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Title: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 11:24 AM
Driving my lorry this morning  to distribute some good  to some supermarkets, and my eye  saw a old bike repair shop

I went in and talked to the  guy , and asked  if he had some old bmx bikes.
He said yes   i got a load in the back,  take a look  ::) :shocked:

Pics coming up   just got home  but  there is some interesting stuff
cw zx, mcs cruisers, Hutch pro racer, asco cruiser, and a weird looking cruiser  with a torker fork in it, kuwi cruiser bars

well  stay put , pics coming up
first coffee  with the misses

First Asco cruiser with araya 7x trims  and kuwahara Cruiser bars
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/003-27.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/004-25.jpg)

MCS Cruiser
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/005-25.jpg)

including redline fork  :uglystupid2:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/006-22.jpg)

1984 Hutc pro racer  usa made
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/007-22.jpg)

Serial   but blurry
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/008-21.jpg)

Next  cw xl, I searched my ass of  for ths one  for  years  , now i found it  and keeping it
including   cw forks  and bars
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/010-14.jpg)

Next Raleigh cruiser  according to the decals with torker cruiser fork
can somone  tell me more about this bike ?
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/011-11.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/012-7.jpg)

Brazed welds ?  :smitten:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/013-9.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/nn191/OPELFORUM1/014-10.jpg)

Also   a lot of araya rims  7x  and 7c  :smitten:

score or not ?
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jon The Bassist on March 10, 2012, 11:26 AM
Whoa, sounds good :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: ED209 on March 10, 2012, 11:36 AM
Woah! where was this?????
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 11:43 AM
were gonna beat you up if you lie  :knuppel2:

pictures come on  >:D
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 11:44 AM
feck the coffee, come on  ::)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Darren KAP on March 10, 2012, 11:44 AM
Woah! where was this?????

   Not in this country Ed  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 11:53 AM
god i could have had three coffee's by now  :tickedoff:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 12:25 PM
Uploading  :smitten:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: lk_97 on March 10, 2012, 12:34 PM
So did you buy these? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 12:38 PM
Yes all of them : Could not let these stay here. And there is more to score there

Pics   now editing  in the first post
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 12:39 PM
Oh ! come on your killing us  :D
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: In2 bmx on March 10, 2012, 12:46 PM
Great score ... That neve happens to me ..  :(

Hurry up Photos ..  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 12:47 PM
Pics uploaded in first post

I need more info on the raleigh,  i never  seen a cruiser
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: snav69 on March 10, 2012, 12:51 PM
Well done Danny  :4_17_5:  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Betty on March 10, 2012, 12:51 PM
Nice score Danny...  :daumenhoch:

Never found owt on my travels...  :(
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 12:54 PM
LCKUY FKCURE   re-arrange to read

glynnyboy is yer man on the Raleigh

so come on tell us how much it all cost - we don't care if you are going to make money - it's a great score and well done you lucky lad  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 12:55 PM
Are you sitting down ?

20 euro  :laugh:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jamroll on March 10, 2012, 12:56 PM
Now why the fook does this not ever happen to me  :yahoo_silent:
Great score Danny.
Dib dob a nice set of 7x Rims  ::)

Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 12:58 PM
Now why the fook does this not ever happen to me  :yahoo_silent:
Great score Danny.
Dib dob a nice set of 7x Rims  ::)



 i need  it all to clean down first, i think  its raced  in mud  and then stored somewhere, its all covered in gravel and mud
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: griff on March 10, 2012, 01:07 PM
danny that's amazing - great find  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: lk_97 on March 10, 2012, 01:15 PM
Amazing find!  :shocked: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on March 10, 2012, 01:16 PM
you munkey muver fhucker  ;D

great score  :daumenhoch:

take time and work on them - clean them carefully with the right stuff

where are you then?

i take it that the Raleigh cruiser has a head badge ! it might be more US then UK but let glynnyboy say
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 01:17 PM
Just a headbadge decal

Yeah  i also  am surprised i found this.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: rooski on March 10, 2012, 01:19 PM
Good score Danny :daumenhoch:

Think the cruiser is possibly Birmingham Wheels by the look of it ???

