My love for bmx is fully restored !

Thank you again for making me all misty eyed relieving my childhood dream bikes. My parents bought me a blue steel Hotfoot with yellow OGK tuffs here in Australia. I loved customizing it and even did newspaper and pharmacy (drug store) deliveries in it for a couple of years. I rode it into the ground and loved our many BMX tracks in our area. It was all my parents could afford but I probably spent more customizing it than what it originally cost. Probably could have afforded a Mongoose in the end. My favourite movie was the Australian film BMX Bandits and I always dreamt of a chrome Mongoose with blue components and tuffs (I think it was a Motomag) that “Goose” rode in the film. He even had blue Shimano DX pedals that I bought for my Hotfoot as well. Even back then they were a fortune! I still watch that movie and even my 6 and 9 year old boys love it. Then there was RAD, the movie! I bought a repop Mongoose for one of my sons and I love watching him ride it now. I now find 24” are perfect for my 51 year old knees. Love my Monza and about to get 24” Graphites in place of the standard tuffs. I’m now in the process of buying that beloved Mongoose and building it up with OG or NOS parts. Thanks again!

I Raced BMX from 1975-77. Back then I rode a Sun Cycle Black Diamond with Ashtabula Forks, Crank and Stem. It was literally one of the best bikes on the track, yet none of the throwback BMX Channels ever mention it. Came in 3 colors...Black, Chrome and Bright Yellow. Both of mine were Yellow.

The PK Ripper is very nice. In 1984 I bought a black PK Ripper frame mounted my gold rims (same), same brakes, same cranks, CW Handlebars, Black Elina seat with a Suntour neck and beartrap headset. I never got the Landing Gear Forks as I was running the original heavy nickel plated Redline forks. I foolishly sold it complete for an embarrassing low amount of money after 12 years of babying that bike (kept it in my deadbolted bedroom). I bought frame for $150 with my paper route money. Very hard to find frame anymore in that condition for any money. They sold SO many of them, but has become a hard to find item. I don't want made in China! Rocking the Redline with vintage 185mm Single Pinch Flight Cranks. Nice PK and I would have to go ahead a ride it. It's too nice to just sit there!!!!

Wow, nice walk down memory lane. I had a PK back in 83 too, mine was white and it got stolen. A year later I got CW Phase 1, I broke it within a month or two. CW replaced the frame which I promptly sold and bought a Skyway. I still have that one, been thinking about putting it back together for 30 years. Maybe I will some day.

Great collection! Definitely brings back memories. I had a Sigma in the 4th grade. My dad was stationed in San Diego when i was in Jr High and that is where I learned about the cool bikes. Fell in love with Redlines and GT Performers. My parents would never spring for those so my brother and I were always out with friends jumping ramps with Huffy products. At least twice the weight of a VFR but we were still catching plenty of air and distance. Thanks for sharing brother

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Great memory and thanks for sharing!

Should get some chain tensioners for the Ripper...Aluminum frames can chain slip without them due to the softness of the metal.I had a Ripper in 84 and an FMF,which was actually the first aluminum BMX frame maker,even though SE Racing was thought to have been first.I grew up in Newport Beach/South Costa Mesa before moving to Toronto ,Canada in 1983.I`m in Vancouver now,but my family still live in CM.We called BMX hucking the gully(AKAsheeps hill) before the term BMX was coined,in the late 70`s.We had Schwinn stingray`s that were heavy as hell.Over the years I have own many bikes,I still have a 2000 Aluminum frame Diamondback( Franko frame),but it is the only BMX bike I have.

I had that Predator Free Form Ex in powder blue. It was an 85 if I'm not mistaken. Some asshole broke into our garage and stole it after my parents saved up for over 6 months to be able to afford it. I'm a 48 year old woman now and I still want my bike back.

Very cool stuff! I am 50 and fancy myself a spoiled kid. Went from stamped bike to Schwinn Phantom w gold alum adds race inc pro neck sugino ect to a Skyway TA from Hank And Frank bikes in red white blue in 6th grade n been buying bmx from that day on! Cool to see such neat history pieces!

