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1984 Huffy Stu Thomsen

My very 1st childhood BMX ride

I remember seeing these bikes on TV commercials when I was a kid. My folks bought me one for my 8/9th birthday. I rode it everywhere and even started to learn freestyle on one. I ended up destroying that bike. Fast forward 20 something years later and I find another one at the OS BMX meet. I never thought I would want another one of these, but after 2 hours of debating w/ myself, I came home w/ it.
Updates:(7/22/12)
I pretty much changed every part of this bike to make it fit me better and for reliability...lol I took it out on a group beach ride last night and it was so much fun to ride. I think it`s probably the most comfortable of all my bikes,to ride at the beach. I was surprised that it turned a few heads... Yes.. I kept the kickstand....
Parts breakdown
Frame:84 Huffy Stu Thomsen
Fork: late 80`s /90s GT race fork.
Headset: stock Huffy
Stem: 90`s Dyno. (much better/safer then that death drap stem they came with. )
Bars: 88 Haro Race Kneesavers
Grips: Generic A`me Ttri copies
Seatclamp: Porkchop suntour type. 25.4
Seatpost: Porkchop 400mm cro-mo with 7/8"-13/16" shim
Seat: 90`s Odyssey Pro
Brakes : generic MX 1000 Style calipers w/Dia compe hombre brake pads
Brake lever: Dia compe MX99
Wheels: Chrome 36 spoke Sun Rhyno lite w/SR high flange hub.(Rear) Femco w/ Suzue High flange hub.(front)
Tires : 20x1.95 Cheng Shin V-Tread
Cranks : Redline Proline 180mm
Bottom bracket : "Frankenstein 19mm spare parts
Pedals : GT VP-823
Chain wheel : Tuff neck 43T
Chain : KMC