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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: steve on January 25, 2008, 03:12 PM

Title: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: steve on January 25, 2008, 03:12 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v222/pantswagen/IM000047.jpg't=1201274150)
-do the forks and rear drops look like these
-has it head tub rings

-the plot thickens, when i bought it , it had nice parts
-had powerlite tyres on it too!!!
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: Bananaman on January 25, 2008, 03:45 PM: Thats nice Steve, where's she appeared from ::)
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: MartyC on January 25, 2008, 07:02 PM: Cheekthirtysix had an 80's Powerlite, not sure if he still has it though :-\
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: steve on January 25, 2008, 08:06 PM: Quote from: Bananaman on January 25, 2008, 03:45 PM
Thats nice Steve, where's she appeared from ::)
twas the vry first old schooler i buyed, 2 yeasr ago
-lent it to the nephew for a year, came back a couple of months back

-any hoots,its only since going on the us site - museum, and looking at pwerlites, i noticed it looked similar
-still don't know though, as there aren't any mini's to compare
- :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 28, 2008, 11:15 AM: I've got John's(cheekythirtysix)old Powerlite now,what a masterpiece.I'm at work at the moment and photobucket is blocked,so when i get home ill look at the pics and see if i can help.

Dave.
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: woody allen bars on January 28, 2008, 01:05 PM: I've got an '86 Powerlite (dunno if that counts as early or not)

Here's a pic from the front where you can see the fork dropouts:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v227/CraigS/bmx/powerlite1.jpg)

The rear drops look like this:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v227/CraigS/bmx/powerlite3.jpg)

And the rear brake bridge bears the serial number, starting with the year of manufacturer:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v227/CraigS/bmx/powerlite4.jpg)

The headtube has the strengthening rings too.

Hope that helps?

Craig
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: steve on January 28, 2008, 06:51 PM: oh thanks for the pics
-it can't be a powerlite then, as it has a tuberear brake bridge
-not the flat specific style one
-bollocks :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: HUTCHMAN on January 28, 2008, 07:13 PM: yep,Craig's Powerlite has all the same hallmarks as mine.
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: woody allen bars on January 28, 2008, 07:49 PM: Dunno if all Powerlites had plate brake bridges - could have been tubular earlier or later.

Don't give up trying to ID it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: Flying_fox on January 28, 2008, 08:38 PM: I've got an 82 or 83 Powerlite SR Expert, it has the same drop outs Woody allen bars' does. :police:
Title: Re: any one have a early powerlite - chromo one?
Post by: showtime on January 30, 2008, 07:11 AM: i've got a very early 90's cro mo Powerlite F&F going cheap if anyones interested :angel: