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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: GavinDavis on August 05, 2012, 03:45 PM

Title: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: GavinDavis on August 05, 2012, 03:45 PM: Hi Folks, I picked this up yesterday and have been trawling through the museum to find out what it is? Any ideas? Cheers :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/Untitled-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: Taipan on August 05, 2012, 04:02 PM: Its deffo a 'Budget build buster!' :D get her entered :daumenhoch:

PS...possibly a Rapido bmx of some sorts?
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: GavinDavis on August 05, 2012, 04:32 PM: Quote from: bullseye on August 05, 2012, 04:02 PM
Its deffo a 'Budget build buster!' :D get her entered :daumenhoch:

PS...possibly a Rapido bmx of some sorts?

Fantastic!! lol. It says on the frame "made in west germany" so i figured it wasnt going to be a bonus find :)
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: oldschoolace on August 05, 2012, 04:49 PM: Looks very much like the universal in the budget build thread but i dont think universal is German
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: skki3330 on August 05, 2012, 05:49 PM: Kalkoff i think west german
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: GavinDavis on August 05, 2012, 05:55 PM: Cool....Thanks lads :)
Title: Re: Any Ideas Guys?
Post by: Magoo on August 05, 2012, 08:16 PM: Looks identical to the BMX Magnums that Tensor in Darlington were churning out around '82-83. I remember my sister getting a metallic red one BITD, it was an identical f&f to that with a 2 piece crank with a cotter pin on one arm, also had a 'Made in West Germany' decal on the seat tube, probably all from the same generic manufacturer. :)