The Spooky Metalhead thread.

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The Spooky Metalhead thread.
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flag lockdown81
Posted: Nov 7, 2009 at 14:25 Quote
lol cant belive i had a baby blue spooky metal head , they only made so many in sertain colours , i loved the frame and bought it new for bout £650 in 1999, then never got it built and it sat round for bout 2 to 3 years befor i sold it bout 3 years ago on ebay , now ive got back into bikeing and wish i had built it up ,, it was mint wen i sold it cos it never used and think i only got about £280 for it lol , only thing it had was a little chip on the head tube , and now i think they building them again
flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Dec 4, 2009 at 10:00 Quote
bring this thread to life! I'm so pleased Spooky are on the move again!
I have a baby blue metalhead sat in my shed!
There are a couple of hairline fractures on the gussets so its been idle since I managed to get a Dr Jekyl off ebay.

Its by far the nicest ride i've ever had so would love some advice on what to do with it (i've been thinking of selling for a long time but I know I won't get its value).
flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Dec 19, 2009 at 5:28 Quote
My Spooky
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the fracture
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flag jammy261
Posted: Dec 23, 2009 at 13:44 Quote
OOh, I have one, will go see where the cracks are on it...
flag jammy261
Posted: Dec 23, 2009 at 13:48 Quote
jammy261 wrote:
BenCtheMusicman wrote:
My Spooky
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the fracture
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Ive got one :-) , got similar cracks on the lower gusset welds.
I'm keeping as a kind of garage ornament now.
Despite owning many more jump frames since, I still rate the spooky's geometry as being the best of any of them. Great fun was also had in the workshop with the old skool disk mounting system!

Oh and I tried to sell mine a while back and all I got was ignorant tossers telling me that it was unrideable with the cracks, NO, NEVER!!! (Sarcasm)
I could not even fetch £30 for it! But now I recognise its value as a collectors item (I seem to have quite a few old skool frames now, just need a balfa MM and a 24 pornking I)
You could get it re-welded and heat treated, but I dunno about the costing of that.
flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Dec 27, 2009 at 3:18 Quote
Its almost nice to hear that someone else knows the feeling but its not because thats another spooky off the dirt!
I rode mine for a year with rigid forks and there was no change in the cracks. I don't know how long I'd been riding it before i noticed and that was with 5" 2001 z1 drop offs!

I think this frame would still live on. (but i dont want to try)

wheres that spooky insider gone? tell us what we can do! or make some more now your up and running you'd sell loads!
flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 at 11:46 Quote
So, i've been thinking and I've decided to get my frame rewelded. A guy I know is taking a look at it, might be a case of taking the gusset plates right off then welding them back on again.

If all is successful i'm going to build it up again, not sure whether to stick with rigids or risk it with some 80mm forks.
Could anyone with discs on theirs please advise me on how you've fitted them? I'm not sure if i'll just stick to v-brakes on the rear.

Hope you're all still active on here. have you all been on Spookys website? looks like they aren't doing any jump frames since restarting the co.
flag andyjacko123
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 at 9:51 Quote
i miss my bandwagon :'(
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flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Jun 1, 2011 at 2:05 Quote
Wuhoo!, right. Its been rewelded, i've had it bead blasted, powder coated and lacquered. so happy with the finish. I went out on it last night and now I remember why i've compared every bike I own to the Metalhead. Its deffinitely the best jump bike i've ever ridden!

Anyway, heres some pictures from before I built it.
More to come soon.

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flag andyjacko123
Posted: Sep 18, 2011 at 15:44 Quote
anyone know where i can find the disk adaptors for the bandwagon from?
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Posted: Jan 31, 2012 at 12:10 Quote
how can i put a few pics of the spooky bikes i have owned thanks?
flag BenCtheMusicman
Posted: Feb 4, 2012 at 6:04 Quote
Disk adaptors is a tough one, I actually bought another metalhead off ebay just to get the brake mounts. still not managed to get anything to fit though. You'd ideally want top just get the old style c2 brakes fit straight on.

Add your spooky pics to your profile then you can get a 'pink bike picture number' from each pictures web address. You stick this number in the 'add pb pic' button (when your typing a post)

hope that makes sense!!
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Posted: Feb 8, 2012 at 13:10 Quote
thanks for the help mate tup Beer

 


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