Author Topic: Firebird memories and Acorn freestyle bearings - found! (Read 927 times)

nikb · « **on:** April 15, 2015, 09:17 AM »

I'm 43 yrs young, had a DP firebird Freestyler from new in 1987 (give or take a year...). It got nicked by a scumbag at secondary school, and now I'm on the hunt for another Firebird to restore/re-build. Anyhow, a couple of years ago I got the old-spool bug again and bought a part-finished unknown frame for my son. I added a few NOS parts including some baby blue Acorn mags, as that's what i had in the 80's and i love the look of 'em.

The bearings didn't last long and seemed very difficult to find, but "bankrupt bike parts" on ebay sells them, even though they don't advertise them.

So if you have some Acorn mags and they are dead due to knackered bearings, for around £7 a pair, you could have those cool 80s mags spinning once again!

Nik.

pickle · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2015, 11:29 AM »

nice one, glad you got em sorted.

you'll need deep pockets to buy a firebird nowadays $:-\$

Taipan · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2015, 11:58 AM »

Or a set of DP Ladder bars starting at £500 on ebay?

Tbh I don't see the attraction of the bars or why people have put the value on them so high?

pickle · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2015, 01:39 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on April 15, 2015, 11:58 AM

Or a set of DP Ladder bars starting at £500 on ebay?

Tbh I don't see the attraction of the bars or why people have put the value on them so high?

agreed, they're awful bars that smash your knees when you ride.

nikb · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2015, 06:37 PM »

i had Skyway step bars on my 80's DP, white with chrome end caps and red mushroom grips. I miss 'em!!!

deeman · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2015, 06:53 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on April 15, 2015, 11:58 AM

Or a set of DP Ladder bars starting at £500 on ebay?

Tbh I don't see the attraction of the bars or why people have put the value on them so high?

you talking about the white ones? they got ended early too!! just simple supply and demand on the dp stuff....a lot of people had them bitd cos they were cheap.....a lot of them broke bitd cos they were cheap.......everyone who had one bitd wants one now...etc etc!