Ok so I picked this F&F up just before Christmas from Ebay, Im generally not in to Race bikes really & rarely build them but this was one I'd always fancied doing as I always loved the adverts back in the day & always thought the products look great ....
You couldn't open a page in Action bike from 83-85 without seemingly seeing a Yes helmet in any of the Photo shoots but to my surprise I could find little or no information online about the brand, So I did a bit of research scanned loads of magazines & put together a Facebook reference page with all of the information i've collated.
https://www.facebook.com/YESBMXUK/Yes BMX UK was a British based BMX Bike Apparel Helmet & Accessory company who also distributed the Suzuki BMX collection in the UK.
Yes seemingly entered in to the BMX market in 1983 Based In Lynchford Rd, Farnborough, Hants, England. Their bikes were predominantly made in Taiwan by the Akisu & Lungi Bike factories but supply was seemingly inconsistent so there appears to be lots of inconsistencies in the models & frame sets by the looks of things as they used some generic frames which were branded up (Yes).
Yes also had a very aggressive sponsorship programme becoming especially prevolant in the UK race scene. They sponsored not only individuals but teams themselves & making Helmets & then race gear for these teams before moving in to making Bikes & Accessories under the Yes brand.
The Yes BMX Bike range tended to differ in spec from the what was actually seen magazines as mentioned above but consisted of the following models:
1983/4:Competition
Supergold
Aero
Cruiser 2400
Turbo
1984 /5:Titan TX Mini
Titan TX Triton
Titan TX Pro +
Titan TX Turbo
Titan TX Dominator
Titan TX Freestyle
The top of the range race Bike the (TX Turbo) was also available as just a frame set along with the ( The Dominator) which was a frame only, option the design of which was influenced by Team rider Harvey Munkton & was based upon the geometry of the Hutch Pro model of the time that he'd previously raced before coming onboard with the Yes set up.
Anyway heres the build, it's also in this months BOTM competition ... Hope you like it
Yes Titan TX Turbo (Aero Tubing) F&F
Yes Pro Bars
Ame Unitron Grips
Suntour Stem
Kashimax Aero
Reynolds Seatpost
Suntour Stem
Suntour Headlock
Dia Compe MX Seat Clamp
Dia Compe MX 1000 Rear Caliper
Dia Compe Tech 4 lever Dia Compe 1984 Dated Brake cable
Dia Compe Brake Pads (white)
Shimano DX Pedals
SR Cromo Crank
Tioga FC-1 Spider
Sugino 44t Chainring
Izumi Chain
Proclass Rims (chrome) with Suzue Hubs
Tioga Comp 3 Yellow Label tyres. Fat / Thin combo
Yes BMX Dice caps thanks (Scott Brummell)
Yes BMX Pad Set thanks (Steve Dobson)
