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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 06:35 PM

Title: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 06:35 PM: I was on the tube with trill and dave chin, going to Wandsworth roundabout with our nu skool bikes to ride some street just before xmas.

This woman opposite said they are nice bikes, my sons about your age he used to ride one as a kid in the 80's, its still in my shed!

She said give me some names of bikes i'll see if i can remember, GT, PK Ripper, Skyway - Skyway thats it! Luckily Trill and dave dont collect bikes so i got her number and finally went there on wednesday. She was well chuffed with £40 as well :)

I was hoping it would be a survivor that i could keep as is , because i regret restoring Erol Mccleans race Skyway Ta now, as it was the first oldskool BMX i picked up 5 years ago that got me back into it

its got DX's, grabber seat, pro neck stem, non original forks, bike lock! the guy who owned it was called nic crosling, anyone remember him?

(http://www.energyflashrecords.co.uk/images/skyway - blue.jpg)
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Post by: Steve P on February 23, 2007, 06:39 PM: Great find with some nice parts too ... nice one :daumenhoch:

Steve
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Post by: jimwise68 on February 23, 2007, 06:40 PM: Happy days Rich.

What happened to you today, Paul said you was coming to Adrenaline Alley?
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Post by: othomas2 on February 23, 2007, 06:41 PM: Lucky git... nice one mate ;)
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 23, 2007, 06:42 PM: cool find you twat.
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Post by: Flaz on February 23, 2007, 06:43 PM: you lucky fooker :LolLolLolLol: nice one :4_17_5:
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Post by: Stace on February 23, 2007, 06:57 PM: Jammy Bastard !!

:daumenhoch:
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Post by: CD17 on February 23, 2007, 06:58 PM: £40 ;D

I bet there is loads more out there, thats got to be one of the best Iv seen for a while, good find :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 07:08 PM: as a survivor though its a bit of a shiitter! duno what i'm going to do with it yet

anyone wanna swap their chrome TA frame for one that needs painting :LolLolLolLol:

hey jim, paul only told me about it last night ::) i had to finish fitting a bathroom extractor fan to a house i'm renting out :(
i need a bit more notice! -

was da sesh any good?
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Post by: Waxintaxin on February 23, 2007, 07:09 PM: Lol

You muggy c**t
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Post by: oberonspacefruit on February 23, 2007, 07:09 PM: yeah its shit.

give it me.

i have 50 dabs.

i only want the frame.
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Post by: Rombloke on February 23, 2007, 07:13 PM: all i got to say is....

ffs

lol....great find ricardo

Dave
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Post by: Moose on February 23, 2007, 07:32 PM: Nice - do you know what make the fork's are? Are the bars GT?
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 07:36 PM: duno what the forks are, they look quite cool though - will have a closer looksy,

bars are GT, my favourite oldskool bars after powerlights :)
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: Moose on February 23, 2007, 07:39 PM: Quote
they look quite cool though

defo look cool - I hope they're quality as well :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Stodgy on February 23, 2007, 07:55 PM: Another awesome find! Nice one!

Looks like 2007 is going see loads of good scores!!!!

:daumenhoch:
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Post by: Zippy on February 23, 2007, 08:06 PM: I'd love to know how much juicy stuff is still out there sat in peoples sheds. Makes life so much more interesting doesn't it.
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Post by: Wayne Ryder on February 23, 2007, 08:24 PM: Yep, somewhere in my home town there's a couple of GT Performers. One used to be mine and the other changed hands numerous times. Like old college mates, I often wonder what happened to them.
BIKES REUNITED!
Can I copyright that?
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: gary4130 on February 23, 2007, 08:32 PM: hi bud,what condition is the grabber seat in and would you want to sell it, and how much are you asking ?
wish i could come across a find like that :tickedoff:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 08:37 PM: soz dont wanna sell the seat

it was jammy benig approached on the train, my nu skool bike had a nice blue araya aero on the front and sky blue paint and polished bits, so looked a bit oldskool - might be worth adding a 'wanted oldbmx's' sticker to it :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: gary4130 on February 23, 2007, 08:55 PM: no probs just thought i would ask, can't wait to see the ta fully restored :4_17_5:
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Post by: CD17 on February 23, 2007, 08:59 PM: So whats at Wandsworth Roundabout, I drive past that sometimes ???
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Post by: tricknuts on February 24, 2007, 08:18 AM: Quote from: dirtyvans on February 23, 2007, 06:35 PM
I was on the tube with trill and dave chin, going to Wandsworth roundabout with our nu skool bikes to ride some street just before xmas.

