series1rscars

Had one on my MTB & it never gave any trouble

cozzfather

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I have a 86 DP Racing FIREBIRD FREESTYLER, i also have in my possesion some brand new never been used and still got the halfords stickers on Skyway Tuff 11's from 1987 that i found in the loft along with some old bmx stuff.
i would like to find a BMX website that other people with a DP Firebird use,
i used to have these bikes when i was a lad so i thought i deserved another.

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cozzfather a dp firebird was my first proper freestyle bmx

check out www.bmxmuseum.com for dp firebird owners in the museum

cozzfather

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nice one Kev, i had 4 of them when i was a nipper, a chrome one and a bronze one and 2 green ones one of which was dayglo, its nice to hear from someone else who likes a DP
i have just had a peep on that site and it looks good, is there any old uk bmx forums where the DP firebird or Delta 11 are talked about??

oh andwhat colour was your Firebird??
Cheers Karl.

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karl im also looking for some good uk sites although im more of a 90's bmx'er (started riding in 92) my old firebird was white, i only had it for a few months before getting a haro master

longdog

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like the sound of that good idea.
them chris kings are the muts but at about Ł125 i'll stick to hope one s

Slevin Kelevra

Those old bikes are cool but would snap in a second if u did anything serious on them.

New Skool bikes are far better IMO

J1mbo

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KING HEARSETS ARE GOOD AND LOOK GREAT TOO I THINK THERE IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE TO A BIT CHEAPER ONE ITS JUST A TLKING POINT REALLY LOL BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL LAST

Mr RS500

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Piccs of some of mine ,,lol,,

The lot



The MINT skyway TA



Mongoose Calafornia ,,with pro class wheels



Aero Freestyler



Pro Burner



2nd skyway TA thats going to be restored



I have another skyway on the way , and a dimondback that is being restored

series1rscars

They are sweet Paul...lovin the Goose

longdog

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Had a bmx like this as a kid but with white wheels. Cool bikes you have there.

cozzfather

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do you mean anything serious on them now???
i was 6ft when i was 15 and i used to hammer my bmx's i never broke a skyway only a rear hub,so i fitted a coaster brake and that did the trick, i never knackered a frame or forks too.
don't know about some of the other american frames etc,but i never knew of a DP falling to bits.
new school maybe better but 80's freestylers look a million times better....

Slevin Kelevra

yeah i mean now mate, ie a 25 year old jumping dirt jumps or going down rails and stuff.


paper thin drop outs wouldnt last a second on a rail. plus the axles would bend/snap.

old bikes arent my thing but thats just me..

Shings

He's right mate, I ride with a lot of old skool riders and not 1 of them rides an old skool bike on the ramps.... they're just for show or cruising about on...

Slevin Kelevra

scortpower

i used to race bmx about 8 year ago , used to race for a club called mk crew done in milton keynes, still got the race bike to , a nice light weight freeagent with all the goodies on it , might build it back up and sell it just needs some special bairings

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gotta agree with him, i snapped the downtube on my dp firebird mid air on a midi ramp, saw a haro sport snap clean in two, my mates skyway ta was rewelded atleast 8 times but he was the first person in the uk to do backflips and the frame took alot of abuse the 80's bikes were built for 80's style of riding and just cant take the abuse of 90's and 00's style of riding as the type of tricks changed massively from the 80's to the 90's just got to watch hoffman in aggroman or headfirst and see all the haros he killed at one point he was going through a bike a day!!!!!

as for 80's bikes looking better i gotta disagree i do like 80's bikes but i prefer 90's bikes hence why i have my s&m holmes but im biased cause i started to ride in the early 90's

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just sat down and worked out as far as i can remember what frames ive had in the last 16 years in no particular order and im sure there are more but cant remember at the mo

dp firebird
haro master
haro sport
kuwahra laser lite
gt vertigo
bully bashguard
wilkerson airlines riot
standard sta
stolen henry
gt fueler
s&m holmes x5
s&m dirtbike x3
s&m heavy as fuck
s&m light as fuck
s&m black bike

and hopefully this s&m lighter than fuck will be my next frame in this colour

Fastmaul

I had these for a while and was going to restore them but I lost interest and sold them off. 86 Haro Masters.






my current bike is an 07 Stolen Heater black/mint green. I rode alot last year and did a trick and busted my arse big time LOL. I was in pain for 2 months (being old SUCKS!) Once it gets warmer out and I have time I'll be back on it. These are old pics since I've put the Mint Green forks on and the Odyssey Twisted PC pedals on.





