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Title: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: spyderpit13 on October 28, 2012, 08:09 PM

 whats the difference with the skyway ta, arched rear brake bridge, and the straight rear brake bridge. and is 1 the more sought after, than the other???  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: brummie on October 28, 2012, 08:14 PM

the straight bridge was only believed to have been made in 84 ( however with all bmx's i have seen exceptions to the rule [ a late 83 ] )
all the xl's have a straight bridge ( all 84's )
other than that naff all difference

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: spyderpit13 on October 28, 2012, 08:28 PM

thanks dave,  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: hunterdubber on October 28, 2012, 08:40 PM

83 curved brake bridge  made in Japan

84 straight brake bridge  made in USA



Both same value  Tony ,,neither more sought after


 :)

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: Glynnyboy on October 31, 2012, 08:31 AM

Quote from: Hunterdubber on October 28, 2012, 08:40 PM

83 curved brake bridge  made in Japan

84 straight brake bridge  made in USA



Both same value  Tony ,,neither more sought after


 :)

There is also the 83 USA made curved brake bridge.
The Jap one's are usually pretty  sought after been earlier .

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 31, 2012, 01:58 PM

The weep holes are in different places too, i think on the US ones they're right on the drop outs and on the Jap ones they are about 10 mil back up the tubes.

Also the all chromoly tube sticker was in a different font and had black lettering earlier one. I did have one but lost it when i moved.

or it could be the other way around.

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 31, 2012, 02:01 PM

There are two other variants out there that i know of, not including the re-welds of recent years, but the two already mentioned are the most common.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: spyderpit13 on November 04, 2012, 10:24 PM

thanks for the info felas, it has helped.  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: meticulous on November 05, 2012, 09:07 PM

fookin minefield,  still non the wiser....     :buck2:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: spyderpit13 on November 10, 2012, 01:15 PM

i thought so sam too, so i give the fooking thing away to the kid next door...... he loves it... :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: whats the difference.....2. skyway content.
Post by: BADDH on November 11, 2012, 08:44 PM

I am moving next door Tony ....  :4_17_5: