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Title: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: Daletsunami on May 19, 2009, 09:11 PM

Picked this up today off an old mate of mine from years ago, loads of tat was thrown in for me to look at ......only things that were in there of any good was some twin top bars and a DC MX seat clamp in silver the rest were mainly mid/new school levers etc

Anyway there was this DB frame in there which he'd build up with some mid/new school forks (threw some spare forks in too) but not sure what model it is, anything I need to look at or take a photo of to decide? I know the serial number started with F4.........

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/gg52/Daletsunami/SNV31736.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/gg52/Daletsunami/SNV31737.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: tigerbrown on May 19, 2009, 09:16 PM

looks like a 1st gen viper dale... i know someone who's desperate for some forks matey

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=87988.0

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: magna13 on May 19, 2009, 09:18 PM

Well from the first pic i thought they were smoked chrome forks which screamed HLT forks but then i dunno... :-\

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: Daletsunami on May 19, 2009, 09:21 PM

Nah I think the forks are new school off this.............

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/gg52/Daletsunami/SNV31733.jpg)

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: sparky on May 20, 2009, 09:01 AM

Yeah deffo a Viper F=Formosa (Taiwan), 4=1984 and manufactured by Akisu.

Take your pick how it would have come out of the factory

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201983.html

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201984.html

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201984-2.html

Mark :)

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: Daletsunami on May 20, 2009, 10:10 AM

Quote from: sparky on May 20, 2009, 09:01 AM

Yeah deffo a Viper F=Formosa (Taiwan), 4=1984 and manufactured by Akisu.

Take your pick how it would have come out of the factory

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201983.html

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201984.html

http://www.os-db.net/viper%20-%201984-2.html

Mark :)

Cheers Mark  :daumenhoch:

Now I just have to decide what to do with it :-\

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: dordymush on May 20, 2009, 10:16 AM

sell it to me  :)

Title: Re: Diamond Back.............but which one?
Post by: Daletsunami on May 20, 2009, 02:05 PM

Quote from: dordymush on May 20, 2009, 10:16 AM

sell it to me  :)

That could well be an option  ;)