Raleigh Burner (Old Type)

RICARDO1982

I was surprised to see you can buy a brand new Raleigh Burner (as spotted by a fellow boardsie)

These were the coolest bikes when i was a young lad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Super-...1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-RALEIGH-...1%7C240%3A1308

Is that bloody cool or what??
I am seriously tempted to buy one...... apart from the fact that
(a) Im 27
(b) 6foot2
(c) Would look like a complete twat...

Would kids now tell you where to go if you bought them one??????
Or like them??//?

goods

ya cant beat this one. have one in the shed myself , the original grips(yellow and blue spots) and pads were the business, they are all im missing

sorry bout the huge pic!

Quigs Snr

Nice bike. I was a "BMX Bandit" - weren't the 80's great - long before I fell in love with the road bike. I used to drool over the chrome one with the black mags. Anyone have one of those.

goods

and of course all your shoes would be chewed to bits from using them as brakes against the back wheel

Vélo

As mentioned before I had the Super Tuff. Absolutely loved that bike.

Vélo

RICARDO1982 wrote: »

I was surprised to see you can buy a brand new Raleigh Burner (as spotted by a fellow boardsie)

These were the coolest bikes when i was a young lad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Super-...1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-RALEIGH-...1%7C240%3A1308

Is that bloody cool or what??
I am seriously tempted to buy one...... apart from the fact that
(a) Im 27
(b) 6foot2
(c) Would look like a complete twat...

Would kids now tell you where to go if you bought them one??????
Or like them??//?

Much cheaper here

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Raleigh_Super_Tuff_Burner/5360039884/

RICARDO1982

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Nice bike. I was a "BMX Bandit" - weren't the 80's great - long before I fell in love with the road bike. I used to drool over the chrome one with the black mags. Anyone have one of those.

I had a chrome Burner with black mags as my last BMX and had the blue and Yellow mag one before that.
The chrome one was brilliant, i thought it was really light compared to other bikes at the time.

xz

I used to have the gold "super burner",cheaper version of the super tuff it came with standard spoked wheels, but I swapped them out for skyway tuff 2's, was a Xmas pressie when I was about 11/12

I see they have relaunched them, with the mag wheels.http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Raleigh_Super_Tuff_Burner/5360039884/ a lot cheaper than the one on ebay, I might add.

D'oh read Aqinas 73's thread thoroughly after posting this

RICARDO1982

goods wrote: »

ya cant beat this one. have one in the shed myself , the original grips(yellow and blue spots) and pads were the business, they are all im missing
sorry bout the huge pic!

If you are interested in selling that bike you have in the shed i would be buy it off you for the young lad. irrespective of condition i have done up a few bikes over the years PM me if your interested. thanks

RoundTower

Aquinas73 wrote: »

Much cheaper here

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Raleigh_Super_Tuff_Burner/5360039884/

It's impressively lightweight at least!

goods

RICARDO1982 wrote: »

If you are interested in selling that bike you have in the shed i would be buy it off you for the young lad. irrespective of condition i have done up a few bikes over the years PM me if your interested. thanks

No i wouldnt part with it, got it done up myself years ago as it was already a hand me down. Still love it though

Harrybelafonte

RICARDO1982 wrote: »

I was surprised to see you can buy a brand new Raleigh Burner (as spotted by a fellow boardsie)

These were the coolest bikes when i was a young lad

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Raleigh-Super-...1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WHITE-RALEIGH-...1%7C240%3A1308

Is that bloody cool or what??
I am seriously tempted to buy one...... apart from the fact that
(a) Im 27
(b) 6foot2
(c) Would look like a complete twat...

Would kids now tell you where to go if you bought them one??????
Or like them??//?

Dude, get one seriously. As I've said in previous threads I'm 31, 6ft, and about 17stone and I ride one of these



I used to ride a burner to work in the city when I was 22. I got looks, but it's just cos I looked so cool. :rolleyes: Plus they're more comfortable than what I ride now, better seating position.

If you need convincing check out radbmx.co.uk for plenty of guys older than me still riding old school BMXs

Hungrycol

I had one of the original Mag Burners but it has black and white checkered pads no like the one in the ebay link (although that the new edition.)

I loved it, what a bike.......

Hungrycol

Quigs Snr wrote: »

"BMX Bandits"

Great film, when you're 10! Think it was one of Nicole Kidman's early films too.

ntlbell

Ah but they didn't have all the gadgets of a "computer bike"

Harrybelafonte

ntlbell wrote: »

Ah but they didn't have all the gadgets of a "computer bike"

ntlbell

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

I had spent most of the morning trying to find a pic

what was it called?

'68 Fastback

That there is a Raleigh Vektar. Amazing! Untill you snotted yourself and cracked the plastic.

Harrybelafonte

Vektar, as opposed to Vector

'68 Fastback

My older cousin had one when I was a kid. I thought it was the most amazing machine in the world. Git never let me near it.

RICARDO1982

These bikes are like chicken teeth now ...........

RICARDO1982

Does any one know where i could get a Raleigh Burner either complete or as a project? an old one????? Does any one have one sitting in their shed/garden anymore?
Thanks in advance guys

Harrybelafonte

RICARDO1982 wrote: »

Does any one know where i could get a Raleigh Burner either complete or as a project? an old one????? Does any one have one sitting in their shed/garden anymore?
Thanks in advance guys

I asked on here before but no-one seemed to have one. There's a uk forum dedicated to them and they're on eebay wuite a bit if that helps

RICARDO1982

I seen them on ebay and the english websites, but they are silly money