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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: ORB on September 21, 2005, 12:38 PM

Title: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 21, 2005, 12:38 PM

Pics please, Heavy freestyle and Race...

What you got? 

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Moose on September 21, 2005, 12:55 PM

Kelly's got some nice Bottema's (bitch) ;D

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 21, 2005, 01:18 PM

Rare???

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Kelly on September 21, 2005, 06:30 PM

lol

Oli, I had a set on the Vector..

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 23, 2005, 06:17 PM

Does someone can tell me if these forks are rare or not?

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Kelly on September 23, 2005, 10:19 PM

They are crap.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 24, 2005, 09:50 AM

Why ?

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Kelly on September 24, 2005, 10:20 AM

I was joking, we all know how rare they are

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: dordymush on September 24, 2005, 10:44 AM

so what you think then oli. are they or are'nt they  ???.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 24, 2005, 10:47 AM

nope.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: dordymush on September 24, 2005, 10:54 AM

what then.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Coastvl on September 25, 2005, 11:31 AM

 :o(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bikes022.jpg)
I got them in 1982 and NO THERE NOT FOR SALE! You wouldn't believe how many offers I've had.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: dordymush on September 25, 2005, 02:38 PM

im loving that. proper old school  8).

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 26, 2005, 01:15 PM

Ohhhhh

There the big hefty park freestyle type thingies aint they.

Rad goose by the way !

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: motomagII on September 26, 2005, 08:46 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v638/motomagII/bottemaforks.jpg)
not the best pic but they are there

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Rombloke on September 27, 2005, 07:56 AM

screw tje forks i want that no plate thats on that lurvely looking goose

Dave

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Coastvl on September 27, 2005, 01:04 PM

Which one?!! I got them out of my dads shed after 25 years in the dark.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/Sydneytrip003.jpg)

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: BuffaloUK on September 27, 2005, 02:28 PM

Bottema skatepark forks - the first freestyle product.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 27, 2005, 02:32 PM

Yip, older than the Gen one itself.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: theRuler on September 27, 2005, 02:35 PM

i remember some mid 90's forks where the fork leg extended past the axel.
some had peg bosses on the bottoms too!

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: BuffaloUK on September 29, 2005, 01:21 PM

The mid 90's fork you mention sounds like S&M pitchfork

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: theRuler on September 29, 2005, 05:53 PM

must have been an early pitchfork
the legs went like 3 inches past the axel

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: weston on September 29, 2005, 06:45 PM

i said it back then & i'll sat it now, god damn they some ugly forks :P

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Rombloke on September 29, 2005, 07:17 PM

id suffer either of those....yummy

Dave

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 29, 2005, 07:26 PM

Jeff Bottema...
sounds Dutch...

...in fact his parents are Dutch. They live up in the north of Holland during the 80's. Murray, Bottema was bitd teammanager of the brand Murray. Those forks are an assett to the BMX history whether you like the design or not. It is again a different point of view, though JMC started something with those forklegs more to the ground with the AP style...

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on September 30, 2005, 01:03 AM

I went dutch once.

Had to pay half.....

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: BuffaloUK on September 30, 2005, 12:58 PM

Best looking fork ever!!

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: SAND N DIRT on September 30, 2005, 04:59 PM

How much for a Bottema fork?

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Coastvl on October 01, 2005, 05:31 AM

If you can find one. LOT and LOTS.  ;)

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: daz bmx it! on October 01, 2005, 08:50 AM

I would love a set of them forks in my collection? but unfortunately  due to their rareity and price they is BOTTEMA - list! :D ;D

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on October 01, 2005, 10:04 AM

Is they or isnt they.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v290/orb200181/P9220006.jpg)

I am not so sure.....

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: Coastvl on October 01, 2005, 12:41 PM

They look like the racer ones.

Title: Re: Bottema forks
Post by: ORB on October 05, 2005, 10:58 AM

Hmmm....

Still no joy?