1984 Mongoose Grand Prix [SOLD]

This was the first old school BMX that I rebuilt/restored...a 1984 Mongoose Grand Prix, an entry-level Mongoose built for the UK market. I bought a rusty old bike on Ebay and had the frame and forks rechromed by Doug Taylor Metal Finishing, in Avon. The forks were made for Mongoose in the 80's by Lungi. The bars were rusted through, so they went in the bin. The Skyway Tuff IIs came with the bike and they were in fantastic condition, but I did need to fit new axles. I bought a highly polished SR stem, some NOS Shimano SX pedals, a Shimano DX333 freewheel and an NOS Sugino 1-piece crank, spider and chainring. The seat, seat post, clamp and brakes were repop Dia-Compe. The Mongoose grips and decals were from BMX Products. I finished the build off with some cheap white wall tyres. This was my daily rider at work, for the summer of 2012 at Leavesden Studios, working on 'The Edge of Tomorrow'. I dismantled and sold this bike in February 2013 to fund other projects.

FRAME: 1984 MONGOOSE GRAND PRIX (RE-CHROMED)

FORKS: MONGOOSE (LUNGI)

WHEELS: ORIGINAL SKYWAY TUFF II (ALLOY HUBS)
FREEWHEEL: SHIMANO
BRAKES: DIA-COMPE MX1000 / TECH 3 (REPOP)
GRIPS: BMX PRODUCTS
SEAT: KASHIMAX AERO (REPOP)
SEAT POST CLAMP: DIA-COMPE (REPOP)
CHAIN: IZUMI (NEW)
CRANK, SPIDER, CHAINRING: SUGINO
HANDLEBARS: CRAP
DECALS: BMX PRODUCTS
STEM: SR SAKAE
HEADSET: TANGE
PEDALS: SHIMANO SX
PADS: REPLICA

1984 Redline RL20 Prostyler [SOLD]

This was the first Freestyler that I had built, a 1984 Redline RL20 Prostyler. The frame and forks were imported from the US and had been freshly repowdered in a pure white with the decals already applied and the headset already fitted. I bought a nice Forklifter stem from Ebay and had this refinished to match. The white freestyle bars were picked up on Ebay too. I thought they were RL20 bars when I bought them, but they aren't. I have yet to identify them. The Redline Flight 170 cranks were vintage single pinch, full wrap, and rechromed and the 'bubble font' chainring had been nicely polished, as was the Dia-Compe 883 Nippon and Tech 4 brakes. The seat was a great example of a Redline stamped Viscount and the seat post clamp was a vintage Peregrine. The wheels are NOS Peregrine Master composite mags, that I picked up, with the help of a friend, from Germany. The pedals were NOS VP800 and the grips are A'Me. I decided to sell this bike in March 2013. I kept the crank arms and chain ring though...they went onto my cherry red Redline 500A. The polished Tech 4s went onto my Mongoose Pro Class rebuild.

FRAME: 1984 REDLINE RL20 PROSTYLER
FORKS: 1984 REDLINE RL20 PROSTYLER
HEADSET: TANGE
STEM: REDLINE FORKLIFTER
WHEELS: PEREGRINE MASTER (NOS)
TYRES: UNION FREESTYLE
FREEWHEEL: SHIMANO DX333
CHAIN RING: REDLINE 43T (BUBBLEFONT)
CRANK: REDLINE 401 FLIGHT 170 SINGLE PINCH/FULL WRAP
BOTTOM BRACKET: REDLINE 401 FLIGHT SEALED
BRAKE: DIA-COMPE NIPPON / TECH 4
SEAT: VISCOUNT (REDLINE STAMPED)
SEAT POST CLAMP: PEREGRINE
HANDLEBARS: UNIDENTIFIED
GRIPS: A'ME TRI
DECALS: REPLICA
PEDALS: VP-800

1981 SE Racing PK Ripper [SOLD]

This was the third build that I finished, a 1981 SE Racing PK Ripper. The frame was bought on Ebay from the UK and was stripped of a tatty, white spray job and powder coated a candy blue, by PWS Finishing. The Tuf Neck stem and the SR Sakae pedals were painted by Khameleon Custom. The Takagi Tourney cranks were NOS, bought from Poland, still in their packaging. The Dia-Compe MX1000/880/Tech 3 brakes were powder coated in orange, as was the Landar seat post clamp. The Viscount Aero seat is vintage, not mint, but very nice and the Strong seat post was NOS from Japan. The SE Power Wing bars and Landing Gear forks are retro. I left the bars in their original chrome, but had the forks powdered with the frame. The Skyway grips and Tuff IIs are also modern repops. The decals are custom made, as is the padset. This bike was stripped and sold in February 2013 to fund another build.I really wish I'd kept the frame from this build.

FRAME: 1981 PK RIPPER
WHEELS: SKYWAY TUFF II (NEW)
FREEWHEEL: SHIMANO
TYRES: DURO COMP III
BRAKES: DIA-COMPE MX1000 / 880 /  TECH 3
GRIPS: SKYWAY
SEAT: VISCOUNT AERO
SEAT POST: STRONG (ANODISED)
SEAT POST CLAMP: LANDAR
CRANK, SPIDER, CHAINRING, BB: TAKAGI TOURNEY
HANDLEBARS: SE POWERWING (NEW)
FORKS: STAMPED LANDING GEAR (NEW)
STEM: TUF NECK PRO
HEADSET: NECO
PEDALS: SR SAKAE MP460

DECALS: BMX MAN
PADSET: FIREBIRD
POWDERCOATING: SUPERBIKEDAN

1980 SE Racing PK Ripper [SOLD]

This was the first of the OK Rippers that I have built.... a 1980. The frame was imported from the US and had been freshly powder coated in black. The build featured some very nice NOS parts, including the gold anodised Pro Neck stem and the Sugino Super Maxy cranks. The decals on this bike were NOS too, as were the UKAI 1 3/8" rims, Suzue hubs, Shimano SX pedals and Tange grips. The bars and forks, however, were modern...part of the SE Retro stuff, fortunately they came in a gloss black powder finish. The Dia-Compe stuff was all repop. I had to run a DC730 on the front to fit with the 1 3/8" rims. With some regret, I dismantled and sold this bike in February 2013 to fund another build. I always end up regretting selling my Ripper frames.

 

FRAME: 1980 SE RACING PK RIPPER
RIMS: UKAI 1 3/8
HUBS: SUZUE
WHEEL NUTS: SUNTOUR
FREEWHEEL: SHIMANO
BRAKES: NEW DIA-COMPE MX1000 / 730 / TECH 3 (NEW)
GRIPS: TANGE
SEAT: KASHIMAX AERO (SUEDE) (NEW)
SEAT POST: STRONG (ANODISED)
SEAT POST CLAMP: DIA-COMPE (NEW)
CRANK, SPIDER, CHAINRING, BB: SUGINO SUPER MAXY
CHAIN: IZUMI
HANDLEBARS: SE POWERWING (NEW)
FORKS: STAMPED LANDING GEAR (NEW)
DECALS: ORIGINAL
STEM:  PRO NECK
HEADSET: TANGE SEIKI
PEDALS: SHIMANO SX
PAD SET: RE-ISSUES