Author Topic: Full Resto or Keep it As it is ??? (Read 1463 times)

signet · « **on:** November 28, 2008, 06:23 PM »

Bought this of ebay for £220.00 (plus shipping) - Do i give it a full resto or Keep it as a survivor - Your opinions would be appreciated. The threads on the crank spindle are fooked, apart from that needs a good clean.
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moomin · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2008, 06:26 PM »

restore it

magna13 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2008, 06:29 PM »

Survivor

etriedes · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2008, 06:32 PM »

Bin it !!!

meticulous · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2008, 06:52 PM »

whatever you do, take them fookin forks off....

signet · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2008, 06:57 PM »

Whats wrong with the forks !!!!!!! - Got some Tange TX500 to replace them dodgy looking forks!

rudhallrascal · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2008, 07:02 PM »

Survivor

jT Racing · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2008, 07:03 PM »

just restore it, there's loads of original finnish ones around. better to make a decent build out of it, or ride the f**k out of it.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2008, 07:15 PM »

Restore it,
What kinda forks are they?

bmxbob · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2008, 07:25 PM »

spit and polish then thrash it

i like the survivor ( covered in mud ) look

ron burgundy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 28, 2008, 09:39 PM »

Very nice

If the fork drop outs are to the inside of the fork legs, they are Tange TX500, if the drop outs are in the centre they are LRV... and if they have Akisu on the steering tube then...

Pretty cool whatever they are, not many in the UK, that's for sure.

Give it a good clean, and then post it back up

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #11 on:** November 28, 2008, 09:41 PM »

restore.

spesh · « **Reply #12 on:** November 28, 2008, 09:45 PM »

thats the second set of curved forks ive seen on a bmx tonight
theres a dp freestyler with curved forks on ebay
they look sh1t imho raleigh grifter forks?

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #13 on:** November 28, 2008, 10:59 PM »

its a nice frame, but everything else lets it down imo.

lodge · « **Reply #14 on:** November 28, 2008, 11:22 PM »

Restore, Robinsons were always bling bitd.

Mattdub · « **Reply #15 on:** November 29, 2008, 12:00 AM »

If you can keep the OG chrome & it'll polish well then do that , if not then you could re-chrome .

Those forks are funky as , I don't think from the same era though ? ( as in if it was a serious race bike kinda way ) .

Looks like it could've been built out of odd parts laying around to make a complete to sell .

steve Beech TA · « **Reply #16 on:** November 29, 2008, 08:03 AM »

As mattdub says for sure, you should be able to get it looking bling againe. seen far worse thats come up sweet

crazycraig · « **Reply #17 on:** November 29, 2008, 11:17 AM »

Resto

Ramp Rat · « **Reply #18 on:** November 30, 2008, 02:13 AM »

Restore it..as you can see from Crazypaving, Robinson's can be beautiful bikes when done right...I always loved a Robinson bitd, beautiful frame. How much for the forks? Might need them for my Mathews hardtail. Think Matt's right, looks like someone threw parts on it to flip it. Love the 3 piece cranks and UNI though.

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