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Title: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: TELLIS302000 on January 29, 2013, 07:04 PM
Here is my Thruster Vanishing Point.

Could be 78 to 81....who knows! (Speed Unlimited didn't do serial numbers).

1st Generation, round brake ridge, Speed Decals, 18.5 tt.

One thing to note about this....it doesn't have a gusset behind the BB, anyone shed any light on this?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/P1130947.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/P1130948.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/P1130949.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa281/TELLIS302000/P1130950.jpg)

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Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: glenboy on January 29, 2013, 07:09 PM
nice thrusters tellis i thought it was a andy68 posting, very nice them and the chrome looks excellent , is the top one the one off ebay other day ended early
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: Schneeky1 on January 29, 2013, 07:11 PM
Awesome frame and forks dude.

I got outbid on the 'Tri' last week on Ebay...

Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: TELLIS302000 on January 29, 2013, 07:12 PM
nice thrusters tellis i thought it was a andy68 posting, very nice them and the chrome looks excellent , is the top one the one off ebay other day ended early
Yes it is.

Chrome is good on both but the VP is the best of them.

I got the Tri-Power from the same seller too.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: TELLIS302000 on January 29, 2013, 07:14 PM
Awesome frame and forks dude.

I got outbid on the 'Tri' last week on Ebay...

Steve :daumenhoch:
Thanks Steve.

Yeah i had a bid on that myself (the one without wheels?), thought it had gone under the radar till the end.

I didn' win it either!

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Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: Schneeky1 on January 29, 2013, 07:15 PM
Good score!!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: AKGOFF on January 29, 2013, 07:17 PM
Nice.  :smitten:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: glenboy on January 29, 2013, 07:17 PM
really nice them i love the unusual dropouts and the undrilled forks , a proper racer , whats the difference between these and a bi power
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: TELLIS302000 on January 29, 2013, 07:24 PM
really nice them i love the unusual dropouts and the undrilled forks , a proper racer , whats the difference between these and a bi power

The Bi-Power was the last stab at BMX production for Speed Unlimited. They started putting serial numbers on them circa 84'

The instant difference to the eye is no gusset at the headtube and i think they used some aero type tubing on the TT and BT.

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Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: Andy68 on January 29, 2013, 07:36 PM
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!  :tickedoff:

Seriously tho, you know my thoughts bud, awesome and can't wait to see them built.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: TELLIS302000 on January 29, 2013, 07:45 PM
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!  :tickedoff:

Seriously tho, you know my thoughts bud, awesome and can't wait to see them built.  :daumenhoch:
Will be a slow process cos im going round Europe in 9 weeks for 3 months!

Might get 1 done for the end of the year if im lucky!

 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: CustardLips on January 31, 2013, 10:17 PM
Like them. Think the rear dropouts look cool as fcuk.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: rad_pitt on February 12, 2013, 11:42 PM
Owwwww  :smitten:
Title: Re: 79/80 Thruster Vanishing Point
Post by: markyp on February 13, 2013, 06:07 PM
they are so ugly yet so beautiful at the same time,proper peice of bmx history right there :4_17_5:
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