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1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531 
#1 2009-04-16 9:23am
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1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
99% completely restored.
Heres my 79 R11XL. Most everything is NOS. New powder, everything re-chromed, etc. The only thing i could not find is a Kenda K44 gumwall 1.75 "Aggressor" style tire for the back. I actually have the front 2.125, i bought it 3 years ago. Went as far as to get in touch with the Kenda rep, a real good guy, and he made some calls and said the gumwalls were never sold retail, only to bike manufacturers. So it has black K44s, same exact thing. Other then that this is like getting in a time machine, going back to the Boot-n-Wheel bike shop in Laconia, NH in 1979 and buying this of the shop floor. This bike has Reynolds (Mang-Moly) tubing instead of cro-mo. I printed all the stickers for it myself by hand, at my screen print shop, Brighter Image. Nothing really special about it, just all stock parts except the Araya 7C wheels laced to Sunshine flip-flop hubs. This is the Polar White paint, it also came in Chinese Red, but i have never seen on in like 7 years of collecting. I found this pic this morning and thought it was about time to put it on. Enjoy and thanks. 
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#2 2009-10-11 6:07pm
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
Very nice build you have there is there any chance I could get a set of those decals..
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#3 2009-12-04 7:09am
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
YOU WILL SOON SEE A CHINESE RED ONE MY FRIEND!!!!! I just HIT the Jackpot!!!
I just found one of these in that LOT of bikes I found...Its a Chinese Red ALL NOS R11 XL....araya 7c rims, sunshine hubs, Kenda Tires, Dia Compe brakes...I couldnt believe it, it was sitting with all of the R10s and the few R11s I found in that lot of Raleighs i found!! WOW was I surprised to find a Chinese RED (VERY RARE COLOR) Complete NOS with warranty card R11 XL...what a find!!! I am cleaning her up today, and I am gonna build it up and take some photos... 
Women are alot like BMX bikes...You ride em till they get all TORE UP and Abused, then u spend a FORTUNE restoring them to look better than they did when u first got em!!!!
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#4 2010-01-05 12:08pm
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
geauxx4itbmx wrote:
YOU WILL SOON SEE A CHINESE RED ONE MY FRIEND!!!!! I just HIT the Jackpot!!!
I just found one of these in that LOT of bikes I found...Its a Chinese Red ALL NOS R11 XL....araya 7c rims, sunshine hubs, Kenda Tires, Dia Compe brakes...I couldnt believe it, it was sitting with all of the R10s and the few R11s I found in that lot of Raleighs i found!! WOW was I surprised to find a Chinese RED (VERY RARE COLOR) Complete NOS with warranty card R11 XL...what a find!!! I am cleaning her up today, and I am gonna build it up and take some photos...
i can't wait for this to arrive at my door 
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#5 2010-01-16 4:06am
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
Just curious, I have a R11 and it also has a 40t chainwheel (sprocket) My question is, what is the Freewheel tooth count? Or better yet what would the original one would have been?
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#6 2010-02-10 10:32am
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
i have seen some places say it was 16, and some 17. what i would up with is an 18, yes i know, there goes all pedal power, but i dont ride it. but anyway, for some reason i could not get a 16 or 17 lined up right, either by adding or removing a link, it was either way at the end the drops, or way at the begining. the 18T IS a lame gear, but it lands right in the middle of both the dropout and the brake, so its aestetically the most pleasing. BTW i did just print up a batch of r11xl stickers, so if you need a set send me a pm-thanks
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#7 2011-03-28 10:14pm
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
nice bike!!!
Old School BMX collecting.....Its a "Sickness"
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#8 2012-02-10 10:14am
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
I had one of these bitd went with 16 44 gears wasnt stock worked great:D
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#9 2012-02-15 6:59am
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
Check pm message sent
Women are alot like BMX bikes...You ride em till they get all TORE UP and Abused, then u spend a FORTUNE restoring them to look better than they did when u first got em!!!!
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#10 2012-12-22 1:46pm
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Re: 1979 Rampar R11XL Reynolds 531
Nice 
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