[Monster-Robot]

I've begged a little workshop space from a friend. I can use this until I purchase a house and I am getting ready to start a Matthews project. I need some inspiration and would love to see a thread with everyones Matthews or LRVs together. Please post your Matthews or LRV manufactured bikes. Any parts, frames or related items also!

I'll start with pictures that have been seen before in other threads.

My first Matthews, in need of a little repair and a couple of parts:



A '76 Moly-Moxie. This will built up as a Moxie IV with girders:



A '77 LRV Moxie Mono:



A '77 (76?) Matthews Moxie hardtail:



Unknown LRV made monoshock:



Never produced MX-1:



My favorite ad from May 1976 (an almost identical ad from April '76 has the Matthews logo in blue):

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[dewabo]

here is my one and only Matthews. Wish I had more. Good thread idea Michael!



I also have a Matthews stickered neck and bars on my Stingray monoshock

[Monster-Robot]

dewabo, on Dec 22 2008, 01:15 PM, said:

here is my one and only Matthews. Wish I had more.

It may be your only one but it's definitely jaw-dropping!!!

[Monster-Robot]

Thanks Sod!

sodbuster, on Dec 22 2008, 02:38 PM, said:

I also have a Matthews TR-1 trials but I'm not at home to access the pics of it.

Here....let me help! I lust often after this bike!

sodbuster, on Dec 22 2008, 02:38 PM, said:

Also that "unknown LRV made monoshock" listed above is a Takara.

This was sold to me as a Takara and is like one owned by a kid I knew in the late '70s. The solid gusset on the one above is what confused me. But with the multitude of variations made by LRV and the various outsourcing undertaken by Takara it is no surprise that they are different.

[Monster-Robot]

July 1975:



August 1975:

[broke L345]

here's mine, 1974 mono with girder fork, currently looking for all the love it can get in the BOTY's. Very simular to Dewabo's he's got a couple of bits I wish I had though.

I love Sod's one.

[dewabo]

don't know if I am supposed to tell but I voted for yours Broke. nice build!

Monster keep the info coming. I know there is more out there! wish we could get a pic of all of them together in one shot

[Monster-Robot]

Broke...that is one nice mono! The wheel/tire combo and the sprocket really set that build apart!

dewabo, on Dec 22 2008, 04:49 PM, said:

Monster keep the info coming. I know there is more out there! wish we could get a pic of all of them together in one shot

We need to start a club!

March 1976:

[z-man99]

Pulled this out of field a year or so back. I'll resume its restoration once I dig my collection out of a storage shed currently buried under 4 feet of snow.

[broke L345]

Thanks dewabo, that's 'cause you thought it was your bike they're like twins.

Thanks monster, lost of worrk on her, the top and bottom tubes were irrepairably bent and twisted there were rust holes in the seat tube too. I'm very happy with it. I saw that Takara on ebay a little while ago and was very tempted.

Zman, I love your rescue that should come up nice

[S.Brothers]

This is a great thread and will likely end up being one for the ages... informative and archival.


Please try to include dates with magazine scans if you can ( I know it isn't always possible). It really helps connect the dots once we get it all laid out here.

Also... if you've posted relevant things elsewhere in other threads, by all means feel free to repeat here if it is pertinent to the topic. Redundancy is the key to learning and remembering.

[jackson]

heres a 1976 lrv that i built and sold years ago.

[Monster-Robot]

Z-Man....we've seen your work before...I have faith that the MS-1 from the field is in good hands!

Jackson: Wish I had that orange hardtail...that's sweet!

Here is some more on the MX-1 (notice the Huffy sprocket and also Tom's previous experience):

Ad from August 1974:



Tom Seifert interview from the same month:



A little over one year later (September 1975):

[S.Brothers]

Here is a great read on Sodbuster's Mathews Monoshock: LINK


This was in the site's short lived web mag - Bicycle Motocross Collector back in 2005.


This is really worth your time. A well done article. Here's the second page, click the link above to read the whole article:

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[santanacruiser]

here is my 77 takara i got it off a fellow bmx dude here and slapped some parts on it. that i had lying around. seat post is stuck but it will do for now.

[scottyt]

Sorry I am so late to the party. Here is my survivor MS-1.

[broke L345]

Welcome scotty!

nice bike

[suicyco]

i know your talking matthews but i thought i would throw this in its harry learys old bike

[S.Brothers]

suicyco, on Dec 31 2008, 02:32 AM, said:

its harry learys old bike

Far out... what's the story? Probably deserves it's own thread.

[dewabo]

Yea thats a cool bike! I'm with Steve. Make a new thread and tell us about it. Don't want anyone to miss that one. welcome suicyco!