Russian Ramp

Wassup fellow scooter fans! Alaska just hit me up on this boss build that I think you'll get a kick outa. Enter stage left: The Plywood Ramp!

The Ramp

I think what I like about this rig the most is how simple it is. From the looks of it you could build this for $10 or from a bunch of spare wood. One thing he said is that the board on top cracked when his wheel hit it. It also seems a little high off  the ground, making it have a high 'lip' (this can be fixed by adding some duck-tape, or so I've read.). 

The Split On the Top

I might just copy this build...

Day 2

The latest parts for the Street Surfing Amped Pro scooter have arrived! Before I get into what they are I should update you on the situation. Due to money problems and certain party's (AKA, me...) being a little impatient, there were some changes to the build's part list. The first being the change from Fasen Smith Bars to Grit Yeh Yeh Yeh bars. This is a fair compromise, given I've ridden scooters with the Grit bars on them, so I've gotten a little warmed up to their feel. Plus they cost $50 vs. the $65 the Fasens cost. Second I replaced my old Grit Extremest Fork for the Razor Ultra Pro Fork.

Grit Yeh Yeh Yeh Bars

ODI grips

Anywho, The Grit Bars and Orange ODI's have come! Then came the problem of installing the grips. I had a rough idea of how to do this job, but was a little wary of the technique. Just spray a little hair spray into the inside of the grips, slide the grips onto the bars, and Vola! 

As it turns out this was one of if not the easiest jobs in scooter assembly. The hair spray acted as a oily thing that made the grips slide on much easier, along with a glue thing. I really have no idea what it dose, but hey, it worked!! 

The Finished Product

The scooter is now more or less 50% complete. Next up the District Evil Eye clamp, then onto the wheels and grip tape. Stay tuned.

Day 1

The Street Surfing Pro came in the mail yesterday. I Was surprised at how well engineered it is. A quick look at it give the impression that it is just a generic Ultra Pro. But, there is much more to this scooter.

The Scooter, After A 'Little' Test Run

Tailwip during Test Run

Two things that were interesting were the brake and deck. The brake is a flex brake, witch might not seem like much of a big deal, but it is. The Pic's on the box and the websites showed a type of brake that is on a cheap razor foldy. But no, a flex brake! That saved me about $15!!

The real surprise lay underneath the deck. A reinforced head-tube!! This adds onto the value/coolness of the whole scooter.

Head-Tube

 Today I started the build of my first custom scooter. As you should know, if you read the last post on this scooter, that the deck of this scooter is gonna be painted orange. I concurred that today.

First came taking this thing apart. This was as easy as any other scooter with a threaded headset. After the 15-20 minutes it took to do that, then I got down to business.

That's all for now. I'm thinking the next part of the build will be the bars and parts that attach to them. Stay tuned for updates!

Day 0

I found the platform for this scooter originally on Ebay. I was looking for some cheap replacements for my Phonics 2nd wheels i got last month. The Street Surfing Amped Pro Scooter (with Colorful Customized Graphics, Bla Bla Blah).
                                                                         

Street Surfing Amped Pro Scooter

What Really got my attention was the price. $33, half the price of a Razor Ultra Pro! My first thought (and maybe yours too) is that at that cheap of a price, its gotta be as cheaply made as a dollar-store Hot Wheel. Further Research showed me that it is really strong, and some people were saying its really good for the par-core person. My list of parts is pretty basic, but hey, this is my first Custom:

.ODI-orange
.Fasen Smith Bars-blue
.District 'evil eye' clamp
.Original deck- spray painted Orange
.Ultra Pro Fork- blue(?)
.Yak Metal Core Wheels- Orange
.Some Kind of Blue Grip Tape

It Should arive in the mail in about four days, so stay posted to see whats next on the Build List!

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