Redline fork pegs are 24 TPI. Use a coasterbrake axle.

You guys are awesome, thanks for all of the help! Jimhrabe, if this cut axle thing doesn't work out, I'll drop you line. Thanks man!

No, those are 86 forks with lower peg holes that are small. The 88's have larger peg holes.

Stephen, Do you now what the thread count is for the 86 fork pegs?

Sorry, 85-87 fork pegs are 24TPI. The same as coasterbrake and old school tuff wheel axles. I never owned an 88 so I can't speak for that.

I'd like to join too!!! Here is my current build. An all chrome RL20II with turq Peregrine mags. Notice the turq fork decals and the turq square on the downtube. Gonna finish it off with an elina flyte tech seat, black Ame Tris, turq cables, polished nippons, and chrome 401s. Tell me what you guys think! Thanks.

DUDE !! You Hella suck !!! j/k

I'm actually working on a very similiar build, I thought it was an original idea, guess not LOL...

I've got a chrome 88 that I plan to put 85 Radberry decals on because of the turqouise squares, and turqouise Peregrines, and a bunch of other turq parts...

Nice build, cant wait to see it completed....heck, I'd like to complete mine someday too !

Rex, you've been holding out on me bro

Hey Mike, what's up man! Holdin out? hahaha... Don't worry, you'll be building this one too!!! hahaha.... Just waiting on that damn headset from vertigo!

80% ofall the RL20II's I have picked up have had the paint removed - was it the trend BITD to strip the paint, orwas it something that was done when the chips and scratches in the paint became too much? Its a real shame, I have got 3 original hazard yellow frames, and all that is left is the paint in the bottom bracket - gutted!!!

I had a couple of RL 20-II's BITD and I did strip the Radsberry one own to chrome when the chips and scratches in the paint made it look pretty dab. Actually, the beat up look that I didn't want is the same look that kids today do want - LOL.

These seem to be the Turquoise ones that are stripped the most that I have seen.

I know this isn't the wanted section, but if anyone has a set of 85 fork pegs please let me know. I have the bigger pegs if anyone is interrested.


Rob-

It's probably due to the relative poor adhesion that the paint had on the chrome frames, many just chose to strip them down to chrome when they started getting beat up. I'm also guessing that when the color craze was over in the late 80s, that a lot of peeps that still rode their old RLs probably stripped them down...It was hard to be cool on a pink or green bike when Nervana was topping the charts ! Ahhh, the 90s, didnt they suck ?

Pretty much the same deal on with the 2 tone Haros...

As great as all RLs look in color, I always thought the 20 IIs looked best "blingin" in chrome...

I remember in 87 when the General Osborn Pro and Blood Pro came out a lot of guys stripped the top tubes on Redlines, Haro's... and made them look like the Generals. The paint back in the 80's didn't adhere well to the chrome plating. Maybe if they were powder coated back then it would have held up better.

Yea, too bad Chip didnt spray the original RLs bitd...

I was wondering if you could steer me in the correct direction. I am trying to track down some screw in fork pegs for my 86 RL 20II.

Join the queue!!!

Here are my three RL's on the rack....RL20II, RL20A, RL20B.

^ Sweet! Build 'em up!

I know one of you can tell me what year mine is. I made a number plate for my race bars and want to put the year as the number, like 85, 86 whatever, I just want to get the right ones on. Here's a couple pix of the cable guide and rear stands. I know there were differences in those but I don't remember when. The serial number is kind of hard to see. Does 512513 sound like any others? If there's anything else to it it's covered. Anyway, can anyone tell me the year of this?

donvader - your's is an 86.

Thanks brother! 86 it is then.

Just about finished with my FS880 build. I have to thank mrcoasterbrake for hooking me up with the frame. First time I have ever painted a bike at a body shop!

That looks cool! That sprocket looks cool in yellow too.

Cool looking 880! What color did you use for the 'Hazard Yellow'?

Thanks!! I used "School Bus Yellow" for the frame. It matches the hazzard yellow on the fork decals dead on.

880 looks great I'mstill looking to pick one up

I just took my bike out to take pictures of it yesterday, came accross this post as I am looking for stickers to redo the bike. Here is mine the color I think is Mango.

^^^^Killer bike !!! ^^^^

The stickers dont look to bad in the pics, if they are not trashed I wouldnt mess with them....diggin the Power Series w/ Dyno stickers too !!! Clean it up and throw on some gum walls and your stylin !!

BTW, welcome aboard !!

D-Vader, quite teazin' !

88 stickers are hard to come by and noone is currently repoping them so I wouldnt mess with the stickers clean it up looks like a great survivor!

I have got 88 decals repopped.

Is that out of a spray can?

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It's not from a spray can. I have a nephew that works at a body shop and he had some "school bus yellow" paint. I took my fork decals from AJK Bikes in and he sprayed an old seatpost so I could see how it matched when the paint dried. If there is a difference, I can't see it. I am going to start on a Radberry 880 next week.

Here is an 85 RL20 & an 85 RL20II that I had powdered by Chip at C4. The decals are NOS and the fork decals are the earlier 'lemon' yellow color which is why the frame is darker.

NICE FRAMES CROWE!! You planning on building them?

Did Chip apply the decals too?

Thanks guys! I applied the decals myself to these frames. I'm planning on building them but don't have the space now to do it.

Space is hard to come by. I suppose if I got rid of some of this pesky furniture I would have room for more bikes.

Yeah, what's with furniture anyway?! It just takes up precious room!

better late then never i hope this bike can join the redline click. 84 PL-20 700p

I'd have absolutely NO problem sitting on my bike to watch T.V.

Nice bike JOE! Never too late!

Cool name and kool bike !!!!

How about some more pics ? ya just dont see to many nice PLs like that....

Sup guys i'm new here. i finally found a website where people have the same taste as i do. I too have a Redline that i am restoring, though it isn't as nice as everybody's bikes here, i hope some of you might like it. a friend gave me this bike several months ago. he didnt want it because he doesnt ride bikes, plus it was sitting out in the weather dying. when i got this bike it was DULL and partly rusted over. i grabbed a vintage looking bottle of "brasso" that i found in the garage. the bottle is probably 15+ yrs old. haha. i ordered some parts and little by little i made this lovely thang...

the only original parts of the bike that i have yet replace since i got this bike are: the handlebars, the seat, the fork, and that cheap stem, which i took off my neice's bike HAHA.

This is a Redline "Trimoly" i am not sure what year it is. probably 1985.

You even used vintage cleaner on it, LOL! Nice looking bike, and welcomre to the site.

DON

check the forks...they look like Bottema's

Ok,All I got Is the Plate ,Can I build my bike around that,and join the Club?LOL,J/k,Just wanted to say nic elooking redline's guys,

That style of serial is early 86. The stamping size of the numbers is smaller too.

gotta start somewhere!

I have two sets of the original 88 decals with the kiwi (green) printed letters. Remember too, that both the Mango and the Kiwi colored bikes had either color matched lettering or inverted colored lettering. Generally speaking, in most cases that I have seen, the one with the inverted colors are the later produced. Early production have the matching lettering.