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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: neiljonarcus on June 21, 2009, 11:42 AM

Title: skyway decals
Post by: neiljonarcus on June 21, 2009, 11:42 AM: any body got a clear and close pictures of were skyway ta decals go rear drop outs / forks / seat tube thanks lads for looking :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: Redline on June 21, 2009, 12:04 PM: Here ya go fella :daumenhoch:

J

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m22/cheekythirtysix/SkywayTA-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m22/cheekythirtysix/DSC00074.jpg)
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: firebird4130 on June 21, 2009, 12:12 PM: that seatpost tube decal is much lower than the TA I used to guage where to put mine on, but I guess they could've been placed in varying positions on the frame?
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: neiljonarcus on June 21, 2009, 12:16 PM: thanks lads massive help all them pics :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: markyp on June 21, 2009, 01:37 PM: why do some of the frame stickers say "skyway ta" while on others it only says "skyway"? is one the standard and the other the xl ta?
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: trasher on June 21, 2009, 07:23 PM: so the skyway on the forks going up or down ::)
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: Redline on June 21, 2009, 10:29 PM: Quote from: Glen on June 21, 2009, 01:47 PM
yea XL has "Skyway TA" decals

Weird !!!

I've owned this TA from new since 83... the downtube decals always had TA after Skyway on mine but it ain't an XL for sure :-\

Oh and it's a K serial with curved brake bridge if that makes a difference :-\

J
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 21, 2009, 10:52 PM: white ones came with the T/A bit. chrome never.
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: snav69 on June 22, 2009, 10:32 AM: Quote from: Glen on June 21, 2009, 01:47 PM
yea XL has "Skyway TA" decals

Quote from: dordymush on June 21, 2009, 10:52 PM
white ones came with the T/A bit. chrome never.

???

Mine aint an XL and the decals are original, with the TA bit ::)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSCF1552.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSCF1557.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSCF1559.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSCF1560.jpg)

Paul :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 22, 2009, 11:50 AM: there was about a 10 page thread up about this before.
have a mooch it made for good reading.
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 22, 2009, 12:04 PM: im trying to find the bloody thing lol
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: phantom photon on June 22, 2009, 01:18 PM: Quote from: dordymush on June 22, 2009, 12:04 PM
im trying to find the bloody thing lol

Would it be this one by any chance :)

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=7275.0
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 22, 2009, 01:36 PM: that be the sucker.
so make of that what you will.
i still got that action bike mag somewhere too.
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: snav69 on June 22, 2009, 02:25 PM: Quote from: phantom photon on January 27, 2006, 02:38 PM
Just to add to the thread here are a couple of pics both from 1984 showing chrome TA's with "Skyway TA" stickers :) (the 2nd pic is an XL - not sure about the 1st)

(http://www.maj.com/gallery/bodderick/General/file0123.jpg)

(http://www.maj.com/gallery/bodderick/General/file0124.jpg)

Mine's an 84 with original chrome and decals and has the true temper decal at the bottom of the seat tube. I can't see the pictures from the above quote but something seems right :)

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 22, 2009, 05:25 PM: i've had 3 chrome and nones had the t/a bit
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: snav69 on June 22, 2009, 06:19 PM: There's some 84's over on bmx museum in chrome with the TA bit but aint extra longs ;)
Maybe they were put on due to shortage or summat :-\
:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: Glynnyboy on June 22, 2009, 07:00 PM: You may find something useful on here if no-one's posted it yet.
Everything skyway
http://freenet-homepage.de/SKYWAY/SKYWAYindex.html
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: neiljonarcus on June 23, 2009, 08:08 PM: think i have opened a can of worms hear . i am only fitting some decals for a friend as he doesn,t trust him self

THANKS TO EVERY ONE FOR YOUR HELP

:-*b :-*m :-*x :-*
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dannywhiteley on June 23, 2009, 10:03 PM: I think the problem may be that we care more now than Skyway ever did back in the 80's. They probably picked up the first decals to hand, and if the guy doing the chrome TA's pile ran low they nicked some from the guy decalling up the white TA's.
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 24, 2009, 09:41 AM: proberly so.
i know if i was doing chrome it would just be a skyway one and a white with the T/A bit.
would irratate me otherwise :crazy2:
Title: Re: skyway decals
Post by: dordymush on June 24, 2009, 09:50 AM: still think these are the coolest of all though :coolsmiley:.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v229/dordymush/100_0769dave.jpg)