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jinjrich
PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:41 pm 
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Evenin' all.

Couldn't resist. I love these, and this one just seemed to feel 'right'. It was the top end of my budget and I was a bit nervous opening the box...

But thankfully its a cracker, and I (with the Pipmeister's help: viewtopic.php?f=1&p=3046923#p3046923) have identified it as a 93, rather than a later the model the seller hinted it might be. Its all good.

I only managed to get a couple of pics tonight, more to follow, hopefully with a plan.

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Kona-Ian
PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:50 pm 
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Great, I will reply to this thread so it's easier to find again.
Looks amazing.
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mk one
PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:56 pm 
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8) look forward to seeing what you do with it
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A dream bike for sure, enjoy!
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jinjrich
PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:51 pm 
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So I'm forming a plan for this one already... although i can't promise it'll be exactly period correct it will be retro through and through.... purists may want to look away :D

In the meantime, some welds....

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enc
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love a bit of welding porn and that is pretty hardcore :mrgreen:

What colour will you be painting it? :roll: :lol:


:facepalm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DaAwnf3a_U
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enc wrote:
love a bit of welding porn and that is pretty hardcore :mrgreen:

What colour will you be painting it? :roll: :lol:


:facepalm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DaAwnf3a_U


WTF no... I won't be following that guys example :shock: :D
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enc
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:28 pm 
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jinjrich wrote:
enc wrote:
love a bit of welding porn and that is pretty hardcore :mrgreen:

What colour will you be painting it? :roll: :lol:


:facepalm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DaAwnf3a_U


WTF no... I won't be following that guys example :shock: :D


i guess he needed a way to disguise the dent in the top tube. there's no denying the paint job is pretty incredible.
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mk one
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:lol: still wanting to get mine painted.
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jinjrich
PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:43 pm 
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Actually, thinking about it, the late 90s hei hei (or was it a KK?) With the painted headtube looked awesome....
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