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Title: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: bobafett on March 09, 2009, 08:05 PM

Got this off bmxmuseum.com :

890 - late 70s-'86

900 - '79-'86

1000 - '79-'86

901 - '85- ?

880 - '85-'87

883 Nippon - '86-present

990 - '87-present

Is everyone in agreement with this  ???

Just want to get a handle on some era correctness issues i'm dealing with  :LolLolLolLol:

Also... I assume the 1020's would slide right in with the 890 dates  :-\

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: Waxintaxin on March 09, 2009, 08:07 PM

I am suprised that MX1000s are showing as 79 TBO

maybe but thought they were later than that ?

Rich

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: bobafett on March 09, 2009, 09:18 PM

Quote from: Waxintaxin on March 09, 2009, 08:07 PM

I am suprised that MX1000s are showing as 79 TBO
maybe but thought they were later than that ?
Rich

So come on then lads get your heads round the back of your calipers...... who's got the earliest MX1000 / MX900 date stamp ?  ???

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: jT Racing on March 09, 2009, 10:40 PM

i got some mx1000 calipers with 80 on them. i thought they were later untill i had these.

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: Brandy Truffle on March 10, 2009, 11:19 AM

Some 1980 MX900's faded red anno in my posession.

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: bobafett on March 10, 2009, 12:17 PM

So thats MX900s and MX1000s confirmed for 1980 then...... can anyone confirm that they started knocking them out as early as '79  :-\

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: steve Beech TA on March 11, 2009, 06:13 AM

Good thread this i will see what i have got  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: SteveG on March 11, 2009, 10:16 AM

This is from an October 81 magazine, thought it might be of interest. My earliest caliper is 1981. A lot of built up bikes from that time came with 1020's though.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c42/Good4x4/p36.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c42/Good4x4/p37.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c42/Good4x4/p38.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c42/Good4x4/p39.jpg)

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: mark 2 on March 11, 2009, 11:18 AM

Not seen that article before, very nice ;)

A 901was first advertised late '84 btw. The earliest ad's I can find for 1000's was '80.

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: bobafett on March 13, 2009, 05:54 PM

Nice post SteveG  :daumenhoch:

So '84 for the 901's then mark - sweet  ;)

With the posts from above then do we reckon that the '79 start date for the MX900/1000's should be 1980  :-\

Anyone else with anymore info  ???

Title: Re: Dia Compe Timeline.........your thoughts ?
Post by: bobafett on March 18, 2009, 02:56 PM

Quote from: mark j. on March 11, 2009, 11:18 AM

A 901was first advertised late '84 btw.

I just took a look at my black 901's and both cable and calipers are marked '84  :daumenhoch:

All my 890/1020 MX900/MX1000's fall easily within the dates at the top.

Any other borderline dates to confirm/disprove the dates in the first post  ???