BMX Bikes


My Collection

Modest compared to some collections I have seen, the bikes in my collection are not the rarest bikes going around but I have tried to restore them to original - or at least era-correct - specifications. You are unlikely to find a Nomura, a CW Phaze-1 or an SE DB-IV in the near future as I simply cannot afford these gems.

The bikes appear in the order I have restored them. As you can see, I started with a couple of classics from the biggest BMX manufacturers of the time but have since moved on to some Australian classics.

Click on any image to see more photos of the bikes .. enjoy!

1981 Mongoose Motomag
  
1981 Kuwahara KZ-1
1984 Redline PL-20 Carrera
  
1985 Repco Team Hotfoot
1983 Speedwell Sting CrMo
  
1981 Malvern Star SuperMax
1987 Redline 400c
  
1982 Repco Team Hotfoot
1982 Repco Hotfoot X-Gusset
  
198? Orion (made by Giant)
1995 Mongoose Menace
  
1985 Hotfoot Freestyle
1985 Hotfoot 24" Cruiser
  
1979 Malvern Star SuperMax
1982 Repco Hotfoot Team
 
1980 Giant GMX-250
198? Silverton Aero
 
1985 Repco Hotfoot HiTen
1995 Repco Hotfoot
 
1990 Repco Hotfoot HiTen
199X Repco Team Hotfoot
 

What's next?

Dunno .. I have a complete set of blue Shimano, Tagaki Tourney and Suntour accessories and are looking for a project to use them on. Maybe a Malvern Star CrMo?

Of course, if I had the time, money and spousal approval I would like to add a couple of bikes to complete the collection. Classics like a PK Ripper, an SE Quadangle and an ET Kuwahara would be cherished but there are some other interesting bikes I like that are less known / common but ultimately more affordable. For example, a Tange Hot Heart .. this frame is exceptionally built by Tange and is very similar in design and quality to the Kuwahara frame that Tange was making at the time. Anyone got one for sale?

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Extra Info / Links

   OldSchoolMags.com  Have you ever wished that you could go back in time to the late 70's and early 80's when you could walk into a newsagency and see the latest issues of BMX Action, BMX Plus, Super BMX and Freestylin' in the racks as crisp and clean as the day they were printed? If you said yes to any of these questions, this is the site for you ..

   BMX Works  This site has everything you will ever need to restore an old school bmx from loose parts - nuts, bolts and bearings - through to complete brake sets, cranks sets and finishing parts, such as pad sets and decals.

   Madman's BMX Painting Services  Pete's work is second to none. I have two frames painted by him - a Hotfoot Freestyle in white and a Hotfoot 24" Cruiser in Hazard Yellow - and both have come out beautifully. Pete can also handle the stripping of paint and chrome and other prep work.

   Re-Rides  Sydney Australia based BMX restoration and photography. Rebuilding retro BMX bikes from 80's old-school, 90's mid-school and 00's new-school era's.

   SDBMX  SDBMX sells a distinctive range of cast alloy BMX rims that will finish of any old-school, mid-school or even new-school build. Styles include the Blizzard, Cyclone, Hurricane, Tornado and Typhoon.

Blizzard Cyclone Hurricane Tornado Typhoon

   Vintage Mongoose  Anyone who is interested in Mongooses (Mongeese?) has probably already found this site. When I was restoring my Motomag, I found this site invaluable for information and reproductions decals and grips. Warren, who is behind this site, is a local who is passionate - no obsessive - about the Mongoose brand and it shows.