Need Help To Identify And Value

[miniryan09]

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

[fischflo]

.......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 

[fischflo]

Black metal hubbed mags  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 

[ED209]

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 

[miniryan09]

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

[sweetbeats]

Fuan Grips 
Horny as Fook when I see some dusty Fuans 

[fischflo]

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    .....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 ?

[fischflo]

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 

[Mattdub]

Later than 79 

[Rodgy1970]

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.

[hunterdubber]

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