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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: southern andy on June 27, 2009, 06:21 PM
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Was given this pile of metal today and am confused as to what it is.
Can anyone shed any light on it as there are a few distinctive parts to it. Thought at first it was a Burner due to the gusset but been through the museum and this doesn't match anything really.
I've seen the bars before but i don't know what they are. SR crank and chainring.
Over to you guys then, check out the decorative bits around the gusset and seat clamp bit.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit11.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit12.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit13.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit6.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit7.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit8-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit9-1.jpg)
It has a large seat post in it 25.8 i think and a small BB, certainly not a US one.
Could be skip fodder :LolLolLolLol:
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:) Interesting that it`s got some good parts,albeit worse for wear.Frame looks very Woolies though...
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Halfords turbo.
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Finally got throught the 27 coats of paint to reveal a serial number
456686
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit10.jpg)
also has RH and LH on the rear dropouts.
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aint they them dyno prezal bars ?.
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Halfords turbo.
Looks like you're spot on Bof :daumenhoch:
(http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/images/Halfords_Turbo.jpg)
gonna do some more googling now
EDIT>>>>>>>>>>> Just realised that the photo i've knicked above is Moose's bike from here. Sorry Philip :LolLolLolLol:
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I think erostylie on here did post about these recently but I cant find it. :daumenhoch:
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I think erostylie on here did post about these recently but I cant find it. :daumenhoch:
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=88729.0 :coolsmiley:
Better picture of one in this link, you can see the decorative bits
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=87507.0
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666 in the serial Hmmmmmmmm Satanic Cycles >:D
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I think Aerostylie was looking for one of these
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There is a 16" version of one of these Halfords Turbo's on ebay now! :shocked:
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Looking slightly better now chaps. :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/uk1.jpg)
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man I can just imagine that frame with polished lugs :shocked: and cream paint & orange pin stripes.
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nice rescue dude :)
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Coming soon to RADBMX............. :LolLolLolLol:
This is so nearly finished. I know it's not a Hutch,Quad or a Skyway but it's been rebuilt by my 14yr old son and it looks the dogs nutzzzz. :4_17_5:
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I had one of these BITD & at the time didn't really like it :(
But when you look at it, it was a bit ahead of its time as far as the BB & Seatpost go ???
I quite like them now 8)
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Coming soon to RADBMX............. :LolLolLolLol:
This is so nearly finished. I know it's not a Hutch,Quad or a Skyway but it's been rebuilt by my 14yr old son and it looks the dogs nutzzzz. :4_17_5:
Should look sweet when it's built up and the young-un will be over the moon with it. :daumenhoch:
Has crazy Burner-style geometry (was this a British thing?) - the angle of the chain stays almost follows the line of the down tube :D
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thats an interesting old frame there,
liking the road bike styley butted tubes
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Here you go guys..... No bike snobs allowed and no laughing.
Total nostalgia time, this bike has been restored over the last few months by my son Last Place Reece on here. To be honest i thought it was going to be a nightmare to do as some of the parts were well screwed.
Some brilliant people on here came to our rescue with their unwanted parts. Things like the drive arm on the unrestored bike was totally screwed but we managed to source one from Electro 808 which was superb. Joe 6187 came good on the crank caps and the pedal caps, John ( Bobafett) sorted us out with the wheels and tyres, which he needed as you'll understand from the first picture :LolLolLolLol: cheers chaps. :daumenhoch: Also Thanks go to Phil (sawzall) for the seat resto and Del for the obvious.
I think thats it :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
Anyway other than the wheels and bars Reece did his best in restoring all the other parts off the frame when we first got it.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/shit1.jpg)
How many of you now are going to remember these bikes from the early 80's as your first BMX or even your mates BMX that you laughed at.
Enjoy.......
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords3.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords4.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords5.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfords6.jpg)
EDIT>>>>> We're aware that the seat stay sticker and the headtube sticker are incorrect but without the originals or a scan of the originals Del was unable to make them. They should look like this and if anyone knows of one please let me know so we can grab an exact copy.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/halfordspiccyJPG.jpg)
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wow thats pucka andy, very nice
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your lad did a cracking job andy :daumenhoch:
,saw it in the flesh today and it oooooozes pure old school, its a great bit of bmx history :coolsmiley:
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you should be very proud of yourselves, that looks fantastic :smitten: hats off to the scuba diver that retrieved it from the bottom of some canal too :LolLolLolLol: it really did look that bad!! biggest transformation in a bike i have seen in a long time :daumenhoch: vvv well done
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Great resto, hard to believe it's the same bike ;)
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Lovely job..........pleased the pads went to a good home!! :daumenhoch:
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nice one mate !
really great to see something different and original !
