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miniryan09

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Need Help To Identify And Value
« on: August 16, 2010, 09:21 PM »
Hi, just found a bike in a mates garage and i think it might be worth something, me tells me its a 1979 and it was built in tiawan (dont know if that mill help) anyway heres a pic of it



any help will be appriciated, thanks + btw its not for sale...yet :P

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 09:38 PM »
.......that one of those stratton again?  ???


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->http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=110904.15

I myself can't say anything about the value --but looks neat with black mags on  :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: August 16, 2010, 09:42 PM by fischflo »

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 09:46 PM »
Black metal hubbed mags  8) is there anything written on them?

Never seen skyway with reflector holders, thats why I'm asking  ;)

oh, and if the pedals really are what they look like -- shimano dx's -- you have found something nice there in any case. Threads on here on how to refurbish them  :daumenhoch:
« Last Edit: August 16, 2010, 09:53 PM by fischflo »

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2010, 07:07 AM »
Based on those wheels looking like copy Skyways it may follow that the pedals are copy Shimano DXs ...

give it a good clean though and take some more pics ... are you interested in restoring it or just flogging it  :-\
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miniryan09

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 12:07 AM »
i thought strattons were made after 1982? - this one is definatley 1979. also it says on the bb that it was made in taiwan, does that make any difference?

thanks agaiin

shalom, ryan

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2010, 12:46 AM »
Fuan Grips  :smitten:
Horny as Fook when I see some dusty Fuans  :buck2:

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« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2010, 01:28 AM »
naaa, dusty tires is where it's at  ;)

lol, searching on the web for info on "stratton cycles", you will almost certainly immediately come across some silly radster : http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=37147.msg387770#msg387770  ;D  .....not givin up yet tho

I'd be surprised if that bike was not from like around '82-83


Have you had a look at the mags yet, do they say SKYWAY TUFF II WHEELS or smth like that ?

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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2010, 02:25 AM »
these guys seem to have found one, too
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=175755&p=1

its serial# is 840903863   which might indicate that it's from 1984

nother similar (?) one sighted on rad:               http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=43736.5
it, too, has #beginning with 84 (--> YF-840602757)........ aha?

if your # is similar (starting with 84....), i'd check with issues of (for example) "BMX Action" magazine from 1984 : scans of which to be found here www.23mag.com.

Might find it in there, but might not (as seeming to be a 'catalogue bike' --as several people have now indicated[ ->links]-- hm

About the worth --I cant say. I already indicated that certain parts could also be interesting for others who are planning to build up other old school bikes. Do the bars have a sticker on it? What does it say? (All the infos you can get...)

Would be cool to see it coming back to life tho  ;)

myam myam  :)

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2010, 09:02 AM »
Later than 79  ;)

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« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2010, 09:49 AM »
They were definitely sold by the catalogues, my mate had a different one and thats were he got it, that was about 1983.

I'm fairly sure that's the model that came out next so I reckon it's about 1984.

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Re: Need Help To Identify And Value
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2010, 10:18 AM »
Don't know of any BMX bikes from before 81 with " Aero" tubing ,,only round tubes

That's before the serial confirmed it  :)

Value at the mo I'd say , around a £100 to someone who wants one ,

  but moderately restored maybe upto £220 ,,  to someone who wants one  :)

Ammaco, Falcon, Huffy  price region-ish  :)



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