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YES BMX - are there any restored?

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wildwood1971:
I used to live on lynchford road years ago next door to the bank above the apple computer shop! saw some great fights out of me window what with all the soldiers being based there

I remember the bowl jump on the A325 and as a kid my house was in aldershot so we backed onto the common - didnt take long to get to the Farnham track - both the 1st one by the sports centre and then the second one up sandy hill.

Happy memories indeed - i like the look of the YES frames look like a cross between a TA and an Aero Pro - wouldn't mind one myself.

kennyhunter6061:
My dad was the Scottish sales agent for Yes back in 1984 I think.  We drove down to Farnborough and came back with a Ford Granada estate packed full of YES BMX bits - Helmets, race clothing, bikes, accessories.  When I was down there we went along to the Farnham track where I met, and practiced with, Harvey Munckton who was a really nice guy.  I used one of the 'demo' Yes Aero bikes to race on and they were really crap.  The frame was all out of alignment, the alloy 3 piece cranks were absolute garbage, and I managed to snap a stem on one in less than 10 minutes  ::)  The Dominator frame may have been better quality than the complete bikes, which were all generic Taiwan rubbish with YES stickers applied to them. 

They had the Yes Aero, Yes Supergold (available in gold or chrome  :idiot2: It wouldn't be a supergold in chrome though would it???), Yes Competition, and the cruiser.  I've still got some of the YES dealer window stickers with the slogan "YES BMX - We've Got The Gear!" and a snazzy pair of gaiters  :laugh:

mr.magoo:
Do i remember Melanie Vauvelle riding for them in mid eighties, or did she just wear the clothing??

kennyhunter6061:
Yep, I recall some of the brochures around '84 had Melanie Vauvelle and Debbie Scott Webb  :smitten:  I will need to rake the brochures out and scan them

MartyC:

--- Quote from: showtime on November 11, 2007, 05:26 PM ---Yes Marty Lynchford road is in North Camp  :daumenhoch:
we had a few jump spots around farnborough bitd
hawley woods, fleet pond, whites road, the daisy fields, the dell at the bottom of Rectory road park, the carpark thats now the underground had a dirt island we made a big jump in!
plus i remember we had a good jump out of a natural bowl on the edge of Queen Elizabth park, right out into the A325  :LolLolLolLol:

--- End quote ---

I reckon we've met if you were riding there in the early 80's.  I remember the jump out onto the road, it took/takes you to Frimley  if I remember right. 

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