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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: baldbmxer on April 11, 2007, 06:32 PM

Title: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: baldbmxer on April 11, 2007, 06:32 PM: I lent the Redline PL24 cruiser forks to a friend of mine so that Mark'Whoppa' Watkins could ride his old 'World Championship' Wilson cruiser down at Bournemouth the year before last. Sadly Mark didnt show and the bike didnt get ridden.

My freind Rob who had built the bike returned the forks to me today along with most of the bike still attached! Thanks mate!
I was always a big fan of Marks BITD, even beat him a couple of times which was nice. He was a true ambassador for the sport and alround good egg!

I believe this to be the 24'' Wilson that he rode to victory at the 83 or 84 world in Japan. Some homework to do there! I have seen other Wilson 24's with round tubing but this has a kind of eliptical downtube similar to a Skyway TA or Areo Pro Burner.

Always room for a bit of BMX history at JJ's!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/WILSON2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/WILSON1.jpg)
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: RATTY on April 11, 2007, 06:41 PM: That is one cool piece of history JJ, :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on April 11, 2007, 06:50 PM: check the head angle
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: MartyC on April 11, 2007, 08:04 PM: JJ, that is one nice bike and history too :smitten:
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: Dingobmxer on April 11, 2007, 08:36 PM: now THAT is a survivor :4_17_5:
Nice one JJ
:) DINGO :)
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: ghostriderx on April 11, 2007, 08:51 PM: John,,where the hell do you keep pulling these time pieces from mate..... incredible :4_17_5:

Deano :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: diesel on April 11, 2007, 10:28 PM: That's cool, he must be pretty big to ride it with that seat so high and thoes bars are tall...

Nice one
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: baldbmxer on April 12, 2007, 07:16 AM: Mark Watkins was a tall guy! The bars to be truthfull are not the ones he rode with BITD.

Dont think anyone could ride that set up at speed! ;D

The wheels are sooooooooooooooooo nice!
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: Jazzchimp on April 16, 2007, 10:06 PM: I used to know Mark quite well, used to race him every wednesday night down Wordsley - I even beat him once when his chain snapped under the terrific power he was exerting on it!!

Here's a still of him from an old cine film on a wednesday club night taken by my dad (he's in white, red and black gear)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v636/Jazzchimp/Wordsley5.jpg)
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: teamsano on April 18, 2007, 10:55 PM: 5" headtube right there. good luck finding replacement forks for that if you snap em. ;)
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on April 19, 2007, 10:21 AM: always good to see a wilson on here, Looks different to mine that i got off Tim Print. Mine looks to have smaller head tube and also mine got round down tube.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y43/bmxmatt1974/19042007622.jpg)
Title: Re: WHOPPA WATKINS WORLD CHAMPION CRUISER FRAME?
Post by: jT Racing on April 19, 2007, 11:12 AM: Quote from: teamsano on April 18, 2007, 10:55 PM
5" headtube right there. good luck finding replacement forks for that if you snap em. ;)

i modded a set of NOS tange TRX for one of my cruisers. that 5" headtube is a pain in the arse.