80's bikes are awesome for what they were, I love them but no way are they going to stand up to the abuse now. You have to give them respect though.

B16JUS

we usually go to a skate park just outside romford in essex its nearly all concrete with loads of different ramps, slopes, jumps etc and never that busy result

this is my show bmx never been on the road but am selling as the mrs going mad https://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225786





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J1mbo

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heres a snapped frame for ya it went a treat lol

wilkogsi

my T1

datar18

been there, done that, all good fun ending up in a stinging nettle bush after landing awkwardly on a dirt jump.

cozzfather

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anyone remember a FAZE 7 STREETSTYLER from about 1985, the frame i have appears to have been originaly green powdercoated.


went to wh smiths yesterday and for the first time in 18 years picked up a bmx magazine,there was 2 of them printed on funny paper, i expected to see some old school stuff for salefor my 80's survivor resto's i'm doing but it was all new stuff.
i couldn't believe some of the prices for new frames and wheels,they made some of the quality 80'S bikes that are rebuilt using NOS or good condition survivors look like bargains

Fastmaul, iirc Torker built the first Haro Masters, i used to use green Haro Freestyle tyres on orange Skyways, there wasn't ever much Haro stuff for sale around my way

ar4ibaldo

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Used to ride 5 years ago when i was 15 or so .... and still got my bike from back then ... GT Jamie Bestwick 2003 signed model.

J1mbo

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that how my m8 did it it just bent . . . bent some more so he gave it 2 anuva m8 and told him 2 bunny hop it you know wat happened nxt lol

lozi

seeing this thread inspired me to build mine back up, some bits missing so its got no handlebar or fork bearings or brakes and the stem isnt held on proper but it rides lol

the forks are massivly bent as well from an encounter with a post

heres the shed bmx earlier



and here it is now in all its rat look glory

PintoPhil

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Anyone into flatland?

I am looking to get back into BMXing now, but none of this gayer "just a back brake" shite, I want a light, but strong frame for throwing about, but with all the bells and whistles (UFO, U brakes, fat forks etc etc)

NEEDFORSPEED

bloody hell i had a ufo bk in 2000! doesnt seem to be anywhere near as many flatlanders these days!

PintoPhil

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Old Skool Standard video

Properly flatlanding man

longdog

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This guys got some skills.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9JBXOwPwC8

NEEDFORSPEED

unreal! ok favourite bmx vids! mines nowhere fast or road fools 4.

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my fav bmx vids are the following and imo every bmx'er should watch them aleast once, esp aggroman and headfirst hoffman at his finest

aggro man
head first
ride on
dirty deeds

yellowsierra

My mate has just got back into it and is on this site
He was a bit of a face in the 80's and used to ride pro for a couple of teams, one was DP in wales i think. Not being a bmxican myself i am limited on whats what.
I do know that he has been getting a bit of the same treament just of late as a few people on the site remember him and got him to come along to there jams
Regards
Ian

PintoPhil

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Ooooohh vids:-

Style cats (just trying to find a full copy)
Last resort
S&M BMX Inferno
Wheelies by mark Eaton

Goota love a bit of street, vert and flatland.

Hopefully going to grab a new bike this weekend.

Thing is, if its an older bike with 10mm axels, I am assuming the 14mm stuff cannot be used?

Mich

Just how silly money so hutch bear traps go for these days?? I happen to have a set sitting on some GT cranks in my shed.

I must get the old bikes old and see if they've rusted away yet LOL

Lo@der

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Road fools 1 or 2 , robbo is comic in both
Soil, for anyone with trails passion
seek and destroy, full throttle bmx
Thunder, my fav as it was my first.

tone7

This will give you some idea

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hutch-Beartrap...QQcmdZViewItem

NEEDFORSPEED

haha ye robbo is funny as! i need to get 1&2 i lent them years ago and never got them back. where it all began! cant believe how many riders there are on here! just got a load of new bits for mine will get some pics up

NEEDFORSPEED

new parts are odyssey hazard front and back (new vandero front hub)
revenge folding kevlar tyres
kink chainring
elementary v3 stem
macneil seat
primo post

all bikes used to be heavy as fuck like my mk1 metal kizz but now you have the choice!lol