probably not the greatest idea to post "whats it worth" posts on here dude, they tend not to go down very well.....the decals appear to be non original, pretty sure the genuine skyway ones did not have black writing, no doubt the others will be along later to confirm this or correct my error. good news is the forks are right for the frame. its possibly one of the raw ones that came out of the warehouse in a big number , following excerpt from maurice meyers web site:
"In 2005, a large supply of unpainted Skyway Street Beat frames was uncovered and made available through several distributors - some as cheap as $15 per frame."
thats where mine originated from, and thats an 11-85 date stamp one too, you are correct this is the month/year of manf. not sure what you mean by "paid a wage" but that statement makes me think you may have paid way over the top for it, they certainly are one of, if not the, least valuable usa made 85 framesets and one of the least valuable 1985 frames irrelevant of country of origin.
hope this helps, regards, Neil.
