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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: SE MARK on May 01, 2007, 03:27 PM
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I notice that you lot on here have managed to help someone find out about a silverfox bmx . Well can anyone help me . Bitd about 1983/4 ish i had a yamaha 401 bmx which i think must be rare as no one seems to know what i mean when i talk about it . They came in different models starting with the 201 up to the 501 top spec i think . Mine was white with red brakes three piece crank etc . Ive looked in the musuem and on vintage bmx but with no joy :'( Id love another one or even a picture or some info on one if anyone can help . ;)
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Someone defo posted something on here about them,remember reading it a while back....but that doesn`t help does it..... :-\
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I remember that one. Two guys I used to ride with had them. (They were also into motocross, which makes me think that's why they went for the yamaha bmx's).
They'd white frames, with red rims and red alloy cranks if i remember correctly. And were real light too.
sound close?
Bp.
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Yeh thats right. Mine was a very fast bike easy to ride and felt right .Id never seen another one before i got mine or after i got it come to that . I do remember seeing them in a Bmx mag once. I got mine by swapping my Basic Raleigh Burner and a wog box , oops am i still allowed to say that . Anyway i was well chuffed with it untill i rode it to school one day a couple of months later and found out it was stolen from one of the kids in the year above me . The old bill were called i was questioned and the bike returned to the right owner . I was gutted and still am a bit even though it was over 20 years ago .
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Piper if you could remember how long ago it was posted on here it would help . Id scan the whole of Rad if it was deffo on here . :daumenhoch:
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Haven't you got enough bikes now mark ;Dyou can only race one at a time
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i think it was moose who has one
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You can never have enough bikes . :LolLolLolLol:
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Ok mate how do i find Moose :idiot2:
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Found a 501 on froggy ebay which ran out on the 20th april :( Emailed him as the reserve wasn't met . Just hope he can speak english :LolLolLolLol:
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Hi
There has been a bike on here within the last year, as a guess.
Anyway, a Yamaha 401 test was done in BMX Bi-Weekly - Volume 3 issue 8 - 1983
Hope this helps.
J.
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Best get on the bay and find that mag . Thanks mate. :)
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Moose was a Heath regular a while ago. Comes from Hoddesdon way and you might try his profile at http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=21 Humps
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yes the yamaha bmx's were a good bike sold through yamaha motor cycle dealers if i remember corectly... a few of these were often raced at folkestone flyers bmx track down here near folkestone.......... ;)
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I think Vinoa (steve blackman) has a vast libary of mags, might be able to help????
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Thanks all of ya ;)
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I did have a BYZ 401 - I bought it as it was the bike that 'inspired' me to have my Halfords Turbo stove enamelled white and add red/white chequered pads.
Unfortunately I sold it a while back, can't remember who to though.
I'll try and dig out the pictures tomorrow :daumenhoch:
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I have seen your one mate as ive been scaning Rad all night :LolLolLolLol:. Mine had a 3 piece crank cant remember the make and it also had a tuff neck stem , was the sr stem a standard part as on your bike ? . Memory is a bit faded about the bikes little details as id forgotten all about it up untill recently . I might have brought a 501 tonight just waiting on some postal details . Moose do you know what the difference is between the 401 and 501 is, would it just be the 501 being chrome :smitten: umm another Yamaha....
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had a look a vol 3 iss 8 - its got bob haro on the cover but no yamaha test
but did find their advert from another issue
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v603/kdw712/yamahabmx.jpg)
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My 1st race bike was a Yamaha BYZ401, here is a picture of me racing it at the Southampton track.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v518/stidds/stiddsracing.jpg)
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Sean, was you on Hotshot team as well??
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cool pic sean :daumenhoch:
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Can`t remember when exactly,there was scanned pics of the whole range,feck it I`m gonna look myself now.... :daumenhoch:
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Sean, was you on Hotshot team as well??
Only for a short time Tony, went over to JMC/Hotwheels soon after.
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Looks like Raleigh copied the geometry... (67 degrees, 17" top tube.) :idiot2:
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BYZ WAS THE FIRST BMX I EVER SAW my mates bro was a sponsored MX rider and just turned up with it one day it was a revelation
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they stocked em at my local motobike shop, they also stocked skyway tho. seen plenty of skyways out n about but only seen the yamaha in shops.
been looking for one for me self recently but seen they share the same geo as the burner i aint gonna bother as ive got a burner.
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(http://www.oldschoolbmx.nl/Museum/yamahaBYZ/DSC00157.JPG)
(http://www.oldschoolbmx.nl/Museum/yamahaBYZ/DSC00159.JPG)
(http://www.oldschoolbmx.nl/Museum/yamahaBYZ/DSC00167.JPG)
(http://www.oldschoolbmx.nl/Museum/yamahaBYZ/DSC00168.JPG)
(http://www.oldschoolbmx.nl/Museum/yamahaBYZ/DSC00174.JPG)
they pop up now and again here in holland. nearly went for one, but it was a far drive so i left it.
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Top of the range BYZ had all shimano dx parts including those yummy cranks. MMmmmhhh dx cranks I want some.
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JT RACING IS THAT YOURS OR THE ONE THAT WAS FOR SALE ?
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not mine. it was for sale, but another guy bought it. them are his pics.