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Haro Gen 2 Master Found

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greentoad:
Hi all

I have met an old friend that I and Mason Smith knocked about with in the parks etc BITD. He was a great freestyler and had a real skill.

Anyway, we had a good chat today and I asked about his old Haro, he still has it and said that I am quite welcome to view his old bike whenever (Moose if we meet up this Saturday, lets do it together).

So, it has araya's, woody bars, an agp(?) first in the country rotor (engraved with the chaps name) and many other top items, the query is what is it? I doubt that it will ever be for sale but he remembers that it was available in chrome and white and he got it in 84, and that it was the first bike out of Custom Riders (it took ages to arrive).

How many generations of Freestyler where there (did they not do different versions of the Freestyler Gusset?) He seems to remember having to wait for it (and riding his Silver Streak) as Mason said that a new model was coming out (Mason had a Gen 1 Freestyler), and that he got it when he was 14 in 1984. So my guessing is a Chrome 84 Gen 1 Master. If so are these very rare? I seem to remember from posts that not many are around, and also has anyone got any pictures of one as I don't want to strip it down for the ID. Also what colour decals did they have please as it would be great to find another rare item and post pics.

Any help would be much appreciated.

PS - there may also be an old Hutch still about with Hutch Cranks, and also pedals etc  ;) fingers crossed (this will take some more time to find another old friend from BITD).

Cheers

J.

harris:
is that the one in the shop on the stand it had tuffs on if i remember,i went on a 2 week tour demo with mason in 85
all over the country top block.

YGT:
didnt mason have some sort of prototype haro with a square tube?

Rombloke:
im sure moose will stand me correct if i get this wrong, but there was two types of haro freestyler, the first having no weld to the joint between the front part of the downtube gusset, and the head tube.
the second(and improved) version had this area welded, to stop cracks.
billstup pointed this out to me in my haro freestyle moves book, and he had the early version, and cracked it.
also i believe the ealier edition didnt have any knurling to the rear dropouts.
as for the 84 freestyler/master, moose is your man, and there is a few variations, including placement of the coaster anchor, and the continent they were made in...later ones being made in taiwan.

hope this helps

Dave

Bob_Acid:
If it's the one in Wheelies cycles in Northumberland Heath? it's a gen one with white tuffs.

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