Author Topic: Fillm Replica BMX Bandits DB (Read 1228 times)

bods · « **on:** November 23, 2009, 11:41 AM »

Well this has taken me a long long time and much much money

BMX Bandits Replica as close to original specs as poss, I was supprised that more people haven't done one, that I've seen anyway.

It was a case of watching the start of the film and always liking chrome frames, I had a DB Silver Streak a few years back, someone had thrown at the local tip, I cleaned it up, and sold it as it was half my mates that worked there, very nice bike to ride so got me starting this challenge of builing this

Started early summer and just finnished today after waiting for seat and seat post clamp for months!!

Huge Thanks to Cbrgil Retrospect for the DB Decals and Pad Set
Also big thanks to Vert-Ego for Brakes and Stem
And many ebay sellers for the rest in the UK and USA

Peter J · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2009, 11:53 AM »

Nice build.

I always like the "non" factory spec builds, it's nice to see some thing a little different.

Deano · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2009, 12:51 PM »

Yes Bods, i think that looks

bro

Now you have made me want to watch the film again and check the likeness

Now will you use it or store it?

phantom photon · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:23 PM »

Nice work

crazycraig · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2009, 01:40 PM »

Nice ! Any pix ofthe one in the film so we can compare ?

bods · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2009, 02:59 PM »

Yep, I will be riding it sometimes

Couple of pics

Peter J · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2009, 03:14 PM »

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meticulous · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:00 PM »

well done, i love to see replica/copies of famous bikes from bitd....

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2009, 04:18 PM »

Very Nice

and the award for the longest seatpost 'ever' goes to you aswell!

bobafett · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2009, 08:11 PM »

Cool

bmxboy70 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:04 PM »

Super cool dude!!

ORANGEZIPPY · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:27 PM »

yeah Well done, that looks great, and dont see many of those replica's also

muddstud · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2009, 09:53 PM »

Nice build that mate are you going to go down waterslide with it

bods · « **Reply #13 on:** November 24, 2009, 12:09 AM »

Thanks for the kind comments guys

That was one thing with the Burners MK1, if I had the seat post on max it was alright for me

Think this post is 400mm long

but still a little lower than the Burner

Quote from: muddstud on November 23, 2009, 09:53 PM

Nice build that mate are you going to go down waterslide with it

Wish i was in Oz so I can rip through and go down it

theres been a few different things said about the bikes in the water slide, someone over there said they were plastic, Nicoles looks like a GT Permformer frame also.

NORTY40 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 24, 2009, 12:40 AM »

Great stuff mate

xGoose · « **Reply #15 on:** November 24, 2009, 01:47 AM »

Nice build, looks pretty spot on!

I remember my Dad taking me and my bro to watch that at the cinema bitd when we were as young as. It was a special double billing with Beat Street so we ended up watching both films back to back. (Old school memories!)

What bike did the fat lad have?

neiljonarcus · « **Reply #16 on:** November 24, 2009, 05:56 AM »

just watched the the opening scene there and you have cracked it mate the bike is spot on 100% give yourself a massive slap on the back , the DB looks the dogs mate i love it

sparky · « **Reply #17 on:** November 24, 2009, 08:28 AM »

Very nice indeed, nice attention to detail. What frameset did you use?

Btw, they also used a TK frameset which had a couple of cameo roles.

bods · « **Reply #18 on:** November 24, 2009, 09:35 AM »

Quote from: sparky on November 24, 2009, 08:28 AM

Very nice indeed, nice attention to detail. What frameset did you use?

Btw, they also used a TK frameset which had a couple of cameo roles.

Yeah I noticed that in odd places, I think it's TK one when they jump over the pickup, didn't know thats what the frame was till looking on here though

. It was one thing that made it difficult to decide on the bikes to use. In the end I decided to to go with the ones at the start before they ride and stick with what parts are on that.

I believe the frame is DB II Silver Streak, would the senior pro or other it poss is in the film be slightly bigger?

I didn't really know anything about anything other than burners before building this, I just studied the film to work out the parts, Brakes took awhile as it confused me with the Shimano Lever on upside down on the left side as they used r/h lever for l/h sie also sbut I thought i'd get correct pair

sparky · « **Reply #19 on:** November 24, 2009, 12:07 PM »

Quote from: bods on November 24, 2009, 09:35 AM

Quote from: sparky on November 24, 2009, 08:28 AM
Very nice indeed, nice attention to detail. What frameset did you use?

Btw, they also used a TK frameset which had a couple of cameo roles.

would the senior pro or other it poss is in the film be slightly bigger?

The frameset used in the film was a Senior Pro, but don't let that take away from what you've done.

I was going to build up my TK as a replica, but changed my mind and built a custom pro