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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: crazyberasi on February 18, 2011, 06:22 PM

Title: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: crazyberasi on February 18, 2011, 06:22 PM: Hi

as a newbie I would like to say yo yo yo to all you RAD bmxers and would like some help on namimg my BMX???
there are 2 seriel numbers on the bottom of the bike which are CX93YU16 & 83105121. The raleigh sticker on the front has been added by the previous owner and its defo not a Raleigh but anyone with some info for me will be a great help as I want to restore it and depending on if its an named bike depends on how much money to sepend onit. the pictures can be viewed via the link below.

http://s1140.photobucket.com/albums/n567/crazyberasi/

thanks Chris
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: markyp on February 18, 2011, 06:30 PM: (http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n567/crazyberasi/DSC03062.jpg)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: meticulous on February 18, 2011, 06:34 PM: i name it herbert....
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: markyp on February 18, 2011, 06:35 PM: Quote from: meticulous on February 18, 2011, 06:34 PM
i name it herbert....
:2funny:
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: trasher on February 18, 2011, 07:02 PM: Quote from: meticulous on February 18, 2011, 06:34 PM
i name it herbert....

:2funny:

na looks more like a sam to me :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 18, 2011, 07:04 PM: I named mine BOB ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX/1002.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX/100bike.jpg)

I don't know what is ? no one seemed to know what it was !

but mine came with some intresting parts

Alloy hubbed skyways
NITTO bars
shimano DX pedals
sugino snowflake 44t chain ring
ODI grips - dead
Tioga seat
but also had cheap brakes and levers
and a unknown stem ?

strange that no one knows it - you would think that some one would have seen this gusset plate before ?

i will say that mine like yours has tabs on the frame for a chain guard !

cheers B ;)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: crazyberasi on February 18, 2011, 08:29 PM: Thanks chaps looks like a cheapo resto for the MOFO
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: m5 paul on February 18, 2011, 08:39 PM: Quote from: crazyberasi on February 18, 2011, 08:29 PM
Thanks chaps looks like a cheapo resto for the MOFO

I would say restore it how you want to regardless of the f&f. I have an aero frame that has not 100% been identified but it will still be getting UKAIs etc because i think it will be a great rider when finished. I know i have seen that gusset before but it was back in the eighties when I last saw one and for the life of me can't remember what it is, hell, I can't remember bugger all from last week!!!!!!
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: Munnyella on February 18, 2011, 10:24 PM: I stand to be corrected, but that looks like a `Universal' branded frame, and could well be turned into an eye catching ride.

Don't think it'll be ever worth a huge amount of money, but if money was the net result of old BMX's, just about everyone on here would have slipped a noose on long ago!!!

Good luck with it and enjoy the build!

M
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 19, 2011, 11:44 PM: cool, another nice mystery bike 8)
what is it :( ? who will solve the myyyysteryyyy :coolsmiley: ?"!?
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 12:37 AM: I think you are supposed to mate ;) ;D
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: ED209 on February 20, 2011, 11:20 AM: No point giving it a name... it won't come when you call. :)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: northern dean on February 20, 2011, 02:09 PM: I think the frame is a VICEROY. I had one of these in 1982.
It was my first BMX.
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 20, 2011, 02:37 PM: coolio, el Deanoo ;)

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=1699604#p1699604
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/viceroy.jpg) courtesy by (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/icon_arrow.gif) Bendy LOL

what you say, pretty close, isn't it? Although i can't really see if it's a single gusset. But if you'd say so -- then I'd say we got a winner. :smiley6600:
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 02:54 PM: the gusset is a twin plate mongoose style on both my Viceroys - the other has a singel plate ;)

will have to dig out that white viceroy and do clean it up soon 8)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 20, 2011, 03:37 PM: RATS (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/smiley__av_12333_SAF_.gif)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 20, 2011, 04:50 PM: my guess is there is a viceroy model with only one gusset plate.

hardening the viceroy theory:
a viceroy's stem might look loike this
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/viceroy_stem.jpg) courtesy greentoad (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=10909.0)

your's any like this, chris? ???
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 06:46 PM: I think my silver viceroy does have a stem like that, but don't think the red one has - but it might have been just a cheap way to do stems like that back then ?
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 21, 2011, 10:56 AM: Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 06:46 PM
I think my silver viceroy does have a stem like that
Aha ! so both then may als0o be the same kind as the one on Chris' bike... ???

Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 06:46 PM
but it might have been just a cheap way to do stems like that back then ?
: well have you seen one on any other than a viceroys then ? :laugh:
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: bobafett on February 21, 2011, 11:37 AM: Quote from: fischflo on February 21, 2011, 10:56 AM
Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 06:46 PM
I think my silver viceroy does have a stem like that
Aha ! so both then may als0o be the same kind as the one on Chris' bike... ???
Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 20, 2011, 06:46 PM
but it might have been just a cheap way to do stems like that back then ?
: well have you seen one on any other than a viceroys then ? :laugh:

Those type of stems came on many budget 80's completes.

I just gave one away :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.jpdeane.com/BMX/forsale/feb2011/stem.jpg)

Win did stems like this also, but they are stamped -

They did a slanted version too which is what's on the bikes in ET :daumenhoch:

(http://www.dreamgate.ne.jp/kuwahara/articles/et06.jpg)

:)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 21, 2011, 01:24 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/bzz4.jpg)
Title: Re: Name my BMX!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 21, 2011, 07:52 PM: no, but seriously.... of course the fact that that TYPE of stems was used often during a certain period still doesn't necessarily deminish the meaning of (possibly) finding three IDENTICaL stems for identifying, i guess :smiley6600:

cool pics -- did you know that the one doin the jump in the balaclava ...is Bob Haro,? :D 8)