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Title: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: martylaa on January 25, 2010, 04:28 PM

Hi anyone a big Race Inc fanboy on here looking for some info on this stuff.....
History?
Bits easy to come by?

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: PK6061 on January 25, 2010, 05:09 PM

hi m8
        race inc started out in 1976 by bill bastain who had just left a company called
        triple A. at race inc he made bikes for fmf kawasaki the first se frames such as
        the ju6 bd4 floval flyer on and on. bill bastain also did his range of bikes race inc
        that had been so good that he influenced all alloy bikes. hope that helps.   
         :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: martylaa on January 25, 2010, 05:12 PM

Quote from: PK gary on January 25, 2010, 05:09 PM

hi m8
        race inc started out in 1976 by bill bastain who had just left a company called
        triple A. at race inc he made bikes for fmf kawasaki the first se frames such as
        the ju6 bd4 floval flyer on and on. bill bastain also did his range of bikes race inc
        that had been so good that he influenced all alloy bikes. hope that helps.   
         :daumenhoch:

yep thats a start, need to find some web sites regards to his history and products...
thanks

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: baldbmxer on January 25, 2010, 06:32 PM

Bastian built Kawasaki

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/KWAK1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/KWAK5.jpg)

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 25, 2010, 07:27 PM

The tiny bit i know... they only made 1 Cro-Mo frame,the RM-2,standard forks on these were the centre line forks,although they did produce a leading axle design fork like the early Cycle Pro forks. The largest ali,20 inch frame was the RA-10,basically a Ripper frame with round tubes,the lower the number,the smaller the frame . Early ali frames had FMF rear dropouts. The 20 inch frames don't seem to go for a bustin amount,the cruiser seems more desirable, Cro-Mo bars and forks seem to go for a lot of money,more than the frames in many instances.

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: bobafett on January 25, 2010, 07:50 PM

I like race-inc alloy bars and seat posts  :)

I started a thread on vintage (or was it OS ? ) a while back about the alloy bars and seatposts found on early team mongoose completes and it appears that they were more than likely made by race inc  ;)

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: Zippy on January 25, 2010, 08:15 PM

I'm getting a set of Cro Mo Race Inc bars rechromed for my Ripper and have my eye on a seatpost as well. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: moomin on January 25, 2010, 10:23 PM

Got my old race inc cro mo in the loft still  :daumenhoch: lovely bit of kit  :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb131/webdawgbmx/IMG_4963.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb131/webdawgbmx/IMG_4961.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb131/webdawgbmx/IMG_4958.jpg)

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 25, 2010, 10:25 PM

the RM-2 's are a nice bit of kit arn't they Nik!

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: moomin on January 25, 2010, 10:42 PM

Dunno if thats what mine is, i'm blonde  :LolLolLolLol:  Loved it tho, in some of the pics you can see a blue gillot frame, this was hand built using all of the geomety from the Race Inc  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb131/webdawgbmx/IMG_4961.jpg)

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 25, 2010, 10:49 PM

quote:
Dunno if thats what mine is, i'm blonde

Nik,thats the only Cro Mo frame Race Inc made,so yea,thats what you've got,very nice in chrome,and your a lucky bug#ar have leading blade forks!!

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: moomin on January 25, 2010, 10:53 PM

It's still in pretty nice condition too, bit of spit and polish and maybe into survivor at MK 10  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: bobafett on January 25, 2010, 10:59 PM

I like that frame  :)

Title: Re: Race Inc Info Needed
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 25, 2010, 11:10 PM

they are NICE.mine's in the museum.