You have done well there dude :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: sawzall on March 10, 2012, 01:22 PM
im sure the cruiser is a birmingham wheels,dibbs if you want to sell it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: sawzall on March 10, 2012, 01:36 PM
here's my birmingham wheels expert to compare it to :daumenhoch:


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/mudcruncheretc003.jpg)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: rad_pitt on March 10, 2012, 01:39 PM
Yep - looks to be a Wheels cruiser  :smitten: great score Danny - you always seem to dig up great finds  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: southern andy on March 10, 2012, 01:40 PM
im sure the cruiser is a birmingham wheels,dibbs if you want to sell it :daumenhoch:


Can't mistake those rear drops Phil. Brazed welds aswell. I'd put a lot of money on that being a brum cruiser.  :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jon The Bassist on March 10, 2012, 01:43 PM
Am I a bit jealous? - Yes!

Am I pleased that these bikes have gone to an enthusiastic BMXer(s) rather than being hidden in the back of a repair shop? HELL YES :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Taipan on March 10, 2012, 02:05 PM
What country are you in? Nice to see that theres some great scores to be had still out there :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Betty on March 10, 2012, 02:27 PM
What country are you in?

He's in Holland...  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Taipan on March 10, 2012, 02:51 PM
land of the bike then  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BMX1973 on March 10, 2012, 02:57 PM
great find, nice to bring them out in daylight again :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: markyp on March 10, 2012, 03:15 PM
ffs danny you jammy bugger!that cw! :smitten:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 03:18 PM
ffs danny you jammy bugger!that cw! :smitten:

Yeah i know markyp, i Really love the cw  and that one is gonna stay for sure

i just broke of the aluminum seatpost that is in it just above the seatposttube  :tickedoff:

do i need to drill it out or  is there a chemical solution  to desolve aluminum?

Sawzal  you got first dib dobs mate.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: boofy44 on March 10, 2012, 03:43 PM
jesus danny,your always finding stuff like this. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: sawzall on March 10, 2012, 03:55 PM
ffs danny you jammy bugger!that cw! :smitten:

Yeah i know markyp, i Really love the cw  and that one is gonna stay for sure

i just broke of the aluminum seatpost that is in it just above the seatposttube  :tickedoff:

do i need to drill it out or  is there a chemical solution  to desolve aluminum?

Sawzal  you got first dib dobs mate.

cheers danny :4_17_5:

you can use caustic soda to disolve the alloy but i usually drill them out as it's a long job trying to disolve them >:(
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: skki3330 on March 10, 2012, 04:12 PM
Great score fella ill give you 30 euro's and we can both be happy  :2funny: :2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
No really top score, the bonuses to having a driving job a
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: kungfunky on March 10, 2012, 04:32 PM
Like most on here, this never happens to me either. Great score Danny  :daumenhoch: And I'll dib dobs the MCS crooozer if you decide to move it on  ::)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: James Nada on March 10, 2012, 04:36 PM
 :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: monkian on March 10, 2012, 04:47 PM
WOW incredible score :shocked: :shocked:  :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: lammychop on March 10, 2012, 04:50 PM
lucky git
if theres any black 7x let me know
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: bobbbbsy on March 10, 2012, 04:57 PM
i hate you !!!  :LolLolLolLol:

great times man , great times !!
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: martin46 on March 10, 2012, 04:59 PM
Amazing find, i'd be chuffed to find just one of those bikes  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: bodamus on March 10, 2012, 05:05 PM
Well done nice to see there are still things like this about :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: steve69 on March 10, 2012, 05:27 PM
Well done that man, what a fookin' result  :shocked:


If there's a nice orphan 7c in the pile, please let me know  ;)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 05:31 PM
Yes there is a pair of  7c  in there  but  going to use them on my cw.
sorry mate
well going back to my mencave to do some work
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 10, 2012, 06:49 PM
Isp modem crashed grrrr. Trying on iphone now,  cant answer pms. Sorry
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: animal on March 10, 2012, 08:35 PM
2nd dib dobs on the cruiser brum wheels if 4 any reason Phil passes ::) amazing finds by the way  :4_17_5: love stuff like this  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Darren KAP on March 10, 2012, 08:46 PM