Love the CW Phase One with the Pro Bars, I had a friend in high school who had one and hadn't seen him in years but when I would see his mom and ask about it she said he still has it and will never sell it. He claimed the Z in the down tube made it stronger, I just loved the look of it. His looked a lot like yours except he had a Kasimax aero on his square tube reinforced lay back. Looks like yours needs a 27mm race on the fork, otherwise it's perfect!

Found your channel yesterday. Subscribed. I grew up in the 80's. These bikes bring back so many memories. I built a PK Ripper and a Torker back in the day. Had a subscription to BMX Plus for years.

@RadBMXBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

Awesome collection dude!! Yeah back in the day growing up in the 80s in Upland ,California i got my first dream bike as a kid an 84 chrome GT Pro Performer with blue anodized tufneck stem and sprocket, oakley b2b grips , skyway tuffs rode it home off the showroom floor from Roy's bike shop.

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

That is epic! I was born in Upland!!

The huffy sigma…i remember seeing one back in 87 in the display case at Service Merchandise. Wanted it so bad but ended up with a Murray. Which i still have.

I just now saw your video, for the first time and I was amazed at what you have in this part of your collection. And I must say, I also am a fan of the P.K.Ripper. I used to race for SE back in the day. I had ALOT of bikes growing up. I was an avid BMX racer and never went without a bike. My Dad was an engineer as a radar technician and discovered a chip for the radars that saved the government tons of money in repairs, so he was paid royalties, and made serious bank. So needless to say, I pretty much got damn near everything and anything I wanted growing up. So I had tons of bikes. I just wish I held onto the bikes. But it is cool to see someone who takes pride in collecting bikes that are nastelgic and cool from back in the day.

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing your memories

Very nice collection! I got those Uni Wheel covers for my '86 Haro FST after seeing Eddie Fiola using them in the magazine. They were horrible, loud, scrubbing sound and from what I recall around $40 back then, which was not an insignificant amount. I've had some people comment about my bike being a Sigma and I didn't know what they meant. Now I see Huffy had a bike with these wheel covers. Cool stuff, thanks for sharing!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

I still have an extra set laying around. It’s such a cool look, but yeah very loud

As I posted earlier,the PK RIPPER is one of the most popular bmx bikes I’ve ever seen.So many freestylers and street riders I knew had them.I know SE rereleased the PK RIPPER, QUADANGLE & FLOVAL FLYER, in several sizes.All three were cracking bikes.

Great collection! Do you have any JMC's? That was the most Exotic Bike in my opinion ...JMC Long77 78 79 they had the bigger Tear Drop than in the early 80s and that Euro Bottom Bracket and American Never wanted a Bike with a Dudes name on it Long or Short Perfection ...Cheers in 80 to 83 we lived in Mira Loma Ca and would go to Stu's house in 82 and the had Built a starting Gate to practice ...Good Times

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t have any JMCs. Hard to come by for sure

Someone I knew had a sigma they were different something about the wheel covers.. we all had a redline mongoose gt and diamondback ..nobody judged anyone good times..

I found and you may already know. That you can soak all the old white plastic parts in hydrogen peroxide, like the pedals on your schwinn. It will make them bone white again, just like new. I was amazed! Does take 24 hrs.of soaking or more, but very worth it.

Awesome fleet bro. Love to see more. Got to admit, got a little lump in my throat when you showed the predator. LOL I've got to redline proline and a performer and that I'm restoring myself. I did subscribe hope you get to your thousand soon. Again awesome collection. Can't wait to see more.

Man, I would have sold a kidney to have that CW back in the day!!!! I did have those bars at least. I SO miss chrome frames.

Thank you for doing this and doing it so well. The details and stories... Thanks for the trip through time.

My boy Dave bought it in 2011 we waited for a month for him to get it there's a camo color one they did that year also that CW is insane one kid had that bike when I was a kid my friend pat I'm sending him this video ❤ great stuff brother

Awsome bikes! Ive got a 1988 gt inturceptor... i belive mostly original. But ive got.an old huffy... 20in bmx frame... but teardrop shaped tube... any ideo what it could be?

thumbs up for last bike!

