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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: martin46 on March 11, 2012, 12:16 AM

Title: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: martin46 on March 11, 2012, 12:16 AM

Off to pick up an oversized Holmes tomorrow morning. Its been 15 years since i owned one of these. Im pretty sure i know what im looking at but, can anyone tell me how the serial number might read just so i can tell if its genuine or not.

Here it is:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/DSC001744.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/DSC001735.jpg)

Once again another muppet has hand painted the frame so i got some work to do but i got for a good price so pretty happy wih it. Looking to swap the Ditch's for Pitch's and the Red Anno Redneck for a Black one if anyones interested. Want to
replicate my bike from 97

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n47/martin46/holmes2.jpg)

Title: Re: Holmes
Post by: Leatherman on March 11, 2012, 03:42 AM

It will start with HXL then have a at at least a 4 digit # for build number.

Here is my 94 or 95 serial # HXL4786

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ad241/Dipsomaniac_2010/SandM/P3157167.jpg)

Title: Re: Holmes
Post by: martin46 on March 11, 2012, 08:10 AM

Cheers dude  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: Betty on March 12, 2012, 06:56 PM

Nice score...  :daumenhoch:

Shame about the paint job... though it does look ok in your pics

Had the same thing with a Dirtbike a couple of years ago, looked ok in the pics, nice og green i thought, it had about 5 layers of paint on it...  ;D

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: motomagII on March 12, 2012, 06:59 PM

mmm looks good in grey

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: firebird4130 on March 12, 2012, 07:30 PM

love a grey s&m  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/gPICT0020-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: dordymush on March 12, 2012, 10:00 PM

that looks cool in grey  8).
holmes is next on my want list  :)

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: Betty on March 12, 2012, 10:11 PM

Very nice Fraz...  :daumenhoch:

Cranks are a touch out of line though...  ;D

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: Gish on March 12, 2012, 10:17 PM

looks nice  :daumenhoch:

i will be on the lookout for an early dirtbike in the next month or two ::)

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: firebird4130 on March 12, 2012, 10:34 PM

Quote from: Betty on March 12, 2012, 10:11 PM

Very nice Fraz...  :daumenhoch:

Cranks are a touch out of line though...  ;D

yeah for some reason I couldn't wait to take a pic  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: martin46 on March 14, 2012, 12:15 AM

Yeh paint looks ok in the pics. Only cause it doesn't show up the brush marks though ;D

Got a day off Thursday so will strip then.

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: Leatherman on March 14, 2012, 01:08 AM

Quote from: fraz4130 on March 12, 2012, 07:30 PM

love a grey s&m  :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii227/firebird4130/gPICT0020-1.jpg)

Awesome.

Title: Re: Picked up a Holmes
Post by: nosepickben on March 17, 2012, 09:31 PM

Great bike. Looks fine in grey.