Author Topic: s&m off ebay (Read 8445 times)

andy_116 · « **on:** December 10, 2009, 09:07 PM »

just won this, hopefully will turn out to be a holmes, pritty sure one of u guys would have been bidding against me

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2009, 09:45 PM »

I was watching it but didnt bid, was gonna mail asking if it had a serial on the dropout but ive no room for it and ive got a dirtbike that ive still not finished

Mail the seller asking for the serial no. if its starts SMD its a dirtbike, if it starts HXL its a Holmes...

Get some pics up when it lands

Good score btw...

nhoj · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2009, 11:28 PM »

I had a bid on it but didn't want to give too much as I wasn't 100% sure if it was even an s&m $:-\$

Mailed the seller for some more pics but didn't hear owt from the seller.

Hope it is and the build goes well for you!!

thecaptain · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2009, 05:44 PM »

cool, im always trawling ebay for S&M's, must have missed that, what price you get it for? if you dont mind me asking

fouronethreeoh! · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2009, 05:59 PM »

Had a little punt too, i thought it was a holmes.
Looks built up with cheap haro? bits, and chrome looks quite poor.
If it is a holmes still a bargain

andy_116 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2009, 07:07 PM »

my winning bid was 77.50 i think, with postage comes to £100, cant wait for it to turn up

and yeah captain, it was only listen as "old school bmx" as the guy didnt no what it was, i nearly missed it myself

like i said just want it to turn up so i can check it over, check its and S&M first

, then if its a holmes or not, and hopfully there pitchforks too

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2009, 07:20 PM »

Looks like a dirtbike with pitchforks to me

Bettyswallocks · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2009, 10:29 PM »

Has it landed yet?

andy_116 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2009, 12:38 AM »

not shown its face yet, but he only sent it tuesday, hopefully in the next couple of days

andy_116 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:35 PM »

literally just turned up, frame is mint, double dropouts so pre 93!!!, and yes pitchforks, peregrine rims and its a dirtbike!!

soo chuffed, pics soon!

SaMAlex · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:38 PM »

Get a photo of the seat clamp area. The seat stay junction will show if its a mk1 or mk2

SaMAlex · « **Reply #11 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:44 PM »

The mk1 and mk2 dirtbikes were the same as the mk1 and mk3Holmes

andy_116 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:47 PM »

it will be a mk3 then, how would i kno what year it is tho? cos it has the double drop outs and 1inch headtube n all tht, i think tht means pre 93 but other than tht i dont kno

also it has funny seatstay bridges? ive never seen ones like this, will post a pic

SaMAlex · « **Reply #13 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:52 PM »

I think the frame numbers are just sequential. I have got a bit of a list of frame numbers, with details of the frames and also when it was bought (if known). Give me your frame number and I might be able to give you an idea of year.

thecaptain · « **Reply #14 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:53 PM »

Ive got one identical, mines a 92 with wierd plates on the chainstay and seatstay bridges, double dropouts

andy_116 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:55 PM »

never seen this sort of taperd brake stay bridge, will get more pics ones ive cleaned it up and had time to admire

andy_116 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:56 PM »

not taperd but bent alittle where the lines are, and the number is SMD3216

SaMAlex · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:58 PM »

Ive just check my list. The earliest mk2 dirtbikes on there belonged to 2 mates of mine. They were both 2 dropouts stuck together, plates at the chain stay and seat stays, and head tube/down tube gussets. They were SMD3262 and SMD3268 and they got them from Hotwheels in 92.

Ive not seen a brake bridge like that but the frame number ties in well. I guess yours in an early 92 one.

andy_116 · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:06 PM »

sweet cheers for that, yea ive never seen bridges like that either, hopefully someone will no what there about

oh and heres a pic of how not to package a bike, luckily parcel force where gentle

gobshite · « **Reply #19 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:11 PM »

thats some packing like

nice frame, i like that alot,

crack out the anusol and the dura-glit and it should polish up a treat

andy_116 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:14 PM »

yeah needs abit of TLC, will wilco or halfords have some stuff i can give it a polish with?

gobshite · « **Reply #21 on:** December 22, 2009, 01:28 PM »

halfords will, anusol=autosol metal polish,

wilco or any supermarket should sell dura-glit, it comes in a tin on a kind of impregnated cotton wool, great for the final polishing,

funky frame thought that, get some pics when its done? on a plain background?

andy_116 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:17 PM »

cheers, just nipped to halfords and got some autosol, now stripping the bike down, and will give it a good polish

and yea, will take plenty of pics

andy_116 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:51 PM »

well, finished the majority of the stripdown, now gunna start polishing, i love this frame

SaMAlex · « **Reply #24 on:** December 22, 2009, 02:53 PM »

990 mounts? I thought it might have been to early for them.

Author Topic: s&m off ebay (Read 8445 times)

andy_116

Bettyswallocks

nhoj

thecaptain

fouronethreeoh!

andy_116

Bettyswallocks

andy_116

andy_116

SaMAlex

SaMAlex

andy_116

SaMAlex

thecaptain

andy_116

andy_116

SaMAlex

andy_116

gobshite

andy_116

gobshite

andy_116

andy_116

SaMAlex