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My latest survivor
insectbones:
Like that, odd tyre n'all :daumenhoch:
Just needs the front wheel putting back the right way round.
wagho:
--- Quote from: CustardLips on February 13, 2017, 09:33 PM ---Shame about the odd tyres but nice survivor all the same. :daumenhoch:
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The tyres have loads of cracking so they may not last as i like to ride my bikes,
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wagho:
--- Quote from: insectbones on February 13, 2017, 09:45 PM ---Like that, odd tyre n'all :daumenhoch:
Just needs the front wheel putting back the right way round.
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LOL, its as it came , but i will sort that out when i clean it
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wagho:
--- Quote from: factory pilot on February 13, 2017, 09:43 PM ---Very cool ... Andy ( Dance to the Drummers Beat ) has a restored one of these ... His has wire wheels ... Would be good to compare?
An excellent survivor all the same ... Cool mate fistblump
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I will be taking it to MK this year with some of my other survivors.
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dancetothedrummersbeat:
What a fantastic find! These are now very rare. Not worth a lot, as low end bikes with limited appeal (i paid £31 for mine about 6 years ago). Although there will be more that will surface, i believe there are less than 10 of these documented as being left in existance. I've seen a few white ones, and I know of 3 original blue ones (including yours). Torker Mick on here has one with ogk mag wheels, there was another one in northern ireland, and yours. Mine was orginally white with wire spoked wheels, but i had it painted blue as a replica/tribute to the one a mate of mine had back in the day. His also had wire wheels. I've also seen a red one, but the frame gusset was different. There seem to be 2 versions of these bikes, but with variations between them. 1st version (i think), had mag wheels (ogk's i think), but some had spoked wheels, v handle bars and bladed dropout forks, and was blue/gold. The 2nd version (although i'm not sure which version came first) came in blue/gold and white/silver/red, and had spoked wheels, straight crossbar handle bars and straight thick dropouts to the forks. The pedals, grips and seat varied between versions 1 and 2. These were defo around in 83-84, but i'm not sure if they were around in 82. I don't know anything about the red version with different gusset. These bikes have a smaller sized head tube, and take a road bike headset (30mm i think), rather than a standard bmx headset. Some people have said these were catalogue bikes, and that maybe correct, but i'm sure Torker Mick said he remembers them for sale in his local bike shop. Here's some pics of mine when i bought it, and restored. I re-did the artwork for the pads and decals and got repro sets made up. A great find you have there- i can't wait to see it at MK :daumenhoch:
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