another harry leary """ FINISHED """"

[neiljonarcus]

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]

Im looking forward to this 

[neiljonarcus]

i am not        



no should be good i hope 

[MartyC]

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?

[DIRTBIKER250F]

HLT Neil, you shit em 

[neiljonarcus]

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]

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]

Still a bike i'd love to ride/own

[neiljonarcus]

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]

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

[Juju]

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]

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]

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]

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

Yeah but will the next owner know?

[neiljonarcus]

nee noor nee noor                   

[Muffski]

Looking foward to seeing another top resto job

[sparky]

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]

i think grant wants to keep it . 

[MartyC]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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