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1980 Fuji Orange Peel

Possibly the best bmx I have ever ridden.

Rare find.
I love this bike.
It rides so incredibly smooth and easy.
Very speedy too.
It looks great.
It is, in my opinion, the best bike I currently own.

Anything (from cars to guitars to bikes) made in Japan in the 80's is well made stuff.
This bike is no exception. Quality all the way, this bike is a real bmx machine.

All original as far as I can tell. (Possibly not the bars though)
I ride it all the time now, unless its raining or snowing or might get stolen , in which case I ride my Redline 380.
I will not ever sell it (you can ask) but I wont sell it.
If you have a chance to pick one of these up ....do not let it get away!

HUGE THANKS TO BIZ FOR SELLING ME THIS BIKE FOR A MERE $150 !!!
(I geuss at 6' 4" he is sort of too tall to ride a 20" bmx anyway)

MickRich393 · 2012-01-26 12:39am

Nice piece of old school Japan you've got there!!! Do you ride it with the bars like that???

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 4:54am

Thanks I dig this bike.
Bars too far forward?
I have always set my bars a little too far forward.
Weird looking, but feels ok to me when I ride.

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JKelley · 2012-01-26 5:54am

I use to ride with my bars like that back in the 90s with the seat post jacked up high, mostly for cruising around town...not anymore tho. Nice bike I like it.

84master · 2012-01-26 6:06am

sick score!!! I have an '80 Plum Crazy

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 6:07am

I am really more of a town cruiser type of rider anymore. No super crazy stuff for me.
This thing will see curbs and trails for the most part.
Pushing the bars up might limit control some...I am not sure.
I am so used to having most of my bikes set up like this, I have never set them another way.

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 6:53am

Thanks. I saw yours in the Museum. These bikes are sweet.

84master wrote:
sick score!!! I have an '80 Plum Crazy

bloud · 2012-01-26 12:57pm

Nice score! Interesting seat clamp position. ;-) Looks to be all original! Recently picked up an Orange Peel frame, my first of the "Feather" series. Was surprised at the bubble gum welds on the frame though, so I can only assume these were not manufactured in Japan, but Taiwan.

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 2:50pm

Seat clamp position ?? ok....

bloud wrote:
Nice score! Interesting seat clamp position. ;-) Looks to be all original! Recently picked up an Orange Peel frame, my first of the "Feather" series. Was surprised at the bubble gum welds on the frame though, so I can only assume these were not manufactured in Japan, but Taiwan.

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bloud · 2012-01-26 2:53pm

curlcon151 wrote:
Seat clamp position ?? ok....

uhm, yeah, it's sideways...

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 2:54pm

ok

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 2:56pm

I think I have seen people use these old 2 bolt clamps both ways. It looks kind of weird either way.

bloud · 2012-01-26 2:57pm

curlcon151 wrote:
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o58 … 0_6694.jpg
ok

I'm not sure if you are offended by my comment, but I'm getting that. Was not meant to be offensive. Below is the "correct" position of the seat clamp...

curlcon151 · 2012-01-26 3:18pm

Not offended at all. For some reason I geuss I can come off that way on the internet chat thing... or worse. Anyway my excuse is: I got the bike with the clamp like that,although I did adjust the seat. I admit the clamp looked weird at the time but I just left it because it looked like it had been this way forever. I will adjust it accordingly, thanks for the correction.

bloud wrote:
curlcon151 wrote:
http://i1149.photobucket.com/albums/o58 … 0_6694.jpg
ok
I'm not sure if you are offended by my comment, but I'm getting that. Was not meant to be offensive. Below is the "correct" position of the seat clamp...

http://www.fujibmx.com/1980-fuji-feather-op-big.jpg

nblracer305 · 2012-10-14 5:58pm

My sister had the plum crazy she hated the purple and sanded it, painted it blue and then traded it for a redline but it was tricked out with bullseyes and campy cranks I thought it was cooler than my hutch. wish she still had
it but who hasn't said that on this site. I miss my 24" Vector I still get sick thinking about it ,my dad got rid of it without telling me Killer fuji !!

vinnymack97 · 2012-11-11 6:09am

Super . I want one.

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