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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on February 07, 2015, 08:26 PM
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We've a lot of single brand collectors on the forum, Carl with his Robbo's, Brett with his DP collection, Ash with his love for SE Racing, and Nath's awesome MT Racing fleet, and there are many others.
But how many of us are collecting a single bike from each if the most popular brands from BITD?
I, as most of you know, started building Burners a few years ago, and had 5 on the go at one point, but as I attended more rides, saw more bikes in the flesh that I liked back in the 80's, GT's, DP's etc.
My collection now, is picking the brands I and building a bike from their range, and not duplicating.
Is anyone else building/collecting in a similar way?
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I've got 4 Curtis bikes at the moment (had a couple more at one time), a Rickman and a Wilson. :Great_Britain:
Oh yeh and a mark 1 burner :D
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When i first started it was Trick Stars for me. I wanted one in every colour they were made .. which i did.... obviously wasn't enough :P
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I used to have 17 Kuwahara's at one pont only got the 1 now.
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I had a crazy notion of building each CW model out there. I got carried away but was saved by the realisation it was stupid!
Anyhow, I only have 6 of their race models! :idiot2:
I've a couple of GTs too :LolLolLolLol:
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I think with me it's how a bike looks aesthetically.
I don't remember anyone having a Robinson near me, or ever seeing one on telly BITD, but since attending the rides/MK, I know I want one, but only one.
That's the key for me now, take a bike, build it, move on to another brand.
One's still to do for me:
Robinson
DB
SE
Skyway (TA)
MT Racing
and probably a few others.
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For me the 83 Robinson Pro was the pinnacle of BMX ownership, yes I knew about Torkers,Haro freestylers, mongoose, PK Rippers and MT bikes amongst the Raleigh burner models however getting from a £139 Pro Star to a £275 Robinson back then was something of a miracle in our house. I got there eventually.
I have owned 10 Robinson's in my time and sold three on to fund other hobbies, I do have a small selection of other brands that I enjoy owning.
83 GT Pro
83 SE PK Ripper
81 Torker
14 SE Floval flier (shop bike)
I would like a chrome and black factory spec DB Silver Streak though. ::)
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Sparky had every Diamond Back going, Costa's GT collection was/is awesome. The problem with single brand collections is knowing where to stop, all the bikes in all the colours and sizes is one thing but you then find yourself getting pulled into the memorabilia too :-\
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Sparky had every Diamond Back going, Costa's GT collection was/is awesome. The problem with single brand collections is knowing where to stop, all the bikes in all the colours and sizes is one thing but you then find yourself getting pulled into the memorabilia too :-\
Only a fool would do that!
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Sparky had every Diamond Back going, Costa's GT collection was/is awesome. The problem with single brand collections is knowing where to stop, all the bikes in all the colours and sizes is one thing but you then find yourself getting pulled into the memorabilia too :-\
Only a fool would do that!
Complete noob thing to do. Suckers.
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My aim when i got back into BMX was to acquire as many bikes that i remembered as kid , variety of bikes/framesets and parts was always a goal of mine . Unfortunateley it has escalated and i now have at least one of each of the brands i started out to collect and in some cases 2 or 3 :-[ My two dream bikes as a kid were a baby Blue loopy ripper and a 84 Haro Sport .
MT Silverfox x 2
MT aero pro
Redline MXII
Redline MXIII
Diamond Back Silverstreak
84 Haro Sport x 2
Loopy Ripper
Torker 280x x 2
Torker Targa
81 Robinson Expert
Raleigh Team aero pro
Hutch Pro Racer x 2
Haro Group 1 RS2
JMC
GT Performer
Mongoose Californian x 2
81 Team Mongoose
Skyway TA
GT Pro's x 2
Redline 500a
84 Haro FST
Robinson , MT Racing and Haro mini's aswell .
3 Riders
90 Robo Pro
87 Ripper
Skyway 24
I think i need to build something soon :D ;D
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
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John ( Bobafett ) has an amazing collection of Geese. :4_17_5:
Me................nah, not liked anything enough to want them all. I just wanted what i wanted/had as a sprog. Got them all now and the race kit for most.
Happy days.
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Willgas has a bigger collection of Firebirds than me :daumenhoch:
Jay and Dom had an Awesome fleet of Haros although it is a bit smaller now.
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I think Hunterdubber's "one of each iconic brand" collection has to be up there with the best. MarkyP has to be another :coolsmiley:
Where these collections are great, I think the one brand collectors are where the true knowledge is held.
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I forgot about Dubber, love his collection. "wantit"
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I have a couple of Streetbeats.
One in every two tone 86/87 colour combo they did, plus I've now doubled up on the blue/grey and the red/white one. I also have the red and chrome 88 that Pickle built.
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
Never a more true word spoken. :daumenhoch:
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
Never a more true word spoken. :daumenhoch:
Just read that to the Misses, Very nicely put Joff :daumenhoch:
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I enjoy building replicas of my own bikes I had, there's a couple I havent got to yet. My faves are my KZ1 framed Nova, and my white Bravo - if I could I'd collect each Kuwahara, which I have the most of. In between those quests Ive enjoyed building anything that grabbed my fancy at the time or a bike I wanted but couldn't get BITD. So in one sense I know where I'm going with a build cos I'm following a photo or a memory, such as my most recent GT; and in another I just see where the project takes me as I go along - that keeps it fun and unpredictable.
I admire pretty much all of the bikes guys on here build whether they're uber rare and expensive or not.
