Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 > Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!)
GT PERFORMER SERIAL NUMBER
Nosnod:
Steve
That is an Oct 1985
I have got one identical but in white and I have seen 2 others from 85 with similar serial numbers
All have started G5 to signify a GT Performer 1985 followed by another letter ( I have seen C, D & F) which I reckon must be the month and then the actual production number in that month
Moose:
--- Quote ---That is an Oct 1985
I have got one identical but in white and I have seen 2 others from 85 with similar serial numbers
All have started G5 to signify a GT Performer 1985 followed by another letter ( I have seen C, D & F) which I reckon must be the month and then the actual production number in that month
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Thanks for confirming my suspicions, I didn't like to say without knowing for sure :daumenhoch:
Steve P:
Comparing various photos I've noticed the head tube is not a steep as the Mk.1 and the forks appear to have more rake. The downtube bend is further away from the head tube too
It's a very long frame for a freestyler . . . I wonder why the geometry was changed :-\
jonpaul11:
I found this threat on Vintage (da dirt word...)
http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=004576
Hope this is of some use - or maybe I'm just passing on poo. :-\
--- Quote ---all top of the line gt bikes were made in usa,
all mid to lower of the line bikes were made over seas.
gt never left the usa until recently...
all usa gt frames will be all numbers in the serial and build date will be identified by the first 4 numbers..
japanese/taiwanese gt frames will have letters in the mix in the serial number and takes a little more effort to id the build date...
from what i remember,the factories in order would be like this..
early 80's santa ana ca, mid 80's moved to huntington beach ca,then early 90's moved back to santa ana ca....
during all this they outsourced their mid to lower level bikes to a japanese factory in the mid 80's,then in late 80's they switched over to tawainese factory for the lower level bike making..
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Steve P:
Cheers Jon . . . some interesting reading there . . . !!!
I especially like this Fiola pic . . . hmmmmmm, Graphites :smitten:
Cheers
Steve :daumenhoch:
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