great resto 8)
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Top job! lads :daumenhoch: thats a right lil piece of Bmx History there,cracking resto work ;) my mate had one of those bitd and he also had a complete race out fit to match,the pic on the headtube was also on the front of the halfords race shirt,saw one on ebay a couple of years ago :daumenhoch:
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Wow Andy that's quality mate I'm impressed proper old school :daumenhoch:
Great restoration, now that deserves to win a prize :4_17_5:
bodamus :)
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Wow, brings back memories, specially looking at those decals and rims :4_17_5:
I've probably mentioned loads of times ::) I had the latter chrome/red version Turbo 20x but looking at that build, I recognise some of the parts, well done on that resto......and how many of them do you see at the end of the day, nice one :daumenhoch:
What are the rims by the way......I can't remember if they were steel, but they used to bling up something bright when using moms Mr Sheen ;D
Andy, nice one, ain't seen one built up one in 22 years....thanks dude :daumenhoch:
Paul
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Cheers guys, despite what this bike was BITD compared to what else was around at the time, i feel that this bike is a little bit special. Probably the fact that early BMX's meant so much to most of us and like a few of you have posted it does represent old school in a huge way. :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Bloody small to ride though. It's tiny :LolLolLolLol:
What are the rims by the way......I can't remember if they were steel, but they used to bling up something bright when using moms Mr Sheen ;D
Paul, they're steel CNC rims mate.
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look how well that frame came out, bloody good job there mate :daumenhoch:
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wow andy,that is a resto!!my mate had one of those bitd,ahhhh memories!!well done
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Top job that lads on first looking at the heap of scrap you got I thought why the hell would somebody restore that but on looking at the finished product it was well worth the effort as it's a proper bit of UK BMX history which I think all of us (even if we wouldn't admit it in public) can relate to :4_17_5:
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Thats a proper bmx. I mean, Halfords were early into BMX, and were flogging these, and putting full page adverts in bike mags, before most bike shops ever stocked any bmx products, and this bike must predate a burner by at least 18 months!
A mate got one of these. From memory, I have a feeling from the frame, that Halfords may have had the bikes built for them by B&H the large spanish manufacturer.
They were less than £100, and whn you consider that SR 3pc crank was £15 + of the value of the whole bike, then with decent pedals and a SR stem, and weinman brakes, the parts were pretty spectacular for a sub £100. Compare to our friend the Pirhana, with its British Rail spec mag allyo wheels and mild steel 1pc, for the same cash, and Halfords must have made no profit on these.
Oh and from memory, I dont think the originals had CMC steel wheels, I think the wheels were pretty special too for the budget - not arayas, but either Weinmann, or (and don't quote me on this) but Ambrosio alloys. (Certaily you could also buy Ambrosio alloys laced up to hubs who's spec I forget at Halfords and they looked identical - I spent hours in Halfords, me... ). I think the annodised finish of the Turbo wheels was a bit less "shiney red" than those.
I had the most expensive bike in the neighbourhood with a silver streak, and this was much more typical of BMX in 1980, than most.
An impressive resto. Now, if only I could find a Pirhana to restore, I wouldn't need to work out with weights at the gym so much....
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Great resto Andy :daumenhoch:
Glad I was able to help - think the wheels look just right on her :coolsmiley:
Top work and nice that you could involve Reese too :daumenhoch:
Any chance of that F%*@ing goose like ::)
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Nice resto there Andy; you're lad is getting good at these - first the Falcon and now this :4_17_5:
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Oh and from memory, I dont think the originals had CMC steel wheels, I think the wheels were pretty special too for the budget - not arayas, but either Weinmann, or (and don't quote me on this) but Ambrosio alloys. (Certaily you could also buy Ambrosio alloys laced up to hubs who's spec I forget at Halfords and they looked identical - I spent hours in Halfords, me... ). I think the annodised finish of the Turbo wheels was a bit less "shiney red" than those.
Wow, nice reply juju :4_17_5: Loads of quality info there mate about these bikes. Thanks very much.
When we were given the original piece of Metal :LolLolLolLol: it never came with any wheels on it. We were also stumped with original information as to what was standard on this bike and we could only work from the odd photo that i googled.
When Bobafett put his wheels up for sale i ummed and arred about them, plenty of PM's later to John :2funny: :2funny: we arranged a deal for me to collect them at MK this year. Not a single set of red wheels and tyres have come up for sale since and i'm now grateful we bought these off of John.
Like i said mate, many thanks for your superb input in to these, i've got far more from your one post than i have in the last 4 months of googling. :4_17_5: :LolLolLolLol:
EDIT>>>>> Oh yeah we are aware the pads are wrong aswell and we tried an original set over Phils (Sawzall) yesterday but the blank red just suited the bike better than the Halfords worded ones. If we can ever find a cheap set then i'll do my best to purchase them for the bike. :daumenhoch:
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Any chance of that F%*@ing goose like ::)
What this John ::) ::)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/goose5.jpg)
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Any chance of that F%*@ing goose like ::)
What this John ::) ::)
8) :LolLolLolLol:
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Great bit of resto work there :daumenhoch: You have passed with flying colours Reece , I bet Andy is well proud of you :4_17_5:
Has he let you ride it yet ???
What's the next project Reece ? ( Whatever it is, it will probably be done before that bloody mongoose :D :LolLolLolLol: )
Keep up the good work lads :daumenhoch:
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/kk107/oldschoolrider_2008/me1980.jpg)
IMO the best build in here coz it was my fist bike, althought the build is fantastic the cranks should be red SR or Sakae can't remember now and the rims were cmc all annodised red, also the padset was a nie red leatherette fabric :4_17_5:
sorry the pic is not better for the headtube sticker but it's all I have.
Steve :daumenhoch:
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when i got my first bike a blue burner my little brother got a mini one of these,i used to ride it more than the burner,we was chatting bout bikes the other day when i told him i was getting back into it,and we knew it was a halfords bike but couldnt remember what its full name was thanks mate.i must try and get him one as a pressie for a laugh be great for his 35th birthday or maybe even xmas make it proper like old times.
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although the build is fantastic the cranks should be red SR or Sakae can't remember now and the rims were cmc all annodised red, also the padset was a nice red leatherette fabric :4_17_5:
sorry the pic is not better for the headtube sticker but it's all I have.
Hi Steve, these cranks were red mate as you could still see all the red on the rear of them and in some of the recessed bits, i obviously had to get a new drive arm as the square for the axle had completely worn away on the crank but i oven prided the other as it needed doing mate.
(http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/images/Halfords_Turbo.jpg)
when i got my first bike a blue burner my little brother got a mini one of these,i used to ride it more than the burner,we was chatting bout bikes the other day when i told him i was getting back into it,and we knew it was a halfords bike but couldnt remember what its full name was thanks mate.i must try and get him one as a pressie for a laugh be great for his 35th birthday or maybe even xmas make it proper like old times.
Good luck with that mate, i would have had a mini aswell a few weeks back if i hadn't been chatting on the phone to Sawzall on here. :tickedoff: :tickedoff: My fault, i forgot the Mini Turbo i had been watching for a week ended, if memory serves me correctly it went for a poultry £16.
The seller sent me pictures of it and that is where the picture of the headtube sticker have come from. I would have loved to of had both together for a photo shot.
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Fantastic Job Andy - well done :4_17_5:
That picture you have there is one of my Halfords Turbo (my first BMX) - it was a POS :LolLolLolLol: but I didn't know any different and I didn't care, I loved it!!
The brakes were Weinmann and I'm pretty sure the rims were as well. Not sure about the crank, but it was rubbish and kept coming loose on the non drive end which meant it smacked against the chainstay more than a few times.
If I remember rightly it was £79 or something like that so the choice for me was the Turbo or a Burner - even then I knew to steer clear of the Burner :LolLolLolLol:
Just for this thread here's a picture of me for you all to have a good laugh at :2funny:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/e250/Christmoose/Misc/MeBMX.jpg)
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Nice Philip, you aint changed at all mate :LolLolLolLol:
All these Turbo owners are coming out of the woodwork now aren't they. :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
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All these Turbo owners are coming out of the woodwork now aren't they. :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Any old excuse to put the Turbo piccy up from Crimbo 82 :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/HalfordsTurbo.jpg)
I remember the seat clamp being particularly shite.......I think my parents still have the original padset in the loft (lost treasure ;D).
This post seems to have got a lots of peeps interested Andy.......man do I need to get my old one replicated.
Halfords Turbo....yeahhhh
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Yep I had one as well, and really really really want one now!
Must be the black & red like this if anyone has one for sale?
Cheese
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All these Turbo owners are coming out of the woodwork now aren't they. :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Any old excuse to put the Turbo piccy up from Crimbo 82 :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/s6/aerostylie/HalfordsTurbo.jpg)
I remember the seat clamp being particularly shite.......I think my parents still have the original padset in the loft (lost treasure ;D).
This post seems to have got a lots of peeps interested Andy.......man do I need to get my old one replicated.
Halfords Turbo....yeahhhh
I am so glad someone else parents bought them that stupid foam fronted full face helmet :LolLolLolLol: ya gotta love Halfords, still it was a better bike than the BURNER IMO.
Steve :daumenhoch:
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HI thats a wkd rebuild,glad to see a rare bike being restored,all old school bmx's are a piece of history shouldnt just be the expensive models to deserve restoration, i have a 20" stratton survivor somewhere and ive just picked up a 16" halfords turbo 16 in red and black all original survivor condition,but sadly the parts arnt as good as on your model ::)
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HI thats a wkd rebuild,glad to see a rare bike being restored,all old school bmx's are a piece of history shouldnt just be the expensive models to deserve restoration, i have a 20" stratton survivor somewhere and ive just picked up a 16" halfords turbo 16 in red and black all original survivor condition,but sadly the parts arnt as good as on your model ::)
Nice mate, lets seem some pics of the 16" Halfords then ????
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This post seems to have got a lots of peeps interested Andy.......man do I need to get my old one replicated.
Now in progress :)
Massive thanks to Eamonn for an ebay tip off a few months ago :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch: :4_17_5: