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Title: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: WINI on June 03, 2011, 01:42 PM: So I received my first ever BMX just now, after it amazingly came up on the Bay. Catalogue POS by Iron Horse, i give you...The Alien!

All original from around 83/84, including the pad foam which crumbles to dust should you look at it in a funny way. Mine bitd had Acorn magnums which I've got on the way, but other than that its identical. It even has Tony Tiger stickers ;D Built with PHOENIX 101 Cycle tube! Have some of that!!!

Stoked! :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_0972.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/yy339/thewinsta/IMG_0973.jpg)

;D ;D
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Jaymz on June 03, 2011, 01:47 PM: you must be stoked mate. BOTM July 2011 right there, a true survivor!!! I'll vote for it
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: xGoose on June 03, 2011, 01:51 PM: yep, like! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: M5AT on June 03, 2011, 02:04 PM: I'm a big fan of Pieces of Shite, my fave bike is a Piranha which is exactly the same as my first bike. :smitten:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: pickle on June 03, 2011, 02:09 PM: awesome!! loving the original sponge in the pads :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Kaner on June 03, 2011, 02:10 PM: Where the hell has that been??? It looks brand new!

Quality!
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: dordymush on June 03, 2011, 02:29 PM: tbh with you i'd sooner look at that than say a vdc or jmc etc that all look the same with the same parts.
thats what most had round our way bitd.
love it 8).
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: sharp767 on June 03, 2011, 02:33 PM: thats grrrreat!
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: WINI on June 03, 2011, 02:41 PM: Cheers guys, never thought it would give me as much pleasure as it did getting this back. Brought a lot of memories back of building ramps in the street and having high jump competitions with a pile of bricks and a stick! Its in really good nick for its age and considering the quality of materials used. Half a mind to restore but the other half says leave more or less as is - whaddya reckon? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: dordymush on June 03, 2011, 02:42 PM: leave itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: kungfunky on June 03, 2011, 02:45 PM: get the stick and bricks out :daumenhoch: cool ride.
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: xGoose on June 03, 2011, 02:45 PM: I wouldn't touch it ;)
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: WINI on June 03, 2011, 03:57 PM: Consider it left well alone...... :police: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: ronster on June 03, 2011, 04:00 PM: Deffo leave it!...thats awesome dude :smitten: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Clean on June 03, 2011, 04:03 PM: Awesome find, Mark; great job. :daumenhoch:

Leave it the fook alone and enjoy the memories it inspires! :smitten:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: firebird4130 on June 03, 2011, 04:04 PM: cool :daumenhoch:, inspired by et?
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Betty on June 03, 2011, 04:36 PM: Matchstick mags... :D

Thats way cool, leave it as is... 8)
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Jaymz on June 03, 2011, 04:43 PM: popped back for another look :D thats just awesome, i would love to find my old dingo bmx from toys r us again, that had yellow matchstick mags too
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: AKGOFF on June 03, 2011, 04:49 PM: Yeah man, just treat it like a lump of shite like you would back in the day, it survived then so it will survive now.
Cool
Adam
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: TORKER mick on June 03, 2011, 10:07 PM: enter it at mk :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on June 03, 2011, 10:11 PM: OOOHHHH LOOK!! someone has welded some drill bits on the back for foot pegs :LolLolLolLol: I'm loving this bike :smitten: My mate had one of these and you could virtually bend those mags in half without breaking :2funny: Step back Z Rim, its the Matchstick Mag :2funny: :2funny:
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Post by: brettypeeps on June 03, 2011, 10:13 PM: Looking like you have found a little gem there. Looking pretty clean. Nice one :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Taipan on June 03, 2011, 10:31 PM: Outa this world! 8)
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: oldtired on June 04, 2011, 12:57 AM: nice find that , like a low end bike they have a certain look about em , actually quite hard to reproduce , bit of clean is all that needs :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: The Burner King on June 04, 2011, 12:49 PM: My mate had one of those, he snapped one of the mags and also replaced them with acorn mag wheels.

I like it, the colour scheme is cool and i would leave it as it is, looks in good nick :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: The Burner King on June 04, 2011, 12:51 PM: If you are going to restore it and want to keep it factory :daumenhoch:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-PAIR-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-20-YELLOW-MAG-WHEELS-/280688054749?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item415a4fd1dd
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: WINI on June 04, 2011, 01:30 PM: Jeez, nearly £50 inc post for the worlds crappest mags....Mine bitd had Acorn Magnums on (must've been the deluxe edition :LolLolLolLol:) , got a set from eBay on the way for £20.

I'll strip it, clean it up and perhaps find some new foam for the pads. Other than that its gonna stay as is I think :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: meticulous on June 04, 2011, 09:54 PM: awesome!!!

the paint design looks like a spin-off from the kuwi ET.... :shocked:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: steve69 on June 04, 2011, 11:08 PM: Quote from: dordymush on June 03, 2011, 02:29 PM
tbh with you i'd sooner look at that than say a vdc or jmc etc that all look the same with the same parts.
thats what most had round our way bitd.
love it 8).

Where the fook did you live :shocked:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: dordymush on June 05, 2011, 02:04 AM: lol i ment cheapy bikes ;D
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: jT Racing on June 05, 2011, 01:51 PM: love it, got some NOS chainrings that match that if you want to go bling ;)
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: NORTY40 on June 05, 2011, 05:25 PM: Nice find , leave it as it is 8)
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: Robbo on June 05, 2011, 09:47 PM: Quote from: Jaymz on June 03, 2011, 01:47 PM
you must be stoked mate. BOTM July 2011 right there, a true survivor!!! I'll vote for it

Me too, would be great for a proper budget bike to win. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Nevermind the Trickstar, here's my bolox.....
Post by: WINI on June 06, 2011, 01:59 AM: Quote from: Robbo on June 05, 2011, 09:47 PM
Quote from: Jaymz on June 03, 2011, 01:47 PM
you must be stoked mate. BOTM July 2011 right there, a true survivor!!! I'll vote for it

Me too, would be great for a proper budget bike to win. :daumenhoch:
:LolLolLolLol:

I don't think I could live with myself knowing I'd taken two votes away from people's pride and joy!

Then again, could be a bit of fun ;)