diablo 0 Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) Hey Guys and Girls, I just recently got back into flatland freestyling. Me and some friends used to ride everyday back in high school. When we graduated in 1990 (Yes, I'm OLD!) we rode for a little while after but eventually everyone went their own ways. Now me and my best friend are trying to gather the old school fools to get back into it. I used to own lots of different bikes including a custom painted REDLINE RL 20 II which I parted out and sold for some money for a trip with my Family. I recently acquired a 1987 GT Pro Freestyle Tour on Ebay which I also had custom painted. The color I chose was neon green. We just finished the build tonight. Here's some pics. First pic is my old RL 20II frame painted YAMAHA R-1 blue, then my new GT painted neon green. The green is hard to catch on film, in real life it is very bright and totally matches this bike to me. I am happy with this buildup but I still need to do some work on the brakes. Enjoy the pics and looking forward to sharing info with everyone here! (click on each pic twice to see full size) http://s119.photobucket.com/albums/o135/di...DM/BMX%20stuff/ Sonny Edited June 18, 2007 by diablo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S.Brothers 1,025 Posted June 18, 2007 Hey Diablo, welcome to the site! Graduated in 90? Ah, you're just a pup! (Well, actually you may be the old timer here amongst the freestyle headz! ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willinois 0 Posted June 18, 2007 Hi, welcome to the addiction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOMAT_1 0 Posted June 18, 2007 :32: Just a whippersnapper...but Welcome anyway! The Neon GT is cool...in a 'freestyle sort of way'...nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P 3 Posted June 18, 2007 wow man, you gradiated in 90 and you think youre old?....... im the same age as you and dont consider myself old. sheesh........LOL anyways, where are you coming from? and hold onto your wallet cuz its gonna try and leave you really soon. bp oh yeah, dont pay too much mind to the racers guys, they think they're haters of freestyle, but their bark is much worse than their bite... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Just..Me..Chillin' 84 Posted June 18, 2007 old vet. bastard sayin' "Hi, back atcha !" cut the credit cards up now, before its too late ! welcome to the hobby..... and the site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablo 0 Posted June 19, 2007 (edited) Thanks everyone! I am actually from Hawaii. I was born here and at age 7 I was taken to Japan for 4 years, Korea for 2 years, the Philippines, and across the US until I was 14 then returned here to Hawaii. We moved around a lot since my Dad was in the Military. Hawaii's a great place to be, temperature here stays 70's~80'S all year round. As far as Freestyle here it used to be really big in the 80's, we had shows where all the top riders came down, Eddie, Martin, Josh, etc, they would do shows in front of our local bike shop. I miss those days, and I know what you mean about running broke with this hobby, the prices for parts were much more realistic then! If I had only known what parts would be worth I'd a bought a truckload of stuff!! Sonny Edited June 19, 2007 by diablo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ant 0 Posted June 19, 2007 welcome aboard Sonny. Nice GT and cool color Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmx2112 8 Posted June 20, 2007 Yo and welcome to the site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tite681 0 Posted June 20, 2007 Class of 90? You're my age and 35 is the new 25. Welcome to the site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TOMMY2WHEEL 0 Posted June 21, 2007 I realy liked that custom paint on the RL II. Your green GT screams, "LETS HAVE SOME FUN". Welcome to the site and enjoy as much fun as you can handle you old geezer lol. Tommy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willinois 0 Posted June 26, 2007 Class of 90? You're my age and 35 is the new 25. Welcome to the site. Damn, I feel like 40 is the new 60! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FeelixX26 4 Posted July 1, 2007 welcome and like they all said its a sickness and get ready for the money. you are on a great site with good people that have a wealth of knowledge. mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoo 0 Posted July 1, 2007 i like that gt. it makes me want a freestyle bike. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites