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Old 31-03-2006, 06:09 PM
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anyone remember these from yesteryear

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

i would love to buy this but £950

showing my age know !!!

bet most people on here cannot remember bmx's in the eighties

still cool though
Old 31-03-2006, 06:45 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SKYWAY-T-A-TUB...QQcmdZViewItem

I'm thinking of buying this.

I built a gt mach 1 and a gt dyno back in 1999 out of new old school parts but never rode them. They are still in my garage.

For me the TA on tuff's is the nicest and I had one years ago but it got stolen when my old house was broken into.
Old 31-03-2006, 07:05 PM
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skyway tuff 2's

last BMX i had was an S&M dirtbike, powerlite 3 piece crank, 48 spoke rims, xt v brakes, was a trick bike
Old 31-03-2006, 07:08 PM
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im 27 and just bought a new bmx will get pics up soon
Old 31-03-2006, 07:26 PM
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Me,around 20 years ago!!!! Regards Micky


Old 31-03-2006, 07:36 PM
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the ripper is ive been a bmxer for around 15 years now, currently got a s&m holmes classic aheadset, s&m holmes next generation and a s&m dirtbike classic and a we the people four seasons which im currently building, ive prob spent more money on bmx's than i have on cars over the years
Old 31-03-2006, 07:56 PM
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Is a nice bike, a lot of hthe rarer old school stuff is going for good money these days.

Im 26 and have just upgraded to another bike too (Mirra Pro), apart from my car my bike is my next prize possession.

Cheers

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Old 31-03-2006, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by turbotrev
Is a nice bike, a lot of the rarer old school stuff is going for good money these days.

Im 26 and have just upgraded to another bike too (Mirra Pro), apart from my car my bike is my next prize possession.

Cheers

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Knew you'd post on this thread Out of all the people that used to ride on the local ramps. How many still do? Mullen? Bartlett? I know Steve Bart. went and started "Clicked"
Old 31-03-2006, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by GUZZLER
skyway tuff 2's
The daddys I love em.

I once bought some when I didn't have a bmx because I wanted some in my garage on the wall.
Old 31-03-2006, 08:19 PM
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Wounder what hapened to people like Andy Ruffel, Tim march, Bob Haro,Eddie fiola, Mike Domingez....

what a blast from the past!
I was a BMX'er through and Through- I rode the nationals for a team called GERS.....
we were at about 5th in the UK team leage at one time

those were the days....
Old 31-03-2006, 08:22 PM
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Im too predictable

Mike still rides. He works for and co-owns Team Extreme and does demo's for a living.

Aint seen Mark in years but still see Steve Bartholomew now and again at comps but I dont think he's doing the video mag any more.

Cheers

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Old 31-03-2006, 08:24 PM
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raleigh max with peddle back brake was my last bmx
just after i got rid of a grifter(shit that was just a heavey bike)
Old 31-03-2006, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Alloy Motorsport
Wonder what hapened to people like Andy Ruffel, Tim march, Bob Haro,Eddie fiola, Mike Dominguez....
Greg Hill, Harry Leary, Clint Miller, .............does Perry Kramer still own SE Racing I wonder ?

Old skool............. always wanted a PK Ripper or a Kuwahara Lazerlite. Skyway never did it for me, but I always imagined being Eddie Fiola, dressed in yellow with the banana yellow GT Performer. Remember the magh BMX Action Bike ? Still got the first copy I ever bought from 1983...............
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Old 31-03-2006, 10:09 PM
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I wasnt as serious as some of you guys but i loved my bmx`s, the words skyways and laidback seat`s 3 piece cranks bring back so many memories, does anyone have, or remember oria`s ( sp ) i had a set on mine, also im sure my frame was a kuahara ( again sp ) mx brakes, cw handle bars, sr clamp, bear trap pedals, as i said i wasnt a serious bmxer but i still loved it, im only 24 so i recon it must have bee 12 years ago at least, thanks for reminding troops, some great memories
Old 31-03-2006, 10:38 PM
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on this pic you can just see my old haro on my garage wall
1984 haro sport freestyler
with white ogk's with a coaster
i've been collecting bits to restore it for years still not
got round to it,i've owned it from new
Old 31-03-2006, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Fil
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/raleigh-TEAM-BURNER-MINT-Best-one-about_W0QQitemZ7229755344QQcategoryZ22677QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

got them wheels in yellow on my burner
Old 31-03-2006, 11:41 PM
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P.K rippers were shit back then and they're still shit now
Old 01-04-2006, 01:32 AM
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raliegh burners i used to love mine lol,then i got a diamond back one off the first bikes with a wishbone on the back layed back seat gt crank new headstock and purple tuff twos which i heard where rare as horse poo
Old 01-04-2006, 05:23 AM
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cool is use to race one back in the day lol i had blue skyways,redline crank,gt bar`s,tuff neck stem and the rest of the stuff .i use to hang about wth geth shooter if you can remember him fookin awsome on a bike
Old 01-04-2006, 05:44 AM
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had a gt performer pro with all nice bits fitted in 88

then had a skyway streetbeat in apple green

sold em all for fuck all would be worth a fair bit now
Old 01-04-2006, 06:57 AM
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Still got a Performer

