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Title: Patterson F & F
Post by: Webdawg on June 03, 2007, 05:54 PM
The serial number on this is 03119

Can i I.D a year using this info, does anyone have a log of serial numbers?
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: pkradman on June 03, 2007, 06:07 PM
guessing .. jan 83 no 19
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Webdawg on June 03, 2007, 06:33 PM
Just been on Vintage, apparently i have a 1982 model, app the serial # 03119 could mean 03 March 119th bike made
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: pkradman on June 03, 2007, 08:25 PM
yeah bags of sh!te anyway .. pm if u wann sell it ,,,, :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 03, 2007, 09:04 PM
What Radman says, they are not very nice bikes and there are too many of them around  :LolLolLolLol:

I think an orderly queue might be forming  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Webdawg on June 03, 2007, 10:08 PM
pmsl, wot u lot like :LolLolLolLol:

re chroming then i think buddy ratty's gonna ride it in osss since his rl forks cracked :(
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 03, 2007, 10:15 PM
pmsl, wot u lot like :LolLolLolLol:

re chroming then i think buddy ratty's gonna ride it in osss since his rl forks cracked :(

A word of caution (and I'm not joking) the forks on the Patterson are prone to cracking too as the dropouts are very thin and suffer stress loading  :daumenhoch: .

BTW, a Patterson needs to be chrome, I don't recall them being available in colours, if re-chroming is not an option sell it to me and I promise to get it rechromed  >:D  :LolLolLolLol:.

Does it look like this one?  You can see what I mean about the dropouts on the forks, I went through two sets bitd and ended up with a pair of Tange Mega Forks as they were practially indestructable  :LolLolLolLol:.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/PattersonlongFF.jpg)
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: RATTY on June 03, 2007, 10:16 PM
wow, Im gonna be riding a patterson...... Will swap the forks out though, dont wanna break anymore :laugh:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 03, 2007, 10:23 PM
wow, Im gonna be riding a patterson...... Will swap the forks out though, dont wanna break anymore :laugh:

Tony, you will be one lucky buggar, would love to get my hands on another Patterson Pro like that  :smitten:.
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Zippy on June 03, 2007, 10:28 PM
I have to say I bought one I used to ride round on as a kid and it was a heap of shite. Heavy as feck, christ knows how they were ever considered anygood as a race bike. Needless to say it got sold pretty sharpish.

Oh here's a picture of it.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0388.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0389.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0390.jpg)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/DSCF0090.jpg)

Oh here it is before it got resto'd. Still using the wheels and the seat on my Robinson race bike.

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y80/hondadominator/Patterson.jpg)

By the way I'm full of shite, it was a lovely bike really.  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 03, 2007, 10:31 PM
I have to say I bought one I used to ride round on as a kid and it was a heap of shite. Heavy as feck, christ knows how they were ever considered anygood as a race bike. Needless to say it got sold pretty sharpish.

By the way I'm full of shite, it was a lovely bike really.  :LolLolLolLol:

Tell us something we don't know  ::)  :2funny:  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: RATTY on June 03, 2007, 10:35 PM
thats bloody lovely :4_17_5: did you powder that cos i thought they only came in chrome
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Webdawg on June 03, 2007, 10:40 PM
off to the chromers in old kent road, me old man uses em and always nice jobs, jus need an orig stickr set now :)
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Zippy on June 03, 2007, 10:42 PM
PM ChrisB on Vintage, his decals are mint.
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Zippy on June 03, 2007, 10:46 PM
thats bloody lovely :4_17_5: did you powder that cos i thought they only came in chrome

The chrome was really bad so I got it powdered Black.
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Frosty on June 04, 2007, 09:57 AM
The early Patties were nickel, with the chrome coming in late on the version in the first pic and also the later PR series frames. I don't think the decals on the first pic are correct either, s/b the western font or later block type?

Here's some other snaps of the early one, I have one that is going to need some work by Fuzzy' mate Andy Robinson on the downtube and seat stays!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/apr06_1613.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/1979_patterson_anderson_avalanche_l.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/oldpattside_lg.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/OldPatterson.jpg)
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: ron burgundy on June 04, 2007, 12:16 PM
That Patterson with the Yellow plate is stunning :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Mattdub on June 04, 2007, 05:49 PM
That Patterson with the Yellow plate is stunning :daumenhoch:

Me too , great minds think alike Ron  ;)
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Webdawg on June 04, 2007, 10:17 PM
took some pics tonight, hopefully they'll be up later :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 04, 2007, 10:32 PM
The early Patties were nickel, with the chrome coming in late on the version in the first pic and also the later PR series frames. I don't think the decals on the first pic are correct either, s/b the western font or later block type?


They are the same decals as I had on my one back in 1982/3 so I'm pretty certain think they are correct, I've still got the matching jersey too which has the same font  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0171.jpg)

I'd love to get another of these fantastic frames but they are truly rocking horse doo doo  ;)
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Frosty on June 04, 2007, 11:55 PM
Marty you must have had one of the last of the early long frames with those decals, which I think are the PR series ones.

There were some other decals in between the western style ones, you can just make them out on the racing pic, I just found some other pics too.
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Must admit though it is good news if yours came with those decals, as they are the only ones I have sourced for my build :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/patty.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/patty4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/Patterson/PattersonWestern.jpg)

Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on June 05, 2007, 07:21 AM


zippo that black patterson who you sell it to? will send you them grips this week btw
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: MartyC on June 05, 2007, 09:14 AM


zippo that black patterson who you sell it to? will send you them grips this week btw

Pete, Lord GMAC bought it I think, he had it at MK last year  :daumenhoch:  Mind you in that pic you can really see how short Zippy is when it's put up against a proper sized bike  :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/IMG_0448.jpg)

Paul, I think they used whatever decals they had around at the time  :LolLolLolLol:  Seriously though, I think the first set of decals you have would look mighty fine on it.  if you are not sure, give me the frame and i will take care of it  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Patterson F & F
Post by: Frosty on June 05, 2007, 01:58 PM
Marty,

I wish they were my decals, they are pics from one of the other sites!! I have the same decals and pads that you have.

Paul
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