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Title: E S P stem
Post by: matt on October 28, 2009, 07:07 PM
can anyone tell me which generation this is or roughly what date its from
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/esp1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/esp.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v697/mattskybeat/esp2.jpg)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: motomagII on October 28, 2009, 08:49 PM
speak to jj baldbmxer he has few of these and knows his stuff .
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: jimmyp on October 28, 2009, 11:54 PM
Looks first gen, late 83 i would say  :-\ :-\ ;) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 28, 2009, 11:56 PM
I dont know the 'generations' of teh ESP stems or if the logos mean a change in generation

What I do know is they are fooking lush!  :smitten:  I have two and the one I got back in the day is my favorite bmx part!

Can remember the day I got it, I nearly pi55ed myself with exitement! Thanks mum for lending me the £22.50 to buy it  :4_17_5:


 :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: matt on October 29, 2009, 08:18 AM
£22.50  :shocked:  if only i could step back in time
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: pkradman on October 29, 2009, 08:35 AM
the logo`s are very confusing i dont think thats the first one but its on the early side i will get in the loft as i know i have a first logo type just cant recal what it looks like exactly ....   ... as for date im nott 100% but 83  ?
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 29, 2009, 08:51 AM
I reckon drawling through the pages of the mighty BMX Action

They were around in 83 but I dont believe they were produced for many years after that. Maybe into 85, I could be wrong though. ;)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Darren Wood on October 29, 2009, 09:53 AM
The stems came out in MID to LATE 82 had one on my kz1 when i rode for kuwahara in 83 my old team mate STU DIGGENS was the first person i knew that had one !  :) As he raced the winter in the USA and came back with some GOODIES one being an ESP stem  ;)

Got 2 in 83 from RAD CITY  :4_17_5:




as JJ has said think they were last bought out in 85


Nice one WOODY :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: sawzall on October 29, 2009, 10:37 AM
matt,i think i got this one in 83 ???
and i am sure the later ones had the flying w logo engraved on the top
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_1145.jpg)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: MartyC on October 29, 2009, 03:08 PM
The stems came out in MID to LATE 82 had one on my kz1 when i rode for kuwahara in 83 my old team mate STU DIGGENS was the first person i knew that had one !  :) As he raced the winter in the USA and came back with some GOODIES one being an ESP stem  ;)

Got 2 in 83 from RAD CITY  :4_17_5:

as JJ has said think they were last bought out in 85

Nice one WOODY :daumenhoch:

I remember us all drooling over that back then, I tried to get Heffs to stock them but couldn't get them from the distributors as they were not coming over in enough numbers.
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: donkeybambam on October 29, 2009, 03:17 PM
i dont understand the hype with these? :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

whats so good about them compared to other stems? is it just as they are rare? :-\ :-\ :-\

look like hutch ripped it off.
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: beard1973 on October 29, 2009, 03:22 PM
 :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv233/burnerworld4/espstem.jpg)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: MartyC on October 29, 2009, 03:36 PM
i dont understand the hype with these? :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

whats so good about them compared to other stems? is it just as they are rare? :-\ :-\ :-\

look like hutch ripped it off.

Light, stylish and sorry but nothing like a Hutch stem.  The shape of the top cap is really the key design point plus they had a longer reach than most other stems (excluding the Hutch stem) and they were a boutique brand so had more kudos than a Hutch or Pro Neck/Tuf Neck  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: sawzall on October 29, 2009, 04:32 PM
couldn't agree more marty they were the rolls royce of stems :smitten:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: donkeybambam on October 29, 2009, 04:54 PM
racing or freestyle?
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: MartyC on October 29, 2009, 05:10 PM
racing or freestyle?

