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[Pat McMahon]

I generally don't have much interest in BMX/Banana seat bikes but my grandson has been hinting he'd like to learn to work on bikes and has specifically mentioned banana seat bikes. So I started watching local CL. Found these the other day. I know they aren't banana seat bikes but he was trilled with them. I had to research pics on line to identify what I had. One was obviously a Huffy (Thunder Road, I believe) but I had no clue on the other. Headbadge is missing. There is a decal which is half missing--it says RAM????. After much searching I believe it is a Raleigh Rampar. Please correct me if I am wrong on either of these. Also I think they are both 1979s. Seller wanted $20 each but I paid total of $34. Here they are:

 

[G-Matt]

Cool deal, both old school cool


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[RustyGold]

Definitely a Rampar R10. First two digits of the serial number should give you month and year of manufacture. Good looking bikes...great deal.

Jason

 

[Rat Rod]

The red stem on the Rampar is worth $100-$150 depending on condition.

Nice score!

 

[deorman]

The Huffy's pretty close. It's downright chopperish.

 

[dragnusa]

Cool finds, personally I would part out the Rampar and fix up the thunder road.

 

[Pat McMahon]

Found serial numbers. Rampar is very hard to read. Looks like it was punched in one digit at a time with great force, actually denting the post. As a result, a lot of rust over the numbers. It looks to me like F72488. There MAY be a 1 in front of F but I'm thinking not. So what year would that be??
The Huffy is much clearer on the left dropout--C2054. Can year be determined from that? Thanks for all the help!!

 

[Rat Rod]

Both bikes are late 70s....1977-1978.

Rampar R-10s usually fetch about $100-$150 in nice clean complete condition. Not exactly rare or overly collectible.

Same with the Huffy....you can find mint versions of each bike for sale in the $150 range.

 

[RustyGold]

That would make the Rampar July of '77, I believe. A very early piece of BMX history. I can't help with the huffy.

Jason