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Title: SJK bmx frames
Post by: moochalargo on July 06, 2010, 08:21 PM: Anyone havo one of these? They were made in my home town of wareham and the were a skyway replica I think!

Any info on them or pics would be cool

Cheers guys
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: markyp on July 06, 2010, 09:28 PM: blimey that part of the country was a bmx hotbed bitd what with mrd and rickmann being made just up the road from wareham too.
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: moochalargo on July 06, 2010, 09:43 PM: Yeah mate it was good here back then! And Shaun Gilmore lived near me. A mrd rider and europien champ. The local woodland track was also a sat morning training ground for all the mrd team and us worshipers lol.
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: gossa on July 07, 2010, 08:32 PM: Yep what do you wanna know about SJK? I hooked a radster up with one recently as I know the SJK guys pretty well.

They defo weren't a skyway copy but quite innovative with an oversized press in headset.
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: moochalargo on July 07, 2010, 09:15 PM: Cool any pics and are there any still about? Want to know about them as they were made in wareham. My home town
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: bigfatolly on July 07, 2010, 09:58 PM: wasnt one model called a hurricane or something?
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: PHIPPSIO on July 08, 2010, 03:15 PM: Speak to Phil (Sawzall). He has a couple of these and has contacts with the guys that used to produce them.
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: jakethesnake on July 12, 2010, 07:51 PM: Ive still got my SJK Hurricane - used by myself way-back in the 80's
Got it from a friends dad - I was under the impression that he was in the accountancy business and had something to do with the recievers when the company was closed down - I may be wrong on this though - when you are 14 these things dont seem to matter

Spec on my bike
SKJ Hurricane F&F
Skyway Tuff II - Black - Mitsibushi Silver Star CompIII tryes
Renthal Pro Bars - Superstrongs - California Lite Black & Silver Pads
Suntour Bear-Trap pedals XCII's
DiaCompe Mx1000 ( Front ) & Mx900 ( Rear ) & Diacompe 1 finger levers
Elina UL seat & post
Takagi onepiece crank with pro-neck powerdisc and sprocket

I will post some pics once I have taken them
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: gossa on July 12, 2010, 09:33 PM: Quote from: PHIPPSIO on July 08, 2010, 03:15 PM
Speak to Phil (Sawzall). He has a couple of these and has contacts with the guys that used to produce them.

Yep, I sorted Phil out with that, he is supposed to be doing it proud so come on Sawz!
Title: Re: SJK bmx frames
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on July 12, 2010, 09:52 PM: Quote from: gossa on July 12, 2010, 09:33 PM
Quote from: PHIPPSIO on July 08, 2010, 03:15 PM
Speak to Phil (Sawzall). He has a couple of these and has contacts with the guys that used to produce them.

Yep, I sorted Phil out with that, he is supposed to be doing it proud so come on Sawz!

i see it the other week :shocked: has he ever let us down ?