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Title: Haro gen 1
Post by: potstu on October 18, 2008, 07:41 PM
Hi guys I need your help - its a bit of a long shot but radbmx is 'the' place for all bmx knowledge so here goes ..

bought my gen 1 in 84, rode it to 87, sat in spare room to 2000 when i moved to Brighton and rode it to 2002. Sold it that summer (to a guy from midlands, i think?)
The problem is I can't remember the serial number and can't locate any records of it. I dont want the bike back but i would love to know what frame number I had all those years and possibly find out where it is now - be cool to see how she's built up these days.

So if you bought a gen 1 in Brighton in 2002 with green mags and know the serial I would be over the moon to hear from you.
 Long shot I know but worth a try.

Cheers, Stu
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: CD17 on October 18, 2008, 09:28 PM
I don't think its that long a shot now you have come to the right place  :daumenhoch:

Good Luck  :)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: LOS1969 on October 18, 2008, 09:30 PM
good luck m8 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 18, 2008, 09:40 PM
I'm sure someone on ere bought one recently that had green tuffs? it was on ebay but a swap deal was done

I'll have a look for the thread
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: harris on October 18, 2008, 09:46 PM
was it sold as a gen1 or just a freestyle bmx if you know what i mean and what price did it sell for.
i say it like that as if someone just bought an old bmx  it could have ended up as a baked bean can by now
but if sold as a gen1 then might have got some love.

good luck will keep the eye peeled
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 18, 2008, 09:59 PM
Found the thread, it had green tyres rather than wheels, i knew it was green summat or other...  :D

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=62718.0

Funny how NOS gen 1 Adam was the first to comment...  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: potstu on October 18, 2008, 10:50 PM
was it sold as a gen1 or just a freestyle bmx if you know what i mean and what price did it sell for.
i say it like that as if someone just bought an old bmx  it could have ended up as a baked bean can by now
but if sold as a gen1 then might have got some love.

good luck will keep the eye peeled

Sold as a Haro freestyler on an online free ad site(hadnt heard the gen1 tag back then) but the guy who bought it  new what it was. He'd had his stolen years before and had been looking for a replacement, so he said.
Sold it for £300. Dont know what the going rate was in 2002 but if only I had kept it a few more years...
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: potstu on October 18, 2008, 11:03 PM
Found the thread, it had green tyres rather than wheels, i knew it was green summat or other...  :D

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=62718.0

Funny how NOS gen 1 Adam was the first to comment...  :LolLolLolLol:

Thanks for finding the thread - looking at the pics it could be my old one. That too had green Haro tyres and although mine sold with green skyways I sold my white metal hubbed skyways with it all together (damn this is making me feel worse) :wtf:
Seem to remember there was a bit of a scratch on the headtube gusset - either underneath or on one side. A deep scratch or a light gauge ? in the metal, probably inflicted bailing out of an over ambitious ariel. Unless its been repaired it should be still visible.
That, and a green holeshot sticker on the front fork were about the only distinguishing features on it.
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 19, 2008, 07:46 PM
The same one is now in the trade section for swaps... same serial number...  ;)

Cant remember the serial number of the one i had bitd...  :-\

It was cracked and generally fooked when i sold it... 40 quid in 1990...  :shocked:

Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: meticulous on October 19, 2008, 08:00 PM
dont want to thread hijack, and dont think it warrents a new thread, but i had my haro gen 1 shot blasted :idiot2: and powder coated white back in 1984, shite picky i know, but i dont have a scanner, notice i also have a pot leg on, broke my ankle at southport...


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ii194/quattro2008/IMG_0687.jpg)

wonder where this is now, and if its still around, wonder if the owner realises its a gen 1...
i'm obviously the one with the number board...
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 19, 2008, 08:39 PM
Get over it and buy a new one :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 19, 2008, 09:14 PM
Get over it and buy a new one :4_17_5:


I have a replacement for mine....  ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/SSA52254.jpg)

 :smitten:

Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 19, 2008, 09:20 PM
Cough cough....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/Needle_in_the_Haystack.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Haro82 on October 19, 2008, 09:25 PM
Luckily I kept mine   :daumenhoch:   It did end up like this though

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC00329.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 19, 2008, 09:28 PM
Get over it and buy a new one :4_17_5:


I have a replacement for mine....  ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/SSA52254.jpg)

 :smitten:

Bout time you treat her to some better parts mate....only messin :D


Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 19, 2008, 09:30 PM
Luckily I kept mine   :daumenhoch:   It did end up like this though

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC00329.jpg)

Heathen!
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Haro82 on October 19, 2008, 09:33 PM
Luckily I kept mine   :daumenhoch:   It did end up like this though

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC00329.jpg)

Heathen!

Looks like this now though  8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC01078.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 19, 2008, 09:34 PM
Luckily I kept mine   :daumenhoch:   It did end up like this though

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC00329.jpg)

Heathen!

