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Title: Tip Find
Post by: davemac1974 on January 20, 2006, 09:37 PM

Found a Burner (i know, i know) at the local tip last week. Bonus was that it had Tuff II's on it. They are plastic hubbed, and I assumed that they were "new" ones.

There is a difference with these ones from the tip bike though, as next to the Skyway logo it says "Made in the UK", whereas my new ones just say US.

Does this mean anything? Are they older?  ???

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: winnit93 on January 20, 2006, 09:54 PM

i hope u removed the wheels and threw the frame set back in,and covered it up so no 1 else finds it. :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: davemac1974 on January 20, 2006, 11:48 PM

I take it nobody knows then?

(Or more likely...gives a rats ass!  :LolLolLolLol:)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: retrogeezer on January 21, 2006, 12:14 AM

Hey Dave,

Skyway did set up manufacturing over here in about 85/86 (in High Wycombe) to make the wheels cheaper here (i.e - no shipping costs) - not sure how many wheels were produced but I have seen a few so they are around.

 :)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: Back yard ramp on January 21, 2006, 12:17 AM

I`ve seen ACS Z rims with made in the uk on too  :crazy2:

billstup (because my login wont work at the moment)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: davemac1974 on January 21, 2006, 02:46 PM

Cheers Si...could be an old set then???

Anyone know what year production ceased over here by any chance?  ::)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: ash on January 21, 2006, 08:49 PM

what are you gonna do with the burner frame?
is it a mk1 or 2?
i may be interested  ::) ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: winnit93 on January 21, 2006, 09:13 PM

u a scap metal dealer then  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: ash on January 21, 2006, 09:20 PM

no i'm a "greaser" into heavy metal  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

seriously tho' i'm after cheap / tatty O/S F+F for a little experiment i have in mind

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: davemac1974 on January 21, 2006, 09:22 PM

It's a mkII Super Burner, main tubes cromo frame...someone had coated the back half of the frame with some thick silver paint over the top of the superchrome. It's now been stripped back to the chrome underneath, which had been protected pretty well with all the gunk on top.

There's one guy on the Burner forum who has already contacted me about it, but if he doesn't want it I'll let you know...(if I ever get the feckin' seat post out!)

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: mcnab916 on January 22, 2006, 11:02 PM

if you get the seat post out tell me how cause im not havin any luck gettin the post out of my robinson  :knuppel2:

Title: Re: Tip Find
Post by: jezza on January 22, 2006, 11:24 PM

go to http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=861 (http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=861)

for help on how to get your seat post out  ;D ;D ;D ;D