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    Default my newest ride....

    picked this 1994 GT Performer up off craiglist....always wanted this exact bike as a kid but ended up with a mongoose villain instead(before they went shitty and to wally world) now i own it!

    plan on restoring it, spent about 5 hours tonight removing all the surface rust on the frame and forks and polishing the chrome. going to replace rusted bolts, repaint the bars flat black with neon yellow splatter paint to match the decals or just flat black, new black grips and new tires. working on finding new decals for it as well...if i cant find them i guess i will have to have a decal shop make them.

    plan on spending many weekend evenings this summer cruising around downtown on it....so if anybody wants to go ride and get some dinner(no homo) let me know and we will set-up something!


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    Id banana seat the hell out of that thing and cruise all day

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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    Id banana seat the hell out of that thing and cruise all day
    the rear tire is holding air, but has a rip in it so i dont trust it too much but rode it to the store tonight and my ass hurts...no homo lol that seat is hard, no homo lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    Id banana seat the hell out of that thing and cruise all day
    Well those bikes are not to keen for cruising around but the wheels deff not....If you want absorbency for riding get some wheels with spokes lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    Sweet man. Looks good. Remember my first real BMX Bike was a Blue Haro Zippo. had the 8ball front sprocket on it. Warped the wheels on it jumping it too high and instead of buying new wheels i ended up buying a Diamondback cause it was a lot lighter. Think the frame is still sitting under my parents house back in georgia. Been there for about 10 years now lol. I should do something with it...
    if it is an 80's model its worth some serious cash dude!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CH@Dbee View Post
    damn!
    Yeah i wonder what it will end for in 20 hours with 15 bids already lol.....I had about 3 of those things in my days and junked FUCK!

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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    Yeah i wonder what it will end for in 20 hours with 15 bids already lol.....I had about 3 of those things in my days and junked FUCK!
    anything from the 80's is big money....which is whatever, id rather have a mid 90's bike anyways.

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    Yeah the 90's was good with BMX bikes

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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    hmmm i believe mine isnt quite that old. unfortunately i cant get on ebay in afghanistan because its blocked so i cant look at that link... Ill have to look into it lol.
    its an 1985 Haro Freestyle Master with the current bid at $905!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    Damn. Thats crazy. I think i might get my frame sent to me once i get back so i can restore it. Would be nice to have a cool old bike.
    it is nice

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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    Here's what mine looked like except it had wire wheels. http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/haro/13514
    That color would be awesome with the chromed wire spokes or the Lime green Stars

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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    Here's what mine looked like except it had wire wheels. http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/haro/13514
    NIIICE!

    i just joined that forum tonight lol the for sale section there is awesome.

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    nice ride!!!!

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    nice, i got pretty good with bmx and bikes in general, back home there are as many bikes as cars, good bikes there are like hondas here, you need good security, cause it will get stolen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franco Tirador View Post
    nice, i got pretty good with bmx and bikes in general, back home there are as many bikes as cars, good bikes there are like hondas here, you need good security, cause it will get stolen
    yep, my mongoose villain got stolen back in the day....im going to buy one of those soon as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CH@Dbee View Post
    yep, my mongoose villain got stolen back in the day....im going to buy one of those soon as well.
    My bro has a old Mongoose lying in his woods i wonder if its worth anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    My bro has a old Mongoose lying in his woods i wonder if its worth anything
    depending on the year and model. the 00's arent worth shit, the 90's are worth 150-250 bucks in good condition, 80's model are worth a good bit....like 350 all the way up to the thousands.

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    You already know I'm game to ride. Just need to fill the tires and I'll be ready. Been forever since I've been on it. Lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CH@Dbee View Post
    depending on the year and model. the 00's arent worth shit, the 90's are worth 150-250 bucks in good condition, 80's model are worth a good bit....like 350 all the way up to the thousands.
    Its definitely 90's

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    thing is dope!
    " I think your ass just hit Vtec" -Drummerboy

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    Quote Originally Posted by MeFryRice View Post
    You already know I'm game to ride. Just need to fill the tires and I'll be ready. Been forever since I've been on it. Lol.
    hell yes....weekend after IA its going down.
    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    Its definitely 90's
    worth a little bit if its in decent condition, is it a villain? im looking for one of those.
    Quote Originally Posted by uho View Post
    thing is dope!
    thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CH@Dbee View Post
    hell yes....weekend after IA its going down.

    worth a little bit if its in decent condition, is it a villain? im looking for one of those.

    thanks!
    not sure ill check it out

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    Last edited by CHADbee; 04-11-2011 at 02:36 AM.

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    i actually had acouple of gt bikes and acouple of mongoose when i was a kid but like you said chadbee back before it hit walmart. these things were priceless back in the days.

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    bought another one tonight ROFL

    1997 gt/dyno air


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    Quote Originally Posted by TinMan09 View Post
    wtf man? lol going crazy on the bikes now?
    i was looking for parts on CL for my performer and saw this......i just decided to buy it lol

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    chad..how were you able to accomplish this picture? did someone take it for you or do you have a remote for it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 00Civic View Post
    chad..how were you able to accomplish this picture? did someone take it for you or do you have a remote for it?
    its a rig shot, just like how i do cars.....




    then the pole is edited out the picture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CH@Dbee View Post
    picked this 1994 GT Performer up off craiglist....always wanted this exact bike as a kid but ended up with a mongoose villain instead(before they went shitty and to wally world) now i own it!

    plan on restoring it, spent about 5 hours tonight removing all the surface rust on the frame and forks and polishing the chrome. going to replace rusted bolts, repaint the bars flat black with neon yellow splatter paint to match the decals or just flat black, new black grips and new tires. working on finding new decals for it as well...if i cant find them i guess i will have to have a decal shop make them.

    plan on spending many weekend evenings this summer cruising around downtown on it....so if anybody wants to go ride and get some dinner(no homo) let me know and we will set-up something!

    Looks good. Damn, didn't know Mongoose fell so low to make it to Walmart. I remember everyone wanting a Mongoose back in the day. Same time Starter use to be the shit and is now at Walmart and cheap.

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    I had a GT pro performer stolen when I was a kid. My dad took me to a old furniture store to buy me a used bike after that. Went up stairs a bought a bad ass and really lite REDLINE for 15 bucks lol.

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    Haha the rig shot is bad ass. You know I will doing this with my daughter and her bike lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DynamicSound View Post
    Looks good. Damn, didn't know Mongoose fell so low to make it to Walmart. I remember everyone wanting a Mongoose back in the day. Same time Starter use to be the shit and is now at Walmart and cheap.
    yeah i had a villain and am still looking for one now but they are hard to find. they got bought out by another company and that company took them from hardcore bmx and freestyle to mainstream bullshit.
    Quote Originally Posted by boostedb16 View Post
    I had a GT pro performer stolen when I was a kid. My dad took me to a old furniture store to buy me a used bike after that. Went up stairs a bought a bad ass and really lite REDLINE for 15 bucks lol.
    oh man the pro's are worth big money now
    Quote Originally Posted by boostedb16 View Post
    Haha the rig shot is bad ass. You know I will doing this with my daughter and her bike lol.
    thank you lol

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    not my best cloaning but a quick edit.


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    Quote Originally Posted by boostedb16 View Post
    not my best cloaning but a quick edit.

    http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/...9d348f3b_z.jpg
    hahha awesome! always fun do do something new

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    no way i had one just like that when i was a kid hahaha........

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    Quote Originally Posted by .:Stirfry:. View Post
    no way i had one just like that when i was a kid hahaha........
    lucky mother fucker! i wanted one so bad but ended up with a bike that costs 1/2 what this one did lol

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    Never cared for Gt's. S&M was always my pick of choice.
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