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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on January 15, 2008, 10:37 PM

Title: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: reilley1 on January 15, 2008, 10:37 PM

Royce Union Mono--sorta survivor

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Royce%20Union/RU-yellow1Large.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Royce%20Union/RU-yellow2Large.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/w303/reilley1/Royce%20Union/RU-yellow3Large.jpg)

Royce Union frame
Ashtabula Fork
Wald Stem
Dorcy Bars
Lester Wheels
Rear Kenda tire
Front Schwinn Scrambler tire
Wald Post
Troxel saddle
Waffle Grips
Union Pedals

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: dj_benice on January 15, 2008, 10:47 PM

mint as, as ever  :4_17_5: 

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: OrgasmDonor on January 16, 2008, 11:25 AM

royce made some nice later frames if i remember rightly

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: Bigplinky on January 17, 2008, 09:24 PM

Mad as a box of frogs that one  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 18, 2008, 04:39 AM

Check out that chain ring  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: highrisedrifter on January 18, 2008, 05:17 AM

Those forks are as thin as paper. I'd be scared to ride that, let alone jump with it.  :uglystupid2:

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: reilley1 on January 18, 2008, 05:46 AM

A short list of people who raced and jumped those forks:

Stu Thomsen
Dennis Dain
Thom Lund
Doug Takahashi
John Palfreyman
Mel Stoutsenberger
Greg Hill
Brian Ramocinski
Byron Friday
Bobby Encinas

:)

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: zed4130 on January 18, 2008, 05:57 AM

Quote from: reilley1 on January 18, 2008, 05:46 AM

A short list of people who raced and jumped those forks:

Stu Thomsen
Dennis Dain
Thom Lund
Doug Takahashi
John Palfreyman
Mel Stoutsenberger
Greg Hill
Brian Ramocinski
Byron Friday
Bobby Encinas

:)

WOW if none of those guys broke them ,they must be stronger than they look  :daumenhoch:  nice bike as always mate  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: highrisedrifter on January 18, 2008, 06:06 AM

Quote from: reilley1 on January 18, 2008, 05:46 AM

A short list of people who raced and jumped those forks:

Stu Thomsen
Dennis Dain
Thom Lund
Doug Takahashi
John Palfreyman
Mel Stoutsenberger
Greg Hill
Brian Ramocinski
Byron Friday
Bobby Encinas

:)

I echo Zed's sentiment!  :daumenhoch:

But you have to admit they look thin as paper even if they aren't?  :)

It's still a cracking bike though.

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: selfpreservation on January 19, 2008, 12:30 AM

my mate had a peugeot decaled bike in around 1983-4 which had a spring like that never seen another like it untill now magic  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 70s Royce Union Mono Mach 3
Post by: Dingobmxer on January 19, 2008, 06:46 AM

cor Lester mags!! remember them

Sweet bike, keep em coming

 :) DINGO :)