bmx hadn't been invented in my day "way back then" 😆
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An orange Halfords Stormer
Curtis expert with acorn mags, built July '84. It's hanging in my garage waiting for a bit of loving.
Red and yellow Raleigh Burner. My mum gave it to next door's kid about 8 years ago, who wrecked it, then lost it.
Gutted.
This thread is almost inspiring me to take my Haro down off the garage wall and ride it a bit. Almost.
BSA Javelin - a 5 spd yellow gate!
I remember seeing this pic in a magazine and not sleeping properly for a week..
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Being a school mate of Andrew Hobson here in East Lothian in the mid 80s i bought many of his frames as he upgraded,
PK Ripper, Quadangle, Skyway Ta, Harry Leary Diamond Back, Mk 1 Haro Freestyler. The Quadangle was my last BMX, a 1984 chrome looptale.
We rode the same bikes to race and to ride at Livingstone skatepark, just swap the wire wheels for Skyway mags for livi, great times, amazing bikes, just wish i had kept a couple of them and Go Pros were available to catch it all on film... 🙂
Nashiki frame, araya wheels, gt layback post, shimano DX pedals, Mx brake levers
With Dia comp brake with quick release.
Loved that bike I went everywhere on it from about 13-17/18
Wish I'd kept hold of it
Simon
Rebel Freestyler (twin top tubes like the Haro) with red Skyways. Watched a frame and forks in survivor condition do £230 on eBay recently 🙁
Raleigh Burner with yellow skyways.
Ammaco Team Pro in chrome & blue.
Supergoose in chrome with red skyways.
Torker 280x with a set of ACS z-rims.
Wish I still had the Torker despite the fact that it tried to kill me 🙂
The birthday when I got my Super Burner (and team Halfords kit!):
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Skyway Ta was my favourite of the 80's
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Standard STA for the 90's
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The first one was a Hoffman Evel Knievel Ltd edition for approx 2 weeks. In hindsight I wish I had kept it but it weighed a ton! Then a Hoffman Flash XL which I still have. That has one of the first sets of Profile SS that came into the country, Primo hubs, Sun Ringle rims and pedals and dx brake. Got a brand new pair of white Oakley grips to go on one day. Also have a Raleigh Mini Burner which I picked up recently awaiting a refurb. Was lucky to have been around some great bmx racers/characters in my youth.
Super Burner here too. Awesome fun.
I had a Peugeot BMX~ tried an image search, but no joy~ was similar colour scheme to AndyF1s pro burner with blue bits above, but with Blue Mags to give a more intensive level of Bluedom. Never did try popping the wheels in the freezer to true them despite the rumours.
By some strange fate, I drive a blue Peugeot, with colour matched interior!!
Peugeot also make pepper grinders!!
Another burner like this. God I loved it.
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wow, what a great thread.
Now, how many old bmxers now ride singlespeeds?
Soap - is that The ramp in Eastern London, uset to ride it in 89, got some photos somewhere of Juice and Jerry Galley riding awsome..
I had one of these in blue/yellow
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even used to do my paper round on it
Raleigh Night Burner followed by a Diamond Back Formula One.
Dp firebird In Fluro orange, with white acorn mags. Sorry no pictures just fond memories.
Raleigh Ultra Burner with ridiculously wide CW bars, loved every minute of it. Anyone have those bendy Z-rims, seem to recall my mate constantly putting them in the freezer over night to straighten them out!
Shit I feel old, but loving the pictures.
No idea what my first one was but after that got nicked I got turquoise white and pink raliegh styler mag. I loved that bike, that got nicked as well. The Townsend mtb I got after that just wasn't as much fun!
Not mine but just like this bad boy!
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Very ramp was Rochford and the trails were in Rayleigh Essex.
Good times
1983...A Kays catalogue BMX called a Rustler, made by O'Brian Cycles in Coventry. A monumental POS. Crank snapped after a week.
1998...I'm passing a bike shop in Kings Heath...20 mins later I'm wheeling this out the door...
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Yes, its covered in rust. I have some original black coaster brake Skyways to go on it.
I have still got my Rickman Freestyler from I think 1984, reynolds 531 tubing, Rickman bars, Pro Neck stem, Dia Compe freestyle brakes, Skyway Tuff II wheels, Elina UL seat post, SR seat clamp, GT epoch headset, Tuffneck chain wheel, GT fork standers, Shimano DX pedals etc etc. Really lovely condition Thinking of selling it to fund a full sus! COOL 8)
Not trying to gloat, but I had some great BMXs back in the day. Started with a Raleigh Super Burner. Silver and Blue.
