OLDSKOOLPK Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 I have waited 10 years for this to happen!!! It all started when i went to one of my first BMX gatherings in NYC. I saw a Looptail Quad that was built up by Mike G aka Akcuda. It was beautiful but restored but really got the fire started for me. I watched Larock and many others build up what felt like 100's.....1000's of them....The timing was always wrong for me. Didn't have the money at the time, just bought something....got married....had a kid...you know...LIFE!! I remember this frameset was sold on ebay many years ago....i just missed it and was pissed off but continued to look. I bought a few that needed restoration....they sat and then i sold them off because i was on a mission to find a original finish one. Then one day this popped up on ebay.uk built as a complete bike...then disappeared, someone got the seller to end early. DANG!!! Then it popped back up due to non-payment...BINGO, its was my turn to attack!! We settled on a fair price and it was shipped from the UK to PA in about a week! I was dying to build it, i already had the padset that i bought from Larock about 3-4yrs ago so to me....the hardest part was out of the way. Now, how do I build it?? The frameset was a little rougher than I usually start with, missing the headtube decal....more chips and scratches than usual. So i opened up my magazine collection and just studied Jan-Dec 1981 BMXA. I wanted to use some "new in 1981" parts to build it.....and here she is!!! The ONLY things NOS are the headtube decal and the decals on the plate, everything else is used. 1981 Candy Red Looptail Quadangle frame with Solid Dropout Landing Gear Forks Vinyl Quadangle pads Tange Meritier Headset Square Corner Tuf Neck stem Race Inc Chromoly Pro Bars Cam # plate Oakley 2 grips with crud plugs Dia Compe MX-1000 caliper with Tech 3 lever Mathauser Brake pads 2 piece Dia Compe Seatpost clamp 7/8 SE Racing seatpost Kashimax MX 2 hole seat Takagi MX one piece crank 130bcd Phil Wood Spider D.I.D. Chain Takagi Chainring Shimano DX pedals Petes Precision Products sealed Bottom Bracket Araya 7c hoops Shimano DX cassette hubs 2.125/1.75 Mitsuboshi Competition II Tires The mission is over and I am ecstatic to say the least!! Now to the pics!! Enjoy!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin S.Brothers Posted October 12, 2016 Admin Share Posted October 12, 2016 well... that is beautifully done. Geez, really nice, I kind of have a resistance to red... I just don't favor it too much, but man, this is really good looking. I forced myself to read the post before scrolling down to the bike. Like a kid reading the card before I open the present. Superb, Jon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSKOOLPK Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 Thanks Steve! Sorry for the looooong dissertation Steve and everyone....but I had to share the story. This was a very exciting but hard build. I'm still like a little kid on Christmas waiting to open the big box. After I took the pics and brought the bike back in the house....my wife asked, "does this mean it goes down in the bmx room now and out of my living room?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PandaProAm420 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Lovely bike, and worth the wait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Another killer build from a true SE Racing fan. Bravo... Please tell me that AFTER you took the pics and BEFORE you put the bike in the bike room, please tell me that you RODE it...!!! haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sodbuster Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Yes! Yes! and still again YES!! Was the write up too long NO! I love a good read almost as much as I love a well turned out Quad. Like Steve I read it all before I looked. Stellar work Jon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSKOOLPK Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Tony I did end up riding this when I first completed it a few weeks ago but still wasn't pleased with the outcome (few parts I wanted to change out). It rode nice, 44-16 gearing felt good to cruise and hit the streets on. If I can't ride it, I don't want it. Here's a few pics of what it looked like the first time I threw parts at it and changed out. SE Big Boy bars (didn't like them on the bike) Hot Plate (waaaay too nice for this bike) Red DX pedals (no likey) Pro Neck chainring Oakley .5 grips MINT Comp II and Snakebelly tires (these tires looked totally out of place being just about new) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin S.Brothers Posted October 13, 2016 Admin Share Posted October 13, 2016 Thanks Steve! Sorry for the looooong dissertation Steve and everyone....but I had to share the story. This was a very exciting but hard build. I'm still like a little kid on Christmas waiting to open the big box. After I took the pics and brought the bike back in the house....my wife asked, "does this mean it goes down in the bmx room now and out of my living room?" It definitely was not that the intro was long... it was just resisting the temptation to look at the bike first. :-) I do enjoy a proper write up to go along with the bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmc97225 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Glad to see your vision panned out. Looks sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin TrulyOdd Posted October 13, 2016 Admin Share Posted October 13, 2016 Nice one Jon. I dig the red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve bourke Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 to me thats a perfect bike. i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hays Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 This bike is superb. Im just like Steve. I always shy away from red but this build is freakin amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycet3 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Fantastic bike. I really dig the red. And the opc with Phil looks sleek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eman2 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 That's awesome Jon. Those pads are just crazy...as is the og finish of the f/f. Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikku Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Great story, stunning bike! The only thing I'd change would be the owner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSKOOLPK Posted May 19 Author Share Posted May 19 Found another! This one is a 1980 with braces on the downtubes and on the chainstays. Serial number 1612 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osRLracer Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 WOW , how did I miss this ??? that Red one is JUST RIGHT !!!! Talk about double your pleasure !!! can't wait to see the blue one built. I'm assuming it will be alot like the Red one..... again WOW !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldprobmx Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 awesome score Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinsArmy Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Beautiful! I’m sure you’ll build the new (newly acquired) one up just as nice. It’s refreshing to see some OG SE goodness, 99% of the SEs I’ve seen in recent years are retro ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
