Recent content by Heavy D

Kudos Spesh, top skills. Prepare yourself for messages begging for advice...my '87 MF Courier goes for refinishing next week. :) Well done.

Anyone know a good source for decent skinwall tyres? TIA. :D

hello John, can you tell me who the supplier is? Thanks.

http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... p?ID=32088 hopefully this time.

http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... p?ID=32088

Your whole office appears to be retro. :lol:

It's obviously had a long hard life.

http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... p?ID=31410

Seems to me that the previous qwner didn't bother with grips, but instead used some dirty used condoms found in a multi-storey car park. :shock: Sorry.

I know 'dales have their detractors, (not me, I've got two) but I don't think it deserved to be lynched like that. :lol:

Got it, thats great. I don't feel the need for it to be all as it was, but I would like it to be in keeping. It will be a big help that ad and spec as I've found nothing on the internet.

I think that the bike industry needs to feed itself, so constantly wants us to move onto new products and leave behind what has gone before. This forum seems to be used by people who do not want to discard what was good about bikes over the last ten or twenty years. There are probably many...

Do you think that the chainset is original? and would the mechs be the xcd6000 mentioned above? I really need to change the nasty ones that are on now, and some period Suntour ones would be nice. D.

I think the green paint probably would come off, but the original looks a bit knackered with visible chips. Also, someone has sanded one of he seatstays doen to metal. The only way to get it decent will be to get it painted. There is a bloke I know who restores Lambrettas, he says he can...

Wu, it all seems to be comming together. The scan would be great, thanks. The decals have been painted around (would you believe it) and are original. Do you know if it had 'courier' on the top tube? The 23" must have been massive, I'm 6'4" and only have a couple of inches standover...