Author Topic: Halfords Turbo Buid with pictures added. (Read 5300 times)

southern andy · « **on:** June 27, 2009, 06:21 PM »

Was given this pile of metal today and am confused as to what it is.

Can anyone shed any light on it as there are a few distinctive parts to it. Thought at first it was a Burner due to the gusset but been through the museum and this doesn't match anything really.

I've seen the bars before but i don't know what they are. SR crank and chainring.

Over to you guys then, check out the decorative bits around the gusset and seat clamp bit.

It has a large seat post in it 25.8 i think and a small BB, certainly not a US one.

Could be skip fodder

HEYWOOD BMX · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:52 PM »

Interesting that it`s got some good parts,albeit worse for wear.Frame looks very Woolies though...

bof · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:55 PM »

Halfords turbo.

southern andy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:56 PM »

Finally got throught the 27 coats of paint to reveal a serial number

456686

also has RH and LH on the rear dropouts.

dordymush · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2009, 06:57 PM »

aint they them dyno prezal bars ?.

southern andy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:01 PM »

Quote from: bof on June 27, 2009, 06:55 PM

Halfords turbo.

Looks like you're spot on Bof

gonna do some more googling now

EDIT>>>>>>>>>>> Just realised that the photo i've knicked above is Moose's bike from here. Sorry Philip

bof · « **Reply #6 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:08 PM »

I think erostylie on here did post about these recently but I cant find it.

southern andy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 27, 2009, 07:13 PM »

Quote from: bof on June 27, 2009, 07:08 PM

I think erostylie on here did post about these recently but I cant find it.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=88729.0

Better picture of one in this link, you can see the decorative bits

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=87507.0

sweetbeats · « **Reply #8 on:** June 27, 2009, 09:11 PM »

666 in the serial Hmmmmmmmm Satanic Cycles

eamonn · « **Reply #9 on:** June 27, 2009, 11:27 PM »

I think Aerostylie was looking for one of these

daz bmx it! · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:43 AM »

There is a 16" version of one of these Halfords Turbo's on ebay now!

southern andy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2009, 08:21 PM »

Looking slightly better now chaps.

20to26 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2009, 08:45 PM »

man I can just imagine that frame with polished lugs

and cream paint & orange pin stripes.

bmxbob · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2009, 09:42 PM »

nice rescue dude

southern andy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:21 PM »

Coming soon to RADBMX.............

This is so nearly finished. I know it's not a Hutch,Quad or a Skyway but it's been rebuilt by my 14yr old son and it looks the dogs nutzzzz.

CD17 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:27 PM »

I had one of these BITD & at the time didn't really like it

But when you look at it, it was a bit ahead of its time as far as the BB & Seatpost go

I quite like them now

ozone · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2009, 09:34 PM »

Quote from: Southern Andy on September 17, 2009, 09:21 PM

Coming soon to RADBMX.............

This is so nearly finished. I know it's not a Hutch,Quad or a Skyway but it's been rebuilt by my 14yr old son and it looks the dogs nutzzzz.

Should look sweet when it's built up and the young-un will be over the moon with it.

Has crazy Burner-style geometry (was this a British thing?) - the angle of the chain stays almost follows the line of the down tube

gobshite · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2009, 10:31 PM »

thats an interesting old frame there,

liking the road bike styley butted tubes

southern andy · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:10 PM »

Here you go guys..... No bike snobs allowed and no laughing.

Total nostalgia time, this bike has been restored over the last few months by my son Last Place Reece on here. To be honest i thought it was going to be a nightmare to do as some of the parts were well screwed.

Some brilliant people on here came to our rescue with their unwanted parts. Things like the drive arm on the unrestored bike was totally screwed but we managed to source one from Electro 808 which was superb. Joe 6187 came good on the crank caps and the pedal caps, John ( Bobafett) sorted us out with the wheels and tyres, which he needed as you'll understand from the first picture

cheers chaps.

Also Thanks go to Phil (sawzall) for the seat resto and Del for the obvious.

I think thats it

Anyway other than the wheels and bars Reece did his best in restoring all the other parts off the frame when we first got it.

How many of you now are going to remember these bikes from the early 80's as your first BMX or even your mates BMX that you laughed at.

Enjoy.......

EDIT>>>>> We're aware that the seat stay sticker and the headtube sticker are incorrect but without the originals or a scan of the originals Del was unable to make them. They should look like this and if anyone knows of one please let me know so we can grab an exact copy.

QUADROPHENIA · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:14 PM »

wow thats pucka andy, very nice

sawzall · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:15 PM »

your lad did a cracking job andy

,saw it in the flesh today and it oooooozes pure old school, its a great bit of bmx history

brummie · « **Reply #21 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:19 PM »

you should be very proud of yourselves, that looks fantastic

hats off to the scuba diver that retrieved it from the bottom of some canal too

it really did look that bad!! biggest transformation in a bike i have seen in a long time

vvv well done

Rodgy1970 · « **Reply #22 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:23 PM »

Great resto, hard to believe it's the same bike

dan-dare · « **Reply #23 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:25 PM »

Lovely job..........pleased the pads went to a good home!!

brass monkey! · « **Reply #24 on:** September 19, 2009, 06:30 PM »

nice one mate !

really great to see something different and original !

great resto

Author Topic: Halfords Turbo Buid with pictures added. (Read 5300 times)

HEYWOOD BMX

bof

bof

sweetbeats

eamonn

daz bmx it!

bmxbob

ozone

gobshite

Rodgy1970

dan-dare