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Title: How cool is it to find your old bike.... pic included
Post by: DoubleD on June 24, 2011, 09:08 PM: Way back in the good old days i raced on a raleigh it whas grey coloured whit blue araya's and some other goodies

i sold that bike to someone that whas a member from another bmx club about 60 km away

last week i saw a bike in a advertisement on the internet and it looked formiliar to me
i started to look better but could not lay my hand on it
so i started to look at some old pics, and i was stunned to see it whas my old raleigh bike

it whas pretty much the same as i sold it same goodies but differend sadle and bars now on it

i picked it up tonight and i still cant belive i have it back after 27 years

here is the picture of the bike when i had it bitd

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v211/opelforum/ra1.jpg)

some blurry pics

(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/ra4.jpg)

gonna post pics tomorrow of my old bike how it is now

i am pretty exited about it that it came home after so many years
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Post by: HUTCHMAN on June 24, 2011, 09:15 PM: some years ago,i was lucky enough to get back my JMC Darrell Young and my XL24,still got em to this day.
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Post by: Jaymz on June 24, 2011, 09:34 PM: Nice one fella, bet you are so pleased, i know id be climbing the walls if i got my first ride back
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Post by: curtispro on June 24, 2011, 10:50 PM: That's a great story, I bet you are well happy getting it back after all that time and very lucky, I got my old bike back last summer, got me back into BMX, there lots of people on here would give up body parts to get their old ride back

Me on it BITD

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/84Demos.jpg)

How I got it back

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/BMX%20RESORE/033.png)

How it looks now

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/xx207/curtispro1/009.jpg)

Get some pics up :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Spen69 on June 24, 2011, 10:52 PM: About a year or so ago my brother Simon's labourer bought an Ammaco frame at a local car boot and it turned out to be PeterJ's original bike - he had the serial number recorded somewhere and it was the actual bike. Talk about over the moon......
Dozy fool still hasn't finished building it mind :LolLolLolLol:

My original Mongoose Cali has my post code stamped on it, so if you ever find one with B63 at the start, then call me :shocked:
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Post by: essenem on June 24, 2011, 11:20 PM: excellent! i know what you mean. a few years ago i was able to buy back an old bike of mine. it hadnt moved very far but it was still a great feeling. the chap had just let it gather dust in his kitchen then let it rust when it got relegated to the back garden. seatpost was seized in but i managed to get it out then sandblast, re-powder and re-decal and its better than when i sold it.
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Post by: Gary72 on June 24, 2011, 11:42 PM: Cool, If anyone comes across aTorker with an IG11 post code LMK
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Post by: nomad on June 25, 2011, 12:24 AM: I would love my old Holmes back, but I suspect it got scrapped by my dad (left it at his and then fell out with him), most of my other frames I destroyed so long gone.
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Post by: DoubleD on June 25, 2011, 06:57 AM: i scored a lott of bikes but this is my best score ever

And thats the os spirit
i see poeple start collecting os bikes whit no back ground in the 80s and only doing it for the pension funds $$$

but they cant seperate a pro raider from a pro racer sort of speak
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Post by: john4130 on June 25, 2011, 07:51 AM: i wouldn't want any of my old bikes back as i snapped them all, apart from one which was a burner. :2funny:
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Post by: ThisBitterPill on June 25, 2011, 10:28 AM: Great story and a great find....

I know exactly where my original DP Freestyler is....

(http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/04/34/043419_30ac6b13.jpg)

:'(
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Post by: Jaymz on June 25, 2011, 10:36 AM: Quote from: ThisBitterPill on June 25, 2011, 10:28 AM
Great story and a great find....

I know exactly where my original DP Freestyler is....

(http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/04/34/043419_30ac6b13.jpg)

:'(

I'll get the jcb, I think my dingo and burner are in there too
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Post by: bobafett on June 26, 2011, 11:32 PM: Sweet to find your old bike ! :shocked:
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Post by: Swivel on June 27, 2011, 06:30 PM: Great stuff Dan you must be well excited to get it back! ;)
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Post by: RMB76 on June 27, 2011, 06:58 PM: I have a Supergoose 3 its in amazing original condition but what is best about it is the first owner carefully scratched his name and address on the BB. So if Ian Sadler of Oldbury West Mids is reading this I have your Mongoose. He also scratched Ian 4 Clare I wonder if he still has her? RMB76
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Post by: ED209 on June 27, 2011, 10:42 PM: Getting a gold Shredder I had 11 years ago back on Wednesday... summat to do innit! :angel:
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Post by: DoubleD on June 28, 2011, 10:54 AM: yes very happy whit it , its been cleaned now, i dont do a resto job on it, its the same shape i sold it in for 90% they only changed bars and seat

and still the og tyres on it as well :smitten:

No hutch or other holygrail score cant beat this score

its just priceless
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Post by: Glynnyboy on June 28, 2011, 11:07 AM: How cool is it?
Well it's about as cool as it gets :coolsmiley:. Nice that you got your old bike back Danny. Looking forward to seeing it :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Mattdub on June 30, 2011, 04:59 PM: Coool , where da pics DD ?? , come on chop chop ...............
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Post by: DoubleD on July 02, 2011, 01:14 AM: yeah yeah i know iam a lazy bastard

later this day i will do it..

gotta work first
Title: Re: How cool is it to find your old bike....
Post by: DoubleD on July 03, 2011, 08:31 PM: Well here it is

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/265073_10150229027733732_736488731_7423023_6155581_n.jpg)

not high end stuff :but still priceless to me loads of memories came up
Title: Re: How cool is it to find your old bike.... pic included
Post by: Glynnyboy on July 04, 2011, 06:37 PM: Doesn't matter what bits are on it. Just the fact that it's your childhood ride makes it sweet as.

Most of us arn't lucky enough but it's always a great buzz to see it happen to someone. :coolsmiley:
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Post by: Jaymz on July 04, 2011, 06:40 PM: Quote from: Dannyd on July 03, 2011, 08:31 PM
Well here it is

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/265073_10150229027733732_736488731_7423023_6155581_n.jpg)

not high end stuff :but still priceless to me loads of memories came up

I do like a mkl burner with CW's - never been a fan of V's really. that looks lovely, i'd slap a set of repro decals on it and ride it hard, too much history there to restore it imo. Oh and all the burner boys will be fighting over those tyres!!