Author Topic: Bridgestone F&F (Read 1923 times)

58 delray · « **on:** October 04, 2011, 12:38 PM »

quite a rare beast by all accounts (can't find any on here and only 7 on the museum)

got this one off the bay

dordymush · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:17 PM »

never herd of em.
nice looking machine though

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you sent that poor pigeon you use for postage out yet with a tyre round his neck

Julian347 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:20 PM »

Liking that loads.

58 delray · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:29 PM »

Quote from: dordymush on October 04, 2011, 01:17 PM

never herd of em.
nice looking machine though .

you sent that poor pigeon you use for postage out yet with a tyre round his neck

Bridgestone Tyres had a small bicycle manufacturing division and this was their bmx, all cro-mo with tange forks, not sure if they were sold over here or just in the states and japan although i do remember the advert in the american mags.
pigeon is on his way

58 delray · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:31 PM »

link to bridgestones on the museum

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/bridgestone/

dordymush · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:31 PM »

lol

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nice to see these different makes popping up.
all the main makes are done to death.
cool find andy.

monkian · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:36 PM »

Man, that's nice

That Swan Guy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:45 PM »

Where's my 'Like' button?

bodamus · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2011, 01:47 PM »

I had that in my watching list how much did you pay in the end.

They did some nice tyres too comp II tread

Deano · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2011, 02:05 PM »

Quote from: bodamus on October 04, 2011, 01:47 PM

I had that in my watching list how much did you pay in the end.

They did some nice tyres too comp II tread

If it was in your watched items you can see how much it went for.

Really like that and is the whole frame Tange also? welds are sweet asa nut and it looks hardly touched

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2011, 03:31 PM »

That looks well nice Andy

spesh · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM »

the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Deano · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2011, 06:20 PM »

Quote from: spesh on October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM

the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Thats the name i was trying to think of earlier when i looked @ first. Where they made by Tange?

Pooch · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2011, 07:33 PM »

Really nice....!

NORTY40 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2011, 07:43 PM »

Liking that Andy , something a bit different is good in my book

The rear box section behind the bottom bracket is cool as fook , looks mint aswell

stidds · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2011, 11:21 PM »

Quote from: Deano on October 04, 2011, 06:20 PM

Quote from: spesh on October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM
the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Thats the name i was trying to think of earlier when i looked @ first. Where they made by Tange?

There were a few bikes bitd with exactly the same gusset they were all made by one manufacturer and then sold on to the respective companies (i.e. Yamaha, Bridgestone and some others).

Unfortunately I cannot at present remember the original manufacturer but I will endeavour to remember.

bobafett · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2011, 07:01 AM »

Cool find Andy - like that a lot

58 delray · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2011, 10:46 AM »

Quote from: Stidds on October 04, 2011, 11:21 PM

Quote from: Deano on October 04, 2011, 06:20 PM
Quote from: spesh on October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM
the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Thats the name i was trying to think of earlier when i looked @ first. Where they made by Tange?

There were a few bikes bitd with exactly the same gusset they were all made by one manufacturer and then sold on to the respective companies (i.e. Yamaha, Bridgestone and some others).

Unfortunately I cannot at present remember the original manufacturer but I will endeavour to remember.

according to the limited amount of info i've managed to dig up so far Bridgestone had its own factory where they made road bikes and in the end MTBs.
the gussett is indeed like a yamaha but the rear end is totaly different (looptail for a start)
the sticker on it says made in japan and there looks like there is more detail on it but i can't make it out in the photos so will have to wait until it arrives to take a closer look.

what do we reckon on colour/parts then ?

stidds · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:21 PM »

Quote from: 58delray on October 05, 2011, 10:46 AM

Quote from: Stidds on October 04, 2011, 11:21 PM
Quote from: Deano on October 04, 2011, 06:20 PM
Quote from: spesh on October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM
the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Thats the name i was trying to think of earlier when i looked @ first. Where they made by Tange?

There were a few bikes bitd with exactly the same gusset they were all made by one manufacturer and then sold on to the respective companies (i.e. Yamaha, Bridgestone and some others).

Unfortunately I cannot at present remember the original manufacturer but I will endeavour to remember.
according to the limited amount of info i've managed to dig up so far Bridgestone had its own factory where they made road bikes and in the end MTBs.
the gussett is indeed like a yamaha but the rear end is totaly different (looptail for a start)
the sticker on it says made in japan and there looks like there is more detail on it but i can't make it out in the photos so will have to wait until it arrives to take a closer look.

what do we reckon on colour/parts then ?

Not saying you are wrong at all Andy, but I wouldn't believe the sticker saying made in Japan as my Yamaha sticker says 'Made in France' but I can guarantee it wasn't.

58 delray · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2011, 12:54 PM »

Quote from: Stidds on October 05, 2011, 12:21 PM

Quote from: 58delray on October 05, 2011, 10:46 AM
Quote from: Stidds on October 04, 2011, 11:21 PM
Quote from: Deano on October 04, 2011, 06:20 PM
Quote from: spesh on October 04, 2011, 03:35 PM
the gusset looks like a yamaha byz

Thats the name i was trying to think of earlier when i looked @ first. Where they made by Tange?

There were a few bikes bitd with exactly the same gusset they were all made by one manufacturer and then sold on to the respective companies (i.e. Yamaha, Bridgestone and some others).

Unfortunately I cannot at present remember the original manufacturer but I will endeavour to remember.
according to the limited amount of info i've managed to dig up so far Bridgestone had its own factory where they made road bikes and in the end MTBs.
the gussett is indeed like a yamaha but the rear end is totaly different (looptail for a start)
the sticker on it says made in japan and there looks like there is more detail on it but i can't make it out in the photos so will have to wait until it arrives to take a closer look.

what do we reckon on colour/parts then ?

Not saying you are wrong at all Andy, but I wouldn't believe the sticker saying made in Japan as my Yamaha sticker says 'Made in France' but I can guarantee it wasn't.

didn't say you were sean

just saying what i've been able to find out so far

bridgestone deffo has a cycle factory in japan which was established around 1949, it deffo makes road bikes and MTBs and it also made small motorcycles in the early years.
they also had a factory in Taiwan but this closed in the early 70s.
as for the bmx frames, there is not a lot of info about on them

as a lot of Japenese companys worked together, perhaps that why the gussets on this and the yamaha are the same?
Interestingly, 1982 was the year the 'Raleigh USA' rights were bought by Huffy Corp, who were licensed to design and sell Raleigh in the USA with some production going to Bridgestone in Japan.