80s Raleigh BMX - what was it called?

[sarkmeister]

Morning all

Might seem like an odd question, but its really bugging me so I thought id pitch it to the Pistonhead community.

Anyway, back when i was a kid (late 80s I think), a mate of mine had a fancy Raleigh BMX that was kind of cased in white/beige plastic and had an onboard "computer", does anyone remember the name of it?

It was really rubbish. It was too heavy to do wheelys and the "computer" broke everytime you hit a burb. However, he was rich so had to have one. Someone has suggested Raleigh Vector, but it doesnt bring anything up in Google.

Cheers

[sarkmeister]

A mate at work has already answered, it was a Raleigh Vector. I have a pic and will post it up when i get chance. It did have sound effects, speedo, clock , everything you need n a bike

[sarkmeister]

Here you go, isnt she a beaut

[sarkmeister]

kermitman said:

pdV6 said:

I had one of these as a kid:

pic of tomahawk

i had a tomahawk before my striker, was a 2nd hand bike but still rode it to death.(didnt have gears and was blue)

amazingly a shop in town called 'retro buys' sells all 70's and 80's stuff, they were selling original choppers years before the re-release models and at one time they had a tomahawk in, i couldnt get over how small they now look, when youre about 5 or 6 they were huge bikes he wanted something like £120 for it and it wasnt mint, rusty as hell i was still a bit tempted to buy it and have it as an ornament in my house somewhere

but it seemed a bit dear for the condition.

as kids we were on our bikes day and night but nowadays the kids around where i live dont tend to ride bikes half as much as back then.

computers and games consoles have had a say in it i suppose

Edited by kermitman on Thursday 12th April 15:02

www.re-buy-cycle.co.uk/details.php?id=144

Now that would be a stunning ornament.

[sarkmeister]

Ah, that brings back memories. My Brother had a Raleigh Boxer, i seem to remember it made a ticking sound when moving. Cool

I also remember smashing it up with a lump hammer one day, not sure why, seemed like a good idea at the time, dad wasnt impressed