GT Frame I.D please...

[curby]

I no this is a poor pic and not much to go off but it would be great if anybody had an idea what type of GT frame this is or year...
closet ive got is a GT Slammer..........Help!!!!!!!!!!lol......



cheers CuRbY............

[curby]

Ive just been told its a 1998 gt powerlite havoc ? any pics anybody or any info on it???
Is it worth buying for a very cheap price to restore??

[scott250]

Powerlite freestyler from around 97ish from the dropouts + platform- my mate Parksy had one around that time.

ps - yer, Its probly worth buying - powerlites are hard to come by now.   P61s were nice.

[curby]

so if i said £10 for the frame, forks, bars, seat, brakes , chain, levers aswell as £26 i just paid for the GT Mags you see what would you think?
Its gonna need a full clean etc..... but iam looking forward to the challenge...cheers for the reply by the way....

[scott250]

No worries, sounds a good price for that lot.

[curby]

Cheers mate, i will post proper pics when i get it......

[GTnumber1]

that looks like a taiwan late 90s dyno, get some pics up and il be able to tell   

[fischflo]

Powerlite FS Expert or Pro ........probably

->http://www.vintagebmx.com/community/index.php'showtopic=3009734
  pic RL-20II Guy's


FS Pro->http://cgi.ebay.com/Powerlite-FS-Pro-BMX-Bicycle-/160479899485


 

[curby]

frame defo looks like that one....so i take it its not a GT then??

[fischflo]

your friend might have been right at least with the 'havoc' bit
->http://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/'threadid=42878
jac114 on pinbike.com


powerlite seems to have belonged to GT since bout 86-87 --- so i guess one could call yer bikes a GT in a broader sense ( built by GT in USA... depending on year tho...)
->http://powerlite.wordpress.com/about/

we might be able to narrow down the year of your bike --in case its an Expert (only then?)-- abit if we knew if it needs a 1'' or 1 1/8'' headset --- have a read, there seem to be some experts --former GT employees f.ex.-- here who you could ask
->http://powerlite.wordpress.com/gt-era-powerlite/

maybe there's some residue from the decals..... maybe the shape allows conclusions..... also frame# etc .....just in case you want to bring it back to orig spec

nice chromey 90s rride   ..............but looks cool in purple, too http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/powerlite/40406

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=23286  nuther purple.........   more bikes on bmxmuseum

[curby]

Great Info mate a MASSIVE cheers for all that, the guy said he bought it in 1997, ive got it on a next day delivery so hopefully it should be waiting for me when i get homw from work ....like i said i will post some pics as soon as i get it but iam already looking forward to getting it back to its origanal health...
so if you find any other info on it let me no or if anybody has any parts that maybe would look sweet on it then also let me no, the guy also said the wheels will need new barings etc as they are seized.....next buy Autosol , some coke a cola and some tinfoil........

[curby]

Well here's the pics as promised, all 12 of them lol...
Defo a powerlite Havoc.....And the GT wheels are gonna be a nice touch....although the diamondback seat seems old and why its on here i dont no??
Also does anybody think that these wheels would have been origanal on the havoc?? as its a GT spin off...
anywayz here's the pics lots of work to do yet....




























Ive also got a mongoose Pro 2004 frame,forks,seat,bars,grips, backbrake etc needs a chain and a back wheel but if anybody has anything that i could use on this project then i would be happy to swap, would love some dia-compe brakes...............

[fischflo]

WHEELS:    on this (following) site are listed the specifications of three havocs --- there is a 1998 model
-->http://www.bikesdetails.info/Powerlite_Havoc_1998.html
That one at least is said to have had rims --- dont know if that site is that reliable source; maybe others have better/more specific spec sites ?!?   

RUST: there's threads on here how to fight the rust ---- 'oxalic' me thinks would be the word to search for. I hope the chrome is not too shot... (that a hole in the downtube?  pic#10) .               ....purple ?

disc and cranks seem original ................. gyro (SST Oryg detangler ) seems to have parts missing

I'm sure someone on here will have some dia-compes      ....... had a look in the sale section yet?

[curby]

Just the info i needed.....i dont suppose anybody knows were i can get some powerlite decals from? i also need a chain and some grips.....

[fischflo]

 i think Del would be the man to ask about the decals

[curby]

Im still new mate here so i dont no anybody yet lol....i will search for him and ask...

[condor96]

its not a havoc. the havoc replaced that style, they had no platform and had the pac-man style dropouts 

here are a few things for ya

[curby]

Cheers for that info mate.....

Im in desperate need for a GT Chainwheel,,,a decent looking one to finish my 98 GT Performer......oh and a decent brake setup would also be nice.....

I have a Mongoose Pro 2004 Frame, Forks, Bars to swap also the powerlite frame at the beginning of the thread is up for grabs, just the frame forks and bars....

i will swap for anything GT or i will pay cash for anything GT.......cheers all...CuRbY...