Hi Guys
Sorry for not getting back to you, new job and transition to summer sports kept me away from the PC
Thanks for all the comments etc
I'll work backwards
Firko - the Cruiser pushy was me giving up on a project that started by noticing all the bikes chucked out on council cleanups
I wanted to build a chopper, after watching American Chopper and not having 50 grand to build a real customer chopper, I thought about a bicycle chopper. Found some sites that showed plans for springer front ends and idler gears and fat rear motorcycle tyres etc, also toyed ideas with electric and 2 stroke motors but it all looked too hard and expensive to tool-up.
A local bike shop had some Malvern Star 20" Dragstars for about $1200 ( orginal 1970s) and I also looked at some american cruisers that were around $1500.
Then I went to Big W to buy a scooter for the kid and saw this Repco Bermuda cruiser for $199 and bought it for myself for Xmas(2010).
Scored a Schwin 1970s battery headlamp ( as per photo) and a dynamo model as well that I havent installed yet - toying with an LED upgrade to the battery model.
Maicoman - I have bought the kids mini bikes so ATM it will be used to fool around with the kids at Pacific Park ( local bike park)
Untill I do the shock and forks etc I dont want to go berserk on it, if that goes OK then I will do the electrics and get it registered so I can go trail riding again one day
vmxcozza - I bought the bike new from the importer and it came in a box
I cant remember the sequence of events as far as what bike was bought when but remember my mate and I taking a bike up to Dargle MX track which had Ohlins i think - I remeber it clearly as the bloody thing started running backwards and we found the magneto had come loose and changed the timing.
I sort of remember being told that the bike we tested was a mule made from 85/86 and MX parts (ohlins and single wall MX pipe) and that my bike was a true 86 production enduro
I'm not sure if it was the one he bought in the end or just a loaner but I know his bike and mine were slightly different (shocks) and that i waited for the 86 model to come.
I tried some time back before the rebuild to contatc the original importer who was away at the time - I will chase it up again as he would probably recall the sequence of events
Jerry - Yep I looked like a dork - that was my MTB DH helmet - the peak is like that as you are head down arse up when riding DH and you actually want to see where your'e going ( sometimes) - I just ordered a new Arai VX pro 3 (Osbourne) to replace my old Arai MX80 Brad Lackey which needs a new foam liner which I might make one day for fun.
On the ride in the blog I started to get brave and opened it up in top and realised shit I'm doing 100ks wearing a push bike helmet !!!!