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Title: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on January 22, 2012, 10:06 PM

Its my first post so be gentle
can anyone identify the following bike have a few ideas but the experts on here will know ;)
the frame number may assist it is ds70335824
only bought it cos i liked the look of it but its now in bits ready for rebuilding
want to return it to its former glory
cheers in advance

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dordymush on January 22, 2012, 10:10 PM

get a picture up mate.

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on January 22, 2012, 10:13 PM

how do you do that ?

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dordymush on January 22, 2012, 10:14 PM

here follow this link mate  :daumenhoch:.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=32.0

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on January 22, 2012, 10:33 PM

(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q640/40raymond/Photo0310.jpg)
(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q640/40raymond/Photo03162.jpg)
(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q640/40raymond/Photo0306.jpg)
(http://i1167.photobucket.com/albums/q640/40raymond/Photo0305.jpg)

cheers

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mattbloke on January 23, 2012, 01:02 PM

you utter bastard lol, i was watching that on ebay, had a customer complaining on the phone, my boss in my other ear and then the front door went! missed getting my bid in by 2 bloody seconds! but have no idea what it is, i just like twin top tube bikes :)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on January 24, 2012, 04:41 PM

Sorry to hear your misfortune will post a few pictures once it has been sorted :daumenhoch: :LolLolLolLol:
still dont know what it is :rant: :wtf:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: mattbloke on January 24, 2012, 07:14 PM

the closest thing that i was able to match it to was an '86/ '87 general pro rl same gussets and stuff, but the general dosnt have a standing platform on the rear

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wayne Ryder on January 24, 2012, 08:33 PM

I thought General when I saw the 'U' shaped support, too. My money's on a 1986 Ammoco Hi Styler:
(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/ammacoside_blowup.jpg)
As found on BMX Museum.

Forks most probably Diamondback:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s185/chopper68/Diamondback/04_DB_F-F_USA_BLACK_TXT.jpg)
Also BMX Museum.

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on January 24, 2012, 08:36 PM

 :DDEFINATLY THE FORKS LOOK THE SAME  ;)
GETTING CLOSER

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 04, 2012, 09:21 PM

No one has managed to identify  >:(  :wtf:
General seems close but no, forks seem like diamondback any other suggestions
 :buck2:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 04, 2012, 09:31 PM

Saturday night - might be some good things on tv - like "take me out"  ;)

peeps will be along to help over the weekend  ;)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: sparky on February 04, 2012, 10:35 PM

Not DB MX forks (1977/8), they came in two/three hole in the dropout variation.

Closest I've seen is 1978 Moto-1.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo188/os-db/ScreenShot2012-02-04at224001.png)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/oo188/os-db/ScreenShot2012-02-04at223943.png)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: whatquid on February 04, 2012, 10:41 PM

them double fork dropouts are class............. :)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2012, 01:02 AM

i'd say it's an ammaco styler 500 :daumenhoch:          :smitten:     have one myself, kinda heavy but pretty cool with the fat downtube


btw, anyone know what happened to that thread where the guy wanted to know if he was going after a laserlite .... ::)?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/kuwahara_laserlite_uk.jpg)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2012, 01:44 AM

have looky our museum http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=6939.0

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 05, 2012, 12:42 PM

looks close to the ammaco 500 but has anyone any pictures of the front gusset and forks for this  :daumenhoch:
just to confirm :2funny:
cheers knew you lot would be helpful :4_17_5:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2012, 01:46 PM

not 100% sure, but i think it came with the standing forks you can see on Phil's  (oberonspacefruit) bike in the museum; or here       http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/lofiversion/index.php/t3010433.html       --weird,couldn't log on to vintage ... :(

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2012, 03:10 PM

about the forks:  you  could send S&Mc Bicycle Co a pm [http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=871], as he owned a styler 500 bitd, so he sould know what forks go on a 500  ;)


here's another guy who has a 500 (Bmxbbb), so you could ask him if he also has your kind of forks or the standing type forks:
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=388174      ............apparently there were also a 125 and a 250 model  :D

....global confusion  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 05, 2012, 03:19 PM

That is the bike I purchased, top bloke no hassle when buying
still need to confirm the forks and the gusset the frame numbers match up with some on vintage :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 05, 2012, 07:14 PM

Quote from: 40raymond on February 05, 2012, 03:19 PM

...the frame numbers match up with some on vintage...

....really?  :shocked: .... do you have a link?  8)  cause i couldn't find anything on stylers on vintage :'(.. Found a Traker Rumbler (which in fact DOES look similar to your frame) with similar serial numbers --set up with Ammaco decals ironically--, but that can't be the one you mean....  :laugh: ?

I'd  make an extra thread on the forks if I were you  :daumenhoch: say what you think it is --maybe in the title already  :D

 :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 05, 2012, 09:30 PM

maybe im wrong but it does look like the ammaco styler 500 done a search on google and read a thread giving similar serial numbers to mine
will check again
it certainly is not the rumbler  :yahoo_silent:
i need more pictures to confirm the frame is the same but will try a new thread as you suggest for the forks
cheers

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: ORB on February 05, 2012, 09:34 PM

Its a styler 500, I have had a few.

The one of Spacefruits in the Mu is my old one.

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 05, 2012, 09:38 PM

do you have any details on them as i would like to rebuild back to original ::) :4_17_5:
cheers

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: ORB on February 05, 2012, 09:44 PM

I think I may have..

Ill have a look in a bit

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 06, 2012, 06:35 PM

 :D cheers top man

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: fischflo on February 08, 2012, 11:15 PM

..., narcolepsy...  (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/laugh.gif)

Title: Re: hello and help !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 40raymond on February 09, 2012, 04:56 PM

Has anyone any old information on the styler 500 spec sheets manufacture years etc
any help would be great :2funny: