#Vintage diamondback bmx serial numbers pro#

Sugino DB stem before and after restoration with new artwork for the TaipanД¬yclepro TTK 80s pedal cages and fluted aluminium seat post before de-anodising.Д¬ycle Pro TTK early 80s pedals and fluted aluminium seat post after de-anodising and refinishing/polishing Sugino DB stem top plate after polishing and refinishing 890s stamped Feb вЂ™82, MX124s stamped July вЂ™85вЂ¦Дetail вЂ“ Sugino DB stem top plate mid-restoration NOS 1982 Dia Compe 890 caliper bolts lookinвЂ™ super shiny after their vinegar bath to remove some surface oxidisation Stripping the old candy coat of the 1980 stamped Akisu forks.ДЇorks вЂ“ before and after stripping the old candy coat off the chrome.ДЈ0 year old NOS Dia Compe 890 caliper bolts ready to be simmered in vinegar to remove surface oxidisation. The custom вЂ™79 Koizumi Madison Taipan decal set that I designed based on the set from the identical Koizumi DB Large Pro frame of the era.ДЎ979 Koizumi Madison Taipan вЂcustom proвЂ™ pad set based on the DB pad designs from the Koizumi Diamondbacks of the early 80s. Used the Dremel to create some basic knurling on the Race Inc bars before powder coating Race Inc bars and Takagi chainring BMX parts before de-anodisingДe-anodising aluminium Race Inc bars and Takagi chainring in a bath of caustic sodaДЄluminium Race Inc bars and Takagi chainring BMX parts after de-anodising, ready for polishing/refinishing HeвЂ™s the guy to send your frame to if you want a near-perfect match!) (Anyone else with a looptail Taipan frame whoвЂ™d like to refinish in the OG red, Roberto took a sample of the OG paint from my frame for his records before powdering it. Thin OG paint flaking off like pastry after 33 years in storage. My frame, still in itsВ originalВ wrappingвЂ¦ Sketching up the build design to spec with my ideal parts list is where it all beginsвЂ¦

(Lots more pics and details of the finished build at the bottom of the page!) The same 1979 Koizumi frame as a Scorpion (another Aussie release), with OG Mongoose-esque decalset. The same 1979 Koizumi frame as a Madison Taipan, with the more traditional Taipan decalset (my custom set is modelled after the DB Large Pro set). The original 1979 Koizumi made Diamondback Large Pro frame, from whence (with a minor gusset mod) came the Aussie Madison Taipan and Scorpion releases below. Serial #:9J6934 вљѕ (inside left rear dropout). Top Tube length( from point A-B) : approx 480mm (18 7/8вЂі) Pedals:Cycle Pro TTK (early 80s) polished aluminium Headset:Neco, aluminium, sealed bearing, blackД¬hainring bolts:Chromoly, brushed chrome finish Seat:Kashimax, black suede with gold decalsД«rakes:Dia Compe 890, black, stamped Feb 1982 (+ Skyway Tuff Pads)Д«rake Levers:Dia Compe MX124, black, stamped July 1985 Pads:Custom Madison Taipan Pro pads, inspired by the DB Large Pro pads of the era Wheels:Skyway Tuff II, sealed bearing, black with Dicta 16T freewheelДecals:Custom Madison Taipan Pro Decals, inspired by the DB Large Pro set of the era I mean, when you find a Japanese built, American designed, Aussie frameвЂ¦ why not name it after a slice of Kiwi history? рџ‰ДЇrame: 1979 Koizumi Madison Taipan, 4130 Chromoly, baseball serial With the frame, along with my chosen forks and bars, heading for Super (вЂFiolaвЂ™) Yellow gloss powder coat, and with black and silver parts in the works, IвЂ™ve nicknamed the build Bumble-Bee as a tribute to the world-famous-in-New-Zealand yellow and black HMX-500 BMXs of the same era. So, with my intrigue-o-meter hitting maximum after all this research, IвЂ™m inspired to make this a mean custom build worthy of a blue blooded frame. The history and development of these looptail, Japanese manufactured, Madison Taipan (and Scorpion) frames appear inextricably linked to that of the early DB Pros. Like the вЂScorpion brandedвЂ™ release of the same frame, a documented history of the early Taipan frames is limited, but both the 1979 вЂVMвЂ™ serial Taipans (mooted to have come out of the Kuwahara factory, using Tange tubing, as with the early вЂVMвЂ™ DB Large Pro) and the succeeding 1979 вЂbaseballвЂ™ Koizumi Taipans (noticeably better welds + a few other minor differences), appear to have been commissioned as simply a gusset variant to the Diamondback Pro on the same production lines. Light and beautifully made, as one would expect from Koizumi, I know of less than 10 of these Koizumi Taipan frames that I know exist. One of those needle-in-a-haystack right-place-right-time scores that makes you squeak with joy when you take it out of the box and see that little Koizumi baseball symbol! The rare вЂ™79 looptail Madison Taipan, off the same Koizumi factory line as the identical (in every way, bar the gusset hole) Diamondback Large Pro frame of the same year but even harder to find. This build was recently featured on CycleEXIF, read the article HERE.

Vintage diamondback bmx serial numbers