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Offline bobafett

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ID these bars please..............
« on: May 24, 2009, 01:05 AM »
About 28" wide and 7" or so rise, welds look half decent, perefectly smooth stem clamp area (no knurling or grooves)

- any ideas what they are? era? worth?









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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 10:58 AM »
Look like early GT's to me  :-\
Unstamped & Unknurled  ;)

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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 11:00 AM »
me too

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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2009, 12:13 PM »
Thanks for the ID Paul & Nick  :daumenhoch:

Just had a sniff around on vintage and the museum and it looks like you are spot on with the ID - early GT Pro Series bars  8)

They came on a battered up complete goose I bought a while back - I was gonna throw them in the for sale section but I might keep them and put them on my next rider now  :LolLolLolLol:

Might have to see Del for some decals   ;)

They're not mint by any stretch - there is a thin line crack in the chrome plating towards the bottom of the bars but there is no pitting or rusting at all  :)

What do you reckon they'd be worth if i let 'em go ?  :-\
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« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2009, 01:15 PM »
Do i win a prize  :)

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Re: ID these bars please..............
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2009, 01:37 PM »
Do i win a prize  :)

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Only if you tell me what they're worth Paul  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2009, 02:10 PM »
About £40-£50 in that condition  :daumenhoch:

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« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2009, 02:21 PM »
About £40-£50 in that condition  :daumenhoch:

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Nice one Paul - your prize is a free bump in your next for sale thread  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2009, 02:51 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2009, 05:12 PM »
Spooky  :shocked: - Brandy Truffle just put a set up in the for sale thread for 40 quid - 83' Gt Pro bars Unstamped Un-Knurled
- what are the chances of that  :LolLolLolLol:

Look exactly the same so confirmation of what these are now and what they're worth  8)
- I've all of a sudden grown rather fond of them so I think I'll keep 'em for now  :)
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« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2009, 06:26 PM »
I should win 2 prizes then  :yahoo_silent: 1 each for identity and value  :knuppel2:

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« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2009, 08:22 PM »
I should win 2 prizes then  :yahoo_silent: 1 each for identity and value  :knuppel2:

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2 bumps it is then  :daumenhoch: :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2009, 07:36 PM »
Right then, seems like the hard work has been done here, but I'll chip in anyway seeing as I raced and own about 6 pairs still...  :LolLolLolLol:

Yup, they def look like GT Pro's Santa Ana 1982/1983. They will be unstamped and unknurled. In 1984 sometime GT started stamping the bars on the left back downtube with the gt logo and knurling again appeared late 84/early 85. When you said 28" wide by 7" rise I though UhOh... as GT Pros were a stock 28x8.
I see why..you are measuring the rise to the crossbar...this is wrong..the rise is centre of bottom tube to half way up the grip tube, this will give you around 8" rise.

Top bars. Pretty much the pro's choice of race bar for many years. GT's design remained the same even into the early 90's except for introduction of an oval crossbar.

They could have course be early Patterson Pro Bars too..... they were identical and made in the same factory. If the chrome has any peppering then take a look on crossbar and back left  tube to see if there is any "clear" chrome where the GT decals were at one time... its not a definitive way of identifying but it is a help in certain situations.

Someone has been reproing these very bars over the last couple of years. So those thinking of buying so called NOS, just beware. Far better something like yours and refinish them for 100% good old school peace of mind...  :daumenhoch:

I just sold a set here.. £40

« Last Edit: May 25, 2009, 07:40 PM by Brandy Truffle »

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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2009, 08:57 PM »
Thanks for the extra info mate - It's all mongoose for me so I had no chance of knowing what they were  :LolLolLolLol:

They feel like nice bars to ride though -  I'm putting together another rider which hasn't exactly got factory spec goose items on it and I like the rise and width on these so i may stick with them - failing that I'll pop them in the for sale thread for 40 quid just like you did  ;)

Did the GT round decal always go on the back ? I only ask cos I might ask del to knock me one up and I'd rather it go on the front  :)

Nice one  :daumenhoch:
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