Author Topic: MY BIG BUILD..!! FIRST PART TODAY !!!!!!!! (Read 2587 times)

leehunt1 · « **on:** April 25, 2013, 07:51 AM »

After much deliberation (in my own head)
I have decided on a build
I will only be doing one special bike and have decided on an exact copy of this
Can i have some input please, how easy some of the parts may be to get or not get ?, am i being a bit adventurus..?

Thanks in advance
Lee

Bob Haro Freestyler - Featured on the February 1983 issue of BMX PLUS

Frame - Haro Freestyler owned by J.T. since 1983 with original tan grip tape and signed by Bob Haro & Ron Wilton in 1983
Fork - Haro Freestyler J.T.'s original
Bars - Vector Bob Haro Signature with blue flex fighter
Grips - Grab on MX-3
Plate - Haro Series One with exact stickers and zip ties as seen on the cover of BMX Plus
Brake lever - Haro two finger
Caliper - Dia-Compe MX-1000's
Brake pads - Skyway Pro black with chrome fins
Headset - Tange
Wheels - Skyway Graphites with Generation I Campy hubs, Suntour coaster brake, and blue plastic valve caps (details)
Front Tire - Cycle Pro Snakebelly
Rear Tire - Raleigh blackwall street tire GOT 08/05/13
Chain - Torque
Chain ring - Redline 44 teeth
Cranks - 1982 Redline flights with pinch bolt
Bottom Bracket - Hadley sealed in rare gold
Pedals - KKT rat traps
Seat - Cycle Pro Shotgun seat without shotgun holes, rare (properly placed dark rivets, not silver)
Seat post - Chrome-moly
Seat post clamp - Suntour
Pad - Blue Haro double stem

ozone · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:10 AM »

I'm sure Rom Bloke, admin on here, built an exact replica of that bike. I'm sure that was when prices were still sensible. Dread to think what it would cost to build now.

bodamus · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:12 AM »

Getting those exact tyres might be difficult especially the rear and the Hadley BB in gold will be tricky.

Good luck

Julian347 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:30 AM »

Sound expensive, but great fun hunting down some of those parts.
Good luck

meticulous · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:30 AM »

if your starting fron scratch then you will have to put at least £3.5k on one side, then expect at least 12 months to source all the right parts, it can be very daunting.

Taipan · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:31 AM »

Yep expenisve,but nice bike when finished

antiquebmx · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:47 AM »

I have one , pretty much 100% couple minor things missing, chain and decal

very hard mate, but if you have the cash go for it

things to watch for are

gold hadley bb
cycle pro snakebelly tyre
rear graphite coaster skyway
early blue shotgun seat
early blue haro pads (stem)

good luck

antiquebmx · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2013, 08:50 AM »

ps in the pic with bob they are not vector bars

I think redline str bars and maye a torker or redline stem

leehunt1 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:03 AM »

Quote from: antiquebmx on April 25, 2013, 08:50 AM

ps in the pic with bob they are not vector bars

I think redline str bars and maye a torker or redline stem

Nice

AKGOFF · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2013, 09:56 AM »

That wil be the best headache you have ever had. Enjoy every minute of it.

IF you can do it.

Adam

hotdog · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2013, 10:43 AM »

A mate of mine has been after the seat for over 2 years now and still no joy. It's the final piece of the jigsaw.

Devilock · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2013, 10:46 AM »

Patience & money needed here Lee...

Prove everyone wrong...!!

mattuknc · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2013, 11:01 AM »

Good Luck!

To use my wife's phrase, "It'll look nice when it's finished."

NORTY40 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2013, 11:38 AM »

Good luck with that one Lee

If you stay off the Pinot Grigio for 13 months i have worked it out you will just be able to afford it

Devilock · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2013, 11:41 AM »

Quote from: antiquebmx on April 25, 2013, 08:50 AM

ps in the pic with bob they are not vector bars

I think redline str bars and maye a torker or redline stem

I was just thinking why go to the trouble of this replica & not bother with the plate decals...?

antiquebmx · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2013, 12:16 PM »

i prefer mine

Devilock · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2013, 12:32 PM »

Quote from: antiquebmx on April 25, 2013, 12:16 PM

i prefer mine

Fair enough!

leehunt1 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:17 PM »

I will update this thread in 5 years..

Devilock · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2013, 03:22 PM »

Quote from: leehunt1 on April 25, 2013, 03:17 PM

I will update this thread in 5 years..

Homeless but you'll have a Haro replica!

You could be the local nutter...!

CD17 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2013, 04:43 PM »

Quote from: hotdog on April 25, 2013, 10:43 AM

A mate of mine has been after the seat for over 2 years now and still no joy. It's the final piece of the jigsaw.

One of my old ones was on ebay a few months ago, so they're about & Dom had 3 or 4 or these seats

That will be a great build, very hard but if you have the spare money, then go for it, my Bob Haro Master Rep took me about 5 years to complete

leehunt1 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2013, 05:58 PM »

Quote from: Devilock on April 25, 2013, 03:22 PM

Quote from: leehunt1 on April 25, 2013, 03:17 PM
I will update this thread in 5 years..

Homeless but you'll have a Haro replica!

You could be the local nutter...!

I ALREADY AM..!

leehunt1 · « **Reply #21 on:** May 08, 2013, 01:16 PM »

First part today lol
not much but maybe one of the hardest to find

chubby · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2013, 08:38 PM »

there's one of them brake levers on the bay lee......

stidds · « **Reply #23 on:** May 17, 2013, 10:59 PM »

I admire you wanting to build a bike that will be difficult to source the parts.

They will appear at some stage, but if you really want to do an 'exact replica' then you will need to do some serious searching and have an incredible amount of patience. However you already know this Lee.

There are a number of us on here that have built bikes that have taken us years to source the parts. It took me 5 years to get the parts I wanted for my R&R build, and I still have some different ideas for it.

Good luck mate