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Title: diamond back question
Post by: nelhol on June 19, 2006, 07:33 PM

can anyone on here date a diamond back from frame number???
 it is 3h3063 and it has a baseball shape on it.thanks.which frame is it?its got a db turbo post...

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Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: Waxintaxin on June 19, 2006, 07:50 PM

Litle baseball is a japanese quality mark often assosiated with Tange as a maker

I am sure if DB serials make any sense then someone on here will know

Rich :)

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on June 19, 2006, 07:58 PM

August 83 i think ???

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: nelhol on June 19, 2006, 09:26 PM

is it a silver streak II? any good?

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: Waxintaxin on June 19, 2006, 09:52 PM

Dunno what it is , but looks in good nick , the Tange stuff is top quality , is it a Turbo ? anyone?

Rich

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on June 19, 2006, 09:58 PM

To ID it for sure....
I need the toptube length centre to centre...
A close up of the weld quality on the rear loops
And the distance from the back of the seatube to the brakestay...

At first glance it looks like a streak ;)

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: Bananaman on June 19, 2006, 10:16 PM

Am with andy auguat 83!

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: nelhol on June 19, 2006, 10:19 PM

top tube is 17.5 inch......and its about 3.3inch seat tube to start of brake stay, the brake stay has a flat washer welded to it.. ???.the seat post says diamond back turbo and has the baseball sign on it.
the welds look very neat will get a better photo in morning...

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: scary_leary on June 19, 2006, 10:56 PM

yeah Augest 83....it is year number followed by letter month and then production number followed by a baseball.

Its a streak... looks like someone popped in a viper crank and wow you got an original turbo seatpost lovely.

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: Del on June 20, 2006, 11:41 AM

yep looks like a Silver Streak to me, date sounds right too, I got mine around that exact period.

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on June 20, 2006, 12:51 PM

Quote from: scary_leary on June 19, 2006, 10:56 PM

yeah Augest 83....it is year number followed by letter month and then production number followed by a baseball.

Its a streak... looks like someone popped in a viper crank and wow you got an original turbo seatpost lovely.

What he said  ;D

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: nelhol on June 20, 2006, 12:55 PM

is it any good,or should i sell it to fund my other builds??????

Title: Re: diamond back question
Post by: Waxintaxin on June 20, 2006, 01:18 PM

its a nice frame , Diamond back are a good old school make , but it depends on what you want really , i would not do one myself but thats because I dont love diamond backs, others on here do , so I guess its up to you .

i would say that DB were a good maker of well rerspected BMX bikes , so its a quality frame along the same lines as a mongoose or a redline

Rich :)