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Title: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: MartyC on October 26, 2009, 01:20 PM: I don't know about you guys but I am finding it really hard to not rush buying parts for my latest build. I keep seeing so many parts I need and keep thinking they will never come up again (of course not; buggar that they will ::) ). I have spent nearly $500au in the last two weeks and know I'll be spending more at the end of next month when I get paid again.

One good thin I suppose is that I'll be having to get some chrome work done on a heap of bits and maybe some anodising (to restore faded anno) which may keep me focused on not buying anything :D.

When I started this project I said to myslef that I would take my time with this one ::).

Here's a sneak preview of it still wrapped up...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_1726.jpg)
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: meticulous on October 26, 2009, 01:27 PM: sell me that scorpion marty to raise some funds..... :LolLolLolLol:

notice your garage is still full of un-opened boxes.... ;)
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: MartyC on October 26, 2009, 02:10 PM: Quote from: meticus on October 26, 2009, 01:27 PM
sell me that scorpion marty to raise some funds..... :LolLolLolLol:

notice your garage is still full of un-opened boxes.... ;)

She's a keeper I'm afraid :).

Those boxes are full of bike parts, all of them :shocked:

That's a pair of bars, a Z-Rim and my Robinson RSR to the left ::) I really should get them built up soon :D
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: markyp on October 26, 2009, 02:41 PM: i always find that all the bits you need seem to come up at once so i tend to grab em then.at the mo im having bit of a lean period sourcing parts so its taken the edge of the whole building side of things.i guess when bits do turn up again i will snap them up in a frenzy as per usual telling myself that they'll never come up again!!im kicking myself for not grabbing some tuff pedals about 3 months back when i had a t.a build in mind even before id sourced a t.a,im now kicking myself!! :'(
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: rooski on October 26, 2009, 07:17 PM: really struggling to find bits to finish builds at the mo,dont seem to be a lot of stuff about :(
gonna have to wait a bit i think,bide my time. :-\
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: MartyC on October 27, 2009, 02:52 PM: Better up that to $700au this month, plus decals at another $80au so that's nearly $800au :-[ Just as well the Aussie Dollar is strong against the pound at the moment ;D
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: markyp on October 27, 2009, 04:16 PM: Quote from: MartyC on October 27, 2009, 02:52 PM
Better up that to $700au this month, plus decals at another $80au so that's nearly $800au :-[ Just as well the Aussie Dollar is strong against the pound at the moment ;D
dont worry marty,i spent nearly £800 in one week back in august!!! :buck2:
Title: Re: How hard is it to not rush buying parts?
Post by: HARORIDER on October 28, 2009, 08:27 AM: it is hard mate but you should never rush to buy parts they WILL always come up again as people sell off builds or change their minds etc etc can sometimes be a costly mistake to make when you get carried away :idiot2: