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osur866
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Had several bikes when I raced, Hutch, GT, CW Racing, Zeronine Mid that was all crome and last was the black Zeronine Pro but I swaped the chrome forks from the Zeronine Mid, broke all the frames except the Zeronines, the Hutch's and CW's broke on the lower tube by the headset, the GT's broke back by the seat tube, broke 2 GT's but the Zeronines never did.
Dude! Sweet!
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Super cool! Great looking bike.
Funny about breaking stuff. I always killed 3-piece cranks (couldn't afford the 401s or the Profiles) and broke forks right at the bearing races on the bottom. I raced a Ross Snapper that I'd upgraded for a couple years then built my GT, but made the varsity hockey team at the same time... The bike got stolen and that was all she wrote.
I was never very good, but it sure was a ton of fun!
Funny about breaking stuff. I always killed 3-piece cranks (couldn't afford the 401s or the Profiles) and broke forks right at the bearing races on the bottom. I raced a Ross Snapper that I'd upgraded for a couple years then built my GT, but made the varsity hockey team at the same time... The bike got stolen and that was all she wrote.
I was never very good, but it sure was a ton of fun!
Dude! Sweet!
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http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/yamaha/43039
Like this one? Cool sh*t, you would have been the mayor of our neigborhood when I was a kid if you rolled up on a bike with suspension!
Dude! Sweet!
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Yep the only 3 piece cranks worth a ppop where the Redline "Flights" which I had or the profile but as I recal back in the like 85 they fetched like close to $200 without the sealed bearing set
Yup, too rich for my blood back then! I have the Sutour or Sugino ones and just crush them... And you see how much those Flite (401s) go for now!? Insane!
I will end up buying a set of profiles for my '84 pro though...
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BobinCovington
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Its fun to see all these "old school" BMX bikes. My brother and I used to ride back in the mid seventies. There used to be a place called the Recycle Bike shop in town with a nice dirt track in back for races. They had a stack of old stingray bike frames (we were pretty sure there were some stolen ones in there) and you picked out a frame and selected your wheels, tires, handlebars, grips, etc and they would paint it any color for you. Mine was candy apple blue and had the 5 spoke nylon wheels with knobby tires and a double clamp gooseneck and pads on the frame and handlebars.
It was stolen two weeks later...lol But we had a blast riding back then. I wonder what that old bike would be worth now?
It was stolen two weeks later...lol But we had a blast riding back then. I wonder what that old bike would be worth now?
dd24skater
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Still have my Hutch 24 Cruiser hanging in the garage...Flight cranks, DX pedals, JMC bars. Get it down a couple times a year to ride it, love that thing. I don't think racing would be for me anymore, went to an indoor track a few years back with the Hutch, all to regulars told me I was nuts riding it and did I have any idea how much it was worth...went home that night and started to get a real education from Ebay on what that old school bmx stuff was selling for. WOW
Dude! Sweet!
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I've got an '84 GT Pro that's pretty nice, but not worth anything close to what Hutch stuff goes for. It's funny on the bike forums, I can only equate Hutch to Apache on the boat forums... When I bought my GT back in the early '80s, I thought about buying a Hutch and didn't. I don't regret it, since my OG GT was stolen anyhow... But I am completely flabbergasted at some of the prices.
And to Bob's comments, I'm surprised the old Stingrays and Motobikes aren't worth more. Some super cool bikes. I was born in 1970 so when I was learning to ride a bike stingrays were around. My uncle's only 10 years older than me and he had a yellow stingray with the shifter. So cool. As a matter of fact, I think my first BMX bike was a red stingray and then I got a Ross snapper...
So lets see the Hutch pics already! :sifone:
And to Bob's comments, I'm surprised the old Stingrays and Motobikes aren't worth more. Some super cool bikes. I was born in 1970 so when I was learning to ride a bike stingrays were around. My uncle's only 10 years older than me and he had a yellow stingray with the shifter. So cool. As a matter of fact, I think my first BMX bike was a red stingray and then I got a Ross snapper...
So lets see the Hutch pics already! :sifone:
Pretty cool pics of the old yamaha motobike.Did you know that Kawasaki also made a bmx bike with suspension? Suzuki also made one that was the only true racing bike with no suspension and was very light.It was the hottest thing out back around 1979.I also remember the first monoshock bike built by Mathews.I used to have a Torker with Tuff Wheels.Most of the tracks here in upstate N.Y. were downhill coarses.
Dude! Sweet!
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Heater, I've seen the Yammy and Kawi's but never a suzuki. Very cool. Where are you in upstate? I raced in Liverpool (Syracuse) and we ran a flat track. Would love to have run downhill.
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sierra tango ii
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I saw this thread and laughed out loud. I actually just bought my 5 year old daughter a Mini PK Ripper for her birthday. Did she want it? Maybe, did I want it? Heck Yeah! Ive been wanting one since i was 10. We even took it to the local track and she rode around it. I'm actually pondering building an old school ripper and racing with her. Cool thread.
Dude! Sweet!
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Yup, I'm with ya bud! Bought a Mini Mach One for my kids... They want nothing to do with it, but I think it's Rad!
I was really digging the 26" OM Flyer cruiser from SE. Oldschool blue with brown Landing Gear and plus sized for those of us that are twice the man we used to be! I ended up picking up a '90 GT 24" though instead. Pics to come (tomorrow probably) on that one.
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