90's pro-flex reptile pic now added... now on ebay...

[hainesz]

hi to all here, im a newbie on here and ive just managed to find a pro-flex reptile at a bargin price it needs a little work to bring it back to former glory ill add pics tomorrow... is there anyone on here that also has a pro-flex reptile? any pics i can see and compare? also are these collectable? what kinda money do they sell for? also where can i get the msu thingy for the rear suspension as the old one is knackered? any info would be most appriecated... many thanks

 

[coomber]

Hi chap, welcome to the site.

If you dont know what they are worth how do you know its a "bargain"

Pro flex catalogues are on here, and there's a great big 10+ page thread on pro flex bikes people on here have, have a look using the search button, sure you will find lots of interest.

Rapid descent used to have all spare parts but now its eBay or a wanted ad on here. Someone usually has something. Else Risse (?) can make you a new shock for £200 notes I think.

There is also a pro flex forum too for more specifics if you dont get your answer here.

 

[hainesz]

Hi chap, welcome to the site.

If you dont know what they are worth how do you know its a "bargain"

Pro flex catalogues are on here, and there's a great big 10+ page thread on pro flex bikes people on here have, have a look using the search button, sure you will find lots of interest.

Rapid descent used to have all spare parts but now its eBay or a wanted ad on here. Someone usually has something. Else Risse (?) can make you a new shock for £200 notes I think.

There is also a pro flex forum too for more specifics if you dont get your answer here.

hi, thanks for your reply buddy, i know it was a bargin because my boss gave it to me for free as its been sat in his shed for nearly 12 years... lol... ill try harder on the search bar so many pages to go through... lol...

 

[Jussa]

Greetings, looking forward to seeing the Reptile, I own a few Proflex's so feel free to ping any Q's across

Jussa

 

[hainesz]

Greetings, looking forward to seeing the Reptile, I own a few Proflex's so feel free to ping any Q's across

Jussa

thats a nice looking bike you have there buddy... just tried to upload pics but photobucket is playing up... so they'll have to wait... i managed to convert the rear suspension to spring tonight so thats sorted the suspension out... just need a few other bits and a good old clean and replace nuts and bolts for new shiney stainless ones...

 

[hainesz]

Your opinion is very important for me thanks

WTF!!! lol... on what? please do explain then i might just be able to share my opinion... lol...

 

[Jussa]

Your opinion is very important for me thanks

WTF!!! lol... on what? please do explain then i might just be able to share my opinion... lol...

Don't worry that post was a Spam message!

Anyway the Reptile looks great should be a fairly simple resto back to former glory, don't forget to use the forum for help, advice, and for obtaining those elusive parts its been a godsend with my builds, you will find a good bunch of honest retrobikers all with passion for their bikes

Jussa

 

[hainesz]

Your opinion is very important for me thanks

WTF!!! lol... on what? please do explain then i might just be able to share my opinion... lol...

Don't worry that post was a Spam message!

Anyway the Reptile looks great should be a fairly simple resto back to former glory, don't forget to use the forum for help, advice, and for obtaining those elusive parts its been a godsend with my builds, you will find a good bunch of honest retrobikers all with passion for their bikes

Jussa

lovely... its always good to know theres people who are willing to help out fellow members... i would be lost without forums... im a member of over 100 forums mainly car specific forums... and love to learn new stuff and share what i know with like minded people...

 

[jimo746]

Nice Reptile is the rear shock the ODS shock? ie coil spring/oil damped?

You'll find that spares, especially for the rear shocks, are hard to come by, but you may be able to convert it to MCU (Multi-Cellular Urethane) by using some Landrover suspension parts believe it or not!!

Keep searching on here, and also check out the idriders Proflex forum for more info.

 

[hamtaro145]

the reptiles rear suspension was just like the '93 bikes in that it was only an MCU and was attached in the same way as the '93 bikes. only difference was it had adjustable screw down compression/sag(that big silver knurled wheel) where as the '93 ones you had to dismantle and add washers to adjust compression/sag. They did not have the ODS system, and to my knowledge risse didn't make a damper for them because of the MCU attachment design.

check this link out:

http://www.bikepro.com/directions/a97_p ... ptile.html