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Here is an 86 World Tour we came across. The kid said his aunt had it in the trash in New Jersey he brought it with him to Florida and now it's a part of the Rich&Rays "OG Classic Collection". All OG from the grips to the tires the only thing missing is the decals. Ride on...

GHMGT73 · 2013-01-03 8:03am

I need to start finding these in the trash!

novabmx · 2013-01-03 8:11am

Nice GT

willaw114ag · 2013-01-03 11:51am

YEAH BUDDY!!!! Love mid 80s GT freestyle bikes.

NOTORIOUS · 2013-01-03 2:25pm

Most Deff a 86 .. But more like Pro freestyle tour then World tour

Rich&Rays · 2013-01-04 7:42am

The kid I bought it from pulled the stickers off cause he was attempting to repaint it and said they were World Tour. What would be the deciding factor?

twowheelsjim · 2013-01-04 8:33am

So he got to the most important stickers first. I dnt understand why the vin#'s dnt hv an indication of which GT model it is. I got a frame now with no stickers and not sure which ones to go with.

twowheelsjim · 2013-01-04 8:33am

Clean bike by the way!!!

GHMGT73 · 2013-01-04 8:47am

Mid-86 they started using the PFT name. Before that it was PWT. All 1986 4130 Pro Performer/Pro World Tour/Pro Freestyle Tour framesets are identical. Only difference in bikes was parts/decals. The entry level "performer" was not stamped 4130 (because it was trimoly), thought it looks almost identical to the 4130 frames.

NOTORIOUS · 2013-01-04 3:09pm

Ok .. Doe's the Fork Have Double Cable Guide ? Where's the Sn on the frame ?
That would Answer alot Info ,..
Hmmmm...I see That It has a #3 hole Drop out ..

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Rich&Rays · 2013-01-09 4:02pm

Explain...

southphillybmx · 2013-01-09 4:12pm

I just love gt bikes, looks good my man'

NOTORIOUS · 2013-01-09 5:26pm

Rich&Rays wrote:
Explain...

Well the American made world tours had Double cable guides ..
Japan made had single .. with #3 hole rear Drop out !!

So .. this is a Japan made World tour

GHMGT73 · 2013-01-09 7:58pm

NOTORIOUS wrote:
Rich&Rays wrote:
Explain...
Well the American made world tours had Double cable guides ..
Japan made had single .. with #3 hole rear Drop out !!

So .. this is a Japan made World tour

mmm, that could be true, but not definitive. I have a Japanese Pro Performer with dual cable guides. ALso have an american Pro Performer with dual cable guides. Both 86.

And a 3 hole dropout that is'n' "notched" like 84-85? that's just odd. I've never seen that before. Actually I've never seen a 3 hole dropout on anything past early '85. My USA made 86 has 4 holes. GT was so confusing back then!

All that said, the only thing that makes one a pro performer vs a World Tour, is decals and parts.

Rich&Rays · 2013-01-10 12:40pm

It has one brake guide and 3 holes and is early 86. I honestly dont care either way because I don't plan on selling it just need to buy the correct decals. It had World Tour decals "originally" so that is what I plan on going with unless someone can tell me why it's not. Thanks for the input.

houndog · 2013-01-10 1:22pm

Great bike and great information in this thread. GT did so much weird stuff back then between US, Japan and all the different factories.

GHMGT73 · 2013-01-10 2:00pm

That's your answer. If it had World Tour decals, then it's a World Tour. The parts support this too. The Frame/Fork, dropout holes etc. have absolutely nothing to do with what model it is (PWT vs. PP). Gyro must have been added later, or by the bike shop. GT did not include a Gyro as standard on any bike until '87 (at least not in their catalogs/ads).

from the 86 catalog...

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NOTORIOUS · 2013-01-10 2:24pm

GHMGT73 wrote:
That's your answer. If it had World Tour decals, then it's a World Tour. The parts support this too. The Frame/Fork, dropout holes etc. have absolutely nothing to do with what model it is (PWT vs. PP). Gyro must have been added later, or by the bike shop. GT did not include a Gyro as standard on any bike until '87 (at least not in their catalogs/ads).

from the 86 catalog...

http://www.bricklayercreative.com/images/86GTPWT.png

Yah.. the front mags on backwords ..

That's a catalog bike ..

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