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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: silentpartner on July 02, 2006, 05:54 PM

Title: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: silentpartner on July 02, 2006, 05:54 PM: ok, which bike should it be :-\ ................GT, mongoose, kuwahara, hutch, ect .....................

make.................................................., model...........................................................
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Post by: dordymush on July 02, 2006, 05:57 PM: skyway T/A :daumenhoch:.
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Post by: bmxmatt1974 on July 02, 2006, 06:03 PM: wilson :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: motomagII on July 02, 2006, 06:11 PM: bassett
gary little john
skywaay ta
mongoose
man theres loads good ones

skyway will win as it was the best marketed name in bmx
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Post by: JT Smooth on July 02, 2006, 07:32 PM: Mine would be Redline or Torker..............what about you?
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Post by: stidds on July 02, 2006, 08:19 PM: Best 'out of the box' bike from bitd is either Mongoose Pro Class or Diamond Back Leary Turbo.

Apart from that any of the good make frames were pretty similar in quality it was all about the parts you hung on them.
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Post by: RATTY on July 02, 2006, 09:25 PM: Has to be the Redline Proline 2, I broke supergooses, race incs, diamond backs, and only managed to break the redlines forks, they are the most stable at speed and handle so well, maybe just one exception, the Skyway TA I had a ride on today was blinding, may have to look out for one of them :coolsmiley:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i236/citypets/Tonyspics048.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i236/citypets/Tonyspics044.jpg)
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 02, 2006, 09:29 PM: ta's are nice.

(http://www.alans.co.uk/oldschool/os2002pics/OS_May02_SkywayTA.jpg)
Title: Re: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: DR VINOAH on July 02, 2006, 10:35 PM: gotta agree with the spaceman

a TA xl or maybe a nora cup GT pro
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Post by: LucyLastic on July 02, 2006, 10:56 PM: Quote from: bmxmatt1974 on July 02, 2006, 06:03 PM
wilson :LolLolLolLol:

Is that as in a 'Steve Wilson' ???
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Post by: LucyLastic on July 02, 2006, 10:57 PM: I was rather fond of my brother's '83 Supergoose :daumenhoch:
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Post by: daz bmx it! on July 02, 2006, 10:59 PM: The Skyway Ta will take some beating when built up with quality parts,but i just love them Curtis's :4_17_5:
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Post by: danny silverstreak on July 02, 2006, 11:02 PM: OH YEH BABY
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y98/dannytee/04_DB-TURBO_BMXA82SEP_48.jpg)
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Post by: Nosnod on July 03, 2006, 08:16 AM: GT Pro
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Post by: rudhallrascal on July 03, 2006, 09:20 AM: SKYWAY TA :4_17_5:
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Post by: weston on July 03, 2006, 09:42 AM: dont want to say this but the burner had the biggest impact at the beginning of bmx in this country
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Post by: darren on July 03, 2006, 10:09 AM: mrd best british
ghp best us
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Post by: jon016847 on July 03, 2006, 11:04 AM: JMC - DY or Black Shadow for sure !!
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Post by: bodamus on July 03, 2006, 11:50 AM: You can't go wrong with a Redline, GHP or JMC ;)
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Post by: Preston Pirate on July 03, 2006, 12:36 PM: Pro Class goose :daumenhoch:
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Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 03, 2006, 02:20 PM: bias tells me GHP :)
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Post by: huffy on July 03, 2006, 02:22 PM: nahh

get a robbo they are so smooth
raced mine on sunday mint it was ,,just need some taller bars

russ :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
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Post by: wolfybmx on July 03, 2006, 05:21 PM: hutch and the db turbo for me.......................pure class as it happens :4_17_5:
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Post by: sawzall on July 03, 2006, 06:41 PM: pro class :4_17_5:
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Post by: Bren Gunn on July 03, 2006, 08:01 PM: Quote
You can't go wrong with a Redline, GHP or JMC

What he said... but those mid 80s Rippers take a lot of beating too...
Title: Re: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: Bananaman on July 03, 2006, 11:03 PM: Quote from: VINOAH on July 02, 2006, 10:35 PM
gotta agree with the spaceman

a TA xl or maybe a nora cup GT pro

Compements will get you everywhere Mr Vin

Good old Nora :4_17_5:
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Post by: bmxmatt1974 on July 04, 2006, 12:07 AM: Quote from: LucyLastic on July 02, 2006, 10:56 PM
Quote from: bmxmatt1974 on July 02, 2006, 06:03 PM
wilson :LolLolLolLol:

Is that as in a 'Steve Wilson' ???

sure is :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: jon016847 on July 04, 2006, 12:42 PM: Can't remember if I suggested JMC :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

For those small guys, it has to be the JMC Micro Mini, talk about trick, I have mine down to about 13lbs in weight, not bad for a bike thats over 20 years old !!!!
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Post by: maghubs on July 06, 2006, 08:40 PM: Hutch wins,hands down....
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Post by: silentpartner on July 06, 2006, 09:28 PM: i'm suprised nobody's said kuwahara's :-\
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Post by: scottyp on July 06, 2006, 09:50 PM: Hutch Pro Racer/mid 80's ripper (as bren said)or maybe even a looptail Ripper if i finally get it built and ridden. ;D
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Post by: frdavid on July 07, 2006, 09:31 PM: mrd only :)
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Post by: lazyboy on July 08, 2006, 07:55 PM: hutch ,my pro racer gave me wings!
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Post by: alfie on July 08, 2006, 08:15 PM: DY JMC best bike i ever had !
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Post by: Mattdub on July 08, 2006, 11:15 PM: Absolutely no question as number 1 (we are talking RACE bikes) .

:4_17_5: GT Pro 83/84/maybe even 85 . ( I had an 83 , Faze 7 Custom build from Joe Burlo)

More people rode these bikes early on before being sponsored , subject end lol .

Others for me were Redline PL20 , VDC Gorilla 24" .

Me :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: ronnie360 on July 09, 2006, 10:12 AM: a friend of mine had a robinson and that was a nice ride for racing :daumenhoch:
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Post by: mightymini on July 09, 2006, 10:38 AM: ta deffo. who carried on using the ta frames but re badged em?
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Post by: Bren Gunn on July 09, 2006, 10:46 AM: Quote
ta deffo. who carried on using the ta frames but re badged em?

Dirt Bros.
Title: Re: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: mightymini on July 09, 2006, 10:51 AM: that l be em
Title: Re: whats the best old school race bike...... pre 1986
Post by: Bren Gunn on July 09, 2006, 10:57 AM: Think they used the Tapered leg Redline forks from the later series 3 with the TA frame... in Army green, nice.
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Post by: huffy on July 09, 2006, 11:03 AM: when i used to live in southampton me and my mate went to see some racing ,,

there was your usual bikes like ,,redline,,mongoose etc

but 1 stood out that i have not seen for ages,,even on here

they were called ,,NISHIKI,,

anyone heard or seen any

cheers russ :daumenhoch:
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Post by: QUADROPHENIA on July 09, 2006, 11:08 AM: skyway ta
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Post by: MartyC on July 09, 2006, 01:01 PM: Patterson XL - fantastic race bike, low slung, long and fast :daumenhoch:
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Post by: jon016847 on July 10, 2006, 11:11 AM: Well it depends on your age, but for sure JMC had the best overall range of f&f for every size of rider,

For example, if you were age about 10, you could not get much better than this

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v661/JON016847/XLB.jpg)

And if you were say 12, then this would take some beating

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v661/JON016847/3.jpg)

Infact there is a frame and fork set for every age / size rider,

JMC rocks, !!
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Post by: pkradman on July 10, 2006, 11:40 PM: What is it with all u TA lovers !!! man there undercover burners get real !! ... jmc rules the race roost ..fact !! :4_17_5:
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Post by: RATTY on July 11, 2006, 11:02 PM: Quote from: huffy on July 09, 2006, 11:03 AM
when i used to live in southampton me and my mate went to see some racing ,,

there was your usual bikes like ,,redline,,mongoose etc

but 1 stood out that i have not seen for ages,,even on here

they were called ,,NISHIKI,,

anyone heard or seen any

cheers russ :daumenhoch:
Nishiki were quite a sweet bike, didnt Craig Strong have a factory deal with them, Im sure he turned up at Eastway with the first one anybody had ever seen!!!!
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Post by: Jazzchimp on July 18, 2006, 11:12 PM: It has to be the TA, super stable on the air
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v636/Jazzchimp/100_2066.jpg)
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Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on July 19, 2006, 04:24 PM: Complete Bikes:
Leary Turbo
Pro Class
Torker

Framesets:
Skyway Ta
JMC
GT Pro 4
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Post by: Sanmarcopizza on July 19, 2006, 04:31 PM: Quote from: Jazzchimp on July 18, 2006, 11:12 PM
It has to be the TA, super stable on the air
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v636/Jazzchimp/100_2066.jpg)

......except on this occasion when it was all over the place.
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Post by: Jazzchimp on July 19, 2006, 04:39 PM: Nope San, The bike's good it was just in the wrong hands! :D
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Post by: Sanmarcopizza on July 19, 2006, 04:43 PM: Yeah, my bikes know that feeling !
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Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on July 19, 2006, 08:31 PM: Its called a hip hanger ::)
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Post by: FIL EBZ on July 24, 2006, 10:10 PM: THIS:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y39/FILEBZ/Bike014.jpg)
Of course
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Post by: FuNMoNsTeR on July 31, 2006, 10:22 PM: Quote from: FIL EBZ on July 24, 2006, 10:10 PM
THIS:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y39/FILEBZ/Bike014.jpg)
Of course

Thats a sweet pitbike m8... I remember the (wealthier)mates having these alongside their regular bikes. One had a GT similar to that one. Another had a CW pit bike and Daz had a VDC pit bike... He is still trying to remember who he sold it to so he can go and re-buy it :D
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Post by: piper on August 25, 2006, 12:35 PM: Skyway T/A was a fantastic frame and fork,supergoose,GT Pro,DB Turbo ,Laser lite was marketed as the true leader but never felt as stable as a goose,hey the Pro burner was pretty good if you could live with that whippy front end......!!! did i really just say that...!!!!!
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Post by: nsr jamie on August 26, 2006, 05:32 PM: For me, I would say the KZ-1 with its amazing frame design and geometry. Just perfect
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Post by: dirtyvans on August 26, 2006, 09:23 PM: i turned down a jmc for a hand built for me personally - Whitehawk, all brazed similar to MRD, only about 40 produced, if anyones got a pro for sale, let me know

(http://www.energyflashrecords.co.uk/images/whitehawk.JPG)
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Post by: selfpreservation on August 26, 2006, 11:05 PM: proclass as long as your not gonna do anything but race it or a ta or a supergoose (great all rounder like the ta), dont forget the aero pro under rated bike om my opinion kuwi as well cant speak for any of thr patterson / jmc hens teeth types highly rated but ive never seen one let alone rid one( rid is that a word)
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Post by: se on August 28, 2006, 06:32 PM: GT. Is this a trick question?!