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Offline stevesredvxr

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My nice little Skyway Find.....
« on: November 25, 2014, 07:50 PM »
Trawling through ebay last week with my usual 'Skyway' keyword and found this.

It was on an auction, no bids as of then.
Watched it for a full week, no-one else bid. Mine for £12, a little bit of postage, no import duty.

Badly listed really as if you were looking through the listings you wouldn't have seen the back of it giving away what it really was. I only knew what it was as I'd seen Craig Campbell's the week before when he'd posted it up on the Skyway Appreciation Group on Facebook.

This was listed in Redding, California, coincidentally where the Skyway Factory is based.

Anyway, from speaking to Maurice Meyer this would have been owned by Charles 'Chuck' Raudman, the Founder of Skyway and also the inventor of the Tuff Wheel.

A great bit of Skyway history / memorabilia. Probably from early, mid 80's
It's in awesome mint condition too. Looks brand new.

Just a pity his first name wasn't Steve!!

Cheers Ste.






« Last Edit: November 25, 2014, 07:53 PM by stevesredvxr »

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2014, 07:57 PM »
OMG!!! thats awesome, and a super bargain too...how cool would i look with that on cruisingon my streetbeat....
nice score steve, will look awesome with your collection, certainly went to the right man. congratulations dude, Neil.

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2014, 07:59 PM »
Fake.

Loads have been made in Taiwan.

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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2014, 08:14 PM »

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2014, 08:20 PM »
Stick it on, nip in to your local in Oldham & sing a few Grease classics, you'll be the new local hero!

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2014, 08:35 PM »
Trawling through ebay last week with my usual 'Skyway' keyword and found this.

It was on an auction, no bids as of then.
Watched it for a full week, no-one else bid. Mine for £12, a little bit of postage, no import duty.

Badly listed really as if you were looking through the listings you wouldn't have seen the back of it giving away what it really was. I only knew what it was as I'd seen Craig Campbell's the week before when he'd posted it up on the Skyway Appreciation Group on Facebook.

This was listed in Redding, California, coincidentally where the Skyway Factory is based.

Anyway, from speaking to Maurice Meyer this would have been owned by Charles 'Chuck' Raudman, the Founder of Skyway and also the inventor of the Tuff Wheel.

A great bit of Skyway history / memorabilia. Probably from early, mid 80's
It's in awesome mint condition too. Looks brand new.

Just a pity his first name wasn't Steve!!

Cheers Ste.






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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2014, 08:41 PM »
Chuck Norris's old jacket ?
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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2014, 08:46 PM »
Jono

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2014, 08:58 PM »
Superb steve! I've got a little extra surprise for you as well for next week  :daumenhoch:

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2014, 09:01 PM »
Love these jackets but I'm not sure I could wear one out and about though.

Great find  :daumenhoch:
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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2014, 09:05 PM »
Superb steve! I've got a little extra surprise for you as well for next week  :daumenhoch:

I hope it's not you in that rubber Skyway thong again?

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2014, 09:07 PM »
Stik it in the jersey section here. Add to dat thread too.
Amazing!


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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2014, 09:12 PM »
Pimp
same old same old

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2014, 10:17 PM »
Great find Steve , always good when stuff like this ends up in the right hands  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #16 on: November 25, 2014, 10:24 PM »
really nice steve
sell it to me  ;D

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2014, 11:26 AM »
Haz denzil still got his white one ???
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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #18 on: November 26, 2014, 11:36 AM »
That's ace!
Just alter the deed poll, and your rad user name et voila.
Good score for £12, Chuck.

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #19 on: November 26, 2014, 11:56 AM »
Cool that Steve, I'll expect to see you wearing that whilst riding around some lake at some point next Summer.  :daumenhoch:


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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #20 on: November 26, 2014, 07:07 PM »
A cool find for the collection :daumenhoch: but you'd have to have more front than Harrods to wear that nowadays  :shocked:

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« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2014, 07:28 PM »

That is so Cool  8)  :coolsmiley:

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« Reply #22 on: November 26, 2014, 07:45 PM »
Ace  8)

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #23 on: November 26, 2014, 08:35 PM »
Cheers guys. Has Denzil still got that one then?

I'd have it off him if he were selling.

Steve

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Re: My nice little Skyway Find.....
« Reply #24 on: November 26, 2014, 10:46 PM »
Nice find Steve, and a bargain too! Rock it with pride!  :daumenhoch:  8)
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