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Title: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 09:50 PM

Just picked up this lil baby a right old bargin a 84 Ta for burner money :)

Race Inc bars
Tuff Neck seat clamp
Tuff Neck bar clamp
Kashmax seat
Z rims


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m147/skki/IMAG0022.jpg)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: NORTY40 on July 15, 2011, 09:55 PM

Result  , some nice bits on it too  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 09:58 PM

yeah cant wait to start work on this one :) looks like my Areo Reflex will be up for sale soon time to make some room.

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: Jaymz on July 15, 2011, 10:02 PM

You scored there fella, fair do's and it was a tuff neck as i thought, nice one, Deal of the year

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: punkdSICO on July 15, 2011, 10:05 PM

Kiss and tell!! How much did it cost?

Very nice!!

Paul

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: stu27 on July 15, 2011, 10:07 PM

nice score mate :daumenhoch:
jammy bleeder  :)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:12 PM

Quote from: punkdSICO on July 15, 2011, 10:05 PM

Kiss and tell!! How much did it cost?

Very nice!!

Paul

Ummmmm shall i tell..................................................ok £150 BUY IT NOW  :shocked: nearly wet myself when i see it!!! and as usual there were some peeps that look at ended listings and tried to gesump me and offered the bloke £300 and more lololol thankfully the bloke had some morals :)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: bmxbob on July 15, 2011, 10:19 PM

Quote from: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:12 PM

Quote from: punkdSICO on July 15, 2011, 10:05 PM

Kiss and tell!! How much did it cost?

Very nice!!

Paul

Ummmmm shall i tell..................................................ok £150 BUY IT NOW  :shocked: nearly wet myself when i see it!!! and as usual there were some peeps that look at ended listings and tried to gesump me and offered the bloke £300 and more lololol thankfully the bloke had some morals :)

 :4_17_5:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: WINI on July 15, 2011, 10:24 PM

Quote from: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:12 PM

Quote from: punkdSICO on July 15, 2011, 10:05 PM

Kiss and tell!! How much did it cost?

Very nice!!

Paul

Ummmmm shall i tell..................................................ok £150 BUY IT NOW  :shocked: nearly wet myself when i see it!!! and as usual there were some peeps that look at ended listings and tried to gesump me and offered the bloke £300 and more lololol thankfully the bloke had some morals :)

Holy crap, deal of the year!  Well done, and glad to see someone on eBay with morals for a change.  I bought a looptail ball burnished Ripper frame a while ago but he retracted it with a sob story on how he couldn't post due to personal reasons etc etc, and I would get it soon first refusal.  Obviously got another offer after the event as never heard another thing from him. C0ck!

Well done!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:28 PM

Fella i have had the same thing happen many times on the bay and just this once i got lucky must had been owed some good karma :)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:58 PM

Guys just looking at the decals and my one has a TA on the end of the tube sticker could this be and XL?? can someone tell me the size diff please.

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: punkdSICO on July 15, 2011, 11:01 PM

Quote from: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 10:12 PM

Ummmmm shall i tell..................................................ok £150 BUY IT NOW  :shocked: nearly wet myself when i see it!!! and as usual there were some peeps that look at ended listings and tried to gesump me and offered the bloke £300 and more lololol thankfully the bloke had some morals :)

Good on you mate..  Sorry to hear about the nobs that tried to go in higher but as you say, luckily the guy had morals..

You owe us some money shots when you get it..  Lots of money shots!!

Paul

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Post by: kungfunky on July 15, 2011, 11:04 PM

good score that fella  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 11:09 PM

Quote from: kungfunky on July 15, 2011, 11:04 PM

good score that fella  :daumenhoch:

Thanks guys

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: dordymush on July 15, 2011, 11:11 PM

Quote

Guys just looking at the decals and my one has a TA on the end of the tube sticker could this be and XL?? can someone tell me the size diff please.

you find the white frames had the t/a bit on the end and not the chrome frames.

great score mate.

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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 15, 2011, 11:16 PM

karma mate - well done  ;) :daumenhoch:

glad it was you mate  :daumenhoch:

now get to work and lets see it shine  ;) ;)

cheers  B  ;)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 11:20 PM

Quote from: dordymush on July 15, 2011, 11:11 PM

Quote

Guys just looking at the decals and my one has a TA on the end of the tube sticker could this be and XL?? can someone tell me the size diff please.

you find the white frames had the t/a bit on the end and not the chrome frames.

great score mate.

Cheers Fella

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 11:21 PM

Quote from: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 15, 2011, 11:16 PM

karma mate - well done  ;) :daumenhoch:

glad it was you mate  :daumenhoch:

now get to work and lets see it shine  ;) ;)

cheers  B  ;)

Cheers B

The work starts next week with prepering the frame for a new coat.

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: rick1970 on July 15, 2011, 11:40 PM

is this a 20 inch frame set ? pictures decieving  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 15, 2011, 11:42 PM

Quote from: rick1970 on July 15, 2011, 11:40 PM

is this a 20 inch frame set ? pictures decieving  :daumenhoch:

No i just had the tape out 18.5" so a normal Ta :)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: hunterdubber on July 15, 2011, 11:56 PM

Major result  :4_17_5:

Chuffed for you  :daumenhoch:


 :shocked: If it had have been an XL aswell that would have been icing on the the top with a cherry too  :idiot2:  :smitten:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: ozone on July 16, 2011, 07:37 AM

Nice score.  I'd be tempted to put some amberwalls on it, grease everything up and use it as a rider as it's a nice survivor IMO.  A full resto could always be put on hold until you've had a bit fun of with it.   >:D

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: AKGOFF on July 16, 2011, 08:05 AM

Massive result, well pleased for anyone who has a good score and a big shout has to go to the seller for being an honest bloke with scruples, whats his EBay name?

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 16, 2011, 10:00 AM

Quote from: ozone on July 16, 2011, 07:37 AM

Nice score.  I'd be tempted to put some amberwalls on it, grease everything up and use it as a rider as it's a nice survivor IMO.  A full resto could always be put on hold until you've had a bit fun of with it.   >:D

Lil bit to scabby for a rider unfortunatly so will need a new coat etc but not gunna go to mad on the parts as it will be rode like all my bikes :)

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on July 16, 2011, 10:55 AM

Now that's what i like to here - bike being still used for the fun  >:D

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: stfc on July 16, 2011, 11:51 AM

As said above..I would seriously just strip clean regrease and leave it as it is, Its only original once, If you restore it it will just be another repainted and repro stickered TA,lovely maybe but not as good as it is now It screams 1980,s at you ...Leave it as it is

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 16, 2011, 12:13 PM

I really cant some of the paint has already flaked of and the frame is starting to rust so no choice :(

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: Mattdub on July 18, 2011, 09:40 AM

Super cool score  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: griff on July 18, 2011, 12:44 PM

result!  :daumenhoch:

that's a couple of good scores on ebay for Radsters lately - glad it went to a good home!

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 18, 2011, 01:15 PM

Thanks griff

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: fischflo on July 18, 2011, 01:26 PM

wow  :) ... like it just the way it is  ^"^  straighten the bars, adjust a lil bit here,  a wee bit there, voilà ... original skyway rider for no money :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: waza04 on July 18, 2011, 05:22 PM

WoW................... what a bargin! and for the geezer to still sell it you after offers like that!  :daumenhoch:

dint realise burners were worth £150 though!   :D

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: skki3330 on July 18, 2011, 07:08 PM

Quote from: waza04 on July 18, 2011, 05:22 PM

WoW................... what a bargin! and for the geezer to still sell it you after offers like that!  :daumenhoch:

dint realise burners were worth £150 though!   :D

hahahahahahaha they do on ebay!

Title: Re: Skyway Ta ebay bargin :)
Post by: ron burgundy on July 18, 2011, 07:12 PM

Nice one :daumenhoch: