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#1 2012-11-03 6:09pm
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Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
bought a BITCHIN early Champion Survivor today from the original owner and not sure what to call the forks ? they look like mongoose but slightly different .....did Skip Hess build forks for Schwerma ?






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#2 2012-11-03 6:10pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
pics??
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#3 2012-11-03 6:27pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Look like Early Mongoose forks to me.
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#4 2012-11-03 6:28pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Awesome score! Congrats!
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#5 2012-11-03 6:29pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
gaijin wrote:
Look like Early Mongoose forks to me.
with long steertube ?
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#6 2012-11-03 6:31pm
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Champion Schwerma with a DeCoster Fork. Nice pick up!
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#7 2012-11-03 6:35pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
so the decosters had a 5" head tube ? damn,,,,just when I thought I knew everything ! ha:lol:
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#8 2012-11-03 6:39pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
combover wrote:
so the decosters had a 5" head tube ? damn,,,,just when I thought I knew everything ! ha:lol:
No. They just made a fork with a longer steertube along with Speedo & Redline at the time.
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#9 2012-11-03 6:47pm
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aha...1977 ?
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#10 2012-11-03 6:50pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Great find man. Love to have one of these in my stable myself. Looks to be in great shape. Congrats!
Looking for any Panda stuff, undrilled Redline Squareback fork in nickel, OS uncut Star Bars, black, red or blue 1st gen Mushroom grips, Auburn pads, Schwinn Pro modified 1 frame decals, 20" 7b's or Ambrosio hoops & 26" 2.125" hoops.
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#11 2012-11-03 6:53pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
so probably an easy fork to find NOS ! any champ serial info anywhere ? Thanx !
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#12 2012-11-03 8:54pm
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I need a score like this..
Great find.
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#13 2012-11-03 9:43pm
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Love the Chiquita Bananas sticker on the stem ![]()
Looking for any Panda stuff, undrilled Redline Squareback fork in nickel, OS uncut Star Bars, black, red or blue 1st gen Mushroom grips, Auburn pads, Schwinn Pro modified 1 frame decals, 20" 7b's or Ambrosio hoops & 26" 2.125" hoops.
***** WANTED: Early 90's Floval Flyer decals !!!!!!!!!******
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#14 2012-11-03 9:49pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Any serial # info anywhere ?.....when did they first put a drilled brake bridge on .them....this one has no drilled brake bridge....trying to figure out what year it is
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#15 2012-11-03 9:53pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
combover wrote:
Any serial # info anywhere ?.....when did they first put a drilled brake bridge on .them....this one has no drilled brake bridge....trying to figure out what year it is
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=384911
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#16 2012-11-03 10:02pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Cool.
combover wrote:
bought a BITCHIN early Champion Survivor today from the original owner and not sure what to call the forks ? they look like mongoose but slightly different .....did Skip Hess build forks for Schwerma ?
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Wanted- White Industries Freewhee 19T and 20T, Mongoose Stainless Steel bars for a Moosegoose, and Big Gulp bars- because I think they look goofy enough to cruise with!
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#17 2012-11-03 10:12pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Any serial # info on these anywhere
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#18 2012-11-03 10:25pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Sorry about the other post. Didn't realize I copied the wrong thing.
http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=384911
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#19 2012-11-03 10:30pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
wow.. that is an amazing find !!!
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#20 2012-11-03 10:41pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
That's is a FINE looking machine. Great score.
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#21 2012-11-03 10:53pm
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The bikers wrote:
That's is a FINE looking machine. Great score.
Thanx !
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#22 2012-11-03 11:59pm
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Great find. That's a keeper.
Wanted BMXPlus Magazine November 79, if you can't part with it? How about just scanning a few pages for me?
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#23 2012-11-04 3:07am
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WTB: * Oakley F1 grips black/yellow * all KKT FMX/LMX Pedals * Skyway Tuff Graphite pedals/cages * nos red Oakley 2 right side only * nos red Oakley 1 left side only * nos chrome KKT FMX left side pedal 9/16
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#24 2012-11-04 6:33am
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Re: Early champ Score....need help Idendifying forks...... Skip Hess ?
Sweet find. ![]()
GO FOR IT. [img]http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt1/grasso68/deathd2-2-1-1.jpg[/img]
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#25 2012-11-05 10:49am
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