Vitus I have only seen three and two were a friends I know there was more than that but they were rare.
Robinson had some custom frames for a team rider 87/88ish Fuzzy Hall pointed that out to me at sarasota
didnt Jason Jensen have a jag?

There are some rare ones out there its killing me to try and remember the old rare stuff to many years away from bmx

20" alloy Nomura
26" alloy Nomura
20" CW built chromoly Nomura

round top tube PK
JU6

Finally someone mentioned the round top tube PK. Beautiful frame Brian.

How about any ORIGINAL painted National Pro's... I see more Nomuras show up on this site than I do Nat Pro's...

here's my Candy Blue Long, pic from back in the 80's...

I tried to edit my earlier post anyone else have issues with this? and please delete this forum mod

I was trying to add I had a double bar profile which was one of few

I have only seen a couple of CYC Stormer MXR with the stamped head gusset. Look like this one. Did they make more or am I just wishing?

More Mid-schoolish but what about Zeronine cruiser's? I only know of 3. 2 here in the states and I belive 1 over in Germany.
Powerlite 3 bar 24". Only have seen a couple of them.

Old-skull

This is only my second or third post here, so if I am off-base, just slap me and I'll get over it.
How about the Hustler Pit Bike with Baby Bottema forks? I had one in '83-'84 and wish over and over that I had it back. I remember it was made for Ralph's Bicycles that I saw mentioned here, earlier and I raced in AZ with a group of guys loosely sponsored by Ralphs. I went back to Montana after my time in AZ and worked at the local bike shop as their BMX "expert". Those were the days.
Also, what about the S & S Works Replica? Not an extremely popular bike, but it was good enough for my dad to outfit our team in Salt Lake City with in the early 80's.
Just my contribution, thanks for taking the time to read it,
LaMont in AZ

Wow, That is great to hear a few people mention Ralphs bike, the Hustler. I had already officially retired when he started making them. I remember sitting around with him trying to come up with a name for the frame.

Quick story, I remember us laughing at one of our ideas for a name. I suggested the name Assassin. He liked it, but was afraid of people bleaking down the name. I can't spell it out for you because of cencorship, but the first 3 letters and the second 3 letters give it away. It was ok for us to laugh at it but he didn't want others laughing at his expense.

So he chooses Hustler, ...go figure!

I have a 20" frame hanging out in the garage. Is it worth posting a picture of it?

As for Reilleys mention of my Rink Raider/Peddlepower, I have no clue as to production run, but there were quite a few of us riding them in the mid 70s. As far as I know I have the only one remaining. The geometry is terrible and they are far from slick looking, but climbing off a Schwinn Stingray on to one of these was a positive step to where we are now.

Dennis Dain

Mr. Hays,

Your builds are sick! Class acts all the way!!!

Anyone else that has a matching frame, I have the matching Pro Lightning forks, let's work something out!

Pics would be great, the more the merrier. I sold my pit bike to our paperboy and can still remember him peddling that little monster up the street in the frozen snow, bit by bit.
I have an idea that the bike is sitting in someone's back yard, up against a shed and nobody in the town has any idea what it is or how special it would be for me to have back.
Maybe worth a little classified ad in the small town paper................
LaMont in AZ

Wow some desirable stuff mentioned and shown here.

I'm with Reece though - Quicksilver Helium. (main tubes filled with helium). Bottom frame - complete with valves on top and bottom frame tubes near the seat tube.

here are a couple you dont see every day


one is the AMF avenger 350 and the other is a factory white patterson pr200

Any Profab, aka Two Wheelers pro, the guys who made the killer ultra rare alloy forks that most of the JMC aces ran. I am finally an owner of one (thanks Reilley1). I know of one other w/euro BB, and I know of a Profab tandem (probably only one left). Profab made many frames for other companies. There big Biz was MX swingarms, and triple clamps. I had one on my YZ. They are/were based out of Chandler AZ. Now they are custom, one off machine and fab shop for the aerospace industry, and NO they have no old frames laying around, I asked a long time ago. Tried to upload an old pic of one but it's to big. I'll try a pic of just the frame later. Who knows you may have one and not know it. If it's euro bb, PM me

for those in this thread looking for a huffy pro thunder, I just found one on ebay with a low bin, Item number: 120169994549


also to add to the list of rare frames I think these ones are pretty hard to find:

diamond back turbo with original black chrome finish and decals
81-83 gusseted blue max with original decals
black chrome mongoose pro class with original decals and original finish
team mongoose frames with the original finish and decals

Man I had one of those BITD sweet blue with yellow pads, tires, messed it all up ghostriding it in a parking lot next to my house, STUPID STUPID kid I was

Park Precision Factory Racing!
Never seen one yet but Mine.....

First generation Donahue/Moto Pro. Only one known to exist however I have a feeling another one might surface soon.

NOS 1980/81 Hutch Standard drilled brake bridge (Profile-made)

I used to have a Laguna frame that looked much like a Rampar.
Haven't seen another since I sold mine in 93.

i am currently working on a Pro Lightning Jr. i believe there were only 3 ever made.

[size="4"]i have a chrome frame and a black frame, dont think im gonna use either.

i have 2 black and chrome. im looking for a set of black maxy cross cranks and black KKT pedals.

Now that im home I can post it

EL CID , lets see a pic of that double bar

I HAD A REBAL RACING IN 82 WISH I HAD ONE NOW.

Hi there, I'm new to this forum but thought I should let you guys know that I'm going to list a GJS "A" Frame - are they sought after? I'm sticking it on ebay australia soon.
thanks Here's the pic

Ummm...yeah!

Expect a full PM box.

How about the Astron. I just posted a thread about them a few weeks ago. Only about 100 made.

Phaze 1 cruiser didn't make your list, Jeff?

Only 200-ish Phaze 1 Juniors made too.

Back in the day My friends brother was Factory SE and there dad ran are local Track. His name is
Robert Hicks. My friends brothers name is Bobby Hicks. My friends name was bradley Hicks, any
way the dad had a special (PK Ripper) made out of Titanium 20" it cost like $1500.00 back in 79 or
80. That is the only one I know of that was ever built. I would think that would have to be one of
the rarest frames around, if it is still around.

Champion single-top tube and single-bottom tube 26" cruiser?

Huffy Pro Lightning... They can't be that rare. I found this one in the basement of a bike shop. It just sits n my garage now. I need an early Pro Line fork.....
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Someone mentioned the Mr. Stix..... This frame and fork set is up for sale or trades....
Serial number STIX00010
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I am surprized no one mentioned the Stout G Boy frame and fork.....
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How about the Champion Sqaureback... check the one out on eBay right now!

Oh yeah, someone also mentioned Team Mongoose frames with original finish... This complete bike is NOS!
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This is a great hobby and you will NEVER have every rare bike. Just be happy that sometimes you get the opportunity to find just one rare cool old original. With hard work there is still a LOT of bikes to be found!

Hi there,
what about the "nice" Murrays? Herre we go with some factory stuff.









Cheers

Oliver

I bought a frame & fork a while back that I thought was a 24" Cook Bros 3 bar cruiser, which I'd never heard of.

Finally started building it up last night. With the wheels on, the frame just didn’t look like it was sitting right. Head tube angle was way too steep, & the middle bar wasn’t near level (too low up front). When I sat it next to my 26” CBR cruiser, the problem & solution became obvious.

Turns out this isn’t a 24” 3-bar cruiser, it’s a 26”/24” 3-bar cruiser! I mounted a 26” CBR fork & a 26” wheel, while keeping the 24” rear (no way a 26” will fit the rear), head tube angle is right & the middle bar is level. Now it looks right sitting next to the 26” cruiser.

So I'd have to say a 26/24 Cook Bros Cruiser. This is the first one I've even heard of.

those Murray frames rock! I've been looking unsuccessfully for a nice 20 inch Murray frame for over a year.
And how rare are those frame decals

Al.

John, the Phaze cruiser would definitely be on the list but I was just referring to production frame sets. Bikes like the Phaze cruiser, Skyway 24 ETC were more fueled towards the team riders. If I were going for an all out rare of rare list it would be these

1. Hutch 24K gold trickstar , not woody's but the few that were special ordered
2. Black Hutch Judge only two or three ever made
3. Tour weapon Hutch Judge about 12 made
4. Profile double bar
5 CW Phaze 24
6 Skyway 24
7. Looptail quad 26/24
8. GJS 24
9. Candy green Hutch Judge, I think Eric Carters was the only one and it was stolen in NC
10. Hutch aluminum Lil Hole shot , 10 times more rare then the alloy Hutch Jr and a totally different frame
11. JMC DY with flanged BB
12 Andy Patterson JMC with flanged BB
13. Black chrome GT
14. Round tube 1st gen PK Ripper
15. LRP
15. K&S racing
16. Race Tech , adjustable headset, less than 60 made
17. 1st gen looped BB STR1 , around 5 made ?
18. TW racer , 3 or 4 made
19. 1983 Black chrome GT
20. Square tube slingshot
21. Any Nomura
22. Dale racing frame sets
23. Tuff Neck/Superbyke Chromoly Super Cheetah
24. Redline Monoshock only around 35 produced
25. R&R Squareback , Only two found
26. GJS Big tube
27. Factory gold looptail PK Ripper
28. Doug Schwerma Champion
29. Freshour
30. DRP
31. Pedals ready GT
32. single gussett Kuwahara
33. 1982/83 GT pit bike
34. VDC pit
35. Hutch/ JMC/ powerlite, Torker,cooks pit
36. Palfreyman Redline looptail
37. Nomura mini sinlgle tube, only one made.... CW Phaze Jr around 200 , Maximum mini around 200
38. Blazer
39. Early looptail Rebel
40. First gen black chrome Vector
41. Maximum Pro or Cruiser
42 A&A
43. 1st generation Patterson sentry
44. Torker monster
45. G-Boy with fork
46. DG with open gussett
47. 1st generation 1980 CW Z with teardrop top tube
48. CW Brassie
49. FMF team Pro

Jeff, how many on your list have/do you own, or have you touched. AND you forgot a certain handlebar of which less than 25 sets were ever made.

Greg here are the ones that i own or have owned from that list and you know i would never forget those bars ! The rarest of the rare, THANKS ! LOL

1. Black Hutch Judge only two or three ever made
2. Tour weapon Hutch Judge about 12 made
3. Profile double bar
4. CW Phaze 24
5. Skyway 24
6. Hutch aluminum Lil Hole shot , 10 times more rare then the alloy Hutch Jr and a totally different frame
7. JMC DY with flanged BB
8. Andy Patterson JMC with flanged BB the one that used in the wrangler commercial and the only JMC to never be serial numbered
9. Black chrome GT
10. Round tube 1st gen PK Ripper
11. LRP
12. K&S racing
13. Race Tech , adjustable headset, less than 60 made
14. TW racer , 3 or 4 made
15. 1983 Black chrome GT
16. Square tube slingshot
17. Any Nomura
18. Dale racing frame sets
19. Redline Monoshock only around 35 produced
20. R&R Squareback , Only two found
21. GJS Big tube
22. Factory gold looptail PK Ripper
23. Doug Schwerma Champion
24. Freshour
25. Pedals ready GT
26. single gussett Kuwahara
27. Hutch/ JMC/ powerlite, Torker,cooks pit
28. CW Phaze Jr around 200 , Maximum mini around 200
29. Blazer
30. Early looptail Rebel
31. First gen black chrome Vector
32. Maximum Pro
33 A&A
34. G-Boy with fork
35. 1st generation 1980 CW Z with teardrop top tube
36. CW Brassie
37. FMF team Pro

Heres one from downunder.
BBR frames pro model.
1 of three made.
They were welded up by the Quicksilver designer in his lunchbreaks and slow periods!
He made a heap of different styles so this is one of his more common frames!


Heres one of the others. Owned by the same person.


And heres the designer on one of his prototypes. This is probably a one off though.

Those look like pretty cool. They are like a cross between Thruster, Mongoose, and Vector or something. It's like the designer picked features from his favorite bike and incorporated them into one bike. The one appears to have non-pinch flight cranks. Nice!

[quote name='TeamRob' post='445356' date='Oct 11 2007, 11:40 PM']Huffy Pro Lightning... They can't be that rare. I found this one in the basement of a bike shop. It just sits n my garage now. I need an early Pro Line fork.....
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would you be interested in selling your Pro Lightning?

.... I don`t care if it`s rare. I use all my vintage bikes for having some fun on the track.
This is me @ the training session on the veteran cup during this years German champion ships.
Unfortunately a fuzzy pic.


AND I still fit in my old uniform!!! LOL

Cheers

Oliver

Yeah it belongs to my old riding buddy from bitd. He still has it and rides it. I think it has been cleaned up considerably since that pic. And your right about the cranks. We both rode them bitd and I still have mine on my supergoose.

FactoryHuffy - let me get all caught up on shipping and then YES - I would like to see this one go to someone who would really apprecaite it for their collection. I just got it since it had all the Aero tubing and really good shape!
I did clean it up a little bit since those pictures and once I get all these international packages out of here I will have a little more time to get organized on BMX again.

Rob

I also want to add - the Hybrid Cook Bros 24/26 - MoosegooseNick has one of the 24/26's. Bought it off eBay about a year ago! Cool bike!

here it is with a few temporary parts,I wouldnt mind having this one back.Have you ever gotten a actual number on how many there was of the doubles?chack out the crit pads too and DX's

Do you have any idea as to what happened to it or who has it now ? That is the 2nd confirmed one to been seen but i was told a few more were made.

I gave the frame and forks back to the guy I got it from in the early nineties,I have tried to remember his name (some friendI am) its some where in st.pete fla where I lived possibly.Many years ago I knew how many there was.Do you still have yours?Jon

How about this one it was and still is Cory Dembergers the parts are mine but its his frame set he still has it,I cant remember if this is the one that was on the cover of ride magazine florida issue.I had it an rode it a couple years that is the night before I disassebled it and gave it back.

A page or so back we mentioned Ralphs Hustler frame. Here is a picture as it was, new back in the 80s.


Here are a couple pictures as it is now. I loaned it to a nephew a while back and while I was cleaning it up today I discovered he masked over the stickers and spray bombed the rest. It is a good color match, but still ruff.

What do you think? Wall art, as is? Or re-finish?