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Offline hotdog

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Skyway Factory Visit
« on: February 04, 2016, 09:43 PM »
So in September last year myself and Redline John packed our bikes and took a long overdue trip to California. After spending a few days riding around S.F. and sessioning it's two concrete skateparks we headed up to Redding for a tour of the Skyway facility. We met up with our 'connection' Tommy who'd arranged the visit and drove to an industrial estate on the outskirts of town. Here's some of the photos...

A trick way to decorate the air conditioning units



Our host and tour guide,Head Honcho Ken Coster with an original 24" Graphite


Some OS goodies on display in Ken's office


Original mid-eighties artwork


On tour in europe 1983


20" Graphites


More rarities


Tommy and John in the trophey room


Surprised to find this there too..
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Offline deeman

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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2016, 09:47 PM »
Wow...great pics...thanks for sharing. WTF was that mini firebird doing there??!
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2016, 09:48 PM »
What's a DP doing there!!!?
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2016, 09:58 PM »
Quote from: deeman on February 04, 2016, 09:47 PM
Wow...great pics...thanks for sharing. WTF was that mini firebird doing there??!
Dunno. I don't remember even asking him. Here's a few more




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Offline factory pilot

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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2016, 10:00 PM »
Those pictures are incredible .. So so cool! Cheers for posting all these up ... Those graphites  "wantit" "wantit" "wantit"
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2016, 10:03 PM »
Awesome pictures bro  :coolsmiley:  Thanks for sharing them.

I need to get myself over to Cali in the near future  :-\
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2016, 10:11 PM »
Great stuff. Didn't Griff go a couple of years back ?
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2016, 10:15 PM »
Cool pics. We need to get to the bottom of that Firebird story!
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2016, 10:36 PM »
Cool pics and a cool trip I'll bet.  :daumenhoch:

What bikes were you cruising "The Streets of San Francisco" on. ???
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2016, 10:49 PM »
Excellent! The last time I was in California was Feb 2009, 5 months before I got back into BMX. I'd defo take a trip to Redding if I went back. Would also go to the E.T house too  :)
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« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2016, 11:16 PM »
Quote from: CustardLips on February 04, 2016, 10:36 PM
Cool pics and a cool trip I'll bet.  :daumenhoch:

What bikes were you cruising "The Streets of San Francisco" on. ???

'82 Floval and a new school Skyway TA..
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2016, 11:28 PM »
Great pics  :4_17_5:

Quote from: kungfunky on February 04, 2016, 10:11 PM
Great stuff. Didn't Griff go a couple of years back ?

Went to SF Ash, but work related so just had a couple of days spare. No visit to the Skyway factory which would have been cool, but was very kindly shown the sights by Maurice Meyer. Was easily one of the best weekends of my life - amazing place and Drob is a very rad individual  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2016, 11:50 PM »
Ace pics
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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2016, 06:48 PM »
the air con unit picture is billstup

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Re: Skyway Factory Visit
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2016, 09:04 PM »

Thanks for posting. Its great to see stuff like this.  :)  :coolsmiley:
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