Author Topic: ::: The Elusive Holeshot RF1 ::: (Read 6837 times)

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #25 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:52 PM »

yeah they were. ive got 2.

Stodgy · « **Reply #26 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:56 PM »

Quote from: Oberonspacefruit on June 13, 2007, 08:52 PM

yeah they were. ive got 2.

Right next to your box of gold and blue NOS tech 3 levers, nos mk1 Condor and your 12 VDC Changas.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #27 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:58 PM »

they said that about jesus.

RATTY · « **Reply #28 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:01 PM »

I saw Neil outside his house and he was riding one. But Stodge said that dont count,

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #29 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:08 PM »

lol....

he's gearing up for his new tax.

Stodgy · « **Reply #30 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:13 PM »

Quote from: Oberonspacefruit on June 13, 2007, 09:08 PM

lol....

he's gearing up for his new tax.

Nope...not this time Phil.

I'm just really curious how not even one has turned up, and the fact they no shop seemed to actually stock them...

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #31 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:14 PM »

must admit. im getting curious too.

RATTY · « **Reply #32 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:16 PM »

Was it more likely that Andy thought he could make more money by cutting out the middle men (wholesalers and shops)
Which would explain why no one saw them in the shops

harris · « **Reply #33 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:18 PM »

i think they sold them in a shop in essex ,near southend"friends of the brothers i believe"
you did also order them direct from the ruffell boys as already said.

Stodgy · « **Reply #34 on:** June 13, 2007, 09:21 PM »

Yeah, you could buy direct using the little coupon on the bottom of ads...like you say, Andy cutting out the middle man to maximise unit profit, but I doubt overall profit.

Anyhow, Dordy Dave is contacting Robert Ruffel to see if he knows how many were actually sold...fingers crossed he'll have some info.

Trev · « **Reply #35 on:** June 14, 2007, 12:21 AM »

also another possible reason why many weren't sold could be that fact neil pretty much dominated in 85. these came out in late 85 / early 86. neil retired from the scene in about june 86, by which time craig c picked up his game a bit and was riding a skyway. carlo started making a real name for himself and was also on skyway. then you had pepi and dave young riding on cheaper vincent frames. as these four were making more headlines, it would seem that these people were the idols that everyone wanted to be like. i think if neil stuck around a bit longer, maybe sales would have improved.

billstup · « **Reply #36 on:** June 14, 2007, 01:34 AM »

Quote from: harris on June 13, 2007, 09:18 PM

i think they sold them in a shop in essex ,near southend"friends of the brothers i believe"
you did also order them direct from the ruffell boys as already said.

That must have been Scoffield Cycles I recon

Stodgy · « **Reply #37 on:** June 14, 2007, 04:07 PM »

Good point Trev...

stuntmaster · « **Reply #38 on:** June 14, 2007, 04:29 PM »

your right there on the rfi where are they but then again the vincent and prolites are again in short suppy as i never saw a vincent in a shop for sale and the prolites i only found when the scene was dead and they were 50 quid each as a few of the flatland boys at southbank rode them , wish they still had them in that shop .
at this moment there only about 3 or 4 vincent`s out there and not sure on prolite but beleive it to be about the same or lower . maybe if the frames had the same status as pk or hutch there would be more of them ,who knows

Trev · « **Reply #39 on:** June 14, 2007, 04:36 PM »

there were plenty of vincents in the shops, especially the air zone. but they were weak as fook. most of them broke and no one who had one would buy another one. i know of someone who chucked a pretty much immaculate airzone on the skip only a few years ago...

harris · « **Reply #40 on:** June 14, 2007, 04:41 PM »

trev i hope you clipped him around the ear hole

Trev · « **Reply #41 on:** June 14, 2007, 05:22 PM »

Quote from: harris on June 14, 2007, 04:41 PM

trev i hope you clipped him around the ear hole

not quite. but did tell him you guys would have paid fairly good money for it... he is actually a member on here.

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #42 on:** June 14, 2007, 07:24 PM »

Never saw one except for the one Neil was riding at Motorworld 86 in Doncaster... Must have been one of his last rides as it was in the springtime i think.
Maybe Andy Ruffell still has details of all the frames that were bought by mail order direct

No data protection act back then.... bribe him for the info and then track one down

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #43 on:** June 14, 2007, 08:46 PM »

All their own ads say you can purchase directly from them or selected dealers?

but they never listed the so called selected dealers??

beard1973 · « **Reply #44 on:** July 02, 2007, 10:01 PM »

Just got this from the man himself....

Hey Dave,

They were available as a direct sale from Holeshot, we sold about 250 of them so I guess they would be elusive..

That’s all I can remember to be honest! I’m sure I don’t have any lying around..

Hope that’s answers your question..

AR

tricknuts · « **Reply #45 on:** July 03, 2007, 05:29 AM »

Quote from: beard1973 on July 02, 2007, 10:01 PM

Just got this from the man himself....

Hey Dave,

They were available as a direct sale from Holeshot, we sold about 250 of them so I guess they would be elusive..

That’s all I can remember to be honest! I’m sure I don’t have any lying around..

Hope that’s answers your question..

AR

wow. cool.reply from Andy himself. well done.

Did he not add

'remember safety is important"

" a canyon.. that can get pretty hairy"

"" humungous!! a leg over ariel"

"yeahh.. give these guys some encouragement"

"and the winner is......... Its.....Its..... Stuart winder wiff free hundred and fourty free points"

Stodgy · « **Reply #46 on:** July 03, 2007, 08:22 AM »

Nice one Dave, it's good to definative answer. 250, eh? What are the chances of finding one of them?

Trev · « **Reply #47 on:** July 03, 2007, 08:23 AM »

and how many of them broke or ended up on a skip.

Author Topic: ::: The Elusive Holeshot RF1 ::: (Read 6837 times)

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