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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 07:36 PM

Title: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 07:36 PM: anyone know owt about them ?
the chromes in pretty bad nick and the seatpost is stuck
some nice parts tho :)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5684.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5685.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5686.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5687.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5689.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5690.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5691.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5696.jpg)
any ID on these bars please ?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj239/bmxbob/102_5693.jpg)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bobafett on September 10, 2009, 07:40 PM: I think Kev (member: KDW712) might be your man for free-agent bob :daumenhoch:

Click on his profile and I think he has a link to his website there may be some free-agent info / ads on there :-\

Think southern_andy has a nice free agent too - white n blue one at MK as I remember :)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: southern andy on September 10, 2009, 07:48 PM: looks like a Mini that one.

Kev does know his stuff about free Agents so a PM should help you out a lot.

Mines a Free Agent Limo.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/freeagentbmx001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p191/carpcrazyox/fa1.jpg)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: fouronethreeoh! on September 10, 2009, 08:04 PM: According to a certain Voris Dixon, he produced the early Free Agent frames and forks, about 1985ish.

This does look quite an early one, script type decals, not sure if the serials are in date order.
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bodamus on September 10, 2009, 08:51 PM: Looks an early one 1985/86 I reckon although the parts are a bit earlier.

bodamus :)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 09:02 PM: Cheers lads, i thought `86 when i first saw it using the last digit - 0290006, but then bmxmuseum had a bit on ID and i thought `90 - 0290006
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 09:04 PM: Quote from: bobafett on September 10, 2009, 07:40 PM
I think Kev (member: KDW712) might be your man for free-agent bob :daumenhoch:

Click on his profile and I think he has a link to his website there may be some free-agent info / ads on there :-\

Think southern_andy has a nice free agent too - white n blue one at MK as I remember :)

cheers PMing now ;)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bigfatolly on September 10, 2009, 10:32 PM: bars could be mrd expert bars.

i have mrd pro bars with the same sticker on and they are brazed like those.
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: kdw712 on September 10, 2009, 11:08 PM: nice !

feb 02
19 90

frame 006

so should prob have the square font decals like andys
but the earlier script ones like yours do look a bit nicer
think they phased them out around 88 ish
those decals do look quite old and may well be orig

very nice bikes
under rated in my opinion

whats going on with that seat tube / clamp though ?
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 11:20 PM: cheers for that, the original seat post is stuck so there is a skinny post inside it :idiot2: and then a shim in the seatguts ;D
not done by me, i just picked the bike up today.

8)
Title: Re: Free Agent race bmx, year and bar ID Please
Post by: MartyC on September 13, 2009, 06:57 AM: Quote from: bmxbob on September 10, 2009, 11:20 PM
cheers for that, the original seat post is stuck so there is a skinny post inside it :idiot2: and then a shim in the seatguts ;D
not done by me, i just picked the bike up today.

8)

Could be a pain to remove but acheiveable, one way would be to drill it out; I would try and avoid clamping and twisting the frame as most recent attempts I have seen have ended in tears :(.