your favourite schoolboy toys

[The Skunk]

whitechief said:

Remember Raid over Moscow? I used to love that game.

Don't think we ever had that one - just checking it out online now and it looks like it was awesome.

The other game I remember was a motocross one.

My mate used to have a computer called a "BBC" i think. We used to play a game called Mr E (or something like that) all that time. There was an Ice Witch, or something, as one of the baddies - used to scare the st out of me.

[Evil Jack]

Stig said:

BAHN-STORMA said:

whitechief said:

Inferior??

My Chopper looked like this

My 'Tomahawk' was slightly inferior!

Upgraded to Grifter though - always preferred the Choppers gear lever though!

Edited by BAHN-STORMA on Thursday 4th December 14:25

I swear a whole generation of us were sterilised by that gear lever - oh, that and the 'twist grip' on the Grifter that had a neutral. Just what you needed when you were peddling like mad - crossbar - OOOFF!

I'm sure I still bear the scars...

[Famous Graham]

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

[L100NYY]

Famous Graham said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

Oui.

Just before that no?

[Pvapour]

Stig said:

Evil Jack said:

Some great memories in this thread. Here's mine:

I hate you!

I lusted after a Grifter, but ended up with the 'inferior' Chopper

Banana seats rule.

Had all three

think it went; Striker, Boxter then Grifter, think the striker had a weird clear gold caoting on a Chrome frame which I used paint stripper on to get a Chrome looking BMX which was all the rage

[R5GTTGaz]

I had a Commando and a Grifter, the Grifter was black with gold detail.

[BlackVanGirl]

L100NYY said:

Famous Graham said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

Oui.

Just before that no?

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, sounds about right - junior school for me, I'm sure I've got a neon green canister of the things stashed somewhere in my mum and dad's house.

[Red Firecracker]

I had the Grifter XL

[BAHN-STORMA]

Red Firecracker said:

I had the Grifter XL

They ruined it!

[L100NYY]

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

Famous Graham said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

Oui.

Just before that no?

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, sounds about right - junior school for me, I'm sure I've got a neon green canister of the things stashed somewhere in my mum and dad's house.

That would put you at around my sort of age then I would guess.

[BlackVanGirl]

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

Famous Graham said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

Oui.

Just before that no?

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, sounds about right - junior school for me, I'm sure I've got a neon green canister of the things stashed somewhere in my mum and dad's house.

That would put you at around my sort of age then I would guess.

I was born in '85. Not half weird that people born in 1990 are going to university already...

[Alfa_75_Steve]

Raleigh Bomber:



Which was replaced with a Raleigh Racer:

[L100NYY]

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

Famous Graham said:

BlackVanGirl said:

L100NYY said:

BlackVanGirl said:

randomman said:

Pogs and Yoyo's

I was too cool (read: old) for Pokemon cards.

How old are you? Pog craze at my primary school happened in 1994-5, I think...

Just before that non?

Beg pardon?

That's yer actual French

Oui.

Just before that no?

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, sounds about right - junior school for me, I'm sure I've got a neon green canister of the things stashed somewhere in my mum and dad's house.

That would put you at around my sort of age then I would guess.

I was born in '85. Not half weird that people born in 1990 are going to university already...

Ah well you are mere baby, I was in my 2nd year of school when you were born!

[rhinochopig]

Stig said:

Evil Jack said:

Some great memories in this thread. Here's mine:

I hate you!

I lusted after a Grifter, but ended up with the 'inferior' Chopper

Banana seats rule.

Best wheelie bike ever. I used to be able to wheelie one of though until I got bored. Never been able to achieve the same greatness on my MTBs.

[Famous Graham]

Alfa_75_Steve said:

Raleigh Bomber:



Which was replaced with a Raleigh Racer:

"I were right about that saddle, though"

[Pvapour]

rhinochopig said:

Stig said:

Evil Jack said:

Some great memories in this thread. Here's mine:

I hate you!

I lusted after a Grifter, but ended up with the 'inferior' Chopper

Banana seats rule.

Best wheelie bike ever. I used to be able to wheelie one of though until I got bored. Never been able to achieve the same greatness on my MTBs.

from what i remember the wheelbase used to get longer as the forks bent out

[whitechief]

Whilst we are on bikes, in 1983 I got one of these





Unfortunately I sold it

[chunkymonkey71]

Pvapour said:

Stig said:

Evil Jack said:

Some great memories in this thread. Here's mine:

I hate you!

I lusted after a Grifter, but ended up with the 'inferior' Chopper

Banana seats rule.

Had all three

think it went; Striker, Boxter then Grifter, think the striker had a weird clear gold caoting on a Chrome frame which I used paint stripper on to get a Chrome looking BMX which was all the rage

When i was 4 i had a raleigh budgie and was too wee to sit on the saddle. Had to sit on the crossbar...

Had a grifter too... heaviest bike in the universe!!!

[L100NYY]

Well if we're going onto the bike theme -

I had a Raleigh Pro Race


And my brother had a Kuwahara

[BAHN-STORMA]

L100NYY said:

And my brother had a Kuwahara

Sweet!