Last monday as i was passing a house, i saw a really dull looking bmx bike hanging on somones fence, it was rusted badly, upon inspection, i saw that it was a skyway ta!! I asked the guy to sell it to me, since it was a piece of junk to him, he sold it to me cheap, suffice to say the only usable parts are the frame, rims,handle,stem, seatpost, seatclamp & headset. Too bad it didnt have the original skyway fork. I scrubbed most of the rust out and going to rechrome the frame tommorow. My question is, why is my skyway ta serial number a bit different? It says 11-83, then the serial number starts, R 0007729 R where did the R come from?

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The R isnt at the same level as the numbers, it is slightly elevated and spaced out. Do u think skyway stamped the R or maybe the previous owner did? I think the guy who sold it to me didnt actually own the bike, because he doesnt know anything about it. QUOTE (alcyon @ Oct 27 2006, 08:24 AM) hi guys! Last monday as i was passing a house, i saw a really dull looking bmx bike hanging on somones fence, it was rusted badly, upon inspection, i saw that it was a skyway ta!!

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I asked the guy to sell it to me, since it was a piece of junk to him, he sold it to me cheap, suffice to say the only usable parts are the frame, rims,handle,stem, seatpost, seatclamp & headset. Too bad it didnt have the original skyway fork. I scrubbed most of the rust out and going to rechrome the frame tommorow. My question is, why is my skyway ta serial number a bit different? It says 11-83, then the serial number starts, R 0007729 R where did the R come from? The R isnt at the same level as the numbers, it is slightly elevated and spaced out.

Do u think skyway stamped the R or maybe the previous owner did? I think the guy who sold it to me didnt actually own the bike, because he doesnt know anything about it. Wondershare Dvd Creator Crack Download more. I am from klang, malaysia, very far away!! Anyway as i said, the guy who had the bike thinks its a piece of junk, lucky for me, i paid RM50 only. If the guy u buying from knows his stuff, you probably have to pay a lot more. The Pillows Download Discography U2.

A lot of non bmxers in malaysia do not think highly of old bikes, to them its just a piece of old juck, only the old schoolers will know. So lucky for us, we can still get cheap. I have one advice for you, try to pretend that the bike isnt that valueble, just say u like it, if you are lucky, the owner might not know what he has, and you can get it for SGD200 or less, which is already a bargain. QUOTE (alcyon @ Oct 27 2006, 09:02 AM) i am from klang, malaysia, very far away!! Anyway as i said, the guy who had the bike thinks its a piece of junk, lucky for me, i paid RM50 only. If the guy u buying from knows his stuff, you probably have to pay a lot more. A lot of non bmxers in malaysia do not think highly of old bikes, to them its just a piece of old juck, only the old schoolers will know.

So lucky for us, we can still get cheap. I have one advice for you, try to pretend that the bike isnt that valueble, just say u like it, if you are lucky, the owner might not know what he has, and you can get it for SGD200 or less, which is already a bargain. The way i see it, if u still have a skyway even if its japanese made, there is no difference. No need to dfeel sad!! I just sent my frame for rechrome, will get it back by the 7th of november, now if only the guy with the TA forks will change with my tange fork.anyway, the top tube length of my TA is 18.5', and downtube is 19'. Also guys, i have a complete set skyway ta sticker, however, the downtube sticker is a 1 piece affair, that means i have to stick it together at both sides, question is should i cut it in the center?