1980's bmx'ers

wideangle

Were you one do you know of anyone who used to ride or race back in the day?

RALIEGH BURNER BABY!!

Sparky

ah i used to have a bmx, best bike ever


untill the block at the front cracked.

Standard Toaster

Yeah I had one.

*sniff*

I think I may still have it stashed in the shed somewhere....

whiskeyman

What was the name of the bike (not sure if BMX) that was white and had a "control panal" on the handle bars with sound effects and a radio?
A mate had one of those..... he ruled the streets...

Vmaxer

whiskeyman wrote:

What was the name of the bike (not sure if BMX) that was white and had a "control panal" on the handle bars with sound effects and a radio?
A mate had one of those..... he ruled the streets...

I had a MAG burner myself the chrome one just like the one in the first pic, many a good day in St Annes park on it.

I remember the bike with the "control panel" digital speed readout ETC... Can't remember what it was called though :rolleyes:

It came out after the BMX and was way to heavy to be any fun.....

wideangle

http://www.23mag.com/hist/histoire.htm link to history of the sport..there is a documentry film along the lines of dog town and z boys ecept its about the history of bmx,you may be interested in.Its called joe kid on a stingray the history of bmx.

wideangle

Also if you have bmx from the eighties,they are selling for quiet a bit on e-bay,you never know there maybe a few hundred quid in it for you.

wideangle

I snapped my frame too team hawk piece of tripe.

jayok

I remember the bike with the "control panel" digital speed readout ETC... Can't remember what it was called though

Wasn't this like the Vic-1 or Vix-1 or VX grrr.... cannot remember, right so off to Google now.

dlofnep

BMX was the BMBEST!

jayok

Found it:

It was a Vektar Street Wolf!


http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/daily-news/article.php?id=1932

In 1986, Raleigh launched an innovative range of children’s cycles with applied black plastic mouldings and electronic sound generators. These bikes were developed using ideas that had been piloted in the none too successful Vektar, in collaboration with a small specialist electronics company in Spondon, Derbyshire.

Street Wolf, a 16" wheel machine aimed at 6-7 year-olds was the most popular model, the others being Wild Cat, a 20" wheel bike for 7-9 year-olds, and Wolf Cub, a junior version with stabilisers. The latter set a new record for the most expensive bike ever sold with stabilisers, retailing at about £70 (= about £120 today).

Vmaxer

Fair play to ya, couldn't think of the name of it myself..

http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.raleighbikes.com/knowledge/history/media/hist_side_26.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.raleighbikes.com/knowledge/history/history_26.html&h=298&w=475&sz=32&tbnid=43Cojy1rmI4J:&tbnh=79&tbnw=126&hl=en&start=4&prev=/images%3Fq%3Draleigh%2BVektar%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

R Palmer

My Raleigh Burners.....

First pic team Replica.

Second pic Custom Team Aero Pro, just waiting on brakes to complete this restore

Third pic Aero Pro Burner, just needs chain

wideangle

I hope you dont mind,mr palmer,I posted your pics form bent fork in the first post on this topic.Well done on the restorations,they look klass.I got joe kid on a stingray,watched it lastnight,I highly reccomend it!!!

wideangle

Watched joe kid on a sting ray the history of bmx last night.It is brilliant to see the origins of the sport right there in front of you,Interviews with all the top class riders from back in the day.It covers racing,flatland,pool riding,skateparks,freestyle,street,demo teams,magazines,tours,the first bikes and the development of what is around today, the rise and fall when most of the major companies started dropping bmx bikes and parts from production.
It also covers the way the pros in the late eighties and early ninteys turned the scene around by setting up companies,tours,competitions and revitilising the whole industry.
Well worth hunting it down...only available on dvd ans selling out very fast all over the world!!!!

R Palmer

No probs, i love showing of my bikes...