I had a old badass mongoose that was stolen years ago and losing that bike crushed me. My uncle gave it to me in the mid 80s. I only have a 98' diamondback viper in blue, completely original. I am totally restoring it. Its clean and fits my 6' frame with chromoly tubing

@Rad BMX Builds I gotta say, the way you come out with these gems 💎 is amazing. It makes great viewing I love it. I’m really happy that you got exactly what you wanted, as it’s not easy and that’s an understatement. The fact that you held tight and didn’t give in to some of these stupid prises that people demand. It is there business but claiming that they are a certain year when you can see it’s a repro, and I know some repro’s are limited, it makes me wonder if they know what they’re talking about. Love your builds you definitely have an for the colours and detail.Awesome. Your right about your crown jewel, as I read on a forum about someone who was looking for a P.K. Ripper that same colour, I can’t remember it properly it had something about the numbers that got done and the colour and something about the serial for a photo shoot I think and then the factory closed. Two questions, which feels the best for riding of the P.K.’s old or new and are the fork the same fatness..?

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. New PK is a better rider because of the better geometry. Forks are smaller on the older ones

Luv ur bikes I’m a real big fan of gt an mongoose bikes an haro I really luv ur bikes oh an I do have a haro now but I used to have a old style dyno detour all white with the white mags an white tires with the tan dry wall an the all white pegs it got stolen tho an it was my most precious find to

Nice collection, back in the day (mid eighties) I knew a guy that had the Schwinn, but he had white tuff wheels and Hutch 3 piece cranks on his cream cycle.

Always wanted a cw lightning bolt. ...always drooled over jules mids uk 80s bmxers

I had a baby blue Freeform Z and it was my bunny hop machine! It was so light compared to my other bikes and I kept it stripped down and simple. I beat the absolute hell out of it and it took it all.

Cool collection. I’m starting to go down this road, there’s just something cool about old bmx bikes. Picking up a 1980’s Ross piranha for my first little project/ rider may go grab a GT mach1 as well.

@RadBMXBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

Nice bikes , back in the 80's I had pk ripper. Race Inc, hutch ,profile ,thruster ,gt ,Haro, quad angle ,all the cool bikes

That CW is jaw dropping, thanks for sharing…. I liked your stories behind them too. Good little taste of the collection and subscribed

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

That’s one of my favorite bikes

I love how you love your bikes. I fully understand it

I remember when this disc covers came out 😂me n my friends were like what the heck are those ?

Hay man the CW Phase one I had back when I was in high school loved the bike plus the lightning bolts was the best!!! My frame cracked head set!!!

I have a orange predator that I bought at a yard sale 20+ years ago. Rode it a little before it ended up in the back of the garage buried in time.

Nice, love to see some more

Awesome bikes man. I didn't have the sigma but I had the huffy expert free style around 1991. Sucked.. everyone in my neighborhood back then had diamondbacks. Oh well got me into BMX anyway

The PK is dope. I remember seeing an old ad back in the day of some of the top pros lined up on a start gate and one of them was on a Ripper. Such a beast.

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

It’s definitely my favorite

First I heard the CW frame was "not suitable for riding" I used to see people riding them all the time, never heard of one breaking.

I remember seeing those sigmas on the rack at the local shop. Crazy...... Love the channel man. Great content. Well done!!!!

@RadBMXBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Def had a sigma. Was it ~86? Mom bought it on layaway at Benny’s (SE New England retail chain). I loved it at first. Had it for about 6 months before I learned about the “cool” bikes. GT, Haro, Redline, etc. As soon as that happened I was so embarrassed to ride this around. Took the wheel disks off at that point to preserve any possible dignity when cruising. The next year was able to talk mom into getting me a “cool” bike. That’s when I got a 87 Haro FST. Love seeing this! Thanks

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

Brother I'm from Newport Beach, and couldn't believe that I heard you say upland ca. You have a real bmx collection and don't break out the hardest bike to find RRS ,Redlands Riverside schwinn. I haven't seen one yet at a show .peace ✌

Thanks for sharing

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Please subscribe many more rad videos

Amazing !