Looks like this now though  8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/andrewhill_bpool/DSC01078.jpg)

That's better - good man!!!  :smitten:

Daz.
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on October 19, 2008, 11:37 PM

Bout time you treat her to some better parts mate....only messin :D



Initially i put it together like the one i had bitd....  :-[

But it'll get built right one day...  :LolLolLolLol:

I cant resist riding it every now and then so expensive bits would be a waste....  >:D

Crap pics but just to show it gets used...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/SSA52073-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/SSA52072.jpg)

A few bits on it have changed since the pics

Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 08:30 AM
I was only messing fella your haro is really sweet and great to see it doing what it was built for, i gave it the thumbs up in the gallery when you posted it..looks cool with the white z's  :4_17_5: here's my gen2..I will either get a gen1 next or a hutch once i complete this in the week.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/DSC00849.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: WARDY on October 20, 2008, 08:37 AM
I was only messing fella your haro is really sweet and great to see it doing what it was built for, i gave it the thumbs up in the gallery when you posted it..looks cool with the white z's  :4_17_5: here's my gen2..I will either get a gen1 next or a hutch once i complete this in the week.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/DSC00849.jpg)

sweet that :daumenhoch: seats missing though, what seat you after for it :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 08:45 AM
Just got a brand new shot gun2 took my ages to find comes wednesday..chainring is in the post :daumenhoch:
me and shotgun2's dont get on...i'd explain but it is a very long and drawn out saga that would reduce a grown man to tears :D
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 20, 2008, 09:02 AM
Looking sweet Jase! Fancy a swap for mine  :D

Are they the same tyres I've got on my Sport, Chen Shing rare as fook I think they're called  ;)

Daz.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 09:16 AM
Cheers Daz..it should be finished this week all going to plan..been a pain in the ass though,
Tyres are panaracer fstyle got a really good deal on em was quoted silly prices biagio had some starting bid £90  :wtf:

If you mean swop for the reflex yup no questions asked ;)

Done a good job on the flex fella you would have cleaned up at the xmas ball :smitten:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 20, 2008, 10:12 AM
Can't see tyres properly dude, it's a bit dark.

The Cheng Shin ones are very similar to Panaracers, I wanted those (Cheng Shin) because that's what I had on my Sport bitd. I also had some Panaracers and some Comp Pools and ST's at one point but I went with them for originality.

It's a shame about the Aero but I just can't be bothered. I was gonna get some custom decals off Del and change the seat and leave it at that, which I think would have looked cool (for what it is) but I got bored with it.

Daz.
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 10:24 AM
I like the tyres you put on your aero Del was on about them a while ago and are pretty reasonable..yeah the bike pics i took suck so when i get my seat on I will take some proper ones outdoors..the blue tuffs photograph really badly indoors and look dull..here's a tyre snap see what ya think.

Bit of a thread Hijak...was a silly thread anyway in my humble opinion.
 :)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/DSC00864.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 20, 2008, 10:32 AM
They are fairly similar, these were one of the tyres people used to use bitd before proper freestyle tyres were being made. A bit like people using whitewalls, which I used in the very early days.

Daz.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j46/Flatcap1968/09032008681.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 10:40 AM
More or less same sorta treads...was hopin to get some shwinn maximisers but they are virtually impossible to find in good nick seen some on us bay but they where over priced and pretty tatty condition :D

I really like white walls nicked my mam's of her raleigh shopper bitd.

p.s anyone seen my old loopy ripper..I sold it to some chap in newcastle in 86...silver it was and i would love to know how she is doing...has she had any kids etc
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: electro808 on October 20, 2008, 10:46 AM
Daz

Are these the Cheng Shins you are on about?  I wish I'd known - this set came with some grey tuffs I imported a while back.  I had no use for them so I chucked them on these Zytecs when I eBayed them :-[

They do look similar to Panaracers...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd35/electro808/DSCF0561.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/dd35/electro808/DSCF0555-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 10:51 AM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll418/jasonscottpics/DSC00865.jpg)

Better pic...still got the white stuff on em ;)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on October 20, 2008, 10:56 AM
I am starting to like this tread thread.
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Flatcap on October 20, 2008, 10:57 AM
No Mike, they're the ones in the pic above, the pic behind the forks. They look similar to the ones you had.

Daz.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: potstu on October 20, 2008, 07:58 PM
..anyway thanks for all the info on serial numbers



I think thats what I was after originally :-\

 :)
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: budge64 on February 24, 2009, 08:44 PM
i have it mate sat in my dining room. bought from birmingham from a bloke called jon. he told me it was covered in green bits. he still got the white tuffs on his 85 master.TJJ3439F. let me know if u want pics
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: sweetbeats on February 25, 2009, 12:33 PM
i have it mate sat in my dining room. bought from birmingham from a bloke called jon. he told me it was covered in green bits. he still got the white tuffs on his 85 master.TJJ3439F. let me know if u want pics

I thought you might have been the culprit neil  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: tigerwoods!! on February 25, 2009, 02:09 PM
Ohhh Betty are those DC pads I see on those Tuff II's

ttt
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Broggie on February 25, 2009, 08:01 PM
No more pictures of gen 1's please my jealousy knows no bounds and I'm feeling very sad that I don't have one.

Santa's a bastard  >:D :knuppel2:



Ray.
Title: Re: Haro gen 1
Post by: Bettyswallocks on February 25, 2009, 09:06 PM
Ohhh Betty are those DC pads I see on those Tuff II's

ttt

Yeah dude, didnt ride it further than the shop n back with the tuffs on

Its now stripped to the frame/forks gonna be selling it soon

I dont use it so why keep it...  :-\
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