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Title: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: john30 on July 08, 2010, 01:29 PM: Hi all
I'm new to this forum, my first post actually.
I'v just pulled my old bmx's out of the shed with the intention of restoring them to there former glory for my 2 young sons. My father bought these for me in the mid eighties and have been rusting in the shed now for over 2 decades.
questions I have,
could anyone identify them, I know 1 is a gt and the other a rebel because of the origonal stickers
are they worth restoring or will it cost a fortune( am i just being to nostalgic for my old bikes)
I have all the parts in the shed somewhere.
I will put more pics up later
Thanks for any advice and comments reieved
JT
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v671/jonjwt/DSC00164.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v671/jonjwt/DSC00157.jpg)
A link to more detailed pictures
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v671/jonjwt/
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: dj_benice on July 08, 2010, 02:48 PM: Bottom one looks like an akisu to me, deffo not a gt, no holes in dropouts on both rear and forks of GT race bikes, as to cost, if you intend to keep all the original parts and restore them then shouldn't be too much, if you want to go down the all new parts route might start adding up a bit ;)
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: southern andy on July 08, 2010, 02:58 PM: Out of the two i'd keep the Rebel, the bottom one looks like a Falcon Pro,
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: ED209 on July 08, 2010, 03:05 PM: Keep both ... the Rebel at the top and the possible Falcon Pro below... wicked bikes but if you do a good resto they will be too good for your kids and won't stand up to the demands of the current bmx world that a new school bike would.

All the help you need you will get right here... just get ready for some offers to buy :daumenhoch:

I'd focus on the rebel and ride it again yourself!
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: ED209 on July 08, 2010, 03:06 PM: ...this should be in the Resto thread really... :angel:
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: monkian on July 08, 2010, 03:22 PM: Possible Pro Class Rims, CW bars on the Rebel? ???
Have a look if there's anything stamped on the Black rims :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: dj_benice on July 08, 2010, 03:27 PM: Quote from: monkian on July 08, 2010, 03:22 PM
Possible Pro Class Rims, CW bars on the Rebel? ???
Have a look if there's anything stamped on the Black rims :daumenhoch:

Didn't rebel do their own cw style bars made from reynolds 531?
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: monkian on July 08, 2010, 03:36 PM: We need Danny on the case ;)
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: brettypeeps on July 08, 2010, 04:00 PM: I keep looking in my shed and there is nothing ever there.. :LolLolLolLol:

A couple of nice finds restore the Rebel first :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: beard1973 on July 08, 2010, 04:06 PM: Great finds.... but please... NOT ANOTHER 'JT'.... :buck2: :buck2:
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: rollin72 on July 08, 2010, 04:33 PM: the bottom frame is the same as ive just got my hands on, and it does look like an akisu, it doesnt have to cost you a fortune just plenty of polishing, youll find all the info you need in tech and restoand if you cant find it just ask, dont let the kids anywhere near them :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: john30 on July 08, 2010, 04:35 PM: wow thanks for all the responses, Later on when I'm home I'll put close up pics on here if that will help, I'm quite surprised that its not a gt as my dad next to me now bought it new from a shop in moston manchester schofields or something, but his memory is not what it used to be.
the rebel is all origonal with wheels with lots of holes in.
the other rims are both black one is made of plastic other metal made in japan.
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: dj_benice on July 08, 2010, 04:41 PM: Plastic rim is probably a z-rim, sorry to be bearer of bad news on GT front, my dad was the GT rep in the UK for Geoff Barraclough who was the GT import man(GBGT in the old mags ;) )
Title: Re: Rescued from the shed after 20+years
Post by: john30 on July 08, 2010, 04:55 PM: just had a look at the bmx museam, its does look like a akisu, 20+ years i thought it was a gt lol, what a dodgy shop eh
I'v got the frame no's on there so I'l post lots of pics later to solve the scandal.
what model is the rebel, if it is a rebel