Recent content by Throttleton

lol yea she luvs em :D thats a very nice, clean looking dog you have there!! The Gambler has two clamps and two posts, like sleeved sort of thing. red rotors!! You have to be joking about the Stratos MX forks, right?? there is just not enough ghetto gold on bikes today

Hi guys I never did find out much more info on these bikes so if you do, please post it up on here:) here are a few gratuitous pics of the beast, plus one of my girlfriends Handsome Dog as it must be knocking on a bit now. (couldn't resist putting one of current ride)

It goes great, I am having a bit of bother getting used to my new one to be honest and the weight difference I was expecting is not much at all. New bike is a Scott Gambler with Fox 40's and it feels like I am on an American chopper lol I said it on another post, but maybe the older...

I have moved this post since being told a year, so please delete the original in General Chat:) Got it as a frame and forks a few years ago. I managed to get all the sealed bearings for the risse racing rear end from a local engineering firm. To fettle The MX-6 forks I managed to get...

Always thought that Templeton Peck from the A team was cool so made my own version. Throttleton Beef ( i do motorsport too lol) EVERYBODY wants to beat some turkey called Throttlerton !! 8)

Yea as opposed to using the good but ridiculously rare part Stratos forks and rear shock lol. Monocoque frames seems beefy and the Risse rear end was on some other decent bikes like a Norco and intense maybe???? cheers again guys for the efforts

F@ck yea!!!! thats the machine that started off the whole DH rig world for me. Was never gonna be able to afford one but new that was the way ahead. Only really seen them in red or polished. Orange looks the dogs!! the whole package looks damn mean with the triples and bash protectors...

cheers guys:) I was sure i saw one in a Halfords in Scotland years ago , new, for sale etc and thinking holy F@cking S!%te its amazing!!!! since then i convinced myself that in halfords??? naa no way. But you just changed my mind lol :) But the mountain cycles san andreas was and...

Rides great:) and its in good condition. I used it all the time on the DH trails but thought because of its age it would be classed as a heavy old dog. I Just Upgraded to a Scott Gambler with Fox 40's etc and am finding it hard going. (and its just about as heavy!!!) I was a lot more...

cheers Carlos:D what sort of age are you thinking?? I love it and would rather sell my main DH rig than it :D

Ay ups lights myself and 2 mates each use the Ay Up stuff from Australia although pricey you get 2 sets. helmet and bars. lighting power and battery are very impressive but i am no expert lol :)

sorry about the wrong place and repeat (newbie) please move Got it as a frame and forks a few years ago. I managed to get all the sealed bearings for the risse racing rear end from a local engineering firm. To fettle The MX-6 forks I managed to get through to Stratos and got uprated...

my Saracen any info???? Got it as a frame and forks a few years ago. I managed to get all the sealed bearings for the risse racing rear end from a local engineering firm. To fettle The MX-6 forks I managed to get through to Stratos and got uprated main seals, new 20mm thru axle + fork...

Its a Saracen Team Rush with stratos MX6 forks?? unknown year etc any info please let me know :) thanks again

Hi All :) Throttleton from Newcastle and love old school bike in General. really cool to see some of the coveted but totally unobtainable machinery from my youth (now 38!!) still being loved!! good stuff!! (also getting my 2 starter posts done so i can paste in a URL of my "retro" that...