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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: kevin rettie on April 03, 2009, 10:33 PM

Title: Harry Leary
Post by: kevin rettie on April 03, 2009, 10:33 PM

Most people seem to have first generation HLTs, why is that?

Are the second generation more rare or just not as desirable?

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: scary_leary on April 04, 2009, 12:08 AM

just not as desirable..

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: hunterdubber on April 04, 2009, 12:13 AM

nope they're more rare  ;D

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: hunterdubber on April 04, 2009, 12:14 AM

and more desirable  ;D





only joking haven't got a clue

ask Sparky

Lee's just biased  ;)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: scary_leary on April 04, 2009, 12:34 AM

for me the classic DB's are the large gussets with the holed block behind the bottom bracket.

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: hunterdubber on April 04, 2009, 01:09 AM

 ;)

That's exactly why I have one too  :)


Bof prefers the small gusset ones , don't know why

he had both HLT's bitd

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: Dennis Dain on April 04, 2009, 02:41 AM

Huh...who has a small gusset? :2funny:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/o29/saunirae/HarryLeary0012MediumSmall.jpg)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: ron burgundy on April 04, 2009, 07:39 AM

Drop a wig on his head...   Richie Cunningham :shocked:

Happy Days.

Any one got a pic of both Turbos?

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: kevin rettie on April 04, 2009, 07:56 AM

I have the small gusset second gen one   :4_17_5:

.... IMHO I think it looks better, less clumsy  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: magna13 on April 04, 2009, 10:42 AM

Im also a very big HLT fan of both big and small gussets :smitten: :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u193/zakw13/db_turbo_with_plate_small_lg.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/u193/zakw13/hlt01_lg.jpg)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: series.1.rs.turbo on April 04, 2009, 11:39 AM

Owww....big gusset....suits you sir  ;)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: matt on April 04, 2009, 12:31 PM

large gusset is more desirable as it was the original turbo, small gusset was released in 84 i think, but if you cant make your mind up like me  just get one of each

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/136286d8.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/P1010144.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/db2.jpg)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: hunterdubber on April 04, 2009, 12:38 PM

PHWOOOOOOOOOOOAAAARRRR  :smitten:


one of each  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: scary_leary on April 04, 2009, 02:37 PM

Like the poseing twat said.. the large guss is the original  :smitten:
by the time 84 came along me and my mates had mostly moved on from bmx.

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: matt on April 04, 2009, 02:45 PM

cmon then lee lets see the longest build in the world   ;)

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: magna13 on April 04, 2009, 05:36 PM

As i said i am a huge HLT fan but i wouldnt be able to ever own one or ride one as i just havent the money... :(

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: jimmyp on April 04, 2009, 06:20 PM

Think the 84 version handels better, better geomatry but the 82 is the original  :smitten:

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: magna13 on April 04, 2009, 06:38 PM

 :smitten:

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: Brandy Truffle on April 05, 2009, 12:59 PM

Great Topic. All my unanswered questions about Big vs Small gusset HLT's settled in one fell swoop.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Harry Leary
Post by: magna13 on April 05, 2009, 01:01 PM

 :daumenhoch: