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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: pickle on May 16, 2012, 12:11 PM
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Has anyone got any info on old Powerlites? 20" and the rare 24" if any? ???
might have the chance of bagging one but need some info from anyone out there in Radlands on things to look out for/specs and stuff......as i don't know a great deal about them :daumenhoch:
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They're not common Rob - the only thing I do know are the late 80's/ early 90's ones were welded up by GT :)
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This may have some good info Rob........
Click on the categories for a few pics on dif models. http://powerlite.wordpress.com/category/1982/
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Thanks guys, the one i might be able to get is a pre GT one :daumenhoch:
so are they quite rare then? ???
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Early powerlites were made by VDC :daumenhoch:
Have a look on bmx museum there's plenty of em on there
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The one to have is the early one with the sexy big flat brake bridge (not tube) I had one when I got back into this about ten years ago, gotta be one of the nicest frames I've owned or rode. Been lookin for them on n off but havnt seen any over here other than a 20" one in the trade section a while back. Grossly overlooked over here because they have always been so rare.. The early ones where a much better frame n fork quality wise to GTs and CWs BITD looked n rode much better due to the longer top tube,, lght n strong too, fook, wish I still had mine :(
Dont confuse with comments above with the later ones coz they are mass producede cack in comparison n prob the reason the older ones get over looked when they do come up
good luck finding one, especially a 24" I've only ever seen one :daumenhoch:
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Think diesel has still got a cruiser,have to agree get an early vdc made one there the dogs doo dahs
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Early powerlites were made by VDC :daumenhoch:
Have a look on bmx museum there's plenty of em on there
nuff said 8)
if ya can get one pickle get it, like money in the bank ;)
fook I wish I still had mine
forgot to add the early ones had cool checky flag type decals that rocked :daumenhoch:
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Think diesel has still got a cruiser,have to agree get an early vdc made one there the dogs doo dahs
thats the one I remember me thinks,
how many VDC cruisers do you see? ???
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This is what you want :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/powerlite/39326
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Thanks guys........didn't know they were made by VDC
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Like this you mean Rob:
1986 Powerlite 24" Cruiser
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/powerlite%20frame%20forks/001Powerlite24-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/powerlite%20frame%20forks/002Powerlite24-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v655/dieseldmc/powerlite%20frame%20forks/003Powerlite24.jpg)
I don't supposed its an early VDC made one, anyone else know?
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Bloody hell Dan.......that is gorgeous! The one i have a change of getting isn't a cruiser unfortunately. but that is stunning! Love the colour and the check decals :daumenhoch:
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sexy brake bridge :daumenhoch:
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theres an interveiw with voris dixon on the museum he explains on how he made powerlites,freeagents, :smitten: etc well worth a read :daumenhoch:
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I've got something with virtually the same brake bridge as that Dan (although mines a double plate):
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/dannywhack/BrakeBridge.jpg)
Forgot to add - was told (by the owner of the bike company) that these were made by GT for them in the late 80's :)
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Nice early 24 on here............
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=1678775
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Crikey Dan that is STUNNING!!!
Rare as...!!!! anyone would love to have that in their collection.
Cruisertastic BMX porn :smitten:
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Boom there's it is :smitten: now that's a serious piece of kit right there , fookin stunning :4_17_5:
Like Dave says its rare as and a must for any collection :daumenhoch:
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Superb piece of kit Dan ! :shocked: . Got real history there , was a cool brand bitd too ;) .
LMK if you ever want to sell ! ...
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the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end :shocked:
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Superb piece of kit Dan ! :shocked: . Got real history there , was a cool brand bitd too ;) .
LMK if you ever want to sell ! ...
deep pockets, i'm sure one of these went on USEBAY a few years back for about $900! n thought WTF! nice but WTF! but i didnt know they were VDC n the yanks obviously did ::)
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the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end :shocked:
Like these Mark ???
straight knurl,squareish bend ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp160/andyrooski/powerlites.jpg)
These are on my Free Agent race bike 8)
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not long sold this...
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=142480.msg1389659#msg1389659
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powerlites are reeeally fookin nice, was half fancying yours dude but would not get round to riding it n i'm only into riders at mo :daumenhoch:
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The very early ones around 1978/79 had a double headtube gusset with a large hole similar to mongoose... think they were made by "Pedalpower" or something like that, can't quite remember :idiot2:
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Buy it, early Powerlites are cool. I had a mid 80s one in 91, but snapped the rear end fannying about on a mini half pipe. ::)
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Here's an early one for sale on the museum fella :daumenhoch:
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=409454
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I've got the huchmans pro powerlite and I've got a srx that I bought from new and raced in the day, I'm getting them ready for mk :daumenhoch:
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Looking forward to seeing em both Ade.!! :daumenhoch:
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Yes I've got other some nice bits for them, ukais dxs profiles ....so on🏁 :4_17_5:
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If any 1 as a early frame and forks I'd be happy to take it off your hands ;D
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Oh and post a pic if you get it :daumenhoch:
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I've got the huchmans pro powerlite and I've got a srx that I bought from new and raced in the day, I'm getting them ready for mk :daumenhoch:
I restored that Powerlite Frame & Forks before selling to Hutchman :daumenhoch:
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After Shenpar in Melbourne, Derbyshire stopped importing JMC's they started importing Powerlite's so the race team moved over too, Dale and Rachel Holmes, Nicky Parkinson (son of Shenpar owner, Bob) and Darren Reidy i think. I raced against Dale aot in cruisers in 86
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/qq153/prime8motorsport/Old%20School%20Cruisers/25062008560.jpg)
and Rachel too!
/>http://bmxtalk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=18618
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Nice bit of history, I all so raced dale and went to school with him, I got my srx from shempar in 86
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the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end :shocked:
Like these Mark ???
straight knurl,squareish bend ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp160/andyrooski/powerlites.jpg)
These are on my Free Agent race bike 8)
flashy tw@t :LolLolLolLol:
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the vdc made powerbends are fookin lush,i want a set,like star bars but with the bendy end :shocked:
Like these Mark ???
straight knurl,squareish bend ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp160/andyrooski/powerlites.jpg)
These are on my Free Agent race bike 8)
flashy tw@t :LolLolLolLol:
They were the only set i could find at the time :LolLolLolLol:
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Thats very nice........
and good to see something different :4_17_5:
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As a little pooper i had those powerlite bars. You know the ones with the bent bar ends.
What a disaster! Bike was totally twitchy, changed back to proper GT bars within 2 weeks.
That was my Powerlite story. ;D
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Bizzy-ump from the dead :LolLolLolLol:
Not normally my cup of tea, but picked up a Feb '92 Powerlite Pro XL the other day in order to cheer meself up for not going to MK. Gorrit for the forks/stem/bars really, but here's a nice 'not mass produced, well nearly mass produced cack' GT made Powerlite, 21" TT prior to Powerlite becoming well bobba in 1995:
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/dannywhack/PwrliteOverall_zpsbabdec2f.jpg)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/dannywhack/PwrliteBB_zpsccbcd471.jpg)
Welds are real nice (despite the powder making em look cack). Best part of the bike though were these:
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/dannywhack/Radlands1_zps34862632.jpg)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff443/dannywhack/Radlands2_zpsb93d7b27.jpg)
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cool radlands skatepark , used to love going there , everytime i hear led zeppelin i think of radlands
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Prefer the late 70's Powerlites myself with the gussets at the headtube :daumenhoch:
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/powerlite/57617#.UhZa1BY-J0g
John