1983 Diamond Back Silver Streak: Diamond in the Rough

[ParkRNDL]

So there's nothing particuarly outstanding or unusual about this bike, or this build, other than that it's a largely original survivor. What may be a little unusual is the story of how I got it.

I quite literally rescued this bike from the trash. I knocked on the door of the nearest house, and there were two guys inside who appeared to be fixing the house up to flip it. I asked about the old bike in the trash out back and they told me to have at it. Some of you probably know how hard it was for me to calmly walk back there to throw it in the back of the car...

1983 Diamond Back Silver Streak build/cleanup thread

 

[sovericoool]

Nice build, Such an iconic 80's bmx bike. I remember the ads in BMX Plus magazine. I literally just sold off my silver streak, it was hard but I needed to thin out the bikes to make room for my old Ford Galaxie. Trying to remain happily married, ha!

 

[sdframe]

That feeling comes only once in a while. The last time for me was when I walked away with a Bianchi road bike in Celeste blue/green with all Campi parts for $25

 

[Dizzle Problems]

Love this bike! One of my first ‘real’ bikes was a Diamondback dry similar to this one