DB Identity help please?

[QuadPaul]

Hi All, seen this DB survivor for sale advetised as a silver streak but not sure as it looks different to the silver streaks in the musuem. The gusset is smaller & also the rear chainstays are direct off the bottom bracket instead off from a wedge like on a mongoose. See pics. Any help would be much appreciated.

Also depending on what it turns out to be what kind of value do you thinks it would be worth?

[danny silverstreak]

i had one like that paul , with the different bottom end , i sold it
i cant remember what it was

[retrogeezer]

would it be a pacer 500 or formula one but with the older stickers?

[danny silverstreak]

looks nice though 

[scary_leary]

would it be a pacer 500 or formula one but with the older stickers?

Or super streak.

Ask seller too read inside rear left dropout:

pacer500 reads "500"
viper/super viper reads "cro mo" and some early loop super streaks

Its no formula 1.. but if it was dropout would have serial number followed by a baseball stamp.

[huffy]

PACER 500

IF YOU DONT WANT IT I WANT 1 FOR MY YOUNG UN TO RACE ON

ANYMORE OUT THERE

RUSS

[danny silverstreak]

would it be a pacer 500 or formula one but with the older stickers?

Or super streak.

Ask seller too read inside rear left dropout:

pacer500 reads "500"
super streak reads "cro mo"


i think its a super streak like lee says im sure mine was stamped cro mo

Its no formula 1.. but if it was dropout would have serial number followed by a baseball stamp.

[QuadPaul]

Thanks, I've e-mailed the guy to ask about serial number and details on the rear drop out, so see what he comes back with.

If it turns out to be a Super streak or Pacer 500, where they any good and what sort of money should I be paying for it? The guys asking £150 for it.

Russ, if I decide against it I'll give you the guys details if you are interested.

[muttley]

Defo not an F1, thay werent looptail.

[Frosty]

Is it saying VIPER on the fork leg decals??

[huffy]

the gussett is to small for a viper

russ

[Frosty]

Here's an extract from some Sandy Finkelman advice on id'ing

The BaseBall is Japans TM that's the ones You seek 1978 to 1985.

Yes the First Digit on Japanese DB is Year.

Serial # or Decals won't ID a DB from Japan it's the Design Geometry and knowledge of Product, so don't ever think of getting rid of me.

All Taiwan Bikes Ser # begins with F.

The Value is in the Fine Quality Japanese made Bikes not Taiwan.

Let us know what the seller gets back to you with

Paul

[QuadPaul]

Thanks for the info, still awaiting a reply from the seller.

[QuadPaul]

Ok, had replies now. It has cro mo on the rear drop out So guess it is a super streak, but serial # begins with an F so it's taiwan made.

Parts on the bike are as follows:-
the hubs are suzue the rims are araya fluted seat post aero seat diacomp mx brakes and levers fitted new gumwalls comp 3 copies db cr-mo handle bars db stem black mushroom copies grips.db 1 piece cranks db spider 44 tooth ring .original decals.

 what do you guys think, still worth £150??

[RATTY]

make him an offer but yeah I would

[danny silverstreak]

ill give you 170 for it   

[scary_leary]

Hang on my mistake
Most super streaks were three piece rear end (although some did have loops) it gets complicated..
Anyway my guess is this is a super viper.

£100 tops.

[danny silverstreak]

Hang on my mistake
Most super streaks were three piece rear end (although some did have loops) it gets complicated..
Anyway my guess is this is a super viper.

£100 tops.

100 tops then 

[QuadPaul]

It does have all orig stikers and on the rear chain stay there is some off the sticker left which is part of the word streak, so hopefully it is a super streak. Oh well i've bid him and will see how I get on. I'll let you know.