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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: bmxgirl on March 31, 2014, 08:04 PM

Title: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: bmxgirl on March 31, 2014, 08:04 PM

Bought this oddity yesterday. Its a Rattlesnake and the sticker says made for IDL-Distrib-Tenderden West Germany to BS6102
Serial number on the rear drop out says 1 (or could be a j) 3450 (looks like a backwards c) 991
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7163_zpsd30ccfcb.jpg)

Shame the BMX seat has a chunk missing..
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7165_zpsd9303c8b.jpg)

Stem is a Win cr-mo BMX product of Japan
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7167_zpsfde14997.jpg)

Brake levers are MX Polygon with Weinmann calipers
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7168_zpsb92114fa.jpg)

Forks are Tange TX-500 cr-mo steel forks
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7169_zps5815f716.jpg)

Unusual bottom gusset
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7170_zpsdacd57a1.jpg)

Twin top tube, the padset had been sewn on!!
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7171_zps34581df9.jpg)

Rear drop outs and o.s pegs
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7172_zps2aa949d4.jpg)

 Coaster  tab
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7174_zps88671834.jpg)

GT seat post, seat post clamp is a Japan SR
(http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/bvmwx/100_7175_zpse4c26b21.jpg)

Cranks are Takagi crmo 175 x 24, I couldn't get a good pic of them.

Anyone ever seen anything like it?

Title: Re: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: Jaymz on March 31, 2014, 08:18 PM

Yes I've seen one, here's mine below,(also known as a Diamonte freestyler) mine has the J prefix serial too  great great find, they make lovely riders, I'm very jealous, it looks like a great survivor

Title: Re: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: BMX1973 on March 31, 2014, 09:47 PM

Nice find and nice looking frame set.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: bmxgirl on April 04, 2014, 08:26 PM

Thanks  :) How much is one of these worth then? as I'm not sure what to do with mine yet.

Title: Re: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: Jaymz on April 04, 2014, 09:05 PM

How longs a piece of string, I traded my frame and forks for a set of tuffs that's had been two pack spray painted and needed some serious hardcore resto work, the acid test would be eBay, as it looks like a Haro freestyler gen 1 it's a cheaper way to get the look without the four figure price tag, so people could be willing to pay good money

Title: Re: Rattlesnake BMX!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on April 07, 2014, 10:38 PM

There is info on  these bmx,s in one of the bmx action bike mags and ask Paul / monkian