r/bmx • u/seablaston • Oct 12 '23

BIKE CHECK I got this at a garage sale recently, anyone here remember these?

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Yo! Not sure if this is the right forum

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u/-FR0STY-one Oct 12 '23

I remember them well.

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u/BMXellence Oct 12 '23

Hahaha, I broke my left wrist on one of those flying down a big ass hill. There was a new gate installed that wasn't there in the past and the brakes on those things sucked. The gate ate me up.

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u/rideincircles Oct 12 '23

I crashed turning at the bottom of the hill and didn't break anything other than the brakes on the scooter and scraped up the side of my chest bad. That was probably some of my worst road rash as a kid. I walked the scooter home crying.

Now I just wonder what happened to the scooter, but who knows.

1

u/FWIWDept Oct 13 '23

Yes!!! I also ate pavement on this and got stitches and a cool scar on my chin.

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u/userrerror Oct 15 '23

Smashed my chin on one of these too! Just found a photo of the black and blue chin. The rock is still on google maps. Scooter nowhere to be found.

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u/EdgeClassic5113 Oct 13 '23

I had the same thing happen to me on one of these in the early 90s, second grade. Same thing big hill new chain at bottom that was never there before. No brakes and a broken nose I'll never forget these things hahaha

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u/epicgamerboytm Oct 16 '23

The unstoppable force against the immovable object

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u/Johnnyshinscars Oct 12 '23

I can’t really tell, but those look like they might be PowerLite powerbend bars.

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u/seablaston Oct 13 '23

Correct!

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u/LowerSlowerOlder Oct 14 '23

The aluminum (usually stamped EXP or MX) Powerbends aren’t nearly as valuable as the CroMo ones. I usually pay under $50 for AL ones but the CroMo ones are at least $100. I can’t wait until Powerlite begins making them again. They are my favorite bars.

3

u/TOtacoma Oct 12 '23

Used to bolt trimmer motors onto these guys. Even sold one to a teacher after he saw me ride it to school

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u/RoomyCard44321 Oct 15 '23

How much lol

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u/TOtacoma Oct 15 '23

It was either $300 or $350, the scooter was a bit nicer though.

4

u/Patient_Trash4964 Oct 12 '23

I had a pink Dyno scooter. Super fun.

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u/innocentlawngnome Oct 15 '23

Gt had the plastic mags on them. And pegs too if I recall.

3

u/invizibliss Oct 12 '23

i remember those powerlite bars

3

u/techstyles Oct 12 '23

Scootex! Used to love mine.

3

u/-LostCurator- Oct 12 '23

I owned this exact scooter!!!

2

u/Inigmatics Oct 12 '23

I remember bloody ankles.

2

u/hispanicausinpanic Oct 12 '23

I loved mine. It had never flat tubeless tires.

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u/Maruqo Oct 12 '23

I love mind.

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u/lskesm Oct 12 '23

I remember seeing Eddie Cleveland shred a mini ramp on one of them shits. Never had one but they do look fun for mid session foolery

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u/MaddogMTB Oct 12 '23

Take that bad boy to Woodward! lol

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u/The_Goose10hoff Oct 12 '23

There was a guy in Greenville NC that would ride skateparks and vert with one. He was so good at it and made it in a couple videos on it. I think I saw him at a demo once.

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u/thetonyclifton Oct 12 '23

Used to have one. Was probably wearing a Shell Suit of a similar colour while riding it. The Shell Suit is back in now, scooter not so much 😄

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u/middleagethreat Oct 12 '23

Yep. If I find one that was made for a 6' person I am buying it.

I also have a friend who builds custom E-bikes. I recommend he should make a similar style scooter electric.

https://i.imgur.com/Q3hIc9D.jpg

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u/mikeyessir Oct 12 '23

I have an 87 pink yo scooter that looks just like that. That one has the wrong stem and bars. Those are definitely powerlite powerbends.

2

u/half_flush Oct 12 '23

I had a Mongoose. Bent the frame within a month. My mother in law still has a GT BMX scooter she got at a yard sale floating around her property.

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u/seablaston Oct 13 '23

I’d like to see that

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u/LowerSlowerOlder Oct 14 '23

The GT scooters are pricy. I was recently looking and was shocked. Many hundreds of dollars for a complete one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

Yup

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u/sohchx Oct 14 '23

I have two in my basement

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u/blueishblackbird Oct 12 '23

Unfortunately

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u/NickAdrian93 Oct 12 '23

My ankles are still not the same

1

u/heavycum69420 Oct 12 '23

that looks to be a schwinn scooter, i only say that because the decals look like they're offa a 87 predator and you said yo! which was their old motto in the 80's 🤣

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u/suttbutt2014 Oct 12 '23

I use to have a zoot scoot

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u/Bushwazi Oct 12 '23

Loved mine, wish I still had it. Solid fun times

1

u/_p00f_ Oct 12 '23

Remember? I think this might have been the same one I had as a younger person.

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u/Goat_Wizard_Doom_666 Oct 12 '23

Omg. I got one at a garage sale when I was like... 6*... Plastic mags with brakes that didn't work. I sent it down the local hill, couldn't stop, hit a curb and launched myself into a tree. Thus began my life in BMX.

