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dj B silverlite

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Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« on: July 06, 2008, 01:22 PM »
Easy all ive got this one from the bay but upon stripping it found that there seems to be some weld missing on the bottom tube that meets the bb :wtf:. Is this how they were or a factory mistake? It could be weight saving but i think thats a bit too anal for just a bit of weld. :P Ill put some pics up to show what im on about. The serial is 0000378 cheers  :daumenhoch:





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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2008, 01:23 PM »
cool  guess its a mistake mate  friday afternoon job

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2008, 01:38 PM »
Shame ... cause it's quite an early frame too  ???  it's proof that even Skyway made mistakes BITD  :knuppel2:

Are you thinking of getting it sorted ?

Steve

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2008, 03:07 PM »
I've got a streetbeat with a completely misaligned/badly welded back end, made in Taiwan. Skyway (bart) used to deny that any of their product ever had a fault and always USA made, photos later.

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2008, 03:15 PM »
My Supergoose has the same thing on one of the dropouts  ???


Quality control  ::)

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2008, 04:31 PM »
Send a pic to colored tuffs and see if he can get a response from the Skyway dudes!   :LolLolLolLol:

I'd say that makes it a pretty rare frame so long as it's not a rider for the older more fuller BMXer (i.e. us old farts!) should be worth cleaning up with coke and foil or oxalic acid and keeping  :daumenhoch:.


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dj B silverlite

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2008, 07:27 PM »
Thanks for all the reply's people. im not sure what to do with it ill probably keep it i cant get it repaired as i think it will ruin what is essentially original. Hmmmm  ::)

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 12:22 PM »
a 1983 Tea break example.  :LolLolLolLol:

SaMAlex

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2008, 12:30 PM »
There is a great story of an early S&M that went out with the dropouts only tack welded on. It got powder coated so it was missed all together. The bike was an Xmas prez and was built up and put under the tree. When the kid sat on it, the back wheel shot across the room, with the dropouts still attached!

Bad ... but funny!

steve Beech TA

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2008, 05:26 PM »


I think you should give it to me, i would not like you to hurt yourself on it! aint i considerate ;D

No seriously, leave it as is how long has it been like it and it does not seem to have done it any harm. If anything it makes it more desirable in my opinion, gives it a story, and we all like one of those, we all liked jackanory didn't we.

Nice find is it a complete frame set :daumenhoch:

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2008, 10:16 PM »
Like Dan said , Friday afternoon job  ;)

dj B silverlite

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2008, 12:10 PM »


I think you should give it to me, i would not like you to hurt yourself on it! aint i considerate ;D

No seriously, leave it as is how long has it been like it and it does not seem to have done it any harm. If anything it makes it more desirable in my opinion, gives it a story, and we all like one of those, we all liked jackanory didn't we.

Nice find is it a complete frame set :daumenhoch:

Yeah cheers mate real considerate  :LolLolLolLol:
Unfortunatley it was just frame, tange forks sr hollow crank tuff neck power disk and xcII's
Ive got my hands n some damaged ta forks that need welding and rechroming does anyone know who can do this?  :-\

steve Beech TA

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2008, 11:01 PM »


Hope you appreciate this mate!  :LolLolLolLol:

Found this for you.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=61158.0
I was going to say i think Munners has some work done but was not sure if it was him or not, so i looked for it for you.

now aint that considerate.  ;D

Cheers steve :daumenhoch:


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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2008, 10:39 AM »
Don't weld it, if you do the warranty will not be valid...
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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2008, 04:02 PM »
Don't weld it, if you do the warranty will not be valid...

Very good  ;D


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dj B silverlite

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2008, 10:14 PM »


Hope you appreciate this mate!  :LolLolLolLol:

Found this for you.
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=61158.0
I was going to say i think Munners has some work done but was not sure if it was him or not, so i looked for it for you.

now aint that considerate.  ;D

Cheers steve :daumenhoch:



Now then that is very considerate  ;D Ta very much  :daumenhoch:

steve Beech TA

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2008, 10:55 PM »


Its a pleasure mate, hope its of use to you. be good to see some pic's before and after, i love a TA wish i could afford another, perhaps when i finish uni  :daumenhoch:

dj B silverlite

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Re: Skyway TA dodgy weld?
« Reply #17 on: July 10, 2008, 09:07 PM »


Its a pleasure mate, hope its of use to you. be good to see some pic's before and after, i love a TA wish i could afford another, perhaps when i finish uni  :daumenhoch:

Yeah Ill sort some before and after pics, i should be getting them in a week or so  :daumenhoch:

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