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Title: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 08:21 PM: Thanks to everyone who helped me with this project. Big shout to:
Burnaliser, Firebird, Ratty, Craigmisfitsat101(sp), Snav69, I wish I kept My TA.

I finally opted for the full on Elliot replica. Now with Sugino chainring and double clamp stem. black fluted seatpost has gone and has been replaced with a chrome one.

Postie is still to bring me the proper rat trap pedals and a pre-bent lever. Just to finish it off.

Anyhow, without further ado...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/DSC02252.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/DSC02254.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/DSC02253.jpg)

Here is the original:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/et06.jpg)

:smitten:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: dj_benice on January 13, 2007, 08:22 PM: nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: zed4130 on January 13, 2007, 08:23 PM: you got that spot on mate' isnt elliot small and think we still ride these ickle bikes :2funny:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimmyp on January 13, 2007, 08:37 PM: Spot on, i like the fact you have taken the pic and worked on getting it true to the original, NICE :smitten: :smitten:

can't wait to get mine finished ;)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: lazychubs on January 13, 2007, 08:39 PM: looks good jim but ures is different as his bike has no cable lol
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Bigplinky on January 13, 2007, 08:39 PM: Really like the alternative take on the ET, top bike :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: snav69 on January 13, 2007, 08:45 PM: That looks the dogz Jim :smitten: , Glad the wheels landed safe and well :)

Keep up the good work mate ;)

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 08:51 PM: Quote from: Lazychubs on January 13, 2007, 08:39 PM
looks good jim but ures is different as his bike has no cable lol

Rhys, the closest I could get to the invisible cable, was the original Kuwahara one! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: lazychubs on January 13, 2007, 08:55 PM: lol thing is its at the back but not at the front
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: dj_benice on January 13, 2007, 08:56 PM: Am I the only one that can see it :idiot2: Follow the curve of the bar down from the lever its there ;)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: LXIX on January 13, 2007, 08:58 PM: :4_17_5: except for the tyres even wilkos would look beter
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 08:58 PM: Nah I can see it too. Took some time to realise that it was grey though. Well it looks grey anyway.
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: lazychubs on January 13, 2007, 09:00 PM: yep now i can see it and loks black lol
or shiny metal lol
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: dj_benice on January 13, 2007, 09:02 PM: looks black to me :)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimmyp on January 13, 2007, 09:03 PM: Yep i see it 2 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimmyp on January 13, 2007, 09:04 PM: Quote from: dj_benice on January 13, 2007, 09:02 PM
looks black to me :)

At the back it does :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 09:05 PM: Means I'll have to change it back then. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Rombloke on January 13, 2007, 09:21 PM: its black and follows the bars.....

cool bike jim....nice one

dave
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: LXIX on January 13, 2007, 09:23 PM: im not trying to be funny about the tyres or picky either i just think it would look so much better with comp 3s ,cheng shins or wilkos ,i dont like the black tyres, everything else puka :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 09:26 PM: 69er i agree, but then it wouldn't be a replica! :LolLolLolLol:

I also have all the bits to make it up like the ET Kuwahara original, which does have gumwall tyres on.

But prefer the Idea of having it the same as Elliots rather than the bike that came out after the film.
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: DR VINOAH on January 13, 2007, 09:29 PM: ace work jim

like it very much

:4_17_5:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: LXIX on January 13, 2007, 09:30 PM: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: MartyC on January 13, 2007, 09:33 PM: Jimwise, that looks very nice, can just see the brake cable :LolLolLolLol:

BTW, where did you get the tyres from?

Marty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 09:36 PM: Quote from: MartyC on January 13, 2007, 09:33 PM
Jimwise, that looks very nice, can just see the brake cable :LolLolLolLol:

BTW, where did you get the tyres from?

Marty :daumenhoch:

Marty, got them from Rudewheels. they are a fecker to get on and off. Tighter than a gnat's chuff! :tickedoff:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: LXIX on January 13, 2007, 09:38 PM: do they go wromp wropm wromp when you ride?
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Mattdub on January 13, 2007, 09:45 PM: Nice Jim , like it :daumenhoch: .

Cool to have one different to the norm , his stem does look to be an angled one though ! .

