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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: thefifthmember on May 19, 2013, 06:06 PM

Title: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: thefifthmember on May 19, 2013, 06:06 PM

My mate bought this frame in Hong Kong in 1983. It is stickered as a Redline but doesn't appear to be one. Anybody got any ideas?

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/harveyepsom/g1_zps00623f4a.jpg) (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/harveyepsom/media/g1_zps00623f4a.jpg.html)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/harveyepsom/g3_zps99e7bf3b.jpg) (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/harveyepsom/media/g3_zps99e7bf3b.jpg.html)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/harveyepsom/g2_zps821f7327.jpg) (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/harveyepsom/media/g2_zps821f7327.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: fischflo on May 19, 2013, 06:15 PM

hm.. could be a burner ..   maybe a chrome s.e. ...... but i can't really say cause the pic is os fukcin small

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/burnerSE_.jpg)


also f.ex look at Beard1973's Mk2 Cromo Burner (Raleigh Frame)           http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=68.msg21296#msg21296   and etc there..

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: Jaymz on May 19, 2013, 06:26 PM

Not a burner, wrong configuration serial number

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: thefifthmember on May 19, 2013, 06:32 PM

Trying to get bigger pictures. The serial number is L830301639.

Bought in Hong Kong, got teardrop tubes.

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: fischflo on May 19, 2013, 10:22 PM

Quote from: Jaymz on May 19, 2013, 06:26 PM

Not a burner, wrong configuration serial number

are you positive about that? I mean is it impossible that there are any taiwanese of japanese made burners ?  :-X ....... that fellow bought that thing in HK after all

But i also doubt it. Its just this abominable geometry :'( that made me say it..... Ok, i'll get me coat now  :Great_Britain: :-*

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: MartyC on May 20, 2013, 08:27 AM

Looks like a Stratton Aero, popular in Australia and south east Asia

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: fischflo on May 20, 2013, 11:54 AM

fookin amazing, Mart...
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=115447.0      same serial number configuration   (however Fox '83 maybe not out of question, yet..)

 :daumenhoch:
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EDIT:
Just to complicate things....

if the drop has a lip, it in fact might even be a REDLINE after all

some people say bout similar looking thing that its redline, and there are Redline models with similar code set (serial starting L followed by 8-9 digits)
-> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=26915.0

BUT probably MartyC is right.    ..... that geometry Redline wouldn't dare, would they? (well the 600a  ::), but that's got a gusset)


Bigger pics or tell us what you see on the frame (dropout shape etc

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: fischflo on May 20, 2013, 12:11 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v521/fischflo/stratton_Aero.jpg)
-> http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=110904.0

Title: Re: Help needed indentifying a frame.
Post by: thefifthmember on May 20, 2013, 06:22 PM

Cheers for the replies guys and sorry about the small pics. Couldn't get any bigger ones to load for some reason.

I'm trying to get him to restore it as a super aero now.