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Offline Taipan

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Bottema forks price
« on: February 28, 2018, 03:14 PM »
After searching far and wide for a set of the above or original haro gen 1 forks these popped up on ebay? what do you think of the price and the forks themselves? interested to see what you knowledgeable lot think  :daumenhoch:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nos-Bottema-True-Torch-Bmx-Forks-Old-School/192469149617?hash=item2cd00e27b1:g:B1UAAOSwn99alrls

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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2018, 03:20 PM »
They are johnny repops arent they?!
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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2018, 03:54 PM »
really? so what does he sell them for? and does he still sell them? johnny chopper yeh?

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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2018, 04:02 PM »
No idea when he made them, how many he made or for what price. No doubt they are well made n all that but i couldnt see myself shelling that out for copy forks.

If you are on a budget something along these lines are not a bad facsimile

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/207512
« Last Edit: February 28, 2018, 04:11 PM by oldschoolace »
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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2018, 07:07 PM »
There was a set of these on that Anniversary Haro Gen1 prototype I got off Dom Phips a few years back. They were a big regret selling them, beautiful things they were.

I've slept a lot since then but Jonny made a load at the same time so when ever the Anniversay Gen1 was out would be my guess when these were made. Still, that's a lot of cash for repops if you ask me :-\
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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2018, 07:20 PM »
Johnny made a few fair sets of these with both types of drops. They were selling back then for around $150 - $200, dependant on what drop type you wanted. Then he moved into doing them for 24" and 26" frames.

I have seen them sell for around £80 - £150, but any more than that is your money really, and how badly you want them. They are a new fork styled to an old image, so you may as well just get a new fork and use a 1" to 1 1/8" headset.
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« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2018, 07:58 PM »
I recentely sold as NOS set of Bottemas for $1200 ... gutted i sold them now  :buck2:

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« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2018, 11:11 PM »
The last pic on the ad shows them next to a set of JC forks?  ??? so does this imply that they are indeed the real deal?

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Re: Bottema forks price
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2018, 11:24 PM »
Think he is just confirming they are 20 inch

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