:daumenhoch:
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
Never a more true word spoken. :daumenhoch:
Just read that to the Misses, Very nicely put Joff :daumenhoch:
She being one of the top lasse's Brett :daumenhoch: I won't be taking any bookings for after dinner speeches yet though :D
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
Never a more true word spoken. :daumenhoch:
Just read that to the Misses, Very nicely put Joff :daumenhoch:
She being one of the top lasse's Brett :daumenhoch: I won't be taking any bookings for after dinner speeches yet though :D
Mrs Peeps say you are a top bloke aswell :daumenhoch:
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British freestylers is my thing at the minute
I got
TRM
Rickman
Mk1 DP Firebird
Mk1 Vincent Freestyler
2 x Vincent airzones
MRD Badlander
Aero Reflex
Falcon Prostyler
Piranha Freestyler
(Would like to find a rebel and a fox4styler)
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I forgot Torker on my list of bikes to do. I think it's your philosophy about the hobby Joff, that's made me think very differently about this hobby. :daumenhoch:
Got to have a Torker Dan :smitten:
To be honest mate the bikes are kind of secondary to me now (probably explains the lack of builds ::) ) as the rides out have taken over as a priority . The lads and lasse's i have met on the rides out/ramp nights etc , be it the ones i see on a regular basis up North or the ones i possibly only see once a year at MK make it such a great hobby to be involved in . The bikes may have brought us all together but it's the rides out that keep us together ;) Were probably quite fortunate that we have a great bunch of lads around the NW who see each other on a regular basis .
Big girls blouse!!!!
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Only this week I was thinking of clearing my collection to concentrate on Redline Freestylers....at present I've got a RL20 Prostyler and two RL20ii's, with another ii on its way from USA right now.
My original plan was to build a collection around my favorite bike from bitd with a minimum of one of the what I considered to be the best parts of the era. Since I've been building the Redlines I've grown to really appreciate them and their build quality, so much in fact I'm not feeling some of the builds where I've collected the parts and am ready to go.....
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Think I'm now up to 10 Hutch's... plus a mixture of my old favourites.
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Got the 3 different freestylers that vincent made if that counts :chin:
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15 Robinsons :smitten:
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Got two Elf's if that constitutes a collection. :D
Gt Pro Nora
Elf expert/pro
Elf Doublecross
TNT Longfellow (prototype)
Hyper Metro
Freeagent Limo (new school)
Another Hyper Metro on the way from the states but got a feeling I've been stung on that one. >:(
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1 x Raleigh
1 x Mongoose
1 x DP
1 x Kuwahara
1 x GT
1 x Tange (Raleigh)
1 x Patterson
1 x Piranha
1 x Aero
1 x Hutch
1 x Robinson, in the pipeline.
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Yes...At present anyway...
I've got 3 Raleigh Aero Pro's on the go...
A Factory - 98% complete...
A Rider - 75% complete...
And a Custom - building with all the nicest parts I wanted bitd...65% complete...
All chrome 84's...
But I have been buying the old sneaky part for a GT PP & a Goose...
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Not one brand for me. It varies year to year. I have my favourite brands though Haro, Skyway, Mongoose, Raleigh, Kuwahara. Which I suppose is the common ones from back in the day. :)
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Raleigh was my bike back in the day but i have strayed to brands i wished i had as a kid.
The Raleigh nostalgia ran deep though and before i knew it i realized i had at some point built all the production bikes the U.K & U.S teams had rode bitd.
I know most of you will remember this thread i put together.....crikey nearly 3 years ago. Some of the newer radsters may not of have seen it though.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,154478.0.html
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I remember this thread. Gone back to have another look. :daumenhoch:
Raleigh was my bike back in the day but i have strayed to brands i wished i had as a kid.
The Raleigh nostalgia ran deep though and before i knew it i realized i had at some point built all the production bikes the U.K & U.S teams had rode bitd.
I know most of you will remember this thread i put together.....crikey nearly 3 years ago. Some of the newer radsters may not of have seen it though.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,154478.0.html
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3xharo
1xGHP
1xAero
1xskyway
1xcolony
I love to buy different makes, types of bikes and parts now .. I was Haro obsessed for a while... Variety is the spice of life !!
I love the building but as Joff wrote earlier I love the rides equally as much ... Met so many top lads through :radbmxsmilie: :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley:
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Iv had a few bikes, of variation. But now i just have a small fleet, that WILL be staying putt.
Torker lp, chrome
Skyway TA, chrome
Aero pro, tange, chrome
Aero pro. Team. Kazomi
Baby blue quad
Wish list, chrome GT performer, 84,85
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It was wanting a Skyway T/A that got me back into this BMX lark 1n 2009. I've built bikes that I had/wanted and remembered from bitd, along with a few that I only discovered after I got back into it all...
1 x Skyway T/A
2 x MT Racing
1 x Peugeot Black Lion
2 x Falcon Pro
1 x Diamondback custom adidas build
1 x VDC
1 x Cult (new school)
want list:
GJS Freestyler - 1985 with square chain stays.
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The SE addiction goes like this.... A couple have been sold.
78 JU-6
3 x 78 BD-III
79 DB IV
79 x 2 RTT PK
6 x Pre serial PK
3 x PK2##
12 x PK#### Every colour, multiples in some.
5 x Floval Flyers
3 x OM Flyers
2 Looptail Quads. Mild steel and chromo
7x Quads
1 x Gold Quad
1 x Gold PK
A fair few more that have moved on over the years too.
Then there's all the SE related memorabilia and junk. :daumenhoch: