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jimmybay - February 27th, 2012 at 12:22 PM

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 ?
[img]http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy90/findingjimbo/4f876af0.jpg[/img]
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.


Bizarre - February 27th, 2012 at 12:29 PM

Very early 1970's

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


ClockworkMonkey - February 27th, 2012 at 08:51 PM

nice lookin bike! where did you find that?


jimmybay - February 27th, 2012 at 09:26 PM

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


pod - February 27th, 2012 at 11:33 PM

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


jimmybay - February 28th, 2012 at 06:17 AM

Cheers mate I'll flick him a pm :)


dragsters for life - February 28th, 2012 at 06:29 AM

its not a malvern its too short to be a malvern

heres some pics of some malverns i have



http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN5190.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3166.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN2607.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3030.jpg

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

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN4163.jpg


dragsters for life - February 28th, 2012 at 06:50 AM

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
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/malvern%20star%20goodies/IMG_9110.jpg

1969 short frame bronze fork cap only year for this length
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/malvern%20star%20goodies/IMG_9111.jpg

olympic dragster from bentleigh cycles 72
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/1972%20olympic%20dragster%20NOS/DSCN2132.jpg

73 74 repco 737
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/1972%20repco%20dragster/DSCN3638.jpg

75 repco standard
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/1974%20repco%20dragster/162616_185871254774632_100000552763904_580061_6852570_n.jpg

75 76 malvern long with sports shift
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/1975%2076%20malvern%20star%20long%20frame%20dragster/DSCN5190.jpg

72 hanimax with extras
http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/HANIMEX%20SCORPION/DSCN4031.jpg

and some other random crap

just so you know i am serious

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/stingray.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN4207.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN4205.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN3336.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN3100.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN2763.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN2833.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/DSCN1635.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20wife%20puts%20up%20with%20me/IMG_0143.jpg

dragsters are my thing


dragsters for life - February 28th, 2012 at 06:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bizarre
Very early 1970's

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


first was the malvern short in 69 then from 70 on it was the malvern long frames and other brands hit the stores christmas 70 into 71, most the stuff you find these days is pretty much 71 up as that was when the craze hit hard


jimmybay - February 28th, 2012 at 01:31 PM

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 :)


Gringo_54_oval - February 28th, 2012 at 07:33 PM

damm thats a collection.

i love the old school BMX with the yellow tuffs :tu:


dragsters for life - February 28th, 2012 at 10:37 PM

i do all types of bikes

heres a couple others i built

customs

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20lowrider/DSCN4483.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20lowrider/DSCN4482.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20lowrider/DSCN4415.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/my%20lowrider/DSCN4389.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/nicks%20star/DSCN4823.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/rat%20rod%20pics/DSCN3533.jpg


ClockworkMonkey - February 29th, 2012 at 09:16 AM

those are some awesome looking bikes dragsters!


Daring33 - February 29th, 2012 at 11:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gringo_54_oval
damm thats a collection.

i love the old school BMX with the yellow tuffs :tu:


Me too! That's just like my bike except for the hand brake (mine is a back brake) and the reflectors on the tuffs. Mine's still hanging in my Dad's shed will have to dig it out one day and clean it up, wish it was in as good condition as the one in the photo.

edit: Actually now that I have seen the close up photos I can see that the bike is black where mine is a cola sort of colour

Great collection dragsters for life


greedy53 - March 1st, 2012 at 06:56 PM

bloody great i now am humbled


dragsters for life - March 2nd, 2012 at 12:27 PM

some of my larger bikes

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3779.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3854.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3866.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/IMG_9230.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/IMG_8053.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/IMG_8734.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/IMG_8350.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/IMG_9482.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/30891_123327951028963_100000552763904_214681_1361062_n.jpg

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


dragsters for life - March 2nd, 2012 at 12:29 PM

i could do this all day

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN1964.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN2301.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN2496.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN2792.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3115.jpg

http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac94/mrspeccles/fave%20pics%20of%20my%20collection/DSCN3129.jpg

thats enough for now


Bizarre - March 2nd, 2012 at 12:54 PM

are you married??

that is some addiction you have :crazy:


1303Steve - March 2nd, 2012 at 03:08 PM

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


65standard - March 2nd, 2012 at 03:10 PM

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


pod says "dabbles a little". That's some serious dabbling or a very catchy disease. Brilliant collection and took me back a "few" years in time.


Gringo_54_oval - March 3rd, 2012 at 06:52 AM

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. :tu: