Original Ames Stormer
This is an original Ames Stormer owned by Maik Puschert in Germany.
Ames Stormer
It has the original decals. Those decals appear to have debuted in 1979 and lasted till the end in 80 or 81. So not sure of the exact year of the frame year of the frame. Dont know the serial number yet.
October 24, 2008 at 5:43 am
hello…I searched for the frame number yesterday…there’s nothing at all ;-( !
I bought it from a guy, who imported the frame from the U.S. in 1989 to germany…just for a few bugs…I always look for some original parts to built it up…maybe here’s anyone wants to sell something…please gimme a mail….!
cheers from germany….oldschool bmx rules!!!
November 24, 2008 at 7:10 am
…here’s a build-up photo of mine…thank you for interest!
http://up.picr.de/1539364.jpg
greetings from germany…
maik http://www.bmx-zeven.de
November 28, 2008 at 6:06 am
Well the Ames Stormer ad gives you a good idea of parts that went on it.
That frame decal is a 79 or newer Ames.
December 12, 2008 at 12:56 am
From the picture, that looks just like the one that I had, although it looks like the bottom bracket is larger than what was on mine. From what I remember they had two of these on the floor when mine was purchased and one was gold, and the other blue. The stormer was the first bicycle purchased for me as a kid. It was an Ames Stormer, and from what I recall it was the cromoly with gold accents. The most unique thing about this bicycle was the top tube was much larger than the down tube, and the bottom bracket was that of a road bike (we then called it European size). It housed a 3 piece set of Maxi Cross cranks, Tuff Neck stem, and Dia Compe brakes, along with araya wheels and yellow tires. I do also remember that the seat clamp was rounded and anodized. I want to say it had Dia Compe on it, but can’t remember for sure. I want to find another Ames Stormer frame like this, where do you think I can find it? My Mother still has the original receipt from back in 1980, the bicycle was purchased for $399.00. That was a lot of money back in those days.