Amazing collections!!!

Great collection!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

So sick, Dude!

I have a CW Racing Frame! With the lightning bolt ⚡️ that I totally forgot about! It back in Florida at my mom’s house, I’m going to build it just like I used have it back in 1983!!!!

@RadBMXBuilds

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. Let me know if you ever want to sell it

not sure y u only have 400 subs bc u have insane bikes and u build top notch i’m sure the sub count will fly. i always anticipate your builds and can’t wait to buy very soon.

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I truly appreciate it. I’m trying to get my Instagram followers to subscribe 👍🏻

My friend, Tim, had a Sigma. It got stolen, ironically, as he and I were in Target where he was stuffing cassette tapes in his pants. The bike was junk but I wanted to put the discs on my Diomandback Viper.

Very cool Orange Predator, Home Depot colors. LOL thanks for showing the collection.

Yeah the purpl bike ...and the orange bike are cool ..

You have a nice collection nothing like your childhood dreams come to fruition your way 🙌🏽 goals.

@RadBMXBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

I dig the channel Stay Rad..

I had that Schwinn in baby blue.

Cw is badass ❤❤❤❤ that frame alone is money ...and rare e😢😊njoy it ...also the other bikes are rad

@RadBMXBuilds

10 ай бұрын

Sold the CW last year. Old video

Nice. The PK Ripper, as you know, is the ultimate, then the 78 Torker, then the various early Mongoose. The rest are just kind of specialty bikes. Some day I'll get an original PK Ripper.

love the cw racing bike ! original tuff neck!! chrome and black color looks great on that bike!! like your rad bmx pads and tshirts!!! do you have website where you sell your stuff mainly the tshirts? gbanks

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Radbmxbuilds.com

I won't get rid of my diamondback tail whip 92 is been hanging up for 29 years I was told it didn't come with rims. What a Barn find.

Wow lovely bikes I just bought a Rayleigh teamster for £20 I can't belive how good condition and original it is for the age

When I was 10 years old I lived in the valley in Buffalo and the huffy sigma was the most shot after bike here in New York every kid on the block had one except for me I had a piranha I don't know if you know what piranhas are if you remember what a piranha is they were similar to a mongoose but they were nothing nothing compared to The prestige of having a $98 huffy sigma

I likes me some chrome! Killer bikes man. *I'm currently riding a 2013 DK Sentry 24"

Nice video! I wish I could get my high school BMX back, a 1984 Redline 500a series 3. Saw one in Australia on Ebay for around £3500! Mine was museum quality til it got stolen by a supposed 'friend' from school!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching. Hope you subscribe. Sorry about your bike

662!!! BMX and bodyboarding!! Yeee

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

I used to live in Hawaii and buy my boards there 🤙

That ‘83 PK tho 😍. Man i love what you’re doing - keep it up!!!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

From a 1970s bmx war of the stars tour rider the stem on the cw is not a tuff neck ,tuff had knee damage square block of Bullitt. It was called pro neck once it got radius corners.

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

You aren’t totally correct. It is definitely a Tuff Neck.

@pastorofmuppets1968

Жыл бұрын

I believe the name of the company was Tuff Neck. They made the Tuff Neck and the Pro Neck. I do believe the Pro Neck was the one with rounded off corners.

Those Oakley grips are what got me hooked on their glasses I I think the grips were first 🤔😎

Hey do you have any advise on painting a bike with a spray gun? I want to paint one of my bikes teal

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

I powder coat instead of paint

@sushuki4833

2 жыл бұрын

Yea that’s the problem… c4 labs already said it would cost them about 500 bucks to powder coat it. And I want the frame have a transition like on the haro master

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

@@sushuki4833 that’s very expensive. I only pay $145 for frame, forks, bars and seat post.

