Author Topic: Fake tuf neck stems? (Read 3551 times)

oldsky · « **on:** August 14, 2005, 12:26 AM »

Can anyone tell me, were all tuf neck stems engraved with the logo or did some have stickers with the lions head etc.

Thanks

weston · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2005, 12:35 AM »

as far as i know they were all engraved but i stopped riding in 85,after that alot of companies went through hard times so maybe some had stickers...

stuntmaster · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2005, 06:54 AM »

i saw some in 87 when i rode that were sticker only and have one here that has no tuff neck stamp . i would have though original, i mean why bother making fakes when the scene was dead then

Rombloke · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2005, 09:07 AM »

i got a non stickered jobbie....although it was very faded before i stripped it it didnt have a sticker, it was screen printed...so you could have a real one fella

Dave

CD17 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2005, 12:15 PM »

Iv got one with a sticker & one that is engraved, the one with the sticker was Nos in the bag, so I think its real.

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2005, 01:13 PM »

Very early tuf necks were non stamped no markings at all , square corners, then the stamp said TUF NECK still sqaure cornered , changed the stamp to Tiger head and rounded the corners, then stopped stamping and used the screen print " Sticker".

Or something like that.

Rich

The-flying-banana · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2005, 01:24 PM »

Yep rich is spot on here as i have an unstamped one and they are hard to fake due to the thread used in the wedge bold etc. Tuf neck were making stems for years before they started putting the stamp on them!

Pitty we are all label junkies as the unstamped ones are rarer and therefore should cost more but they dont $:-\$