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Title: Pro Star?
Post by: aditup 2234 on November 15, 2008, 03:04 PM

Why is it you never seem to hear about anybody building or restoring "Prostar"
Were they not related to Mongoose?
I know they were only a mid class bike in the day, but I have seen peeps building what I regarded as lower class bikes BITD.
Just wondering?
Ad  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: Tefore on November 15, 2008, 03:30 PM

i think sparky on here has afew. i think they were diamond back related

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: lodge on November 15, 2008, 03:37 PM

They were pretty good as far as that era went i recall the one with the star in the gusset, DB or prolite related i think.

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: Bigplinky on November 15, 2008, 03:45 PM

Pro Star only really did one popular bike Ad and they were Burner spec steel everything

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/scans/prostar001.jpg)

They did do a more upmarket Team spec but they are just rehashed 70's Diamond Backs in reality (the same frame was called a Centurion in Oz) think they were off the market by 83

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/scans/prostar1002.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/scans/prostar5005.jpg)

Here's the same frame at the bottom of the DB range in the late 70's

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/scans/DBAdvert2.jpg)

Nice to see you on the site again matey  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: bobafett on November 15, 2008, 11:23 PM

They were definitely diamond back not mongoose.
currio on here is building one at the mo - it's gonna look similar to this :
(pic kindly PM'd to me by kev kdw712 :daumenhoch: )
(http://www.jpdeane.com/bmx/prostar.jpg)

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: currio on November 15, 2008, 11:37 PM

Yep, as John has mentioned, I am currently building / restoring a humble Pro-Star.
The frame was bought through ebay, no forks unfortunately.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y133/currio1/ebayprostar.jpg)

Despite the bike not being a sought after or high spec bike, it has always had an affinity with me, as a mate had one BITD.
In fact, I have recently been in touch with him, and he still has the same bike.
Mine has just been de-chromed, and is set for a bit of polishing, and then off to the chromers, hopefully before christmans.
Ad, I will post some pics in the tech and resto to update the progress.
Shaun

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: bobafett on November 15, 2008, 11:40 PM

Quote from: currio on November 15, 2008, 11:37 PM

Mine has just been de-chromed, and is set for a bit of polishing

I'll see you tommorrow mate - you bring the wet n dry and i'll bring the beer  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: currio on November 15, 2008, 11:48 PM

John, I will hold you to that ! 8)

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: bobafett on November 28, 2008, 09:43 PM

Now in tech n resto :

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=74938.0 (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=74938.0)

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: Mattdub on November 29, 2008, 12:14 AM

Currio ,

My 1st BMX , the Pro Star MX1 with blue bits as the Freewheeler ad  ;)

I've got some rare old pics just unearthed , just need a scanner ! .

Title: Re: Pro Star?
Post by: bobafett on November 29, 2008, 01:31 AM

Quote from: Mattdub on November 29, 2008, 12:14 AM

just need a scanner

For some reason i've got the monty python SPAM sketch in my head only with the word SCAN  :idiot2:

SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
























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