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Title: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 11, 2011, 07:25 PM
Right there's a guy in my village that I have seen on a couple of occasions with a Suspension BMX.

I managed to catch him today for a look at his bike and a chat

The frame looks Old School if you know what I mean, it hasn't got that chunky 1990's look.

The frame top tube is slightly bent just before the front shock mount and the rear floating frame is pivoted behind the bottom bracket. The shocker has to be about a foot long.

There are no markings on the frame and the welds look very professional like factory welds. It doesn't look home-made thats for sure.

The lad paid £60 for it a while back!

I have scoured all the Shock/Suspension BMX's on BMX Museum and there is nothing there that looks like this.

I will try to catch up with him again to get some photos but until then here is a totally rubbish drawing to give you an idea!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v23/Bones619/ShockBMX.png)

Yes I know it's shite!

Does anyone have any idea what it could be?????????
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: harry27 on June 11, 2011, 08:05 PM
I remember back in about 97ish in bmx plus! there was a mongoose aftershock weither this is it I cant remember?, 
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 11, 2011, 08:20 PM
No mate, thats not it

Cheers anyway!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: rick1970 on June 11, 2011, 08:45 PM
Hi, in the mid 80's there was a lad near us who knocked about on a suspension bmx thingy called a motobecane i think thats how its spelt, anyway it was ugly as fook and weighed a ton if i remember it was a yellowish colour too ,might help mate  :daumenhoch:

just found this also check out bmxmuseum

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac337/dfg125eagle/BUmoto.jpg)
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: rick1970 on June 11, 2011, 09:14 PM
Jesus snav that monoshock looks fookin awsome  :smitten: want one  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Munnyella on June 11, 2011, 10:23 PM
My mate ozzy had a Yamaha BYZ suspension BMX, but that was `83/4, same range as the 301/401 BYZ's, monstrous thing with a big red seat like a banana!, weighed the same as a burner, 2 grifters and a chopper!!

would love to see it/another now!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 12, 2011, 11:14 AM
Nope, nope and nope,

It isn't a Dan Gurney, a motobecane,  a Yamaha or a repco.

It has the same style bent toptube as the repco but the fwd shock mount is underneath the top tube in front of the bend.

I have looked at every bike on BMX museum but cannot find it!

The search continues!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: ron burgundy on June 12, 2011, 10:02 PM
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/36079/1 (http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/36079/1)

Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 13, 2011, 07:33 AM
No not the GT.........................

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I have looked at every bike on BMX museum but cannot find it!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: ron burgundy on June 13, 2011, 02:24 PM
No not the GT.........................

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I have looked at every bike on BMX museum but cannot find it!

Every bike?...  ok ::)
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 13, 2011, 02:58 PM

Er Yes!!!

EVERY bike make and every bike...................

Yes I'm sad and it took about 6 hours all in!!

Complete waste of time as I never found what i was looking for although it was cool seeing so many variations on the BMX theme!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: rad_pitt on June 13, 2011, 10:04 PM

Er Yes!!!

EVERY bike make and every bike...................

Yes I'm sad and it took about 6 hours all in!!

Complete waste of time as I never found what i was looking for although it was cool seeing so many variations on the BMX theme!

Why not collar the lad again.. take a photo, and post it up for analysis  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Bones619 on June 14, 2011, 07:24 AM
Yeah,

Thats my next plan, I just need to ask around and find out where he lives!

Photo to follow.....soon I hope!
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: Retrodan72 on June 15, 2011, 09:45 AM
It wasn't a Team Playway Trak Trail was it, I had one of those, it had 20" wheels and suspension but the spring was on the front.
Title: Re: Shock Absorber BMX
Post by: monkian on June 20, 2011, 12:01 AM
Could be Peugeot CPX-310 or 210  ???
Check out PDF page 15: http://cyclespeugeot.com/PDFs/1983French.pdf
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