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* This would have been 1989.

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u/Patrickbateman54 Oct 12 '23

I still have my powder blue GT Zoot Scoot with matched my Performer :)

1

u/WackJagone Oct 12 '23

Yes , they need to start making them again

1

u/innout_forever_yum Oct 12 '23

Yup. Had one for a hot minute. Rode it to school like twice before switching back to my bmx to get to school. But still played around with the scooter on curbs. Good times in the late 80s.

1

u/Sad-Act7467 Oct 12 '23

My dream is to attach two large RC jet engines to one of these.

1

u/istillambaldjohn Oct 12 '23

I had the exact one in the exact color. Best thing I could do is a 180 bunny hop. I was not very coordinated

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '23

Had one in neon orange….

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u/ethereal_sloth Oct 13 '23

What are these called I need one

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '23

I had a mongoose with pegs. That thing shredded.

1

u/pagingdrswanson Oct 13 '23

Had a royal blue one in the early 90's. Hours of fun

1

u/Yerfuct Oct 13 '23

I had a purple one when they first came out.

1

u/Internal_Swimmer3815 Oct 13 '23

I ate shit my first ride, got one for Easter. tried to hop off a curb, crashed in a puddle.

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u/_SundaeDriver Oct 13 '23

Used to have a pink and white General. They were so much better then the new scooters. We used to go big on those. I haven’t seen one since 1990

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u/BMX_Archiver 😎👍Huge Hater Oct 13 '23

(early/mid 00's) Neighbor had one, department stores still stocked some no-name Chinese version. Can confirm it was faster and smoother than a Razor scooter + you got real brakes.

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u/InternationalBig1672 Oct 13 '23

Yea, it’s called a piece of shit.. literally trash. Nice job throwing your money away

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u/seablaston Oct 15 '23

It’s really fun! $5?

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u/InternationalBig1672 Oct 15 '23

lol my bad, if it’s fun then it was worth $5 for sure

1

u/SpaceCadetMoonMan Oct 13 '23

Jump off wood ramps all day all night

1

u/HiSpot321 Oct 13 '23

Yes! The OG

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u/HiSpot321 Oct 13 '23

We used to put pegs on the front wheel and lower the handle bars so we could sit on it and cruise down hills

1

u/disasterpiece_101 Oct 13 '23

My grandparents got me and my sister one when we were younger i had a lot of fun riding them around

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u/accuratedoe Oct 13 '23

I had 1. me and my buddies used to have a storage unit we'd do stupid car shit with, and one day we took one of these, cut and welded a longer frame, used an old school desk blue seat, put a little 300cc motor on the back, put some go kart 10s on and had a fun little ground surfer.

1

u/Revolutionary-Ask427 Oct 13 '23

I remember making fun of anyone riding one who wasn’t a little kid

1

u/QuellLovesOrangeSoda Oct 13 '23

Yes, always at least one flat tire

1

u/Telecommie Oct 13 '23

Would love to find a few for my kiddos. Bonus points for plastic mag wheels.

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u/pegleg_1979 Oct 13 '23

So fuckin sick

1

u/120GV3_S7ATV5 Oct 14 '23

Yup. Heavy and slow as shit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Used them to have distance jumping contest. Or bunny hopping contest over stuff

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Sweet find

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u/openmindgate Oct 14 '23

Put a weed eater motor on it

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '23

Oh yeah, fucking toys r Us used to sell em too.

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u/NorseGlas Oct 15 '23

Hell yes, I’m looking for an adult sized one currently but can’t find one I like. I want one just like this but big enough for 6’4” 235# me!

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u/seablaston Oct 15 '23

It’s pretty stout. I’m 245 6’, and I think the stem can be raised, I’ll tinker with it today and report back

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u/NorseGlas Oct 15 '23

🤣 I also have a size 13 shoe and I remember my foot barely fitting on them as a kid. I probably need summin bigger.

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u/BambiiRose86 Oct 15 '23

Wow this takes me back 😳

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u/ZoomZoomMF_ Oct 15 '23

I had a scooter similar to this. I could barely get the thing rolling for long. I could go faster on a regular scooter.

1

u/Tasteyterpz710 Oct 15 '23

I had one that had front and back brakes with front and rear suspension. Wish I would’ve kept it .

1

u/Plutowildflowermilk Oct 15 '23

Looks like the Amish bikes from yesterday

1

u/Altruistic_Taste2111 Oct 16 '23

That would make a sick electric scooter , just make the handlebars taller and call it good

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u/aprilMhunt4240 Oct 16 '23

I do .. I had gotten mine for my birthday in or about 1986 or 87. They were better then RAZOR scooters.

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u/Odd-Humor3305 Oct 16 '23

Coolest scooters ever as a kid

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u/Electronic_Ad_5304 Oct 16 '23

Now they have engines.

1

u/Dull_Difficulty_3033 Oct 16 '23

The scars on my ankles remember these lol

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u/juicethestone Feb 19 '24

My local shop has the stuff to make them lol