This woman opposite said they are nice bikes, my sons about your age he used to ride one as a kid in the 80's, its still in my shed!

She said give me some names of bikes i'll see if i can remember, GT, PK Ripper, Skyway - Skyway thats it! Luckily Trill and dave dont collect bikes so i got her number and finally went there on wednesday. She was well chuffed with £40 as well :)

There's been a bit of a mistake..bloody woman. That mother of mine has no right giving away my old bike. I told her I'd get around to clearing out the shed this summer. I intended to restore it soon. Please send it back to me.. :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: Trev on February 24, 2007, 08:35 AM: Quote from: tricknuts on February 24, 2007, 08:18 AM
There's been a bit of a mistake..bloody woman. That mother of mine has no right giving away my old bike. I told her I'd get around to clearing out the shed this summer. I intended to restore it soon. Please send it back to me..

:LolLolLolLol:

I actually missed a trick when Rich collected it. He came to Charlton that night after collecting it and told me about it. I should have made a couple of calls and kept him riding / talking at the ramp as it was outside in his truck all evening... >:D
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: Rombloke on February 24, 2007, 10:22 AM: you deffo cant beat these shed finds....they rule

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v255/rombloke/DSCF0023.jpg)

Dave
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: Trev on February 24, 2007, 10:25 AM: isn't that your shed dave? or is it a case of "i've found another excuse to post a pic of my haro" :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: Rombloke on February 24, 2007, 10:45 AM: no its how i found the gen1 that i rode at cin.

although to be fair trev...i dont need much of an excuse to post pics of haros.....lol

Dave
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Post by: dirtyvans on February 24, 2007, 01:52 PM: still looks rideable dave, the chain on the ta had rusted solid :P
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Post by: Rombloke on February 24, 2007, 02:26 PM: yeah but its cool that you had a chance meeting with a woman on the train....awsome...

did you meet the son rich???

does he know what hes sold.....lol

Dave
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Post by: selfpreservation on February 24, 2007, 08:43 PM: you should be ashamed of yourself bullying an old lady into selling you a TA for £40 you should at least have told her what it was worth before buying it off her or at least giving her enough to buy a mountain bike to clutter up her shed with , if i was hwer grandson id be looking to sock you int the kisser youscumbag i hope you rot in hell .....only joking fair fook to you , good luck getting the hammerite off :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: dirtyvans on February 24, 2007, 09:33 PM: haha she was glad it was going to a good home :), would probably have ended up at the tip otherwise
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Post by: dirtyvans on February 24, 2007, 09:59 PM: here we go a bit of polishing and she came up nice today!

(http://www.energyflashrecords.co.uk/images/tanew2.jpg)

;D nah this is my other ta, did this one a few years back now, nice for cruising about brighton on (in a non gay way)
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: Trev on February 25, 2007, 01:09 AM: fook that. i was about to say, that looked nothing like the one i saw you with the other day and if you could get it looking so good so quick, i'd employ you to do that for a living.
Title: Re: Skyway Ta Shed Find
Post by: stuntmaster on February 25, 2007, 10:16 AM: nice find there rich but here a cool shed find as well (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v607/stuntmaster/leary.jpg)
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Post by: harris on February 25, 2007, 10:20 AM: :shocked: top dollar find. :) wish i had your luck.
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Post by: JAY on February 25, 2007, 10:33 AM: FOOK , will you lot pack it in finding all this stuff , nice finds .......
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Post by: clonerz on February 25, 2007, 10:42 AM: Maybe it would be cool to make this a "look what i found in the shed" thread, and post piccys of those really cool scores. Hopefully it will be a couple of hundred pages long by the end of the year, especially with some of the finds you guys are turning up.
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Post by: Gashead on February 25, 2007, 01:41 PM: I think I'm mainly goin shed hunting today ! Top finds :daumenhoch:
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Post by: FIL EBZ on February 25, 2007, 05:05 PM: With the colour and parts on that TA. Looks like A Dirt Brothers To me
Fil
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Post by: jT Racing on February 25, 2007, 05:26 PM: good score :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
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Post by: sawzall on February 25, 2007, 05:32 PM: nice find rich,and a great story, :daumenhoch: