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1978 SE Racing BD III

I found this bike at the races and bought it for the handlebars. Then I found out the history of it and began a complete restoration. The parts are original except for the seat, handlebars, chain, & brake lever. Many people have given me the history on it and this seems to be one of just a few still around. The frame is a non serial number and the forks are 1978 GJS. This information comes from many sources and you can see a BD III on Joe Kid on a Stingray, then you can see the GJS forks after that segment. Any more information would be welcomed.

redlinerl20 · 2009-01-29 8:25am

complete pics coming soon!

MADDAWG · 2009-01-29 9:09am

Cant wait , so far so good

redlinerl20 · 2009-02-01 3:31pm

it is almost together. rims are getting black spokes and polished hubs, black tires, chrome chain

oldskooldude · 2009-02-01 3:36pm

Sweet!!!

redlinerl20 · 2009-02-08 6:02pm

it is almost done just waiting on the rims to get laced

foley678 · 2009-04-02 3:35pm

looks better in person than in pics bad a-- bike.

redlinerl20 · 2009-04-03 6:09am

thanks

Capt. Nemo · 2009-04-03 6:13am

Great find!

Is that an OG color?

redlinerl20 · 2009-04-03 6:22am

not an OG color, just something different from the blue/brown combo color scheme.

josh4566 · 2009-07-22 8:59pm

hey man! I knew this kid, that I shared class with in 1st through 3rd grade back in about 1975 or 6. His name was Derick Brown. Even at his young age, he was considered a very sucessful pro. SE sponsored him, He claimed the bike he rode was named after him. His bike sported the Roman Numerals ... IV preceeded by DB... as in DB IV !!! give me a shout. This is the first time i`ve seen anything resembling that first bike in 30 plus years!!!

redlinerl20 · 2009-07-28 10:47am

This is the bike you are talking about. The BD III and the DB IV are the same bike. From what I have gathered the BD III is a 78 and the DB IV is a 79. In 1980 the bike became the mini ripper (witha serial #) and Derek Brown started racing motorcycles and was very succesful. You can find more information on os-bmx.com. There is more pics of Derek Brown and more of the story over there. This bike has no serial number and that is what makes it a BD III or DB IV. The forks are 78 GJS. I bought the bike from the original owner and both his kids raced it in Brookville, Ohio

Last edited by redlinerl20 (2009-11-15 6:52am)

williwoods · 2009-07-29 4:36pm

Cranks look off? Not sure but they are not parallel with each other

redlinerl20 · 2009-07-29 7:16pm

yes they are off, someone hammered on the cranks and took the squareness out of the crank arm. It is at the fabricators getting fixed.

redlinerl20 · 2009-11-15 6:58am

I have added a pic of the bike has it was before I restored it. It has GT expert bars, Full Uni seat and an Suntour stem.

johnny1995 · 2009-11-15 7:18am

Sweet build. Nice one:D

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