 Great find Danny  :4_17_5:   
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Andy68 on March 10, 2012, 09:03 PM
Wahoa!! Wot a find, nice one fella!!   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: diesel on March 10, 2012, 09:09 PM
 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: QUADROPHENIA on March 10, 2012, 10:24 PM

Dan if you can help Sawzall that would be awesome, he helps so many of us over here  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: sawzall on March 10, 2012, 10:49 PM
 :-* :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 11, 2012, 12:26 PM
Seatpost is out .  What a job   omfg
going to strip and clean the brum  for saw now  :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: bigfatolly on March 11, 2012, 05:30 PM
Great score on all that stuff,imagine how much stuff is still out there hid away :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 11, 2012, 07:03 PM
yeah  oldschoold bikes are cool  ffs
today when stripping the brum  i cut my self on a sharp seatpost

5 stitches and a cut off nerf in my right middlefinger  :uglystupid2:

pffff
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: BMX1973 on March 11, 2012, 10:56 PM

 :shocked: Oh, hope your o.k?

  i cut my self on a sharp seatpost

5 stitches and a cut off nerf in my right middlefinger  :uglystupid2:

pffff
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: CD17 on March 11, 2012, 11:05 PM

Dan if you can help Sawzall that would be awesome, he helps so many of us over here  :daumenhoch:

He does  :daumenhoch:

Great find, I love it when someone find a stash like this, it's just the best feeling   :) 8)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: ratty67vw on March 12, 2012, 03:09 AM
yeah  oldschoold bikes are cool  ffs
today when stripping the brum  i cut my self on a sharp seatpost

5 stitches and a cut off nerf in my right middlefinger  :uglystupid2:

pffff

WOW great find man some very coool bikes there  :daumenhoch:
hope your finger gets better soon 
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: brass monkey! on March 12, 2012, 07:23 AM
amazing find mate!  :coolsmiley:




so, there are still some OS treasures out there if ya look kids !! ;)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 12, 2012, 07:29 AM
yes loads to be found: just keep your eyes open and dare to ask.

keep the old bikes alive.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: ozone on March 12, 2012, 08:47 AM
amazing find mate!  :coolsmiley:




so, there are still some OS treasures out there if ya look kids !! ;)


Great score.   :daumenhoch:

Must have been one of the few bike shops that Biagio overlooked.   ::)  It's got to be tougher to find stuff like that over here since everyone and his gran knows these old bits are worth a bob or two.   :-\
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 14, 2012, 08:51 PM
The   birningham wheels  Cruiser is going back to his roots

Sawzal and me worked out a great trade

cheers mate   glad  i could help you  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Swivel on March 14, 2012, 08:59 PM
Great find dan and good to hear you've sorted out phil, his a top bloke   :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Glynnyboy on March 14, 2012, 09:01 PM
Nice cruiser, looking forward to seeing that built.
I think when woody started sprouting he raced for raleigh with a decaled up prolite at some point if i remember rightly.
Maybe the same thing happened here.
Never seen a birmingham wheels cruiser pop up before. Great find. :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: beard1973 on March 14, 2012, 09:06 PM
I think woody's was a JAG cruiser....
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: southern andy on March 14, 2012, 09:10 PM
Good to hear you've sorted Phil out Danny, there's only one place in the world where that Brum deserves to go and retire and that is to the biggest collector of  :Great_Britain: out there. Phil will be well chuffed.  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 15, 2012, 12:47 PM
Yeah me to guys  happy  it goes to a brum freak
i declined several offers  that would easely triple the trade deal i made with sawzal but its not all about the money.
Its the love for the hobby thats  most important  :daumenhoch:

i needed something he could provide, and  backwards  so we are both happy  ;)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: neil on March 15, 2012, 01:00 PM
Yeah me to guys  happy  it goes to a brum freak
i declined several offers  that would easely triple the trade deal i made with sawzal but its not all about the money.
Its the love for the hobby thats  most important  :daumenhoch:

i needed something he could provide, and  backwards  so we are both happy  ;)

Danny good to hear that fella ,
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Andy68 on March 15, 2012, 01:02 PM
Yeah me to guys  happy  it goes to a brum freak
i declined several offers  that would easely triple the trade deal i made with sawzal but its not all about the money.
Its the love for the hobby thats  most important  :daumenhoch:

i needed something he could provide, and  backwards  so we are both happy  ;)

Danny good to hear that fella ,

X2  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: griff on March 15, 2012, 04:36 PM

i needed something he could provide,

word of warning

if he offered you a rusty trombone at MK12 it's not a second-hand brass instrument you'll be getting
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 15, 2012, 05:14 PM

i needed something he could provide,

word of warning

if he offered you a rusty trombone at MK12 it's not a second-hand brass instrument you'll be getting

Maybe its  my not perfect english, But  i dont get what you mean griff.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: jimwise68 on March 16, 2012, 03:17 PM
Yeah me to guys  happy  it goes to a brum freak
i declined several offers  that would easely triple the trade deal i made with sawzal but its not all about the money.
Its the love for the hobby thats  most important  :daumenhoch:

i needed something he could provide, and  backwards  so we are both happy  ;)

Danny good to hear that fella ,

X2  :daumenhoch:

X3

Great to hear about the find and great to hear about how your spreading the love.  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jt on March 16, 2012, 03:27 PM
Danny,

what are your plans with the kuwie cruiser bars?

i have the cruiser but not the bars, and could make real good use of those ones!

lmk if your not going to use them.

Jt

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/q204/jonathonsturner/Image0104.jpg)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: griff on March 20, 2012, 12:48 AM

i needed something he could provide,

word of warning

if he offered you a rusty trombone at MK12 it's not a second-hand brass instrument you'll be getting

Maybe its  my not perfect english, But  i dont get what you mean griff.

PM on the way  ;)
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Deano on March 20, 2012, 01:32 AM
Some gems right there matey  :daumenhoch: fair play to you for asking.

Best kind of threads these and helping out fellow members while keeping it real and not being silly with prices  :4_17_5: now thats the community spirit that helped me fall back in love with osbmx  :smitten:

bmx community spirit of the month award!!!!!!

Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jt on March 20, 2012, 02:28 PM
there was something spotted in his stash that i've literally been looking for for years.

deal done, goods en route, good price, but it was more the recogntion that i needed them and him wanting to help me out.

not many people would have taken his approach.

top man.

Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: beard1973 on March 20, 2012, 02:29 PM
there was something spotted in his stash that i've literally been looking for for years.

deal done, goods en route, good price, but it was more the recogntion that i needed them and him wanting to help me out.

not many people would have taken his approach.

top man.



BMX ! BMX ! BMX !

Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Gashead on March 20, 2012, 02:41 PM
Good vibs



As it should be  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: jT Racing on March 20, 2012, 02:47 PM
what have you doer to my cruiser jt :-X  i knew i was taking a risk selling to brunette.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: neil on March 20, 2012, 02:51 PM
Happiness on Rad  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: jT Racing on March 20, 2012, 02:52 PM
i've still got the original blue kuwi grips that came on that.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Jt on March 20, 2012, 03:16 PM
what have you doer to my cruiser jt :-X  i knew i was taking a risk selling to brunette.

you need to get your eyes tested.

it will be receiving new bars and a black cable on next visit.

all that was missing when you had it was a tissue box and a cd hanging from its bars....

inshallah
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 20, 2012, 03:47 PM
lmao

btw  your parcel has been posted J.T ^^
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: DoubleD on March 20, 2012, 07:09 PM
lmao

btw  your parcel has been posted J.T ^^


ow men i feel like santa  :2funny: :2funny:

just hooked up another member with a cheap deal

i will tapp myself on the shoulder hahahahaha
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: jT Racing on March 20, 2012, 07:38 PM
Try and source some original forks. Too skinny them trx's.
Title: Re: Huge score This morning
Post by: Deano on March 21, 2012, 12:58 AM
Nice refreshing thread and good to read happy news and happy people after some threads of late on more than 1 forum  :daumenhoch:

Its restoring my faith in restoring  :) 8)
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