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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: SAND N DIRT on September 02, 2005, 09:45 AM

Title: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 02, 2005, 09:45 AM

I have 2 landing gears > 1 big and 1 small > how is that possible???

SND

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: ORB on September 02, 2005, 09:54 AM

The small ones are landing gear lites i would think. Same design, just not as thick as LG's.

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 02, 2005, 09:59 AM

Lite huh.... I may have some SE landing gear lite decals/stickers... original that is!!! (Duhhh...) I also have a SE which does has real wall white paint and am currently dismantel that thing now of colours and do not know what am gonna do with the f+f...

SND

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Bob_Acid on September 03, 2005, 09:03 PM

I think there were 6 different variations of the 20" fork,
1,the original unstamped,
2, standing gear,
3, lites,
4,the first stamped one that had the diagonal SE logo
5, the later ones with the regular straight logo
and
6, Landing gear Max

There probably are a couple of other variations and i didn't include the Fuji forks or the bigger wheel sizes.

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: dirtyvans on September 04, 2005, 12:00 AM

bob you is a landing gear trainspotter!

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Bob_Acid on September 04, 2005, 12:21 PM

 ;D

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 13, 2005, 07:03 PM

Bob_Acid,

The Lite fork is also unstamped! How is that possible? I mean rare>?

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Bob_Acid on September 14, 2005, 03:56 PM

At a guess i would say they either followed the same transition as the standard fork or were never stamped.

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: theRuler on September 14, 2005, 04:49 PM

post of pic of the unstamped lite SND!!

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 14, 2005, 04:58 PM

Bob_Acid,

Was planning to! But fall asleep last night! Will do tonight! So tomorrow ok?!

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: jon016847 on September 14, 2005, 05:51 PM

Of course there is alos the Landing gear mini fork as well,

Sorry not been around posting much guys, work is taking priority right now,  I will be catching up will all posts shortly -  See you all soon

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

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 15, 2005, 08:50 AM

Here are the pictures:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y116/sandndirt/SND00063.jpg)

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 15, 2005, 09:11 AM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y116/sandndirt/SND00064.jpg)

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 15, 2005, 06:09 PM

Pretty difficult to see the difference of both forks, but I can asure you that there's a difference...

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Waxintaxin on September 18, 2005, 04:44 PM

Sander the 1inch legs ( Lites ) are a 80s se product , just meant for racing and weight saving , not rare . Alans has some as well as rockchick

they look funny as landing gear are bigger than most but all other forks were 1 inch tubing ?

Rich

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 19, 2005, 06:12 PM

Pitty, but hey thanks to YOU ALL I have some more info! Thanks > appreciate it!

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Frosty on April 10, 2006, 03:21 PM

Just to throw into the mix. I have just taken delivery of a battered (not the Scottish version) SE Hauler.

The LG's on it are unusual and have a hole in the bottom of the bologna cut are also stamped "Lung 1" I think, so I was thinking they cannot be the original spec for the bike, but digging out an old test, I have evidence that maybe some of the Asian produced LG's are actually licensed SE items. Look at the bottom of the fork leg i this scan!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/SE%20Hauler/hauler3Large.jpg)

Paul

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: jT Racing on April 10, 2006, 08:50 PM

hey sander, did they let you out of the TBS clinic. :LolLolLolLol: how's shit.

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Bob_Acid on April 10, 2006, 08:55 PM

hmm, interesting, post some pics of your ones Frosty

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Steve P on April 10, 2006, 09:38 PM

Quote from: SAND N DIRT on September 13, 2005, 07:03 PM

Bob_Acid,

The Lite fork is also unstamped! How is that possible? I mean rare>?

Pretty sure all Landing Gear Lite were unstamped . . . I have two chrome sets

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/SE%20Mini%20Ripper/LGLites.jpg)

Cheers

Steve  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: SE LANDING GEAR FORKS > how many different types of forks were there made?
Post by: Frosty on April 10, 2006, 11:14 PM

Townshend, It's an old post I resurected - sorry the barking dutch fella ain't back ;)

Bob, I'll post some pics up when I get some, but one thing is for sure the forks on the Hauler were oem but Taiwan welded up with holes in the bologna cut - you can see in the pic above.

Maybe not as desireable as the us made ones, but SE nonetheless!!