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Title: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 01, 2009, 06:35 PM
Always liked Redline Forklifter bars but never owned any.

I know there's the race version with the straight bar and the freestyle version with the lowered bar ( which seem rare as fudge )

I would be putting these on a OS freestyle bike - found a copy of Action Bike July 95 with Ron Wilkerson riding a pair of the race bars on his Haro...

So I want to know :

a) are there different heights of the race bars
b) what do they go for £ wise
c) are  the freestyle ones still about
d) has anyone ridden a pair ( like Ron  :) ) for freestyle?

cheers Ed
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: Bigfrawg on November 01, 2009, 06:39 PM

there is a set on ebay at the mo , £ 60 buy now  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 01, 2009, 06:50 PM
DON'T TELL EVERYONE  :2funny:

is that a decent price?
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: Bigfrawg on November 01, 2009, 06:51 PM

i think so
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: Withy on November 01, 2009, 07:06 PM
bmxer4ever had a set on his Haro Master for a while, he'll tell you what they were like ...over to you Gary....
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: thecrooch on November 02, 2009, 02:13 AM
race ones got for about 50 to 60 havent seen any freestyle ones for ages - sold a pair of race ones a few weeks ago.

ive still got a gen 2 plate available if anyone wants one...
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 02, 2009, 08:47 AM
are the race ones all the same height.

seen a pair that claim to be 7inch rise but others seem to be 9" rise?
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: moley on November 02, 2009, 08:50 AM
are the race ones all the same height.

seen a pair that claim to be 7inch rise but others seem to be 9" rise?

He might have measured to the cross bar instead of the bar end height!!  ???
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 02, 2009, 04:03 PM

there is a set on ebay at the mo , £ 60 buy now  :daumenhoch:

Always buy sh*t we you have the chance... gone now.. arse  :(
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: bmxer4ever on November 02, 2009, 07:21 PM
bmxer4ever had a set on his Haro Master for a while, he'll tell you what they were like ...over to you Gary....

 :LolLolLolLol:

Great bars, fine to ride...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/mrd262.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/master01.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/mrd302.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/master062.jpg)

Think I still have these rusting away on an old scooter at my folks house...will need to take a look for them...

G :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 02, 2009, 07:30 PM
Dude... assuming you find them or even want to sell them ... can I call dib dobs  :D
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: JT1970 on November 04, 2009, 10:05 AM
ED209

Apologies, i bought the set on ebay you missed..only just seen this thread. Needed them for a rl20b i have, just need a forklifter stem now. Anyway my point being if you want to know dimensions etc i have them now so can take any measurements you might want.
JT

Crooch Pm sent
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 04, 2009, 10:18 AM
ED209

Apologies, i bought the set on ebay you missed..only just seen this thread. Needed them for a rl20b i have, just need a forklifter stem now. Anyway my point being if you want to know dimensions etc i have them now so can take any measurements you might want.
JT

Crooch Pm sent

Yes JT - no apologies needed man! I ummed and ahhrd and lost out - my bad. I was watching a chrome pair on US ebay but they went for too much when you added the shipping in as well.

I'll get a pair 'god willing'  :angel: :laugh:
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: JT1970 on November 04, 2009, 10:53 AM
Ed

Just measured rise is def 8" i would guess 9" comes from measuring including the tube ! oh and 28" width.
cheers
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: ED209 on November 04, 2009, 12:35 PM
Cheers dude - they are pretty tall if you want to run a rotor as well  :-\ decisions decisions.
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: bmxer4ever on November 04, 2009, 06:41 PM
Cheers dude - they are pretty tall if you want to run a rotor as well  :-\ decisions decisions.

If you don't run a forklifter stem, you should be fine with a gyro - see my pics.
Think I've got a couple of them lying about too... (stems, not gyros! Although, come to think of it...)

 :LolLolLolLol:

G :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: Mattdub on November 04, 2009, 10:02 PM
There are different generations of forklifter bars also  ;) .
Title: Re: Redline Forklifter bar knowledge please...
Post by: Redline on November 05, 2009, 05:11 PM
There are different generations of forklifter bars also  ;) .

some are stamped "R" on the ends of the lower bar for the stem... the early ones aren't  :daumenhoch:
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