Keep looking :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 09:52 PM: Mine was bent too but ET fixed it!! OWWWCH
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: mattbloke on January 13, 2007, 09:55 PM: sweeeeeeeeeeet only word needed :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 10:07 PM: thanks for all your comments :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Flaz on January 13, 2007, 10:11 PM: well done jim that is a excellent replica

cant wait to give it a rip around braintree ;)

have you got a basket yet ? if you have you could sit init with a sheet wrapped about ya head and i could ride you around

just to make it really real we could slam your finger in the van door so it glows :LolLolLolLol:

Quote from: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 10:07 PM
thanks for all your comments :daumenhoch:

spoke a bit to soon didnt ya :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 10:12 PM: Flaz, suppose that would be a variation on a side-hack. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: MartyC on January 13, 2007, 10:14 PM: Quote from: LXIX on January 13, 2007, 09:38 PM
do they go wromp wropm wromp when you ride?

They is proper old school Cheng Shin knobbies, I had them on my first bike, then a set of Tioga MX's before getting some Mongoose Snakebelly's. They make a great sound when ridden on concrete, just as you describe :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 13, 2007, 10:18 PM: I'll find out tomorrow!

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Jazzchimp on January 13, 2007, 10:40 PM: Jimwise, you should feel very proud, that is one very nice build there fella! :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: RATTY on January 14, 2007, 01:07 AM: Im impressed mate, one tasty build there, and a good theme, very original!!

You bringing it to Braintree to show off?
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Nosnod on January 14, 2007, 09:28 AM: That is one fantastic build mate 8)

I think the brake cable is black in the original pic
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 14, 2007, 10:01 AM: Yeah brake cable is black, it has now been changed. Just liked the idea of having kuwahara cables on there! :LolLolLolLol:

Tony it will be going to braintree. ;)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Waxintaxin on January 14, 2007, 10:08 AM: schweeeeet

nice build fella

Rich
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: karwash on January 14, 2007, 10:40 AM: Top notch Jim, It's builds like yours that are sucking me back into the bmx scene after 20+years :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: gt0733 on January 14, 2007, 10:44 AM: very nice build jim :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Coastvl on January 14, 2007, 10:52 AM: Excellent build there mate. looks great. nice job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jT Racing on January 14, 2007, 11:18 AM: nice build jim, looks well ace.

what the fook is it with that bike though. that's no looptail he's on, thats a normal KZ witha et paintjob, a shit neck too. replica my arse, i thought it was the same bike as the film. did anybody allready know this??
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: bodamus on January 14, 2007, 11:28 AM: Great job love it :daumenhoch:

Townshend's right the E.T. bike in the film is a regular KZ-1 and not a looptail but who cares great job anyway.

I have the Stem that's angled forward like the one in the picture that actually came off an old E.T.

From bodamus ;)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 14, 2007, 12:27 PM: Again, thanks for the comments.

I know the one in the film is the KZ1 but didn't know until I had bought the frame and got it painted. After watching the film for research purposes noticed that it was a non-looptail.

Bodamus wanna sell the stem?
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: danny silverstreak on January 14, 2007, 01:28 PM: thats fantastic jim - well done pal :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: DIVOT1 on January 14, 2007, 08:52 PM: nice one jimbob,i think its the nuts :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: selfpreservation on January 14, 2007, 11:09 PM: tasty 8)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Gashead on January 15, 2007, 08:55 AM: :daumenhoch:

Top job fella - great build !
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: harris on January 15, 2007, 09:27 AM: yes mate looks as everyones said magic great build.
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 15, 2007, 10:57 AM: Really nice!!just a thought,i THINK the bike in the film had a black headset.
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: burnaliser on January 15, 2007, 11:57 AM: Well done Jim, that looks so sweet I can't believe it :shocked:

Looks like I got left behind, better get my arse in gear and get my one done! This is inspiration for me to hurry the fk up anyway 8)
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: jimwise68 on January 15, 2007, 12:19 PM: Quote from: HUTCHMAN on January 15, 2007, 10:57 AM
Really nice!!just a thought,i THINK the bike in the film had a black headset.

I know, still looking for one. :-[

Jeez some of you people are tough to please! :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: retrogeezer on January 15, 2007, 06:47 PM: very nice....
Title: Re: Elliot's Replica Kuwahara - completed
Post by: Waxintaxin on January 15, 2007, 06:50 PM: I think that when whover does the tricks ( haro or whover is Elliot) the bike changes to the riders bike or I am a spaz

Rich