This is a cracking film if your into BMX

http://www.joekidonastingray.com/
Old 01-04-2006, 07:07 AM
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i had a falcon pro with black mag wheels loved it to death

mate had a mongoose with wire wheels

then i jumped up to a yz 490 moto cross bike

nearly killed myself about 5 times and my dad sold it on me

he said buy a dt 125 there much nicer bikes

oh the memories

my bike life ended there

four wheels you carnt fall of it then
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kuhara et with z rims fat!

C L
Old 01-04-2006, 08:41 AM
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I am still into OS BMX's, I have 3 at the moment, a restored 1979 Redline MX11, another Redline MX11 for riding, and a super Tuff Burner that was signed by Andy Ruffell and Craig Scholfield last year at the 25th anniversary.

tim March still lives local to me, and runs a BMX magazine, Andu Ruffell is a big CEO of a company in the US who organize the MOBO awards.

I have loads of pics on my website of both OS meeting in Bournemouth from 2005 and 2004.

Here's mt restored Redline, mmm much rarer that all these Skyway TA's and rippers that pop up on the bay.





You can see my super Tuff in my sig. I have also had a few burners over the last few years, including a Pro Aero, a tuff, a mini, and a std MK1.

M@rk
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i used to have a torker 280x,a number of robinsons and a pk
go here for old school stuff
www.alans.co.uk
click on old skool
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Originally Posted by Fil
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/raleigh-grifter_W0QQitemZ6618620240QQcategoryZ420QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Back in the day one of my mates bought one (god knows why) and never rode it as he broke his leg the day after he got it so I loooked after it for him. He ended up moving to Spain after making lots of money and its still in my garage never rode after he gave it to me.
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here is mine, looking sligfhtly sorry for itself,

a raliegh areo pro burner,

pro class rims,

dia comp rear brake,

dia comp mini mountain bike brake lever,

skyway ta handlebars,

tioga crank

needs a bit of tlc me thinks!!

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Originally Posted by the benno
on this pic you can just see my old haro on my garage wall
1984 haro sport freestyler
with white ogk's with a coaster
i've been collecting bits to restore it for years still not
got round to it,i've owned it from new
Yes!
i had a '84 Haro freestyler too...
white tuff's. Haro vector bars, flight cranks, coaster brake(because Bob Haro used one )
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
kuhara et with z rims fat!

C L
Yep I had 'z' rims too. you could side kick and bend the wheel so the hub would smash on the floor.. everyone used to ask me to do it and it was as cool as hell then..
only problem was, the spokes used to push through the rim and puncture the tube every time
Old 01-04-2006, 01:10 PM
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I use to have a skyway tear drop i think thats what it was called but it got nicked a few years ago when my garage got brocken into bastards as probly endded up in a local lake like most bikes do around this area.
I had it for about 15 years before it got nicked and it had arai suzzy wheels on it thats all i can remember as bin a wile now.

Ive also got BMX bandits on dvd
Old 01-04-2006, 01:30 PM
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BMX Bandits. Isn't Nicole Kidman in that about 12 years old or something.
Old 01-04-2006, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fil
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/raleigh-chopper-sprint-gt-non-restored-take-a-look-nos_W0QQitemZ6616307314QQcategoryZ420QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

One of those very nearly had the death of me. Was in hospital for a couple of days broke my leg and an arm doing about 30mph when the bearings in the front wheel basically collapsed.
Was for a bet of £200 that I couldn't do 30mph down a big hill (swillington if anyone knows it) anyway I got it and ended up meeting a fence after the wheel fucked up.

Am thinking about bidding on this.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/skyway-streetb...QQcmdZViewItem
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back in the late 80's i once heard a kid i didnt know say that big lad on the firebird freestyler has one for every day of the week,he was right, chrome ones acid green ones,pink and black,and a very special porsche bronze one with orange skyway super tuff 2 wheels, sounds yuky but with me coaster brake,haro freestyle tyres[or cheng shin if i was broke ,cw handle bars and a laid back seat post,not forgeting the acs rotor so i could spin the bars, i was the bizzo it came from dp like that
950 for a pk ripper tho,me bruvver paid 50 notes for one, the welding was absolutely superb and i was only 15,but could tell quality
any one remember Hollywood Mike Miranda,or Marvelous Marvin the first person i saw do a 720.on a quarterpipe
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Shit am luvin these bmx`s gony end up buying one
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halo freestyler is what i had..think they were called that..pk rippers were the bollox back n the day..my mate had a pink one
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do you remember PK Racingsr "Quadrangle" too


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