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***The rotor museum***
« on: October 14, 2015, 11:30 PM »
I figured it was time I sorted through my stack of boxes that were starting to clutter the office. Big shout out to those of you who give me the odd heads up or in a few cases, helped get bits shipped over here  :4_17_5:

For me the rotor is synonymus with freestyle and as a big freestyle fan it seemed a logical and relatively affordable item to collect.
It's by no means complete and a few I own are currently sat on bikes but I reckon I am around 6-8 away from a pretty much comprehensive collection. An RGD would be one of those  :whistle:


from the top left: (doubles have been left out)

White "daisy" rotor.    These came stock on a few lower end completes like columbias but also some Kuwaharas apparently
Skyway Spinmaster II.    A nice bit of kit and difficult to find in nos condition these days
Skyway spinmaster I.   Easier to find nos than its later incarnation
Fishbone UFO.  A clean looking, late, prodominantly mid school system which ultimately was overshadowed by the Gyro
Kit Apex.   A little known rotor that seems well made. Also available badged up as a Norco
Acs Pro.   A nice refinement of the standard Acs rotor. Runs smooth but requires a little maintenance to get the best out of it
Skika. This design is found stickered under a few names. Simple but effective.
Tioga max flo.   Part of their max flo range, these rotors came in a variety of colours to match the other parts in the range
A1.   I dont know a great deal about these but i suspect they may be a later model of an A1 rotor which has a checkerboard decal
TT racing jam buttie.   A mod i came up with a while back which converts a standard Jam buttie anti tweek into a rotor
Columbia.  This shares the same design as a Skika and one or two other brands like Legal Action
Rump Rider.    This novel idea is basically a spring to assist your rotor returning back to a non braking position
Polygon.   An interesting mushroom shape these were found stock on some Schwinn freestylers
Tange spin ex.   A lovely compact rotor which is much smaller than its counterparts
Aquilla.   An early model which i have seen stickered up as other brands
Aquilla MkII.  A much more robust follow up to its predecessor, spins well
Tange Spin Z.   One of my favourites. It has a drilled lower plate to reduce weight
Speedwell Spinner.   Another favourite. Beautifully hand made and british these have a built in flex fighter as well as individual clamp on upper and lower cable guides
Hurricane.   An odd little thing i sourced in France. Made completely from plastic they are found in black or white and spin on ball bearings. Found on some MBK's
Axiom.   Another ball bearing rotor. A very simple design that works really well.













« Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 05:12 PM by oldschoolace »
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2015, 08:03 AM »
nice collection mate,  :daumenhoch:nice to see a different collection of components
can you put a list up of which make all the rotors are  :)
also if you have a spare spinmaster 2 let me know  ;)

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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2015, 01:29 PM »
Done  :daumenhoch:

If anyone needs any close up pics or more info on any particular rotor just ask  :)
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2015, 03:32 PM »
Rotor Geek!!

Joking, good work!
When I was born, the world was a far simpler place.
It was all just cops and robbers.
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2015, 05:07 PM »
Forgot about the rump rider , never did pick one up  :-\
You need a nice cabinet In the front room now chum  :teef:
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2015, 05:45 PM »
Great stuff our clinton
If you can ever be arsed, it would be nice to see these photographed individually ;)

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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2015, 07:45 PM »
I reckon you need a stem with a 2ft shaft to show mount them all at once....... Nice work fella  :daumenhoch:
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2015, 08:03 PM »
Think I will do that Griff. Probably add a bit more info on each one too.
I was thinking about a cabinet full of clear acrylic tuff neck stems with them all mounted Bert. Turns out blocks of acrylic ain't that cheap  >:(

Work in progress I think  ;)
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2015, 08:50 PM »
Think I will do that Griff. Probably add a bit more info on each one too.
I was thinking about a cabinet full of clear acrylic tuff neck stems with them all mounted Bert. Turns out blocks of acrylic ain't that cheap  >:(

Work in progress I think  ;)
what about that white nylon stuff that comes in all manner of shapes, I used to turn lightweight bushes out of it, it must be cheap we used to have loads of it lying around

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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2015, 08:50 PM »
Think I will do that Griff. Probably add a bit more info on each one too.
I was thinking about a cabinet full of clear acrylic tuff neck stems with them all mounted Bert. Turns out blocks of acrylic ain't that cheap  >:(

Work in progress I think  ;)
can we have them in date order of manufactor? :police: :LolLolLolLol:

love the speedwheel spinner  :daumenhoch:bet an rgd one will be a long search  "nono"

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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2015, 10:06 PM »
Think I will do that Griff. Probably add a bit more info on each one too.
I was thinking about a cabinet full of clear acrylic tuff neck stems with them all mounted Bert. Turns out blocks of acrylic ain't that cheap  >:(

Work in progress I think  ;)
what about that white nylon stuff that comes in all manner of shapes, I used to turn lightweight bushes out of it, it must be cheap we used to have loads of it lying around

I thought about other plastics and even wood but I think clear acrylic would show off the rotors best. Might work something out of heat bent 3mm rather than solid blocks  :daumenhoch:
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2015, 10:05 AM »
Great  collection   :daumenhoch:

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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2015, 09:08 PM »
That's pretty cool,great work,would love to see them all individually...

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« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2016, 11:58 AM »
A lovely new addition to the museum arrived today. A rare Aquila fob watch rotor






It has a double layer of bearings so the upper, lower and central shaft sections all spin independantly of each other  :daumenhoch:





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« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2016, 10:24 PM »
Really like that, nice n different. Got a perfect home for it too  :whistle:
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Re: ***The rotor museum***
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2016, 10:41 AM »
Another great thread Clint!  :daumenhoch: Always wanted some more insight into rotors. I wasn't aware of all the different manufacturers.
I have a Gyro which I really like a lot, but don't know what generation. It could be an 85 I guess. I don't want to spoil your thread with my pictures, but if you could have a look... maybe you know? http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,186879.msg1877060.html#msg1877060


« Last Edit: August 27, 2016, 11:47 AM by Andyboy77 »

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« Reply #16 on: July 18, 2016, 12:47 PM »
Took a while to find one at a reasonable price but this just landed on my desk  :)






really need an RGD ( ahem Steve  ;) ) and a california freespin now  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #17 on: July 18, 2016, 07:22 PM »
Took a while to find one at a reasonable price but this just landed on my desk  :)





Hooray  :daumenhoch:
really need an RGD ( ahem Steve  ;) ) and a california freespin now  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2016, 08:04 PM »
Have to make another one of these now

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« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2016, 11:32 AM »
Boom   explosion


Look what just arrived on my desk. A California freespin / M zone spinner. Dinky too at 31mm diameter  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2016, 02:28 PM »
 explosion glad you found one Clint!! no doubles??!  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2016, 02:33 PM »
I love this Clint ... I love the niche collections people have like this or Joff's patches .., very cool mate  :smitten:
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« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2016, 02:48 PM »
explosion glad you found one Clint!! no doubles??!  :daumenhoch:

Still got my eye out for you bud  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2016, 03:02 PM »
explosion glad you found one Clint!! no doubles??!  :daumenhoch:

Still got my eye out for you bud  :daumenhoch:

Great stuff! stoked you got one...looking at it brings back memories!  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #24 on: August 30, 2016, 09:52 PM »

Another for the collection.  :coolsmiley:

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