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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: jerburner on March 21, 2012, 08:57 PM

Title: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 21, 2012, 08:57 PM

Hi - this is my first post on RAD  :)
Not sure if this is the correct section for this thread.

I have a few burners but picked this up a few years ago and it has been sitting in the garage gathering dust.
It has TA stickers but not a TA.

I asked on BMXMuseum a few years ago and someone suggested a 'Road King' (mainly in Australia) but someone else said 'Stratton'.
Anyway there are a few nice part on it so I am going to clean it up at last.

Anyone know what it is? I bought it in Dublin so may well have come over from the UK in the 80's

Thanks for your help  8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0197.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0196.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0210.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0206.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0211.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0213.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ac133/jerburner/Photo0214.jpg)

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: Jaymz on March 21, 2012, 09:03 PM

How random, I ID one of these recently on a different forum, unique dropouts with the lip

here you go, its a road king

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/road_king/15919

and heres another that was for sale recently

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u110/mikeywoody07/DSC03570.jpg)

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: glenboy on March 21, 2012, 09:21 PM

good work jaymz  :daumenhoch:, how many skyway badged frames are out there  ;D

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 21, 2012, 09:26 PM

Thanks Jamzy  :daumenhoch:
I will have to get some Road King decals

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 21, 2012, 10:45 PM

Any idea what type of crank it is?
Seems to be factory painted pink  ;D

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: firebird4130 on March 22, 2012, 04:34 AM

same as this I think? http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=138302.0

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: lk_97 on March 22, 2012, 06:55 AM

I actually really like that bike as it is jerburner :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:20 AM

Quote from: bullseye on March 22, 2012, 12:09 AM

Do you know if the f+f are cro-moly tubing? looks to me like a Dragon from bitd,but  it would have to be cro-moly tubing,but the welds look neat enough :daumenhoch:

Yes - cro-moloy tubing. There are a few bikes like it in the other link posted.
Thanks

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:22 AM

Quote from: fraz4130 on March 22, 2012, 04:34 AM

same as this I think? http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=138302.0

Thanks - a couple of those bikes look just like my one!
Some one must have sold a load of them as TAd  :D

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:25 AM

Quote from: lk_97 on March 22, 2012, 06:55 AM

I actually really like that bike as it is jerburner :daumenhoch:

Thanks lk! I like it too  ;)

Some nice parts. Subroutine stem, chainring and pedals.

What is up with the pink crank though ;D

Must lookup some Akisu bikes as mentioned in the other thread.
Someone mentioned an 'Acorn freeway'.
This bike has Acorn Freestyle mags

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: lk_97 on March 22, 2012, 10:43 AM

Quote from: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:25 AM

Quote from: lk_97 on March 22, 2012, 06:55 AM

I actually really like that bike as it is jerburner :daumenhoch:

Thanks lk! I like it too  ;)

Some nice parts. Subroutine stem, chainring and pedals.

What is up with the pink crank though ;D

Must lookup some Akisu bikes as mentioned in the other thread.
Someone mentioned an 'Acorn freeway'.
This bike has Acorn Freestyle mags

It's not an acorn freeway mate, they're a freestyle bike  :daumenhoch: if you ever wanna get rid I'm interested in the powerdisk and chainring ;)

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:44 AM

Quote from: jerburner on March 22, 2012, 10:25 AM

Quote from: lk_97 on March 22, 2012, 06:55 AM

I actually really like that bike as it is jerburner :daumenhoch:

Thanks lk! I like it too  ;)

Some nice parts. Subroutine stem, chainring and pedals.

What is up with the pink crank though ;D

Must lookup some Akisu bikes as mentioned in the other thread.
Someone mentioned an 'Acorn freeway'.
This bike has Acorn Freestyle mags

Dam predictive text  ;D


 Suntour stem, chainring and pedals....

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: Jerburner on December 16, 2013, 09:06 PM

Looks like it is a Stratton Aero or a Stratton pro cat

http://s125.photobucket.com/user/simonjturner/media/Stratton.jpg.html

Any more info on Stratton bikes

Thanks Jaymz

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: Sid1972 on December 16, 2013, 09:11 PM

Some good parts on it.

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: glenboy on December 16, 2013, 09:25 PM

(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/43920881.jpg)

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: Jerburner on December 16, 2013, 09:29 PM

Quote from: glenboy on December 16, 2013, 09:25 PM

(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/43920881.jpg)

 :)
I had to resurrect my account too Glenboy...  :daumenhoch:..... I think it expired a while ago.
Just started a new thread with a picture of the Stratton Super Aero that Jaymz sent me.
Would love to find out what bike this is and try to get some decals

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: fischflo on December 16, 2013, 09:31 PM

........................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzapp annyonne sayyy STRattoon  :slayer:

wolfybmx said:
"STRATTON NOW THATS A BMX YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER WANTED TO RACE. HOW CRAP WERE THESE... SOLD LIKE HOT CAKES BITD AT THE SHOP I WAS AT. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THEIR FOLDING BIKES....OOOOOHH  NO NO" (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,37147.msg387770.html#msg387770)

 :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/stratton_Aero.jpg)

Marty:
"Looks like a Stratton Aero, popular in Australia and south east Asia" (->http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,162731.msg1625833.html#msg1625833)

.... you see these alot on here. Most are trying to look like smth else so it would be cool to bring at least one of em back to original spec -- piece of our generations bmx history :daumenhoch:

good luck - hope some people share what they remember about STratton bmx.

best guess with decals is ..............pm our decal Kaiser: Del.

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: Jerburner on December 16, 2013, 10:18 PM

Thanks for all the info.

This is the one http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,26915.0.html

Title: Re: ID please - stickered as a Skyway Ta
Post by: solow79 on December 24, 2013, 09:39 PM

Same dropouts as the redline mx II's & III'S. Same factory?