Pro Star?

[aditup 2234]

Why is it you never seem to hear about anybody building or restoring "Prostar"
Were they not related to Mongoose?
I know they were only a mid class bike in the day, but I have seen peeps building what I regarded as lower class bikes BITD.
Just wondering?
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[Tefore]

i think sparky on here has afew. i think they were diamond back related

[lodge]

They were pretty good as far as that era went i recall the one with the star in the gusset, DB or prolite related i think.

[Bigplinky]

Pro Star only really did one popular bike Ad and they were Burner spec steel everything



They did do a more upmarket Team spec but they are just rehashed 70's Diamond Backs in reality (the same frame was called a Centurion in Oz) think they were off the market by 83





Here's the same frame at the bottom of the DB range in the late 70's



Nice to see you on the site again matey  

[bobafett]

They were definitely diamond back not mongoose.
currio on here is building one at the mo - it's gonna look similar to this :
(pic kindly PM'd to me by kev kdw712 )

[currio]

Yep, as John has mentioned, I am currently building / restoring a humble Pro-Star.
The frame was bought through ebay, no forks unfortunately.


Despite the bike not being a sought after or high spec bike, it has always had an affinity with me, as a mate had one BITD.
In fact, I have recently been in touch with him, and he still has the same bike.
Mine has just been de-chromed, and is set for a bit of polishing, and then off to the chromers, hopefully before christmans.
Ad, I will post some pics in the tech and resto to update the progress.
Shaun

[bobafett]

Mine has just been de-chromed, and is set for a bit of polishing

I'll see you tommorrow mate - you bring the wet n dry and i'll bring the beer 

[currio]

John, I will hold you to that !

[bobafett]

Now in tech n resto :

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=74938.0

[Mattdub]

Currio ,

My 1st BMX , the Pro Star MX1 with blue bits as the Freewheeler ad 

I've got some rare old pics just unearthed , just need a scanner ! .

[bobafett]

just need a scanner

For some reason i've got the monty python SPAM sketch in my head only with the word SCAN 

SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN, SCAN 
























................I'm off to bed