Shed find, complete Skyway TA survivor

[oldsky]

That's just such a good thing to see.  I remember when I was last into this scene, about 2006 and there was another survivor knocking about on Radbmx, I'm sure it was a white TA with a z rim on the front and a tuff on the back.  Plenty of rust and still my favorite bike that I've ever seen on this site. I think it was auctioned off in a thread.  Keep it as it is. B.O.T.M as far as I'm concerned.

Great find

[hunterdubber]

Are tou sure you mean a T/A.. Oldsky ?    

The only old thread I remember with a bike with a Z on the front and a Tuff on the rear

and it got auctioned off

and I thought it was cool as hell





was this 























I was out riding the night rhe RAD auction ended ,, I'd have won it too  

because only Rhys Lazychubs bid £330 and won it    

Rom bloke eventually got it later and finished up doing an amazing job with a full resto  

[oldsky]

THAT WAS THE ONE . Classic I can't believe you found it. God I really wanted that bike. Totally forgot it was a haro ............................ And that it was chrome but i got the rusty bit right

Well remembered sir

I still cant stop looking at it.

 

[Betty]

That gen 1 was ace 

I'd have left it alone

£330 

Bet the forks alone are worth more than that 

[hunterdubber]

That gen 1 was ace 

I'd have left it alone

£330 

Bet the forks alone are worth more than that 

I know it had a good parts list  Mark 

I was thinking of keeping it as it was ,,but Dave did such a good job in restoring it , it was more than justified    


http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=57124.0




Oldsky I knew which bike you really meant , great minds and all that , I loved it too 

[Jaan]

Fantastic resto, just as sweet before and after - I wonder what that would fetch in auction on here now... 

[popedante]

how much are a set of bottema forks alone worth now 

[ED209]

That's everyones dream   ... but why the secrecy over what you paid?  

Did you get the freestyle platform in the background as well?

Went to a little holiday cottage in North Norfolk and my brother in law who was smoking in the garden came in an said 'theres an old bike locked up in that little shed out the back' - I legged it out there to find ... a fooking Chopper ... nice but no banana  

[louisdog]

Given this  a good clean up now, no resto. just added a pad set, and inner tubes
The chrome on the frame is mint!

[monkian]

You're a lucky man

[Wez]

Mmmmmmm lush 

[Andy68]

  Nice one!!!   

[hunterdubber]

Oh yes 

A sympathetic restoration   

and voila , one very  charming T/A 

Nothing  else needs doing  ,,,,,, except


Ride it 

[mattfx81]

I like bikes that look like they are ready to hit the track and that one certainly does 

[Betty]

So glad you didn't go overboard with the resto   

Amazing what a bit of elbow grease does 

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

Looks great, and a fantastic story. Like someone before said, why won't you tell us how much you paid for it? Whether you paid £5 or £500, it's a great deal. I'd love to hear that you got it for a few quid. Lovely bike 

[Rodgy1970]

cracking bike and nice work 

[griff]

  lovely

[BMX1973]

 

[animal]

great thread  fantastic 2 c this done sympathetically 

[Macmania]

Cleaned up nicely has that 

Great to see a bike exactly as is was bitd rather than having a load of expensive bits bolted to it.

[Darren KAP]

  Sweet result    love it 

[senzo milano]

   

[Rabdul06]

Nice sympathetic rest - love me a TA - well done sir....