http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Rare-Oldschool-Hu...1QQcmdZViewItem

WOW. Those must be the forks that went with the "lawsuit frame". I feel another big $$$ Hutch auction taking place.

or, rather the "lawsuit fork". those forks were the problem, moreso than the frames.

so were any kids hurt bad because of htis f&f set? OR was it just some lawsuit happy parents out to make a buck off of Hutch?

zero bids so far

I don't remember any stories of injuries or any actual lawsuits. It may have just been trackside rumor.

But the failure/replacement rate was so bad so soon after release that Hutch stopped production entirely - Hence the rarity.

I don't remember seeing many sets of Aerospeeds either. Trackside rumor. I woud'nt have traded my Takagi 1-piecers for Aerospeeds BITD, cause of the stories of them breaking.

I thought there was a significant injury with those forks. If I am not mistaken, I believe his name bas Brad Dalbec...

He has posted here before. I think he was paralyzed from an accident using those forks.

If I am wrong, please accept my apologies...if I am right, somebody please back me up!

Tony

So it was the forks that broke and not the frame?

Tony,

I beleive Brad was racing a Thruster at the time of his accident.

Paul

what about this
http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-USA-HUTCH-TRICKST...1QQcmdZViewItem

there was at least 1 significant injury/lawsuit from those forks breaking, wasn't Brad, though. i believe Brad's accident was similar, but not one of those forks.

i don't recall a problem with the frames...maybe, though.