BITD when I got my first bmx (the Quicksilver I still own) we bought it off a neighbourhood kid who used the money to buy a Redline Proline f/f set. He pretty much saved up and bought everything he needed for the build. He was 7 years older than me and like a big brother and I fell in love with his finished Proline. He raced at my local track and I used to watch every race on that bike. Anyway, when he moved out of home he left the bike atr his dads and I could still see it every now and then which was cool. Then sadly some years later he died of a heart attack aged 37 (he was fit and never smoke or drank so it was a total shock) and not long after his dad died of a heart attack too. I never knew what happened to the bike so I decided to build a replica of what he built. The only thing I changed was the Brute stem instead of an MX-2 stem and Flight cranks as opposed to takagi one piece, everthing else is the same from what I remember ( I had no photos to go off) Sorry for the long story and here is some photos but I will get some better one soon.

He is the guy holding number 57 (my brothers on the bike)

The parts list is:

1980 Redline Proline frame/forks
Oakley 3 grips NOS
Redline Brute stem
Diacompe MX1000 & Tech 2 lever NOS
Redline Flight cranks
UNI hammerhead seat
Tange seat clamp NOS
KKT Magnesium pedals NOS
Sugino 44t chainring NOS
Ukai rims NOS
Suzue High flange hubs NOS
Mitsuboshi Comp II tyres NOS
Redline V-bars re-chromed

Looks brilliant Reece. Great idea to show respect for a passed mate too.

Yet another stunner Reece...Loving the Comp II's...and as kurt said, nice tribute.

[ August 07, 2007, 06:19 AM: Message edited by: 84profile ]

nice bike, nice story

Nice tribute to your friend...he would be proud.

Great story Reece, the yellow/white combo is sweeett!!

Very nice build. He would have been proud....

Yeah... rockin!!!!!
Nice stem there...

Heartfelt story... Cool BITD pic... Righteous build. You did your friend right, my man!

thanks guys, the pics are terrible. I'm going to take some more and post them up soon.

double up

[ August 07, 2007, 07:50 PM: Message edited by: QuicksilverBMX ]

I like it! Great looking bike.

great bike and even better tribute....You should add his name to the thread...

His name was Gary Turner.

Awesome bike man - looks like THE business for that era.

It's about conjuring sprits through memories sometimes. Great build. Great story.

Well done Reece. Whilst some of my riding buddies have had their ups and downs, fortunately I think I can say they are all still around.

Thanks guys, heres the better pics I promised!





[ August 07, 2007, 11:03 PM: Message edited by: QuicksilverBMX ]

Wow, that is really nice. Very impressive and thanks for sharing your story, good stuff!

By the way, where the bike is standing in the first pic (just where the start line is) is about where he was standing that day back in 1981, its the same track in both photos

Nice job Reece, cool to hear.

Although shouldn't he have had a GT? hehe

Thats a nice story Reece & a great tribute to someone whom you respected. The proline looks nice & nothing beats a photo of an old school bike being taken at the track.

hey Reece that is such a nice bike, never thought of white and yellow. Perfect pics at the track too.

BEUTIFUL!

Great build and what a fantastic tribute. Well done.