Author Topic: Re-united with my past after 22 years.....Cheers Joe. Pic Heavy. (Read 11752 times)

stevesredvxr · « **on:** May 22, 2011, 07:11 PM »

Trawling through the threads on Tech and Resoration a couple of weeks ago and I just happened to
click on Joe's (oldskooldayz) thread titled 'Handlebar help Please'.

Now I don't normally click on a thread like this as I'm no expert on identifying old parts....I leave it to
the guys who've been doing it for years, but being bored clicked on it.

Joe was trying to identyfy some bars that he had aquired off an old Goose...
(see here for thread: http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=126034.0 )

Anyway, to my dismay and utter shock I instantly recognised them as my old bars from my Silverfox back in the day..

It was me who stuck the Haro sticker on the bars and the dint on my crossbar that used to annoy the hell out of me was there!!

Replying and Pm'ing Joe he said I could have the bars back and he would return them 'home'.

Anyway a couple of days later they landed at my mums house (which is where these bars once lived) and so returned after 22 years
after last seeing them.
Unfortunately, this means my dreams of the old Silverfox turning up out of the blue on here or gaybay will not materialise..

But at least some of it has returned.....
A big big thankyou to Joe for returning them.......cheers pal.

So here they have arrived:

And opened:

And next to my collection:

My dad bought me the Silverfox about 25 years ago......and he died before xmas just gone.
Having just last week bought an immaculate survivor Silverfox it's been a great couple of weeks for old memories...

My new Fox:

And my old one: (Please excuse the gayness of my one footed endo, my adidas tracky and my farah pants!!)

And next to my original plate: (I had two of those Haro stickers....I stuck one on my bars and one on my plate)

Thanks for reading and again, a big thanks to Joe.

retrogeezer · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:23 PM »

cool story and that is a lovely Silverfox you have scored. I also had one bitd and picked up a good survivor a few years back.

sweetbeats · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:25 PM »

Lovely Story

RIP Dad.....and big respect to all dads that bought us our bmxbikes back in the Day

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:35 PM »

And Mum's

Great story and well done fella's

retrogeezer · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:37 PM »

found a pic of mine......and the shed contents!

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:42 PM »

OMFG

Is that a Raleigh Shopper with a plastic holder on for a bag

in the background

My mum had one of those

Pooch · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:47 PM »

My wife just asked me why I'm crying..

good story fella

meticulous · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:01 PM »

steve, you are a big wufta, you will say anything for a freebee.....

p.s still waiting for your misses...

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:23 PM »

Cheers dudes....

Sam I forgot to mention, that Kuwahara ET you have, actually used to be mine back in 1983...can I have it back please?

And actually, I paid for the bars so they were'nt a freebie!!

I think my Mrs has been waiting in all day for you to turn up, she's been walking around in her underwear........

NORTY40 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:41 PM »

Great story Steve

Cracking gesture Joe sending the bars home

The bars and your original plate will make a great little display Steve .

Silverfox is mint

, very original too

sweetbeats · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:50 PM »

Quote from: Londonhellboy on May 22, 2011, 07:35 PM

And Mum's Great story and well done fella's

Yup my mam worked many hours to pay for my aero pro burner £210 Tomms Cycles Byker...remember riding home that say like it was yesterday

In2 bmx · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2011, 08:54 PM »

Great Story Steve

and well done Joe

Loving the original street plate to .

retrogeezer · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2011, 09:47 PM »

where was this pic taken?? Building in the background looks cool...

Darren KAP · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2011, 09:58 PM »

Quote from: stevesredvxr on May 22, 2011, 08:23 PM

Cheers dudes....

Sam I forgot to mention, that Kuwahara ET you have, actually used to be mine back in 1983...can I have it back please?
And actually, I paid for the bars so they were'nt a freebie!!

I think my Mrs has been waiting in all day for you to turn up, she's been walking around in her underwear........

Great story Steve , what result

, tell your wife shes safe as Sam wouldn't have a clue , he'd be resorting to his hand book

bobafett · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2011, 10:47 PM »

Brilliant

Now get the old bars and plate on the new fox

PK.RIPPER · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2011, 02:15 AM »

Quote from: bobafett on May 22, 2011, 10:47 PM

Brilliant

Now get the old bars and plate on the new fox

Yes deffo

Jaymz · « **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2011, 09:08 AM »

fantastic story, I remember reading the thread where you proclalimed them as your old bars, and i was like wow how cool

Swivel · « **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2011, 09:10 AM »

Great story mate

oldskooldayz · « **Reply #18 on:** May 23, 2011, 09:36 AM »

Quote from: stevencosta on May 23, 2011, 09:29 AM

great story mate and fck all wrong with farahs i still wear them

so thats you Costa i see traipsing up n down the A10 then is it fella

Glad to have helped on the bars steve

popedante · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2011, 09:45 AM »

cool story

if anyone finds my nora batty with a big ding in the top tube let me know

MartyC · « **Reply #20 on:** May 23, 2011, 12:12 PM »

Quote from: retrogeezer on May 22, 2011, 07:37 PM

found a pic of mine......and the shed contents!

Si, see those gold Araya Aero's they are the same ones now on my Vector

Cool story BTW

stevesredvxr · « **Reply #21 on:** May 23, 2011, 07:49 PM »

Quote from: haro-os-boy on May 23, 2011, 08:38 AM

Quote from: retrogeezer on May 22, 2011, 09:47 PM
where was this pic taken?? Building in the background looks cool...

Looks like a building in Stockport to me...

Bru

The building you see is in fact on the same road as my mums house.....Beal Lane in Shaw, Oldham.
It is two old cotton Mills sat next to each other, one called the Lilac and one called the Briar.
There were 48 cotton mills during the cotton boom in Shaw....only 6 remain, these two being included.
My dad retired from Oldham Council at age 50 but was soon bored as my mum was out at work all day and so
he got a part time job at that very mill you see in the picture. It is now a JD Williams Mail Order Catalogue Warehouse.

The car park you see me on in the picture has now gone and is the entrance to another Mail Order Company, Littlewoods.

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #22 on:** May 23, 2011, 08:48 PM »

great story there

and you got to love a Silver fox

cheers B

LucyLastic · « **Reply #23 on:** May 23, 2011, 09:03 PM »

What a heart warming story. Fab!

retrogeezer · « **Reply #24 on:** May 23, 2011, 11:00 PM »

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The building you see is in fact on the same road as my mums house.....Beal Lane in Shaw, Oldham.
It is two old cotton Mills sat next to each other, one called the Lilac and one called the Briar.
There were 48 cotton mills during the cotton boom in Shaw....only 6 remain, these two being included.
My dad retired from Oldham Council at age 50 but was soon bored as my mum was out at work all day and so
he got a part time job at that very mill you see in the picture. It is now a JD Williams Mail Order Catalogue Warehouse.

The car park you see me on in the picture has now gone and is the entrance to another Mail Order Company, Littlewoods.

[/quote]

Cool, it's the Briar mill from the Fred Dibnah story!! Gonna pop up for a look one day.

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