{"product_id":"vintage-yamaha-rotec-pro-dh-bike-full-professional-restoration-top-level-parts-hope-white-brothers-etc-rare","title":"Vintage Yamaha Rotec Pro DH Bike: FULL Professional Restoration! Top Level Parts: Hope, White Brothers, etc. RARE!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThis beauty is a 1998 Rotec Professional Downhill bike, that has been fully restored\/upgraded by a former Rotec racer \u0026amp; framebuilder.  It has not been ridden since the restoration! All parts are either new, NOS, freshly fabricated, or rebuilt. Paint, anodizing, and polishing is all fresh. Many upgrades have been done to the bike to modernize and\/or improve from the original design. The build took almost a year, and no detail was spared!  The bike sold for $5000 new in 1998! It is as much a pristine collectors item as it is a veritable option to ride\/race this and win against modern DH bikes!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe restoration was done by Alan from Velomech \/ Oxide Cycles (pro frame builder who made the Oxide Valkyrie that made headlines at the 2013 NAHBS).   I bought it directly from Alan. (It was his personal project, and he DOES NOT do restoration work for customers).  \u003cspan\u003eAlan was a sponsored racer for Rotec in the late 90's, and this build was influenced by his time racing these bikes, and by motocross bikes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eFor my asking price, the bike includes a 1998 Mountain Biker Magazine with an article exclaiming this bike. It will also include a box of spare parts such as a small subframe, fork crowns\/steerer, bushings, bolts, dropouts, etc. Much of this was the LAST of the spare parts directly from Rotec's owner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"vintage DH mountain bike colorado\" href=\"http:\/\/www.retrobike.co.uk\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=21\u0026amp;t=187665\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCLICK HERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e for a 13 page post on RetroBike detailing the build ast happened. There is more info from the builder than I can rehash here. It had quite the following!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSIZE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This one has a large mainframe, and includes both a large and small subframe (large is installed). With large subframe installed, it's great for tall people, 6ft to 6ft6? If you're shorter than 6ft, install the small subframe and it will fit you better!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eGeometry \/ Ride Characteristics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e This is perhaps the most “modern” vintage DH bike out there. It's like Rotec had a time machine! Rotec designed this bike with strong MX influences, which made it an oddball in the late 90's but is fairly standard these days. For the era, this bike had a super low bb and slack head tube. It's right on par with modern DH bikes though. The suspension design is a single pivot with Rising Rate Linkage, which is still used to this day. The only aspect of this bike that's outdated is the long chainstays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eDetails of note:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAll bushings have been replaced with needle bearings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eMain swingarm bearings have been replaced with sealed bearings from 1.5” headset\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eMost hardware is titanium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eISCG tabs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e80mm BB shell, fits modern 83mm cranks w\/extra 2.5mm spacer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eComponents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e1998 Rotec Pro DH MK1 main frame, highly upgraded\/customized, size Large\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eFork: NEW custom White Brothers (based on White Brothers UD 150)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eRear Shock: Fox Vanilla TS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eRims: Velocity P35, custom anodized (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eHubs: Hope Big Un's (rear:12mm axle, front: 20x120mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eHeadset: Chris King Steelset (Stainless steel, w\/ extended skirts to reinforce the headtube), new\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eChain Guide: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003eBB mount MRP Mini G2 SL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCrank: E Thirteen DH crankset (new), custom Renthal chainring (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eBrakes: Front: Hope Enduro 4 (rebuilt, new pads), Rear: Hope Mini #8 (NOS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eLevers: Hope Mono levers w\/ Goodrich Braided Stainless Steel hose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eHandlebars: Renthal FatBar moto bars (new) , Renthal bar clamps (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eRear derailleur\/Shifter: Sram X9 10-speed (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eSeatpost: Thompson (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eSaddle: WTB Devo Titanium (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eTires: Front: WTB Dirty Dan (new) Rear: WTB Muddy Mary (new)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Virtual Museum Bikes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519648231564,"sku":"1605","price":3899.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/5144\/9740\/files\/yamaha_ohlins_rotec_pro_dh_bike_restored_vintage_downhill_1990s_10580__23441.1724338106.1280.1280_38464ad6-eef6-45e4-8a08-331a71889c08.jpg?v=1792335536","url":"https:\/\/swooncycles.com\/products\/vintage-yamaha-rotec-pro-dh-bike-full-professional-restoration-top-level-parts-hope-white-brothers-etc-rare","provider":"Swoon Cycles (Bike ReCyclery)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}