Now even four to six year olds can have Diamond Back quality. The 16 inch wheel 1988 Diamond Back Mini Viper shares the same heritage as its Viper brothers. Perfect for the beginning rider, the Mini Viper has a hi-carbon frame, alloy/steel stem, Shimano coaster brake rear hub, safe rubber pedals and Comp III type racing tires. The Mini Viper is a scaled down version of the popular 20” Viper. No matter how young you are, you deserve a Diamond Back.
Frame + Fork
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Rims
To use the BMX SerialFinder start typing the whole serial into the search bar at the top of the page, or use the Advanced Search page. Based on your entry, a filtered list of possible bikes that match your serial year and month will appear.
Diamond Back BMX serial numbers.
The first character is the factory code F = Fairly.
Second character is year of production. 7 = 1987, 8 = 1988. Production would have most likely started around May 1987 through to April 1988.
Third character is month of production 01-12.
Example: F7090000
Made in Taiwan.
As a general rule, bikes made in Taiwan had around a 8 month production lead timeline before they were delivered and sold in bike shops around the world. Generally around May of each year, factories would switch production to making models for the following year.
