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« on: July 25, 2008, 08:42:55 am »

Hi guys,

I have seen some avatars with bmx's in it and followed a few topics where some of you talk about your bmx...  I have a 30 year old bmx myself, but it's nothing special and worth talking about.  It's my baby from back in the days, a cheap frame i got from my nephew when he quit bmxing that i've upgraded with some goodie parts.
But please show us your BMX porn right here.  Please give us some of that robinson, kuwahara, gt, moongoose, pk ripper, hollywod hutch porn...  Grin

vintage 80ies skateboards are allowed too.  Cheesy

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« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2008, 09:21:12 am »

I can post a better picture some other time but I got this in '83 and following a fair few changes and a period of abandonment rebuilt it back to the way it came about 5 years ago.

 Smiley

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« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2008, 09:32:50 am »

I'll get some pic's of my Kuwahara Laserlite frame a bits  Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2008, 09:47:05 am »

I found this week my old gt "steps"  don't know what the exact word is in english...  you bolt these things on your fork and you can stand on it.  you can close them if you don't use them.  One of the guys in the opening scene in RAD have them too.  A very common freestyle option in the us i suppose but here in "the flanders"  Grin  I havn't seen them twice...

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« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2008, 13:48:45 pm »

We called in "pegs". I haven't seen "Rad" in a long, long time. I still have a couple old bikes. One's a Raliegh BMX and the other in a General freestyle. Fun stuff!
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« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2008, 14:13:23 pm »

I was looking on ebay for fun at some vintage bmx stuff....  not cheap...   I found a zeronine numberplate just like I had one nos for 120 bucks...  Shocked  Shocked   omfg, my mom probably trew it in the garbagebin a few years ago, damn you...  Cheesy

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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2008, 14:31:55 pm »

I can post a better picture some other time but I got this in '83 and following a fair few changes and a period of abandonment rebuilt it back to the way it came about 5 years ago.

 Smiley



I have a California also, but not sure what vintage.  Mid-80s at least.  I got it from a good friend of mine that got it new and raced it as a kid.  It should soon be going back into service, since I always wanted to race BMX, and finally went to a track the other week with another friend. 
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2008, 21:32:07 pm »

Here's my '81 Robinson:

Ukai ‘shiny side’ wheels
Suzue hubs
Comp 3 tyres 2.125/1.95
MX1000 brakes
Sugino crank
Sugino chainring
Pro Class powerdisk
MKS BM10 pedals
Robinson forks
Robinson bars
Sabre Numberplate
Suntour stem
Oakley B2 grips
Robinson press stud pad-set
Suntour seatpost clamp
Robinson seatpost
Kashimax seat
With exception of the forks and numberplate, all the above parts were NOS including the padset!!









And my '84 Robinson:

Ukai ‘shiny side’ wheels
Suzue hubs
Comp 3 tyres 2.125/1.95
MX1000 brakes
SR chainring and spider
Tioga Max-Flo crank
Shimano DX pedals, but I also have some Victor platforms and MKS BM10s for it too.
Robinson forks
SE Powerwings bars
Suntour stem
Oakley B2 grips
Robinson  pad-set
Suntour seatpost clamp
Robinson seatpost
Kashimax Aero seat
Again, with exception of the padset and the DX pedals all these parts were NOS.











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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2008, 22:13:11 pm »

... I have a California also, but not sure what vintage.  Mid-80s at least ...

I think they were '82 - '85 or so but I'm not sure. Here's another shot of it. The grips and the pads are wrong, (a year or two later i think), it originally had studded ones but I couldn't find any of those. I want another one to do out the way mine ended up pre putting it back as it was. I had Skyways, CWs and a bunch of other more freestyle orientated stuff on it.

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« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2008, 00:26:17 am »

I'M WAY TOO OLD AN LAZY FOR THAT SHIT !!
GET ONE OF THESE INSTEAD Wink

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« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2008, 01:04:32 am »

I think they were '82 - '85 or so but I'm not sure. Here's another shot of it. The grips and the pads are wrong, (a year or two later i think), it originally had studded ones but I couldn't find any of those. I want another one to do out the way mine ended up pre putting it back as it was. I had Skyways, CWs and a bunch of other more freestyle orientated stuff on it.


Looks good.  I'll get some pics of mine when I get it out soon.  There's not too much original on mine, I'm afraid.

Can you still get the decals?  Mine are missing. 
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2008, 21:26:20 pm »

wow, very nice Gibber! Shocked 
specs would be nice, don't know that much about it but I signed up @ vintagebmx.com and I hope to learn more about the special parts etc...

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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2008, 22:01:20 pm »

Here mine old MRD Bad Lander started to restore it today.

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« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2008, 13:07:33 pm »

I've updated my 'Robinson post' with parts list....
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« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2008, 16:54:15 pm »

hey
good report impassioned bmx lol I I am not strong in English
I was young of champion of France elite 1983 to 1993
I were the first bmx haro race 80's ( 6e of champion of France elite 1989 )
sold to buy new bmx race mongoose M1 ( 2e of champion of France elite 1991 with pedal hutch cage )
stop of competition bmx race in 1993
Return of my competition bmx race into 2007 with my bmx GT speed series model 1999
I do not take part champion of France but I take part champion of regional (midi pyrénes) southern west of
France
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« Reply #15 on: July 27, 2008, 19:15:06 pm »

guess what i was looking at today  Roll Eyes

james just got a new mongoose for his birthday last week ....  then i saw this thread .... guess we'll be riding together Cheesy

not sure my old knees can handle it though  Cry
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« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2008, 21:18:50 pm »

Can you still get the decals?  Mine are missing. 

I never found any repros that were correct and a lead on a buch of N.O.S. stuff including decals all turned out to be much later stuff. I rebuilt the bike a few years back and there may be more stuff available now? I haven't really been keeping track as I've been spending money on old Volkswagen shit instead! I'd be interested to know if you find anything.

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« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2008, 21:33:11 pm »

me an lil james just got a project for us to work on together Cheesy

gt mach one , not really old , 1992 , but made in huntington beach , which is cool coz he loves it there !!

no doubt it will end up red , with flames  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2008, 08:42:42 am »

Allright, Ian and Martin started restoring...  nice  Grin

Gotta find something myself but I need the money for the VW...  Cry    Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2008, 09:50:08 am »

i'm cruising with a WETHEPEOPLE now -- pretty kickass bikes

http://www.wethepeople.de/V3/

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« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2008, 10:02:30 am »

i'm cruising with a WETHEPEOPLE now -- pretty kickass bikes

http://www.wethepeople.de/V3/



yep, saw a couple of those when I visited a local skate/bmx park last year...  new stuff, but nice!
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« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2008, 13:01:48 pm »

i still have a 24" frame here with a S&M saddle and a primo bar on it. but not much else. so if someone wants that PM me. i ride skateboards, so a swap for a longboard is an option, or old skate you have.

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« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2008, 18:52:31 pm »

not mine,"SE-RACING" PK RIPPER
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« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2008, 18:55:06 pm »

GT-BMX '85
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« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2008, 18:56:45 pm »

HUTCH '85
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« Reply #25 on: July 30, 2008, 18:58:54 pm »

NOS "skyway"
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« Reply #26 on: July 30, 2008, 20:08:09 pm »

wow great collection 3sche lol it's beauty NOS
I was young with your bmx yellow GT on your pictures it is  good memory with that lol
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« Reply #27 on: July 30, 2008, 21:56:23 pm »

nice bikes guys reminds me of the movie rad. does any body remember the first bmx made by schwinn. that was a cool bike i saw 1 at the swap meet at the goodguys show the guy wanted $80 for it.
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« Reply #28 on: July 30, 2008, 22:01:14 pm »

any Race INC?
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« Reply #29 on: July 31, 2008, 10:19:42 am »

nice bikes guys reminds me of the movie rad. does any body remember the first bmx made by schwinn. that was a cool bike i saw 1 at the swap meet at the goodguys show the guy wanted $80 for it.

that's a bargain.  Shocked  Shocked
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