I really like this video, because I am also a collector of old bicycles

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! New videos every week, be sure to Subscribe

@edstv7739

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, of course

Love it bro ! More to come !!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate your support

Lol I remember that Huffy Thought it was cooler than what I had at the time

MAN I miss my pk ripper! Lightest bike I have ever had. Someone stole it.

The Phase 1 is a classic till they crack 🥺. The sigma was very OG 👍🏼. I’m still rocking my original 84 Skyway TA in white 😊

Wow 😮

Damn Some gorgeous bikes Do you happen to have a Mongoose Moto Mag chrome? That’s what I had growing up mid 80s through early 90s before it was stolen. Would love just to see one again after seeing the video. Subbed

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sub. I do not currently have a motomag

Been in BMX sense the begining but I never seen the lightning frame. And only remember seeing a commercial about the Sigma never in person

High-Larious!!!!! The Sigma!!! Absolute Crap yet Hella Iconic for sure! Great collection.

The sigma made me subscribe. 👍🏼. Had mine less than a month. Rode* my brother to the store for candy on the pegs, put the security on (flipped it upside down), then came outside and it was gone baby gone. Such a traumatizing day. 🤦🏻‍♂️. I have to let it go. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no… thanks for subscribing

Last phaze 1 i saw for sale was a frame and fork for 6000$

Is a 1990s Royce Union 360 hazard BMX with gold accents a sought after bike

how to keep bikes like that? any maintenance tips?

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Routine service

@SaisaezVlogs

2 жыл бұрын

i got my 90s bmx still running :)

Still have my 90s GT Dyno

Hey in 1985 I got this bike it was a Baja freestyle white and blue with white skyways tioca cranks has anyone seen these bikes or know of them

My friends twins had huffy sigma. Wish they. Ade wheel disk for 29"

🤣 I had the huffy sigma as well

Do you have a Huffy pro lightning

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

No

@pastorofmuppets1968

Жыл бұрын

My first bike was a Huffy Thunder Road. Man, im old.

How many people have contacted you saying.. dude !!! I had a SIGMA TOO 🤣. YEAH. I Did 🚴‍♀️💪

Amazing collection buddy. Who do you use in Australia for the cranks ?? Love the channel 👍

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I use BMX-Works in AU

1ST THING 1ST GREAT BIKES AS FAR AS THE HUFFY SIGMA I REMEBER AS A KID SEEING THE COMMERCIAL THE BOY RIDING IT AN COMING IN FOR THE SLIDE AN I WANTED THE BIKE SO BAD BUT AT THE TIME WE WERE POOR SO EVEN THE HUFFY I COULD NOT GET BUT LATER ON DID GET A BIKE SIMULAR TO THE SIGMA WITH THE PLASTIC WHEELS DISK THATS WHAT SOLD ME AS A KID WAS THE DISK I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE BEST THING SINCE SLICE BREAD YOU WERE LUCKY TO HAVE GOT THOSE BIKES NOW WHEN I GOT INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL MY MOM DID BLESS ME WITH THE PINK AN WHITE CW CALIFORNIA SHAKER BADASS BIKE

I have an old Schwinn predator it needs redone

Won my 1st Bmx National @ Waterford Oaks in 1980!! On my PK Ripper!!

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

I loved racing mine

@frankbalazs8816

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBMXBuilds I ended up racing for Factory GT for a few years, STILL have all my gear and bikes from then! I got 2nd at Southpark Nationals at 46yrs old right before I got crohns and had to quit racing! My little sister raced for Factory ZERONINE and got 2nd in the World's in Amsterdam! My entire family raced for 40 years plus all together ❤ Great Childhood!!

@frankbalazs8816

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadBMXBuilds ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION!!❤

I had a Segma in 88'

Nice a cw bolt ⚡️ mine got stolen 7 years ago every no.gooder tried stealing till it finally did

I had some kind of knock off Huffy sigma. Beta force 3 or something dumb, now I gotta google it

Omg...the Sigma...i learned my first Freestyle trick ob that...Cherry picker...lol...wow..

The läßt one looks funny

@RadBMXBuilds

2 жыл бұрын

Ok