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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Coastvl on April 17, 2007, 12:42 PM
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Alrighty then lads. This thread is for info and pics that might be needed by you guys (and gals)
Vegan has requested some info so I thought I'd kick off with a few pics from our Vintage gathering in Nov 2005.
Enjoy.
Glenn
Crossrider
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bmx_1220.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bmx_1215.jpg)
Older, first model Supermax by Malvern Star. Yes like Nicole Kidman rode in BMX Bandits. She rode the later model though.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bmx_1225.jpg)
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The Quicksilver "Helium" Team frame. Strange and useless. The second rarest of the Aussie frames.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/bmx_1213.jpg)
The BBR proto frame. Welded by the Quicksilver frame builder in his spare time. 3 only exist in 20" style. All 3 are accounted for.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/QuickProto20.jpg)
The Vortex Mini. This is an early model. My son races a later model.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/2006-01-21001.jpg)
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Bring em on dudes, I'm currently smitten with Aussie bikes since sourcing parts for the crossrider
here's my effort at a repro:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/Crossrider/DSCF9322.jpg)
from this pic:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/Crossrider/crossrider-ad-Pancake-11.jpg)
And plans are afoot for another Aussie classic ;) shhhh
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smart, :)
I have a Aussie BMX Gathering T-Shirt, got it off ebay from Pete (Porker) ;)
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LOL Beautiful. Top job.
Heres a few more....
Repco Hotfoot. Team mosel and regular.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/SWScan00015.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/SWScan00016.jpg)
The Repco monoshock. I'm currently building one of these with Motomags.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v108/coastvl/bike%20bits/repco2.jpg)
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cool, might try and get myself an aussie bike to build
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The blue Helium Quicksilver and the BBR belong to Pete. He's a great guy and does a lot for Aussie old school BMX. His band the porkers play some of the gatherings.
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The blue Helium Quicksilver and the BBR belong to Pete. He's a great guy and does a lot for Aussie old school BMX. His band the porkers play some of the gatherings.
yeah, he sent me some links, they play Ska/Punk stuff don't they ? Is he famous then ?
which reminds me i need to chase him up on some Stu Thomsen Tee's he was going to print for me..... :)
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The blue Helium Quicksilver and the BBR belong to Pete. He's a great guy and does a lot for Aussie old school BMX. His band the porkers play some of the gatherings.
yeah, he sent me some links, they play Ska/Punk stuff don't they ? Is he famous then ?
which reminds me i need to chase him up on some Stu Thomsen Tee's he was going to print for me..... :)
I wouldn't say he was famous but they have a good following. I have one of his CD's and it's good.
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think i have one of those hotfoots
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/akisu-gusset.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/akisu.jpg)
sold as another brand over here in UK so i am told
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Would you part with it for cash?
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Stuff the bike I wana live there lol
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Here's a better pic of the Hotfoot ;)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/team_hotfoot.jpg)
Paul :coolsmiley:
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i got one of them frames hear .
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Those Crossriders are very nice... and quite rare!!!
But have you ever seen one of these..... :-*
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h65/burnerworld/Crossdress3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h65/burnerworld/Crossdress1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h65/burnerworld/Crossdress2.jpg)
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so what year would this frame be then
1982 ?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/repco/IMG_1753.jpg)
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ooooh check this one out
very nice
http://www.bmxmuseum.com/bikes/giant_bicycles/2717 (http://www.bmxmuseum.com/bikes/giant_bicycles/2717)
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Those Aussie Crossdressers are very nice... and quite rare!!!
Very subtle Beard but not so true, look.....
(http://www.fbo.com.au/DVDImages/103850-9.jpg)
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I live 'Down Under'.... ;)
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good thread coasty. some very nice resto's there. i have a few pics from BITD (around 1980, i think) of a friend on his super maxi. it was painted silver and had red alloy components. if i've got time i'll scan them and post them up ;)
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so what year would this frame be then
1982 ?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/repco/IMG_1753.jpg)
That's crazy dude - I've had 3 frames now with the following numbers G0783 G0683 G0684 - they;ve all been similar though and not like this - the rear drop out has a triangle cut out
Can anyone shed light on this number? It surely can't relate to the country as that frame is an Aussie frame and the three I've had have all been from Surrey area (that's not to say they aren't Aussie but I doubt it)
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from what i remb of the Vintage thread (which i can't find over there at the mo )
these were a generic type frame which was used by a few companies in different areas like UK and OZ
sure in the UK they were peugeot or puch or something
the solid rear drop according the repco ad means its the better frame
the cutout meant it was the lower spec frame - poss mild steel not sure on that
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This is a few pics for Matt. This frame is owned by QuicksilverBMX on Vintage. (Reece)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b224/mattblack41/scan0001-1.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/VNSVLE/IMG_0989.jpg)
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from what i remb of the Vintage thread (which i can't find over there at the mo )
these were a generic type frame which was used by a few companies in different areas like UK and OZ
sure in the UK they were peugeot or puch or something
the solid rear drop according the repco ad means its the better frame
the cutout meant it was the lower spec frame - poss mild steel not sure on that
Do we know who the manufacturers were?
The frames I had had gusset plates but not inbetween the top and down tube (Crossrider style) but 2 triangular plates below the downtube (Redline style) two of the frames had 3 concentric circles and one was just flat metal.
I've been searching for the right frame for my Suzuki Samurai rebuild which has the concentric circles in the plates
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This is a few pics for Matt. This frame is owned by QuicksilverBMX on Vintage. (Reece)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b224/mattblack41/scan0001-1.jpg)
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/VNSVLE/IMG_0989.jpg)
Nice frame dude, although I'm not into freestyle bikes - is this one of three ever produced?
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Those dropouts, the generic ones, but with the holes are on the 83 Schwinn Predator that I have like the one below
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/PredatorTeamissue.jpg)
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I've actually just bought another off eBay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320102324972&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011
Stupidly thought it had skyways but they're Acorn mags
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And more Aussie porn!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/supermax_turbo_Page_1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/supermax_turbo_Page_2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/supermax_turbo_Page_3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h109/veganvictim/supermax_turbo_Page_4.jpg)