Racing  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: thecrooch on October 29, 2009, 05:16 PM
Racing only... personally i would come and stamp all over anyone that decided to drill an ESP

I make do with one of Gossa's repro's still lush though....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj107/thecrooch/ESP.jpg)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: MartyC on October 29, 2009, 05:19 PM
Racing only... personally i would come and stamp all over anyone that decided to drill an ESP

I make do with one of Gossa's repro's still lush though....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj107/thecrooch/ESP.jpg)

Love the colour of those bars, Forklifters per chance?
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Mattdub on October 29, 2009, 10:22 PM
Gary Ellis is one tall mofo ! , his dad made ESP ( Flying W ) stems and obviously firstly for his son to use to get more comfortable on an 80's twenty inch .

The first true XL or even XXL stem I believe . Like Marty said ^^^ , boutique kinda brand & not everywhere which is cool . A real tall mate from MK had one bitd .

Oh , I've one here too .....................  :LolLolLolLol:

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_3620.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/IMG_2140-2.jpg)

 
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: matt on October 29, 2009, 10:28 PM
bloody hell, common as muck, wish i hadnt bought it now   ;D
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on October 29, 2009, 10:45 PM


bloody hell mattdub, have you had the polishing mop on that  ::)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: thecrooch on October 29, 2009, 11:40 PM
Racing only... personally i would come and stamp all over anyone that decided to drill an ESP

I make do with one of Gossa's repro's still lush though....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj107/thecrooch/ESP.jpg)

Love the colour of those bars, Forklifters per chance?

yes mate but gone now.... SBD colour matched them to the frame...  got GHP's on now... needed more chrome...
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 30, 2009, 08:26 AM
Poilishing is OK on an ESP stem, they came that way Pete  ;)

Heres my original one I bought BITD for £22.50  ;) took me weeks to pay that off with my paper round money!  :LolLolLolLol:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c51/baldbmxer/QUAD3.jpg)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Mattdub on October 30, 2009, 08:31 AM


bloody hell mattdub, have you had the polishing mop on that  ::)

What's with the  ::) , listen to JJ ^^^^^ because they were polished when new .

BTW , mine was polished by the fair hands of 100 virgins before I received it  ;) .
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 30, 2009, 08:35 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Mattdub on October 30, 2009, 08:38 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:

Aye Mr JJ , all OG  ;)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 30, 2009, 08:45 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:

Aye Mr JJ , all OG  ;)


 :4_17_5:  Thought it would be   ;)  where do you get shit like that? Cos you dont see shit like that everyday!!!!

Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Mattdub on October 30, 2009, 08:57 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:

Aye Mr JJ , all OG  ;)


 :4_17_5:  Thought it would be   ;)  where do you get shit like that? Cos you dont see shit like that everyday!!!!



 ;D

I've had the plate since 85/86 , the zip ties have always been with that plate  ;)
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: baldbmxer on October 30, 2009, 09:10 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:

Aye Mr JJ , all OG  ;)


 :4_17_5:  Thought it would be   ;)  where do you get shit like that? Cos you dont see shit like that everyday!!!!



 ;D

I've had the plate since 85/86 , the zip ties have always been with that plate  ;)


85/86 genuine Milton Keynes shit?  ???
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 30, 2009, 09:15 AM
esp's are one coooool piece of exotica, i had one BITD but it was too long for me (and i also missed the creak of a tuf-neck) so it went the journey, the quality compared to hutch stems was far far superior,mind you, the quality of suntour stems was far superior to hutch stems
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Peter J on October 30, 2009, 10:27 AM
What is the reach (lenght) of the stem...looks about "Deep H Hutch" lenght  ???
Title: Re: E S P stem
Post by: Mattdub on October 30, 2009, 11:58 AM
Hey MattDremelDub

Is that original genuine bona-fidy OS dirt on the back of that Zeronone moto plate and zip tie  :coolsmiley:

Aye Mr JJ , all OG  ;)


 :4_17_5:  Thought it would be   ;)  where do you get shit like that? Cos you dont see shit like that everyday!!!!



 ;D

I've had the plate since 85/86 , the zip ties have always been with that plate  ;)


85/86 genuine Milton Keynes shit?  ???

Yep  ;)
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