke . or do you think at the diamond back factory the put some pro,s aside for to be smoked and made into leary,s ..... i wonder ?

matt · « **Reply #23 on:** October 08, 2009, 09:12 AM »

yeah cmon MR SCARY LEARY where are you, where i come from youve just been called out !!!!!!
i always knew Darweners were pussies

R Al · « **Reply #24 on:** October 08, 2009, 10:44 AM »

Neil, how are you gonna strip off the chrome on the stem and clamp ?
Looking good so far btw

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