Chrome Firebird Freestyler.
Mark 1 Torker made chrome Haro Freestyler with black Skyways.
Swapped the frame for a SE Quadangle.
Swapped that frame for a pink Hutch Freestyler.
Swapped that frame for a white Skyway TA.
Swapped that frame for a SE PK Ripper with black Landing Gear forks. Black Z rims, Renthal bars. Jump bike before "jump bikes"
Kept that one.
Then with the proceeds of 5 paper rounds and working for my uncle in his car body shop, bought a green mark 2 Haro Sport with the small platforms on the chain stays and removable platforms on the forks. Built it up black and chrome, with black Skyways, Redline flite cranks, Dia-Compe 9000s, Elina Flite saddle, Redline forklifter stem and bars. Potts mod on the front brake.
My brother went through a few too. He ended up with a GT Freestyler in Candy Apple Red with white Skyways and all white GT parts. Ala Eddie Fiola, 1985 Kelloggs Champs.
We were BMX gods in our town. Nearly all of our mates had good BMXs too. During the school summer holidays we would ride for 12-14 hours a day. I remember some days it felt weird when you walked anywhere. As in, I've forgotten how to walk!!!
One of these
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Followed by 4 of these (I abused the warranty for 11 years 😀 )
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And finally this.
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Can't believe that's only 3 bikes in 25 years of riding.
Raleigh something Burner
DP Freestyler
DP Freestyler GL plus
TRM
Kuwahara the one with twin downtubes
Anyone have Action Zone handlebars? cool as.
Mongoose Supergoose - 85 ish
Amacco Freestyle - 87/88
Haro Shredder - early 90s
Raleigh Extra Burner, which was white and red and looked like the ET bike.
got loads of nice parts for it through hard saving from my paper round, (and a wee bit shoplifting! 😆 )then transfered them to a DP Freestyler in a lovely smoke finish, with Landing Gear and white Z-rim wheels and white Comp ST Tyres.
Good times. 😀
Can't remember the bike, but it was a halfords job.
But did have the halfords trousers.
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Raleigh Gold Burner with black mags, my brother and I (who had a Falcon Pro) used to build ramps in the street and jump over the kids from next door...
I never did discover what my BMX was. It was bought off a local guy who's son had left it behind when he went off to join the army. All I cared about was that it had skyway mag wheels so was a cool as ****.
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The gold burner is a super burner. With tuff wheel 2's it's a super tuff burner.
Giant GMX 175
Raleigh Tuff Burner
Raleigh Aero Pro
MRD Badlander
Skyway TA
Hutch Trickstar
Haro Master
Haro Sport
Mongoose Hooligan
Hoffman Condor
Hoffman Taj
Dragonfly DFX - unfortunately I've still got that.
I don't remember the order, but owned loads. sold my last one at the age of 17 for £25 to go to the pub. it was worth £500!
Raleigh Burner, at least 3
Mongoose
Gt Frestyler
Skyway TA x2
Pk Ripper
Redline x2
Haro, a racy one
Supergoose
Even got some lavender skyway Mag wheels imported from America. i must have looked ridiculous imitating paperboy on my full lavender blue freestyler. 😀
Great thread! I had a second hand Tange Exploder - red with yellow Skyway Tuff 2 wheels, i loved that bike! Frame snapped so I was bought a Huffy Pro Thunder chrome frame and swapped all the bits over and had it for years.....never went anywhere without my bike! My dad made me sell it when i was 17 to "get it out of the shed" as i was joining the army so i sold it to a mate who destroyed it .....
Don't speak to my mate anymore - or my dad for that matter!
Raleigh aero-pro, swapped the frame/fork with a mate for a dp freestyler. Black skyway mags, sold it for £40. 🙁
i had a Puch Inveder like the one below....except mine was bright yellow..
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Patterson Pro imported from the 'States. Really wish I hadnt sold it ;0(
I'd love to find some old photos of me on mine. Need to go round my old mans and go through them some time!
I had a Silverfox like this:
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Tangerine coloured Puch Murray with black Skyway mags. Can't remember the model but jeez how I loved that bike...
Raced for the first time at the old Southport BMX track when I was probably no more than about 8. Wearing a motorbike helmet which I was glad of the first time someone ran over my head!
