believe the many incarnations!! in 1986 our shop had the ron/BB/nourie Haro team out and we helped Ron change stuff on his bike, probably, 3 or 4 times over the course of one day !!!

no they are 86's

yes,, they are 86 bikes.
why do you think they are 85 mike-g ?

Hey OS BOB-O, I was going by the catalogue(s) and the fork standers. According to the catalogues the 'bolt ons' came on the 85's and the first edition 'flip ups' came on the 86's. However the 'bolt ons' came on 86 FST's and FSX's...

yes, but if you know wilkersons style he did alot of crazy variations!!
he never really rode catalogue bikes,always customs..

yeah, figured that much. Crazy variations to match his personality. Always loved his bikes, those pics of him doing 'nothings' at the enchanted ramp.

Got to say, love your replica build OS!

-mike

now ya got it...lol
very awsome ramp rider and don't forget he did some flatland as well..
thanks for the compliment i like the build also...
i have a nother for next year in the works now.it should be just as nice..thanks bob-o

mike are you going to build a replica of rons??

[ June 20, 2006, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: OS BOB-O ]

bob-o im also planning to do a ron replica from rad, what kind of grips, brake levers, brakes, stem, seat clamp, pedals and peg did you use for yours?

[ June 20, 2006, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Blue_Max ]

mine was not from rad. it was from two different magazines.
grips black and grey ame unitrons
leves are tech 5's
mx-1000 brakes
and one haro peg
dk stem
headset locking nut
dia-compe seat clamp
dx pedals

anythng else?

[ June 20, 2006, 05:45 PM: Message edited by: OS BOB-O ]

thanks bob o, the list will help alot. all I have of the parts to start my project off is just the dk stem and pedals lol...still gotta get a 86 haro sport.

try to find some pics of the bike you want to build. it will help out alot..
oh,on my build the brake pads are dia-compe in the front in white and green skyway in the back..

I dont really have any of the old magazines to look from. do you have any scans of the magazine pics you used?

Yeah, I'd really like to do one...I just picked up an 86 Sport (I'll have it this weekend-late Fathers day gift ) - it's in really good condition. I'm not completely sure how exactly the build will go...I'm going to go through my mags and gather as many 86 pics of Ron I can and decide which set up I like best and what set-up I may have rode bitd as well. I would like some Black Peregrine Masters though! I have two sets of white, anyone ever dyed them black?? lol.

Here is a picture from the interview a few members did a while ago. The pic is courtesy of axlepeg [img]http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/Axlepeg/WilkerBenchplant[/img]

yeah! thanks Stussy. There they are, the blk PM's...

are those wheels painted?

I've never done it, but other people have dyed mags w/ good results...I dont see why you cant dye a white set black.

im just looking at where the brake pads rub...either white pads rubbing onto the wheels or paint rubbing off....

I've got a set of PM's i'll be attempting to dye soon. I'm curious...is there any way to remove the existing color from PM easily...will the rit dye remover work? Or should i just bleach the hell out of them?

Here's my 86, just got it this weekend...lots of work to do.


The guy was nice enough to throw in some great gifts for me!


[ June 25, 2006, 04:51 PM: Message edited by: Mike-G ]