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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Flatcap on September 28, 2007, 06:39 PM

Title: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on September 28, 2007, 06:39 PM: The picture quality isn't very good as they where taken with my phone and not much light but you get the idea.

Finally got the white seat I wanted to finish it and then set about her with the good old Autosol to just give it that finishing touch.

Thanks again to Rob (rarman1) for the F&F and most of the parts, thanks to Stevie (generallee) and thanks to Simon (94 performer) for the use of his bike workshop and some of the parts too, oh and for having the patience of a saint for putting up with me, I'm fussy! You're all top lads!

And a big thanks to Steve at Skatepool on ebay, bought white NOS GT seat at 3pm Thursday, arrived 10am Friday morning, top class service!

Here she is....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/GT_3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/GT_1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/GT_2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/GT_4.jpg)
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: mattnice on September 28, 2007, 06:48 PM: very nice chrome and white always look good
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on September 28, 2007, 06:51 PM: nice.

pink tyres?
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: rarman1 on September 28, 2007, 06:59 PM: i'm so glad you took it off me now :)

you done a pukka job with it mate :4_17_5:

Bling!!!!!

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: MartyC on September 28, 2007, 07:08 PM: Looks good, you can really see the difference between that and the 84 models, much more upright angles. BTW, are those Haro Race bars?
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Dark Diggler on September 28, 2007, 07:11 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p70/simonjturner/liberace1.jpg) FABULOUS DARLING
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Stodgy on September 28, 2007, 08:56 PM: Lovely. So nice to see the right stickers on an 87, rather than just another Fiola rep.
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on September 29, 2007, 12:16 AM: Quote from: Stodgy on September 28, 2007, 08:56 PM
Lovely. So nice to see the right stickers on an 87, rather than just another Fiola rep.

Thanks mate, good of you to say!

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pink tyres?

I've actually put them on my new school ride Phil which caused me a bit of an off on Wednesday, new tyres not bedded in and wooden bowls don't mix!

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BTW, are those Haro Race bars?

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FABULOUS DARLING

Thanks mate - lol!

Daz!

MK 1 Haro Kneesavers mate....

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Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: MartyC on September 29, 2007, 12:18 AM: Daz, was not a criticism, I like them and they suit the bike really well; it does look very nice :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on September 29, 2007, 12:22 AM: Quote from: MartyC on September 29, 2007, 12:18 AM
Daz, was not a criticism, I like them and they suit the bike really well; it does look very nice :daumenhoch:

No I know mate, no worries, I didn't think it was a criticism, just glad you like it!

Daz. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Faze 3 on September 29, 2007, 10:52 AM: Great Gt build there fella, chrome looks super gleaming. Head tube in particular looks steeper than an earlier 84/85 model.

Wouldn't change any thing on it mate, all works well, keep it the same at least for a few months :) If you like me you'll be tweaking by then :D
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: spinmaster on October 02, 2007, 07:33 PM: that is well smart
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: double chevron on October 03, 2007, 10:17 AM: Quote from: MartyC on September 28, 2007, 07:08 PM
Looks good, you can really see the difference between that and the 84 models, much more upright angles. BTW, are those Haro Race bars?

Nice looking bike !
Bars are the Kneesavers race version as introduced on the 88 Group1 RS1

(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1869/haro88catcb6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on October 12, 2007, 12:09 PM: Quote
There not the right stickers and it's not an 87 , the bars don't look right at all , should get some GT bars and get the right stickers on it and then it will look sweet ...

Thanks for your constructive assessment!

Unless I'm miss-informed, if it has a break stay behind the BB and cable guides on the down tube, which it has, its an 87. Or perhaps you'd like to enlighten me?

The stickers are the original stickers from the factory, so if they're wrong they were fitted wrong at the time of manufacturing! Either way, they are original to the frame and they're on the original chrome so they're staying! There's not many 20 year old BMX's that still have their original chrome and stickers which is a bonus as far as I'm concerned.

As for the bars - personal choice, I like them!

Daz.
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: BrianP on October 12, 2007, 12:17 PM: 1987 GT Catalogue has that baby just the way you have it Daz.

Looks excellent by the way. :4_17_5:

Brian :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Obbie on October 12, 2007, 10:24 PM: Quote from: Flatcap on October 12, 2007, 12:09 PM
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There not the right stickers and it's not an 87 , the bars don't look right at all , should get some GT bars and get the right stickers on it and then it will look sweet ...

Thanks for your constructive assessment!

Unless I'm miss-informed, if it has a break stay behind the BB and cable guides on the down tube, which it has, its an 87. Or perhaps you'd like to enlighten me?

The stickers are the original stickers from the factory, so if they're wrong they were fitted wrong at the time of manufacturing! Either way, they are original to the frame and they're on the original chrome so they're staying! There's not many 20 year old BMX's that still have their original chrome and stickers which is a bonus as far as I'm concerned.

As for the bars - personal choice, I like them!

Daz.

Soz , not did me homework , thought to quick and something clicked in me head and as usuall didn't do me home work :idiot2:, you know were i was coming from tho don't ya ? The one with the older decals on it and the one with the s bend had those decals on aswell , that was what i thought at first ... still think it should have gt bars on tho ...
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Dark Diggler on October 12, 2007, 10:36 PM: 100 lines for you M'Boy :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Obbie on October 12, 2007, 10:45 PM: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: NYSoul on October 13, 2007, 09:55 AM: Love it, looks spot on to me. Round my way in 87 the GT bars were the first thing to go, everyone ran Haros or Dynos.
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Obbie on October 13, 2007, 03:44 PM: Ye , proper knee savers tho , not the race one ....
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: evamedia on November 23, 2007, 02:37 PM: This is really weird, I started work in August 1987, and with my first pay packet I bought a brand new GT Performer. The thing is, I remember it having the same sticker set as the original poster, but it had the double kinked downtube and the 990 lugs, I always thought that mine was the first GT to come with the lugs.

Anyway, here's a pic of me riding said bike in 1988

http://flickr.com/photos/evamedia/2057397140/
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on November 23, 2007, 06:18 PM: There's quite a few variations on the Performer, Pro Performer and Pro Freestyle tour bikes around that year. There's some like the one you had here, see link below.....

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/G/pg8

Cool pic and welcome by the way, shame about the trousers, was that at Mons?

Daz. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: evamedia on November 23, 2007, 10:04 PM: Thanks,

it's lucky I wasn't wearing the jacket as well ;)

The ramp was in Rochford Essex, I'm just scanning some others, will embed them next time
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: OrgasmDonor on November 24, 2007, 10:51 AM: like it n love them bars :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: Flatcap on November 24, 2007, 11:08 AM: Quote from: OrgasmDonor on November 24, 2007, 10:51 AM
like it n love them bars :daumenhoch:

Thanks dude, the bars are for sale if you want them - £35 plus postage. They were NOS about 4 months ago and have only been mounted on this.

Let me know matey.

Daz. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 87 Performer finished....and she's SHINY!
Post by: sonic-1 on November 24, 2007, 06:12 PM: mmmm likein the haro race bars took me 7mth to find a pair my self now these r for sale :shocked: typical