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Title: 86 robinson rider
Post by: 58 delray on April 06, 2010, 04:52 PM

this is an 86 robinson i'm putting to gether to ride/race.
frame and forks are in survivor condition and came from Marc (Kuwahero) on here
it will have twin pinch flights with a profile spyder and possibly araya aero's, not sure with the wheels yet.
bars are powerlites
stem dk
seat elina
clamp tange
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb54a3bdac3.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb549da2341.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb549ed2f5c.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb54a01394b.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb54a148a23.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124b8d7a6336db1.jpg)
the brake is a mixnmatch mx1000 but i want to change it for a 901
the rear drop outs had taken a battering but i have straightened them out good enough for a rider, might get it powdered black later in the year

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: Bigplinky on April 06, 2010, 05:57 PM

From the shape of the top of the forks I would say it's an 87 (I had an 86 BITD and the forks were more rounded at the crown), I think you can date the serial numbers on these from memory.

One of the best riding bikes I had back then good buy  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: 58 delray on April 06, 2010, 07:21 PM

Quote from: Bigplinky on April 06, 2010, 05:57 PM

From the shape of the top of the forks I would say it's an 87 (I had an 86 BITD and the forks were more rounded at the crown), I think you can date the serial numbers on these from memory.

One of the best riding bikes I had back then good buy  :daumenhoch:

the frame is deffo 86 from the serial but the forks may be later, do you have any pics i can compare to?

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: Bigplinky on April 06, 2010, 07:51 PM

Only got a side view scanned in at the moment but I have got a front view somewhere I'll see if I can find it and scan it in  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/Me%20and%20My%20Bike/scan0007.jpg)

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: Bigplinky on April 06, 2010, 08:49 PM

Here you go. The frames are the same from what I remember it's just the forks go a bit GT at the top in 87 (I think that was the year GT bought Robinson out and Greg Hill started riding for them). I bought my F&F from the Robinson Team bus in July or August 86, been trying for months to get one up to that point but they weren't in the country.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v637/bigplinky/Temp/scan0001.jpg)

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: OrgasmDonor on April 07, 2010, 09:04 AM

lovely bikes  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: 58 delray on April 09, 2010, 09:58 AM

my forks do go a bit GTish at the top so i would say i have a 86 frame with 87 forks maybe?

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: 58 delray on April 09, 2010, 10:30 AM

fork pics, you can clearly see the more pointed shape in pic 2
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124bbb54a284dc7.jpg)
(http://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/imagehosting/124b8d796564d2a.jpg)

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: pickle on April 09, 2010, 11:44 AM

nice  :daumenhoch:   can't tempt you to sell the seat clamp an i?   ;D

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: Bigplinky on April 09, 2010, 03:06 PM

Yeh could be a mix Del just have a look at the frame number I think they go month then year  :daumenhoch:. Just got me an 82 hope to get a bit of OSS racing done on that  :D

Title: Re: 86 robinson rider
Post by: 58 delray on April 09, 2010, 03:41 PM

that would make sense then as it dates it as an october 86  :daumenhoch: