I restored my old GT Performer! It turned out AWESOME!!

I dug my old bike out of the corner of the shop, it's a 1994 GT Performer that I got for my 11th birthday. It has be buried for at least 20 years, I decided it was time to give it some love and restore it. It turned out AWESOME!!!!

[@DugEphresh]

Those GT mags are EPIC! Love the knee saver handle bars too, Glad you cleaned that amazing time machine up. That's a legendary Gen X mode of transportation right there. WOW, 34 +minutes just flew buy. Thanks for posting one of our generations favorite pastimes.

[@iStayKrafty]

My late brother had one of these. Rad to see you bring it back to life. He would have loved to see this.

[@93_caddy_boy35]

Kool video.. my childhood was spent riding and fixing up dyno’s and GT’s. Interchanging parts and painting them krazy colors. I’m currently working on one and looking for parts for it. Thank you for your video.

[@aphex14]

Well done! I keep watching these restorations like yours to ge me into restoring my '87 GT Pro Performer that I've had since, yes, '87.

[@bradleyhyland2953]

That bike brings back some memories love the mags

[@jasonfromda6ix]

Dangggg I built quite a few bikes as well. You did an awesome job.😊

[@thashoeboy]

Beautiful bike!

[@dominicpardo4783]

Really nice refurb. I'm a bike mechanic. I just refurbished a Dyno VFR with the benefit of powdercoating and all the resources of a bike shop. Yours shines just as good as ours. Well done.

[@scott-gg8iq]

Ride that blue and red that thing is so freaking awesome enjoyed it

[@josorzo11]

Awesome looking hike, I’m working on my 98 pro performer right now. Thanks for the video.

[@DonkeyKiller]

Great video, man! I just picked up my 95 GT Performer, with the purple splatter, from my grandma's barn. It needs a lot of love. I will definitely be coming back to this video for reference. I am sure that I will have some questions for you in the near future as I restore it. Keep up the great work!

[@DonkeyKiller]

I got it finished up. When pedaling, the chain gets tight and then loose as the crank turns. Would this be from the chain wheel not being centered properly or from a bent rear axle? If it is the Axle causing it, any ideas on where I can pick up a replacement one?

[@ajbrown5247]

After the way you presented your plans, I wasn't expecting much. But wow, you made that thing look brand new. She's a beauty.

[@eddylorenzo5033]

Set post screw needs cleaning and ur bike would be in clean shape nice enjoy and take good care of it

[@djoskhool]

In case no one mentioned this, use the spacer for the bottom bracket. It prevents crushing the bearings.

[@davidrendon9838]

Yep,

[@davidrendon9838]

Looks great brother.

[@andrewcollins1691]

Awesome work !

[@robertbrumit228]

Great job!

[@JDM417]

I still have my 1997 GT Dyno Air which i bought new back then. Needs some new grease and the chrome to be polished a bit. So glad I never got rid of it. Great video.

[@offthechaincycles]

Awesome job! glad to see you used the Original handlebars. Looks great, thanks for keeping the sport alive!

[@vinicioroque3566]

Buen trabajo nice bike

[@petequinones3454]

Wow..not a bad restore. You made good choices considering you are actually going to ride it again. If you went full resto and let it live on the wall just to look at would've been painful. Glad you went this route to enjoy some of those good times again. Wish I still had my 93 Dyno Compe. The Chrome with yellow and black decals and GT Compact disc 43t sprocket. A 13yr olds dream bike.

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you my friend!

[@richward5875]

Awesome job 🤙

[@andregliaschera4289]

Gt should do like a limited amount of old school performers. I’m sure a lot of 80s kids would buy them.

[@ivancruz124]

Very nice 👍

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Really enjoyed this video!

[@passenger-rider]

It looks amazing finished, definitely a trip down memory lane when you see a Gary Turner bmx.

[@Swilling]

so cool im also a car guy but only a few weeks ago i started longing for my old skyway that was stolen when i was like 13. found a frame and all the parts recently and just waiting on the mailman before i can start slapping it together. I guess this is what we all do when we get to this age heh. Thanks for the video - Cool stuff

[@robschwiesow]

Awesome my friend! Yea, I am in the same boat as you! Sometimes you gotta switch the projects up! Hope your build goes awesome, hope I get to see it!

[@tritonpse]

I really enjoyed watching this build. Excellent job! Also, I don't like giving bad reviews to anyone, but I hope you gave that Ebay seller a review letting people know your experience. Cheers!

[@oldguyBMX]

Amazing work! I'm glad you went back with the fan mags and gum wall tire.

[@phillyjoejones5161]

Outstanding video!!! The bike looks TOP NOTCH👍

[@rtaylor1105]

Had a few performers/ pro performers..pink,blue and chrome . Wish i still had one.. these and the haro master had the best geometry back then imo. Id still ride one or a haro master today ,no problem Great bikes those GTs

[@peppyramirez6962]

Thank you..love this video!

[@Paul.C.Barreto]

Beautiful restoration job!

[@Mickchillagegainford01]

Really enjoyed the video, great job on the paintwork and chrome. I think putting the original bars was the right choice! The seat posts bend easy, my old GT 88' seat post was the same. Up too hight to pull seated wheelies was probably the cause ;) The reprop Power series cranks finished it off really well. I was able to rebuild my original from new 88 PFST team back in 2015. Its great to have these great machine of your youth. Enjoy the rides!

[@robschwiesow]

Thanks my friend! Really happy with how it turned out!

[@rgw1380rw]

The late 80's PFT is one of the best freestyle bikes I've ever seen. If it's dayglo pink, not much can stand next to it.

[@bub8752]

You inspired me to do my 96 dyno compe from when i was a kid, awesome work

[@jaysonstjohn2515]

Looks amazing,awsome job! Brings me back to my childhood & the fun i had on mine. I had the 94' GT air DYNO only mine was in the purple & black.(same set up too) Then it got stolen unfourtunately :-( I still wished i had that bike and here iam 40 years old haha.

[@Digichroma]

Nice build great job

[@crailtap811]

Nice restoration!

[@robirwin7164]

Great job man

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you!

[@rickybobby5950]

Love the build bro! I just restored my chrome Redline that I have had since early 2000’s. I cleaned and polished the frame and other chrome parts and added new chain, chainring and bearings to go with the shorter cranks to go a little easier on my old knees (I’m of a similar vintage as you 😂). I found some cheap RL-20 stickers that are not correct for the model but I added a new set of black Tuff II’s with red wall 1.95 tires and an old school Velo seat with a few touches of red to complete the transformation. It looks like HotWheels made it now and I get tons of looks and compliments on it riding the bike trails in my neighborhood. Long live Reaper Crew!

[@robschwiesow]

Love it man! Would love to see some pictures!

[@STRAIGHTP]

Love it. Watched the whole thing. I was hoping those SKYWAY Tuff 2 Mages were going on her with some 97-98 Performer stickers but she still turned out amazing. Love that original kandy blue they used. I still have my '97 GT Performer in Black Rainbow. Been with me since the day i bought it. Thanks for sharing this

[@rgw1380rw]

I would've went with the Skyway wheels as well. I never took a liking to these or the Stellar wheels that came on the GT and Dyno. For me, spokes or the Tomahawk wheels were it.

[@joAO-87-TugA]

Amazing job 😍 I stared my Haro last year and still haven’t finished it 😅 this just motivates me to get the job done 👌🏼

[@TheAnunnaki-NYC]

Freaking Kiss ass man! I still have my 1990 Performer and I had it recently restored and I can't stop kicking myself for letting it go over 25 years ago but you live and learn. I'm just so happy I was able restore it back to it's original glory!

[@TheSpeedfreak81]

Awesome video! Going through a similar process on my old Purple Plasma 1994 Dyno Air currently.

[@adampowell5469]

I love this! Restoring a 97 Haro group 1 as well as an Elf 92 zr1. Neither will probably look as good as yours 😂 but it’s definitely fun. Great vid!

[@mikeboss416]

Great video. Thank you for sharing

[@thetablet5192]

Freaking wicked fresh looks great 👍🚴

[@Torrious]

You’re getting this KZbin thing down, great video! Wish I had another year in your class, hope to see you at some car shows when I get my Caprice all dolled up.

[@robschwiesow]

I appreciate it buddy, wish you were there for both years too. I hope to see you soon as well my friend!

[@henrybaeza9953]

súper tu vídeo yo también tuve una GT vértigo 96,97 saludos desde Bogotá Colombia 🇨🇴😎

[@adamsifford6228]

Wow you did a great job...

[@chanceisaac2691]

That spot on the top rail that didn't shin up was where you put it in the vice.must have been still wet.ive done that same thing. Nice bike good job on the video.

[@jasonwills29]

So wish I would have kept mine from the mid-80’s. Now I am scouting to find an old beat up one so I can fully restore as well. Wish me luck!

[@robschwiesow]

Best of luck my friend!

[@cucolopez1942]

Beautiful 😍

[@fredrodriguez109]

Awesome video, currently working on my original Mongoose Decade from 1988, my biggest challenge is working in the Chromoly frame and some of the minor rust. Might use some of the methods you used in your video.

[@miltonmitchell9863]

Wow good video!Nice build

[@robv4482]

Nice work. Clean!

[@gregbrownstead4771]

Nice job. looks good. 👍

[@403patriot3]

‘94 blue spatter…my first GT was exactly like that, sadly I repainted it and traded it in ‘96 for another bike…never to be seen again. I’m in the process of restoring a 97 green spatter performer, I’d prefer your year for nostalgia purposes…the spatter performers are my favourites. That paint turned out nice, I appreciate the original bars but c’mon man…those are peregrines!!!

[@alanr4263]

Great 👍 Job looks great 👍

[@davidcropper6134]

Nice man you did a hell of a job man very good.

[@djdannyd2060]

That is amazing 😍 had a GT vertigo in 98

[@adamsifford6228]

I wish I had that bmx.

[@bakdogg]

nice 1994 GT Performer 💯💯👍👍🏆🏆

[@rgw1380rw]

That thing cleaned up nicely 👌🏾!

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you my friend!

[@rgw1380rw]

@@robschwiesow One of my childhood friends had one in chrome. He'd keep that GT on one wheelie until the sun went down.

[@robschwiesow]

That is awesome!

[@phatstackmack152]

Welcome back to BMX.

[@robschwiesow]

I appreciate it my friend! Looking forward to some nice weather!

[@gordgunner42]

Dude nice bike. I would love your old bars if ya have them still. Let me know

[@ridinglacs]

Great video dude. I been getting into bikes for a few years now. Yours looks great!

[@chrislehmann6240]

great video... seat post is bent

[@ashpunting]

Wow that bmx looks beautiful man the hard work payed off you did a good job brother 👌

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you Sir!

[@ryankaskel2000]

Love to bye those bars . Exactly what I had on my Compe

[@teshuvahemmet3036]

I like that bike good job 👍

[@rgw1380rw]

I was wondering why some guys would buy a bearing press, when they could just make one out of stuff they most likely have laying around 😅👍🏽!

[@rodramos642]

That looks bad ass

[@djdannyd2060]

Amazing 👌🏼😍😍

[@adamlee9614]

For someone who plays with cars done a better job than some people on here who only build bmx's 👍✊

[@teshuvahemmet3036]

I like that 🚲 bike good job!!

[@robschwiesow]

Thanks

[@brucekenkel3688]

For chrome with minor rust soak in Oxalic acid for 24 hrs and the results are incredible.

[@reecieboii]

beautiful bike man

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you my friend!

[@SnakebiteBMX]

I'll take those Peregrine bars. Thank you very much! :)

[@wttntony7702]

I'm happy to see that you commented on the Bars. Hope you got em.

[@adamsifford6228]

It's supposed to be like that for larger or tall people back in the 80s 90s...

[@OCLVIG]

I miss my old purple performer!

[@thesuperawesomefamily5018]

Boy for as good of info this is. Would love to actually be able to see what you're doing.

[@bdar95]

the handle bars on that are worth a quite abit

[@johnavery864]

If you ever decide to sell, I would be wicked interested. Thanks

[@thekettlebellcoach]

Dope

[@adamsifford6228]

You can reordered the gt decals to restore it tho.

[@Eric-im1li]

I got a 91 and wish i had those mags for it

[@jeangagliotto624]

Ficou um espetáculo, parabéns, aqui no Brasil uma GT como essa custa um bom dinheiro

[@ruebenmikoch]

It would have been worth more if you would have left the original decals and original paint the way it was. Dang that hurt to watch you take those decals off.

[@adamsifford6228]

I'm 5 foot 4 so I stayed with th 20 inch bmx.

[@rgw1380rw]

As soon as I saw the high flanged front hub, I had to press the thumbnail 🤓!

[@robbiegolding1831]

Sick Build bro! 2 questions. I'm currently redoing a 99 Dyno. Question 1 did u use the spacer on the cranks? Question 2 what attachment did u use to take decals off? Thank you sir!

[@adamsifford6228]

I had a GT Perrformer a Dyno which is a more generic version. Had severel Diamondback ◇

[@stacybuchkowsky6376]

Your a bmxer. Keep it just ride it have fun

[@hairlessharescrambler56]

Nice bike I had the same year and model but all chrome,next time wad a peice of aluminum foil into a ball dip it in water and scrub the rust off,only for chrome but works alot better than steel wool and doesn't dull it one bit in fact most of the time it turns out looking like brand new

[@robschwiesow]

Thanks man, I appreciate the tip!

[@michaelburman7404]

Bike turned out great!!! Do some tricks on it LOL

[@robschwiesow]

We'll see!

[@adamsifford6228]

Fully restored I've seen these sell for 2 to 3 grand. Google it yourself.

[@massmike508]

So you have a video on putting those rear pitbull on??

[@crosbiecroz6111]

I'd keep peregrine bars on great upgrade..the og bars are hi ten ...love this color..

[@robschwiesow]

Thank you my friend!

[@dereckc9469]

I only ran 1 front peg bac in the day because Miami Hopper. maybe thats how one disappeared over the years?

[@robschwiesow]

I wish I was that good lol! I always wanted to be! Maybe I can get my old ass practicing now, with more pads and a helmet!

[@ulisessalazar1032]

Your bike looks great!! wich is the size of the tire? 20x1.7 or 20x2.2?