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Fuzzface

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Newbie Skyway TA - survivor vs restoration
« on: February 11, 2010, 11:28 PM »
Hi guys.  I'm a lurker here.  In the 80's a cool family friend heard I wanted a bmx so bought me a subscription to BMX Action Bike. In an attempt to stop me being a book reading tw@t. Kinda worked, and my parents bought me a peice of shit bmx...condor lynx or something.  All I wanted was a skyway TA to build up.  I soon became a guitar head, and that's my main passion...still is.

Skip forward, and I'm still a tw@t, but in a attempt to fulfill all those unfulfilled childhood dreams I now own 3 millenium falcons, and some nice guitars that I never got for xmas.  But no Skyway.

With guitars, I look for old paint over refins, and on a vintage peice it's 50% $$$differernce.  I've seen quite a few lovely restored skyway frames round £500 mark, but not many survivors so unsure on value. Is there much $$$$ difference betweem a spotless show worthy repaint/chrome, or a pretty good but riden survivor with good dropouts and maybe repro decals?   

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fouronethreeoh!

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Re: Newbie Skyway TA - survivor vs restoration
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2010, 08:32 AM »
Personally prefer survivor over restored myself, and i guess for a reasonable survivor TA f&f you are likely to pay £300ish, depending on condition. Watch the for sale section, they come up for sale fairly often, or post in the wanted section.

oldsnow

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Re: Newbie Skyway TA - survivor vs restoration
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 06:46 PM »
firstly welcome mate !
Ive recently bought a very good survivor for £175 so keep ure eyes open there are still bargains out there. just dont buy the first one you see because you will be tempted and it wont stop at just one.(ITS FOOKIN ADDICTIVE !)  :daumenhoch:

Fuzzface

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Re: Newbie Skyway TA - survivor vs restoration
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 09:42 PM »
Really only want to do the good survivor route, and as much as possible old skool. we will see:)  Knowledge is king, and I dont yet have it. Apologise in advance if I ask a lot of questions round here. I reckon this may take some time.  I'm after chrome, but I bet i will end up doing a white one as well.

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Re: Newbie Skyway TA - survivor vs restoration
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2010, 09:53 PM »
Really only want to do the good survivor route, and as much as possible old skool. we will see:)  Knowledge is king, and I dont yet have it. Apologise in advance if I ask a lot of questions round here. I reckon this may take some time.  I'm after chrome, but I bet i will end up doing a white one as well.

ask as many questions as you need pal ( welcome by the way  :daumenhoch: ) i have both chrome and white and they are great frames :daumenhoch: dont rule out the streetbeat either if you are a skyway fan as the us made ones are similar quality to the ta frames but much more readily available. my first venture backinto bmx was a ta mind :smitten:
be careful mind as the habbit is infectious ive got 4 skyways alone  :shocked: :idiot2:

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