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What is a "survivor"?

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SteveG:
Its difficult to put labels on things like this. I suppose a survivor is something dragged out of a shed  (in any condition)  and put on display. If you want to ride it some work will be needed, tyres, tubes chain and probably new grease in the bearings.
My bike is a bit different as I have had it from new, it never been left dirty and the only reason I had to change the forks is because I welded V brake mounts onto the old ones (silly I know). The tyres were cracking and I didn't put the pedals on in case I dropped it and scuffed them up more than they are already.
Perhaps someone could think of a different name for what my bike is.
Be nice though  ;)

Stace:
Take ya pick   :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

SteveG:
  ;D

oberonspacefruit:
i dont think you should even change the tyres...it looks so much better just left as is.

greentoad:
To me a 'Survivor' is a bike that has 'its' same components from back in the day. That's it, nothing more or less. It can be mint and clean or rusty and no moving parts.

EG - Jays NOS complete and boxed Haro that was built up, is a Survivor - an exceptional one and also classed as NOS.

A restoration is totally different in my eyes.

A good Survivor is quite rare, as you should use all the bits on the bike as you found it.

When you start putting on new decals, paint, etc then that is a Resto in my eyes.

I have only had the luck and pleasure of two that I would count as true 'Survivors' in all the time i've been collecting.

There is nothing wrong with a strip, clean, polish, oil, grease the bearings etc that is maintance and is not in anyway changing the bike from how it was and changing its identity.

If a bike can not be used (missing bits, broken etc) it is not of any relevance apart from an object (EG - my Profile when I got it with no wheels or tyres).

It can of course still be a 'Survivor' in bad condition (Welds, Rust, Broken Parts, Seized etc) such as Dan's Haro, but that is why that bike should never be touched as it would be nearly impossible to take it apart and put it back together. Loads of things would break and then it would be a restoration and no longer be a true Survivor.

I reckon these two I've done are True Survivors -

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=10909.0

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=34447.0

No - money, new components, paint, chrome, decals, etc etc on them.

Just many hours, hard work, love and patience.

J.

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