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Title: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: jimwise68 on February 12, 2007, 03:22 PM

Anyone?

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: SaMAlex on February 12, 2007, 03:36 PM

Im no DB man but I'll start with a few things I think.

Viper has smaller headtube gussett that might have 2 instead of 3 tack welds on it

SS has a stupidly layed back seat angle

How that for a start? I might be wrong so please correct if so

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: jimwise68 on February 12, 2007, 04:08 PM

I've looked at a few early DB Vipers and Silver Streaks in the museum and the frames look the same (gussets and seat angles).

Is it full and part chromoly or larger tube diameters?

Someone must know for definite.

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: snav69 on February 12, 2007, 04:09 PM

The vipers had the chain guard tabs  :daumenhoch:

I think  :-\

I wish i hadn't sold my Silver Streak a couple of weeks ago  :'(  :'(  :'( , I miss it  :)

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: DR VINOAH on February 12, 2007, 04:31 PM

jim

i recall the silver streak being trimoly (front end only)

but to be 1000% sure give ken aka db old school a shout

as for the viper,has regular size diamond cut out

f/f high tensile through out,plus a tad smaller than the silverstreak,budget priced at £140

the pacer 500 and formula one ,had the smaller cut out diamond to gusset

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: jimwise68 on February 12, 2007, 04:34 PM

Cheers Steve

you must have a  mag with the specs in !  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: DR VINOAH on February 12, 2007, 04:38 PM

2 true

id never remember all that info otherwise :coolsmiley:

i love old action bikes/bmx plus/bmx action/Obmx,s

so full of info

just like mike in the young ones
with the radio times
when he says
"i didnt realise there was so much in it"

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: Flaz on February 12, 2007, 04:39 PM

Quote from: jimwise68 on February 12, 2007, 04:34 PM

Cheers Steve

you must have a  mag with the specs in !  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:

hes got every mag ever published from the 80's in fact hes got 1 of everything ever made from the 80's   steve is "80's MAN"   :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: the stag on February 13, 2007, 04:41 PM

Quote from: snav69 on February 12, 2007, 04:09 PM

I wish i hadn't sold my Silver Streak a couple of weeks ago  :'(  :'(  :'( , I miss it  :)

she's being well taken care of, paul..... :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: LXIX on February 13, 2007, 04:48 PM

post up a pic please stag

Title: Re: What's the difference between a DB Silver Streak frame and a Viper?
Post by: bmxgirl on February 13, 2007, 06:02 PM

I used to have this DB Viper....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/Dbviper.jpg)