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Old School:
Happy wet bank holiday everybody!
Newbie to the site, but not BMX, I used to own a Silver Streak 30 years ago which was pimped to the max! Have attached a photo of me on it before the pimpage commenced!
The spec that I can remember was something like this:

Silver Streak frame, forks & crankset - chrome
VDC Monkey bars - chrome
MX1000 Dia Compe calipers - white
Dia Compe brake levers - white
Green and silver reflective brake cables
White Skyway Tuff II's
White Skyway brake pads
Whitewall tyres
Skyway freestyle platform
Trick pegs front and rear
White Aero seat
Fluted seat post
Bear trap pedals
White Mushroom grips - Oakley?

I sold this to someone in Maidenhead, Berks, circa 1990, DOES ANYONE OWN OR RECOGNISE THIS BIKE AND SPEC?

Sorry, I digress!  Anyways, have just bought a barn find DB Venom off eBay and I plan on recreating a very similar version of that old bike...
...obviously without the Skyway freestyle platform!  See photo in its' current form.

So, where or who's the best place/member to get all this stuff??

Also, as I'm a total newbie to builds, what other basics do I need other than a bike repair stand and bike toolkit?
I mean, nuts, bolts, cleaning fluids and lubricants?

I realise I'm probably asking for a serious amount of info here so I'll understand if you don't want to reply with an essay!!
Just a helpful pointer to useful links or members would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks :-)

oldschoolace:
Cool pic  :daumenhoch:
Gotta love an Austin princess  :)

Spen69:
Welcome aboard mate. If you give us the year you pimped the bike we could probably help more I'd guess :daumenhoch:

If your grips were Mushrooms then they were made by Odi but white will be tricky to find as they fell apart after about 6 months of abuse.
Your brake cables will be Haro Thunderbolts but you have more chance of being blown by Kylie than finding a rear one - buy three fronts and join 2 together.
Bear trap pedals eh? Do you still have the scars on your shins? I'd go for a period platform pedal like Shimano DX or SX.
Your chrome crank was probably a  one piece from Takagi or Sugino which means you need 1/2" threaded pedals not 9/16" for a three piece cranks et.
Saddle was either a Kasimax Aero (they have recently been re - popped so don't get ripped off) or a Viscount Aero.
Skyways are still being made - if you plan on riding it, buy modern ones with sealed bearings and put Kool Kaps on the plastic hubs to make them look old school - the originals are all fooked now from years of abuse and over- tightening.

Oh, and take out a new mortgage if you want all this stuff mint as you're in for well over a grand all in easy if you want the vdc bars as well

Cheers

Spen

Old School:
They don't make 'em like they used to! The Capri and Escort Mk I were pretty sweet too!

Old School:

--- Quote from: Spen69 on August 31, 2015, 11:48 AM ---Welcome aboard mate. If you give us the year you pimped the bike we could probably help more I'd guess :daumenhoch:

If your grips were Mushrooms then they were made by Odi but white will be tricky to find as they fell apart after about 6 months of abuse.
Your brake cables will be Haro Thunderbolts but you have more chance of being blown by Kylie than finding a rear one - buy three fronts and join 2 together.
Bear trap pedals eh? Do you still have the scars on your shins? I'd go for a period platform pedal like Shimano DX or SX.
Your chrome crank was probably a  one piece from Takagi or Sugino which means you need 1/2" threaded pedals not 9/16" for a three piece cranks et.
Saddle was either a Kasimax Aero (they have recently been re - popped so don't get ripped off) or a Viscount Aero.
Skyways are still being made - if you plan on riding it, buy modern ones with sealed bearings and put Kool Kaps on the plastic hubs to make them look old school - the originals are all fooked now from years of abuse and over- tightening.

Oh, and take out a new mortgage if you want all this stuff mint as you're in for well over a grand all in easy if you want the vdc bars as well

Cheers

Spen

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Wow!  That is a quick and precise essay, thanks!
To answer your q's:
I reckon this was a 12th birthday present from my dad, so 1983 or 1984?  The album the photo was from is labelled 83/84 and my dad is more organised than the National Library so I reckon that's pretty accurate!

Yes, I still have visible scars from the Bear Traps - ouch! Will deffo get the DX or SX!
Re the seat, what does re-popped mean?  The Viscount Aero sounds very familiar though so will check it out!
Will get new Skyways too!
Points taken on the other bits.

Thanks for your help Spen!

What about, nuts, bolts, lubricants etc?

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