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Offline eddie kidd

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What are these forks ???
« on: February 04, 2014, 07:05 PM »
Hi ,

Can anyone identify these forks ???



1984 GT PP

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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2014, 08:15 PM »
GT Pro race forks?
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2014, 08:24 PM »
Maybe 86 Torker magnum ?
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2014, 08:38 PM »
This is a RAD member FINNY'S bike, fire him a pm mate, he'll be able to confirm.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2014, 09:29 PM »
Quote from: TORKER mick on February 04, 2014, 08:42 PM
Quote from: ron burgundy on February 04, 2014, 08:15 PM
GT Pro race forks?
  :daumenhoch:

That's what i thought too... :daumenhoch:

But...it has been throw into doubt... :shocked:

Finny pm'd... :-X
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2014, 09:59 PM »
Fookin nice bike.  :smitten:
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2014, 10:01 PM »
yellow ?
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« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2014, 10:05 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2014, 10:08 PM »
Quote from: oldschoolib on February 04, 2014, 10:01 PM
yellow ?

RAL 1018 Zinc Yellow to be precise.  :daumenhoch:
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2014, 10:19 PM »
boom im with dan on this one  :daumenhoch:
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2014, 11:53 PM »
Come on guys...

The suspense is killing me...

Another pic...



Although, there is no brake hole ???
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« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2014, 12:41 AM »
GT did a facelift on the race bikes and introduced the Peformer in 84 but IIRC early some of the early GT Pros and GT Performers came with the old style fork which is what that is on both bikes as said above.
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« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2014, 01:16 AM »
OK, so they are 'Pre' 84 GT Pro Forks... :daumenhoch:

Good Man Yerself...

Now, what would you pay for a set ??? (Not NOS - getting painted...)
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« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2014, 01:55 PM »
about the forks below  farmboy   says "Early ('80-'81) GT forks" -> http://bmxmuseum.com/reference/3457

and pair that looksky like those went for $175 about 2 months ago ...woah! :shocked:
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« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2014, 11:01 PM »
ok they are PRO forks. EDDIE FIOLA rode with pro forks as oppose to the standard performer forks, he also
used PRO bars instead of the performer ones.
the bike above is a recreation of fiolas winterland bike.
I've just built the all yellow version of the same bike  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2014, 11:54 PM »
Confirmed then... :daumenhoch:

 "help" How do i obtain a parts list for said bike ???

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« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2014, 06:04 AM »

Right or wrong for the rep of that fiolas bike ? I don't know, but I know the forks on that bike ain't GT. I felt them and had a very good look and they ain't GT. Ultra thin and got. Weird curve, I asked Finny and he Said he didn't know, he brought the bike complete. So are they the right  forks for that fiola rep bike ?

And btw Finny is such a lovely chap
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« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2014, 06:06 AM »
They look like ELF forks to me...
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« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2014, 06:07 AM »


Anyone got a pic of the actual winter bike being ridden
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« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2014, 10:59 AM »
they look like GHP mini forks to me  :-\
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« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2014, 11:50 AM »
Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on February 09, 2014, 06:04 AM

Right or wrong for the rep of that fiolas bike ? I don't know, but I know the forks on that bike ain't GT. I felt them and had a very good look and they ain't GT. Ultra thin and got. Weird curve, I asked Finny and he Said he didn't know, he brought the bike complete. So are they the right  forks for that fiola rep bike ?

And btw Finny is such a lovely chap

+1 they defo aint GT forks but fook knows what they are  :-\
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Re: What are these forks ???
« Reply #22 on: February 09, 2014, 02:39 PM »
Quote from: QUADROPHENIA on February 09, 2014, 06:07 AM


Anyone got a pic of the actual winter bike being ridden

This is Eddie's bike from 1985...



Deff not GT Performer forks...???

Are they not 'Early' Pro Forks, as previously mentioned ... ???
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« Reply #23 on: February 09, 2014, 02:51 PM »
Why not fire Eddie a PM? He is on the Museum and FB  :daumenhoch:

The first pic are NOT Pro fork. Look at the leading edge (top) off the fork leg of the dropout. It curves out and not straight down. The chrome fork on the Pro are indeed Pro fork  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2014, 03:35 PM »
Quote from: Gnarlyscoots™ on February 09, 2014, 02:51 PM
Why not fire Eddie a PM? He is on the Museum and FB  :daumenhoch:

The first pic are NOT Pro fork. Look at the leading edge (top) off the fork leg of the dropout. It curves out and not straight down. The chrome fork on the Pro are indeed Pro fork  :daumenhoch:

Just joined BMX Museum and posted the question...

We'll see what them chaps come up with...
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