[Monster-Robot]

Since I just finished my Stroker I have Two Wheelers info on my mind. Please post up your bikes and parts!

Here is some info that I came up with in my research.

The first ad I've found is from March 1975 BMX News and shows the original Stroker frame which is pretty obviously a GLJ frame and the Stroker II that we've all come to know.



Next is an August 1975 news release.



From November 1975 is a full page ad showing the bars and the first generation fork. Note the change in color options from the August ad. Candy Red (I have doubts about this) and Silver out...Orange and Yellow in...



A two page ad from March 1976 shows the Stroker II and the new Super Stroker. The parts selection is the only difference. The frames are identical except decals. Candy Red is back along with New Blue. I have my doubts that the Candy Red was gone...I think the ad just didn't have room or they made a mistake.



A May 1976 Ad for the Super Stroker.



February 1977 - Fork and Bars. Note the change in the style of the fork.



October 1977 Super Stroker.

[Monster-Robot]

BMX Action - Dec 1977 Christmas Buyers Guide:





February 1978 Magnum Stroker ad. Again, the only difference is the parts selection and decals. The frame is the same as the Stroker II and the Super Stroker. Again, note the change in the style of the fork.



February 1978 BMXA - Two Wheelers Pro - review:

[Monster-Robot]

Oops...forgot the December 1975 BMX News Stroker test with the Red Baron no less...

[Monster-Robot]

Here is some info I snagged from a post on another site. Woody Itson posted up some of Brian Lewis' forks with a little history. I hope that it's ok to post this here. If anyone has a problem let me know and I'll take this info down.

[Monster-Robot]

I know we've had quite a few Strokers built up this year. Post 'em up and make sure to post them here if you're not quite finished or if they've been built up for a while. Would love to see someone post up a TW Pro as well!

Here's mine (that I just posted the other day...sorry!) with the screwed up decals. I thought I had two vintage Moto-X Fox decals that were 1" high. It turns out that I had two decals that were 2" high, too large for the top tube. I had already placed the Stroker decals planning on putting the Fox decals on the top tube in front of the Stroker decals. But since the finish on this bike is somewhat temporary I'm leaving the decals as they are.

[KenC]

[uncleg084]

Lots of great info all I need is the stroker to go with it.

[nycet3]

uncleg084, on 21 September 2011 - 04:49 PM, said:

Lots of great info all I need is the stroker to go with it.

you got that right. i need one.

great reading in this thread.

[Larock]

Michael,
your research is incredible!
Thanks!

[Monster-Robot]

Larock, on 21 September 2011 - 05:35 PM, said:

Michael,
your research is incredible!
Thanks!

Thanks guys! I appreciate it.

I always do research before I build a bike. I purposely did not build my Stroker to catalog specs. It was a first for me...kind of stepping outside of my comfort zone. So in this case I HAD to do the research so I would know what NOT to do. That said...my bike was originally yellow...and I've fallen in love with that yellow Super Stroker with the black Tuffs and the Takagi gear. I'll revisit it after I get some other stuff done.


I hope everyone posts up their Two Wheelers! It's been really slow here lately...time to get some stuff kickin'! William has accounted for about 50% of the bikes posted on the entire site!

[1966bmx]

great stuff . here . i will have to take pics of my project in a couple of days . it has been a slow process . i am not even sure why i am taking so long . it just gets pushed to the back of the line . i have a soft spot in my heart for them too . mine was my first bmx specific bike . interesting that the ads do not say dark blue in 75 . that is what mine was . i got it in the beginning of 76 used from the kid around the block . i thought i was king of the road . i had my frame with ahtabula forks . and motomag 1s . box bars and and a chrome schwinn/ashtabula stem . and used motorcycle grips that came from my uncles bultaco race bike .

[DAN]

I've still got a couple goodies stashed.

[Larock]

DAN, on 21 September 2011 - 06:41 PM, said:

I've still got a couple goodies stashed.

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Damn!

[COASTY]

I haven't seen too many Pros around. I got offered one when I was looking for a Stroker. It was very nice too.
Here's my contribution. I researched a lot of stuff before building mine too. Mostly the stuff Michael has posted is what I have.
Mine started out like this but i was never happy with the bars and stem choice. So I have since swapped them for something more pleasing to me. I hope everyone likes it. I'm still looking to change the seatpost to a Wald one soon.
Thanks to Michael the forks are NOS and I've left them as I got them. The frame was spraybombed black and looked like crap. I tried to save the yellow underneath but it was stuffed. Our guru downunder, Roberto, matched the color as best he could. He nailed it.
Thanks to Woody for the stickers too. Waza also for the Tuffs.

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[COASTY]

Some of these I found while researching. Sorry if it was yours.

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[moosegoose nick]

First off, this is an AWESOME thread, surprised it took this long for someone to start it. A LOT of good info here on these old square frames and on the Pro's as well.

This is my submission to it. I bought this with about 8 coats of rattle can on it. There was even a couple of brush paintings we found when we blasted it. I beleive this may actually be a MAGNUM Stroker as the frameset is very light.
I love it and plan on building another next year. Hope you all like it.

[moosegoose nick]

Here are a few others I have owned over the past couple of years. The silver one with the MX-60's is now the orange one above.

[sodbuster]

I'm lovin' all the info posted up so far keep it comin'.

Strokers rule!



I really need to get some more and better pics of this bike. Not to mention a proper set of frame stickers.

[RyanPartridge]

Cool stuff here!

A few months back I went to Brian Lewis's place to look at a 26" Bassett he has for sale and I saw some of his old Two Wheelers stuff. Pretty crazy. He's also got photo albums full of OG stickers, patches, ads and magazines...it's pretty impressive.

[COASTY]

Who made this? I love it!