Just got a melvern star dragster she is a bit rusty but is fully functioning just needs seat padding replaced. I'll be using it to get down the beach and to the train station. Gunna keep it ratty chuck some new tires on higher bars on and maybe a light and a mirror. Could anyone give me an idea on an approximate age of this ?
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I've been going a little bit crazy as I havnt had a Vw project for three months because we are traveling in the kombi. Not having a garage makes is a bit hard ;-)
Thought this might keep me entertained.

Very early 1970's

They were the rage in about 1971.
I was about 10

nice lookin bike! where did you find that?

Thanks lads I got in from a second hand shop they had heaps of retro gear got it pretty cheap too
I'll update the pick when it's on the road

maybe shoot dragsters for life a PM ,as he dabbles a little in the old dragster bikes

Cheers mate I'll flick him a pm

its not a malvern its too short to be a malvern

heres some pics of some malverns i have











its even shorter looking than the first malverns (which were 69 and the shortest of them) im thinking its an oxford as it has no mounting holes for the sissy bar

heres my oxford

it could even be a malvern star wildcat (little kids dragster as it has the tiny bars but the no sissy mounting holes are still pointing me at oxford, put up some pics of the head tube as it should have two holes for mounting the star, there is also no chaingaurd bracket, post up a heap of pics of it i could tell you for sure with more pics

1970 long frame bronze cap malvern first year of the longs


1969 short frame bronze fork cap only year for this length


olympic dragster from bentleigh cycles 72


73 74 repco 737


75 repco standard


75 76 malvern long with sports shift


72 hanimax with extras


and some other random crap

just so you know i am serious



















dragsters are my thing

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Originally posted by Bizarre Very early 1970's They were the rage in about 1971. I was about 10

Wow man that's a he'll of a line up
Thanks for posting the pics and helping out im new to dragsters it's a bit hard as the short frames have such subtle differences. I post a heap more pics in a couple of days when I pick it up

damm thats a collection.

i love the old school BMX with the yellow tuffs

i do all types of bikes

heres a couple others i built

customs

those are some awesome looking bikes dragsters!

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Originally posted by Gringo_54_oval damm thats a collection. i love the old school BMX with the yellow tuffs

bloody great i now am humbled

some of my larger bikes



















the guys were right in telling you to send me a message

i could do this all day













thats enough for now

are you married??

that is some addiction you have

Hi

I seem to remember Dragstars being around in the mid 60s in Sydney. A local shop had a similar looking bike called an Oxford Cycle.

I was doing a chemist run in late 60s and early 70s, I fitted sissy bars and ape hangers to my regular Malvern Star, 1971 I got my 1st bug.

Steve

Holy shit main.
Thats a serious collection. Awsome!!!!!
I restored my old mongoose freestyler that i had when i was 14. It was at my mates house under his house.
And for xmas i got a 24" PK Ripper quad angle. Its so nice to ride. Iv also got a serious downhill MB for the Oaks trail. Loads of fun.
If i was rich id be doing what youv done.