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Glen · « **on:** November 27, 2009, 08:52 AM »

pitbull2s come out?

condor96 · « **Reply #1 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:00 AM »

wish i could help,sorry.

i was just about to post a similar question, but while on the subject already, when did 990 plates first hit the scene? year? who made them first?

condor96 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 27, 2009, 09:11 AM »

i dont think hoffman first made them. all his bikes had 990 mounts and he didnt have plates until 97.

i want to say standard first made them in 93,but was wondering if anybody else had them before them...

condor96 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 27, 2009, 10:03 AM »

yip, but not on any hoffmans

fugazi · « **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2009, 04:43 PM »

I'm sure there was a thread on here about brake plates a while ago. Conclusion was Standard & Fluffy Toys came out with one at around the same time in '95 I think. People had welded their own 990 & canti brake mounts on for a good few years before that though. I first tried it after seeing somebody at the worlds with them on the forks so did the same but brazed them, they broke off!

outriding · « **Reply #5 on:** November 30, 2009, 11:27 PM »

Quote from: Glen on November 27, 2009, 09:36 AM

Hadnt 990 mounts on forks been introduced much earlier than 97?

I believe Haro put 990's in front in there 1996 bikes for the first time but other companies used them before 96, can't remember which.

Jay Brand · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2009, 12:51 AM »

I scrounged all my magazines and the earliest mention of a Pitbull II brake (not brake lever) was August of 97. Can that be right? Was it that late? . I lost all my 1996 issues of everything in a flood but no mention of a II brake in 95 or earlier either. I dont have a clue on 990 brake plates, RA (Rad Accessories) was making them back in the 90's also.