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Title: if you know me....
Post by: meticulous on August 30, 2010, 10:13 PM
you will know i'm a small fan of the quadangle, it was my last and favourite bmx back in 1984 so i suppose its a little close to my heart...  as if you havent seen then already, here they are (slightly modified) in loft poses as usual..... :)

1985 freestyler quadangle...

i was going to change the colour of this frame to black but decided it was too nice to strip....
put some flites on now as the maxi cross just didnt seem right, and decided to stick to zeddies instead of going the skyway route..


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/007-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/009-1.jpg)



1984 quadangle
just love the look of his as i have a bit of a fettish with the gold contrast...
took the gold shiney side ukai's off, ukai's always seemed to come second fiddle to araya's bitd, and they was'nt much of them around here tbh, everyone seemed to have araya's... i think the gold araya's look better anyhow....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/016-1.jpg)



(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/013-1.jpg)


1986 quadangle...

they changed a few of the angles of the quad in 86, most noticable was the addition of a bit-bull brake hole near the BB....
just had to do a candy red one to sit beside the candy blue one, just because i like the colours....
had black skyways on this first, but they were the repro graffites, which looked nice but not as nice as the more era correct black zeddies that came after, but to give it the full on racer look i thought these gold araya's were more suitable...




(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/017.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/011-2.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/010-2.jpg)

1983 quadangle
now onto my fave of all, pearl white is my favourite colour, i know its not original but think it just looks awesome, this was built up using all nos parts including dare i say nos F+F, and nos red skyways....  thinking of re-doing this just plain old white just to be more original, but that will happen when i get round to it....


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/020.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/021.jpg)


and finaly my 1999 USA ally quad i use as a rider, chosen so i can have a decent back brake, oh! and because i like the look of it... :) :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/bmxpickies873.jpg)

hope you like?
sam    :)
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on August 30, 2010, 10:17 PM
 :) What a load of old tat :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: hunterdubber on August 30, 2010, 10:30 PM
Sam ,,the 1986 candy red Quad , is by far the best  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: ORANGEZIPPY on August 30, 2010, 10:39 PM
i like the 83 pearl white one ,

no need to change that colour


 :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: GTnumber1 on August 30, 2010, 10:44 PM
SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTT AS FOOOOOOOOOK!!!!!!! one day i hope to build a freestyle quad  :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: bobafett on August 30, 2010, 10:55 PM

Good stuff sam  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: ED209 on August 30, 2010, 11:03 PM
x 2

Its sickness  :coolsmiley:

Sam ,,the 1986 candy red Quad , is by far the best  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: meticulous on August 30, 2010, 11:14 PM
x 2

Its sickness  :coolsmiley:
Sam ,,the 1986 candy red Quad , is by far the best  :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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cheers guys!!! :)


took me all day to get that candy red laquar right on that on that quad, it had 5 coats over a silver powder base, and wanted it to be faultless...  its near as dam it! ;)
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: Glynnyboy on August 31, 2010, 12:14 AM
Love that red one, that baby blue got me too. In fact i like the lot :coolsmiley: :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: double chevron on August 31, 2010, 08:51 AM
Never really felt the love for the freestyle quads, but that baby blue one is lush Sam  :smitten:

And they all look damn good with pedals  ;)
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: Macmania on August 31, 2010, 08:59 AM
Awesome collection  :4_17_5:

Impossible to decide a fav between the 84 and 86 for me  :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: diesel on August 31, 2010, 09:26 AM
Great Stuff  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: southern andy on August 31, 2010, 02:37 PM
They are lovely Sam.  :4_17_5: :4_17_5:


I would love a Quad, i think i'm gonna look for one as a next build.  :smitten:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: brettypeeps on August 31, 2010, 09:38 PM
Loving the Candy Red and Gold  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: if you know me....
Post by: Muffski on August 31, 2010, 10:20 PM
Good Stuff Sam :-*  :4_17_5:
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