Name: Dan Lightening
Occupation: Cameraman
History: Born 73, got into bmx in the early 80s after falling in love with a mates blue and yellow tuff burner! never raced, was just a street bmx kid really. Hung out in Sale, Manchester in a big group. Built a quarter pipe in a neighbours garden etc. First bike: Ammaco team sprint followed by custom built karate freestyler followed by Falcon Pro omega. Been collecting about 4 years. Wanted to have the bikes I dreamt of while flicking through 'BMX action bike' and 'BMX bi-weekly' BITD.
First build: My original FP omega revamped (still got frame, forks and stem):
Haro group1 RS1. Wish I had kept this. Was lovely. First time I have put it up on here.
Skyway streetbeat (long gone):
Ammaco team sprint (Still got this, will keep forever)
High spec DB Viper. Wish I had kept this. Total classic.
PK Ripper looptail. (this one was my neighbours bitd, my brother had it in the late 80s early 90s and then sat in loft. found some NOS LGs, had the frame polished and some new bits. Still got the frame and forks:
My only venture into new school. cost me a fortune but now gone:
Street thrashin Skyway ad inspired TA (still got this in slightly different spec):
As it is now: (looking for some nos white alloy hubbed tuffs, white ame tris and black sugino 44t chainring. I also have some hutch pro bars to go on it and the skyway pedals will be going back on to make it my ultimate TA after a lot of deliberation.)
Pre serial Hutch pro racer, pro star spec. (Amazing bike, all gone now)
Rebel freestyler top spec coming soon.
cheers
Dan
