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Title: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: Orange777 on April 22, 2012, 08:15 PM
Could do with some help on forks! Mr Costa spotted that I had an '88 Performer frame but with later Forks on it. I have stripped them (you may have seen the post last week where I destroyed my kitchen). They have a chicken on them that looks a bit like the Twitter logo then a Capital "S" in a bold type of outline font then says  11A/CM - Any idea what year they are from?

Anyone have any pictures of the forks that should be on the bike? I can't really spot them on the museum bikes...

Final question (just remembered) - what colours did the 88 Performer come in?


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(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n640/77orange/Stripping/IMG_9870.jpg)

(http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n640/77orange/Stripping/IMG_9869.jpg)
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on April 22, 2012, 08:17 PM
crack smoking Costa should be able to answer, but i think he's out looking for whores on the street corners  ;)
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: oldschoolace on April 22, 2012, 08:23 PM
Spinner forks  :daumenhoch:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=136943
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: GTnumber1 on April 22, 2012, 08:25 PM
THOSE ARE LATE 90S forks with the thicker tubing there made by SPINNER whats the number on them  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: Orange777 on April 22, 2012, 08:27 PM
Thanks for the speedy replies!! He said he had man flu.......!

Just looked for info on Spinner Forks....... are they &$%&$&$&$ ?

Found this thread on the Museum.... not much info....

Thanks again!!

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=136943

Steve - just seen your reply! Thank you... might be best off loading them. How much would an 88 set be going for? Are they a pretty easy find?

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Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: GTnumber1 on April 22, 2012, 08:31 PM
standard colours were blue, magenta,chrome, black, and dayglo pink on the freestlye tours but you will never find the correct colour, but you could ask fish n CHIP c4 they use use some neon pink shit and brain wash the whole world thinking its a match to tigers deleted day glow pink  :2funny: :2funny: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: Orange777 on April 22, 2012, 08:37 PM
Thanks Steve - was Dayglo only on the 'tour' model? Seen some of those but the tubing is different under the seat post!
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: GTnumber1 on April 22, 2012, 08:41 PM
do you mean these

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n477/stevencosta/DSCF2162.jpg)
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: Orange777 on April 22, 2012, 08:45 PM
Yes that is one of the Dayglo's I had seen..... Is it tour only for pink? Also do you have any idea on the Original 88 Forks question??

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Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: GTnumber1 on April 22, 2012, 09:05 PM
Yes that is one of the Dayglo's I had seen..... Is it tour only for pink? Also do you have any idea on the Original 88 Forks question??

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its a gt colour going on a gt bike so its up to you, like i said anything gt you have to buy from the u.s unless you want to build a haro or skyway  :buck2:

Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: pkripster on April 23, 2012, 03:06 PM
88 t0 95 those forks stayed da  same throughout
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: GTnumber1 on April 23, 2012, 03:21 PM
88 t0 95 those forks stayed da  same throughout


that shape fork didnt come out till 1990 on the basic models and late 1990 on the higher spec bikes 
Title: Re: Forking Hell - GT Forks - What should they look like?
Post by: Orange777 on April 23, 2012, 10:16 PM
Will see what I can find for sale in the US.............

Hard to spot what I am looking for, think its these from German eBay

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