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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: PHIPPSIO on March 29, 2008, 01:43 PM

Title: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: PHIPPSIO on March 29, 2008, 01:43 PM

I picked this up a couple of months ago and have been fighting back breaking out the nitromoors on an almost daily basis.It was built to a different spec, a very good spec actually. Couple of chats with the haro boys on here inspired me to build it as a survivor for the time being and i wanted to get close as poss to factory release parts. Bought it from a guy in Nottingham in August. The story goes that while on hols in Florida in 84, he saw the first gens in a shop called woodies bmx. He tried to buy one, but demand was high so a shop in Notts imported a f and f for the guy as a one off. Its been really well cared for over the years and has done the rounds around the family until he sensibly took it back. I went and collected it and what a nice fella, very interested in the scene and i hooked him up with this site. If you come across this Jay and Corrinne, thanks again :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd272/DOMPHIPPSIO/Torker%20Haros/001-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd272/DOMPHIPPSIO/Torker%20Haros/002-2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd272/DOMPHIPPSIO/Torker%20Haros/003-3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd272/DOMPHIPPSIO/Torker%20Haros/004-3.jpg)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: brass monkey! on March 29, 2008, 01:51 PM

nice !!  :)

glad you left it as is, cool survivor !  8)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: MartyC on March 29, 2008, 02:03 PM

Looks great as a survivor, nice story too  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: PHIPPSIO on March 29, 2008, 02:06 PM

Thanks chaps, its been hard not giving it the old showbike makeover

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: woody allen bars on March 29, 2008, 02:10 PM

That's really clean, looks just perfect as is. You made the right decision not to restore it  :daumenhoch:

Craig

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Dansharos on March 29, 2008, 02:43 PM

Lookin good! 

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: harris on March 29, 2008, 02:49 PM

well kept and great little find...remember
restored bikes have no sole ,dont wash away the blood, sweat and tears.   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Bigplinky on March 29, 2008, 03:15 PM

Really nice left a survivor and the spec looks pretty true to the original (which is how I built mine a couple of years back). Well done for fighting off the Nitromors urges Dom  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Lazarou on March 29, 2008, 04:21 PM

Not often you see a rear Mike Buff Z with the signature intact!

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: CD17 on March 29, 2008, 04:29 PM

Very nice to see this finished

& a great find, looks great  :)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: double chevron on March 31, 2008, 09:48 AM

Looks good Dom  ;)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Del on March 31, 2008, 07:19 PM

great find, very nice!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: JAY on April 01, 2008, 09:49 AM

Don't ever restore that F+F Dom,you know how rare that baby is,1 of only 3 and yours is the only original,Great bike.....Keep it real :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: PHIPPSIO on April 01, 2008, 10:06 AM

Quote from: JAY on April 01, 2008, 09:49 AM

Don't ever restore that F+F Dom,you know how rare that baby is,1 of only 3 and yours is the only original,Great bike.....Keep it real :coolsmiley:

Cheers Jay, i have kicked my nitromoors habit for the time being, got a couple of other less rare survivors knocking around now too, will drop some pics soon :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: joe6187 on April 04, 2008, 02:01 PM

COOL BIKE , 24 YEARS OLD , STILL ATTRACTIVE!

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Dhillon on April 04, 2008, 02:05 PM

Lookin grand there Dom 


 :4_17_5:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Steve P on April 04, 2008, 05:17 PM

Great bike Dom and well done for resisting the paint stripper ... that's gotta stay as it is  :daumenhoch:

Steve

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: PHIPPSIO on April 04, 2008, 05:36 PM

Thanks for the comments all, took this today, next to my restored gen 2 sport, two of my faves these two

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd272/DOMPHIPPSIO/DSCN1168.jpg)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: bodamus on April 04, 2008, 05:42 PM

Hey Dom you got a Tyre mark on the wall just like me :LolLolLolLol:

bodamus :)

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: PHIPPSIO on April 04, 2008, 05:46 PM

 :LolLolLolLol:i better go and scrub that off before she gets in:shocked:

Title: Re: 1984 gen 1 haro sport survivor
Post by: Steve P on April 04, 2008, 05:52 PM

Loving that last pic ... they look great side by side  :daumenhoch:

Steve