Scrapyards / Waste Dumps

[Swivel]

You know, it occured to me the other night in bed that so many people must have take their sons old bikes down the dump to clear space in their garage (since the son's moved out) and probably what they are giving away would sell for a mint  I've seen a half decent fully built Mongoose in the dump in the pile of old racers a few years ago and offered cash and I almost got thrown out the place. Not even a backhander would make them part with their "scrap" as they call it. Fookin unbelievable. Had some decent MX's on it too! 

I'm sure many old bmx's have been dumped to make room, like a Goose, half decent Raleigh or even at TA! I fookin makes me gringe of the thought it 

[ORANGEZIPPY]

my one accepts gifts of money 

they wanted £5 for my burner, i know i should have paid them more to take it.

[CD17]

I know someone on here (think it was SteveP) rescued his TA from the skip....

[Swivel]

Holy crap! that's what I'm talking about, dad's that just dump the stuff without knowing what its worth. Actually, had me haircut the other day and spoke with the guy that was cutting my hair and he said his old man has 2 old bmx's in a pile of crap in their back garden which they are soon to throw out. All covered up apprantly. I've put a stop to that and said i'll take em. One's deffo a burner from his description and the other one I just don't know? Once I know and if I acquire them cheap I'll wack some photos up here... 

I know someone on here (think it was SteveP) rescued his TA from the skip....

[Steve P]

I know someone on here (think it was SteveP) rescued his TA from the skip....

Yep ... that was me Chris 

I rescued my TA from a skip after my old man decided to have a ruthless clear out in his shed. Thank fook I went to visit him that weekend









Steve

[Swivel]

Absolutely sweet lovely build mate  .

I know for a fact my mate's dad threw out his Leary Turbo  . Even though his not into bmx nowadays he still regrets it. Was bloody good condition also... must be gutted ...

[QUADROPHENIA]

 a site member thru his vdc changa and redline flight away 2 weeks before i went round to clear him out of all his old school, he really is hurting now

[ORANGEZIPPY]

yeah i went to my local dump, before i'd even got out the van clocked the burner up against a wall,

asked the bloke how much and he wanted a fiver, so didnt haggle and bought it quick sharp,

i know we all burner bash, but a mk2 burner imho is nearly as good as a t/a 

keep looking every time i go, nothing since only a new school mongoose for £10, and wasnt as nice.

[DINODOG]

At the end of the eighties a friend of mine chucked his ET kuwi up the tip?? i dident care then! hurts real bad now.

[lazyboy]

when i packed in bmx 20 odd years ago my bikes got passed around the village to the younger kids,this summer i found out who had them last.
anyway his dad skipped them 2 years ago.


a ripper and hutch pro racer. 

got a hutch now just the ripper to go.

[thebigdog]

a story that my mate told me............hope its not true....but i think it is. 

bitd his mate used to ride for skyway...and had loads of stuff.
raleigh aero pro  burner.
pk ripper
skyway ta
quadangle
all complete bikes,with top bits.
various parts,i think maybe skyway graphites.

anyway all this stuff was still sitting in his mates  dads garage since the 80's,so about 2 years ago my mate got in contact with his mate who obviously didnt  live at home anymore,they got talking and to cut a long story short.he said "go round my dads and take what you want".
needless to say he was well chuffed.......but you've guessed it, he went round there and his mates dad had taken the lot to the local tip about 2 months before they got in contact.    i just hoped some of it was saved by someone.

imagine seeing someone tipping that lot

[SE MARK]

My Et kuwahaha was found in a skip by my mate Martin . It cost me £375 to get it from him when he found out what it was worth 

[Dingobmxer]

My old ET cost £2 at the tip, what is it with ETs and the tip?

  DINGO

[bmxmatt1974]

i gave my old raleigh aero pro to my brother bitd. that ended up at the tip 

[dazza]

jamie(mungo) got his et from the tip for 8 quid  , was a few years back now . he wouldnt sell to me for the right price, so i sold it on for him . the worse thing is he didnt know how much it was worth untill i told him.