What Raleigh bike did you have????

[K33LER]

Guys n Gals...

I bet this one will have a lot of interest... post your pics too!!

What Raleigh bike did you have...

DID YOU HAVE
1) A Chopper
2) A Grifter
3) A Bomber
4) A Tomahawk
5) A Burner (Any variant)
6) A Strika
7) An Arena (Blue Racer)
8) A Wildkat
9) A Chipper
10) A Budgie
11) A Boxer
12) Twenty (for GIRLS)
13) Sixteen (For younger girls)
14) A Vektar
15) Record Sprint (racer 501 reynolds tubing)
16) Team Cadet
17) Winner
18) Criterium
19) Quantam
20) Medale
21) Er... a Raleigh Mayflower??? Ok??
22) Equipe...
23) Commando (young kids pre strika)
24) any other Raleigh of the 70's and 80's K33LER

Edited by K33LER on Friday 4th May 23:49

Edited by K33LER on Saturday 5th May 00:14

Edited by K33LER on Saturday 23 June 15:00

[VinceFox]

Chopper, record sprint and triathlon.

Still got record sprint and triathlon now.

[LMMAC]

Grifter and gold burner a couple of years after ! Those were the day !

[K33LER]

VinceFox said:

Chopper, record sprint and triathlon.

Still got record sprint and triathlon now.

Vince... That record sprint is rocking horse s**t now mate!!

[Freakuk]

Aero pro burner

[VinceFox]

K33LER said:

VinceFox said:

Chopper, record sprint and triathlon.

Still got record sprint and triathlon now.

Vince... That record sprint is rocking horse s**t now mate!!

My original one w stolen when i was a kid, restored one identical a few years back. Got pics somewhere...

[K33LER]

Freakuk said:

Aero pro burner

That was a HARD bike FREAKUK... Was it chrome or Andy Ruffell blue, yellow, white?

[badboyburt]

Got a burner in the garage wrapped up in bubblewrap, I got it when I was 14 im 39 now and wont let it go for some strange reason.

[Hyde]

Had a Tomahawk, then a Red Grifter followed by a Blue & Yellow Burner.

I still have the Burner, its in the back of the shed somewhere


My sister had a Raleigh Vektar.
From memory it was a Grifter frame with futuristic plastic body parts added along with some electronics.
It was cool in the 80s

Edited by Hyde on Friday 4th May 23:44

[VinceFox]

[steve2]

I rode most of them. I started my working career at Halfords in 76 and would have to get the bikes ready for customers, had great fun riding them around the shop in the evenings

[K33LER]

Vince, Just added your Record Sprint to the list above!!! Stunning bikes there my friend!! Well done on restoration!!

[Justin Cyder]

I had a Strika. Got it for my 7th birthday. Dad went ballistic on my 7th birthday +1 day, when, after I'd discovered that the rear brake consisted of pressuring the pedal backwatds, leading directly to excellent skids wore out the tyre in 24 hours. This necessitated a trip to Halfords & a welcome back so soon comment from the Halfords guy to my dad.

I was left in no doubt that next time, it was down to my sky rocket. I loved that bike.

[K33LER]

badboyburt said:

Got a burner in the garage wrapped up in bubblewrap, I got it when I was 14 im 39 now and wont let it go for some strange reason.

BADBOYBURT... Let it out and show that bad boy some sunlight!! Is it blue and yellow? ... No, you're my age, that would be the 82 model.... is it a chrome burner??

[VinceFox]

K33LER said:

Vince, Just added your Record Sprint to the list above!!! Stunning bikes there my friend!! Well done on restoration!!

Cheers!

The tyres are a bit inaccurate but tbh i never ride it anyway.

[badboyburt]

K33LER said:

badboyburt said:

Got a burner in the garage wrapped up in bubblewrap, I got it when I was 14 im 39 now and wont let it go for some strange reason.

BADBOYBURT... Let it out and show that bad boy some sunlight!! Is it blue and yellow? ... No, you're my age, that would be the 82 model.... is it a chrome burner??

Its same as this, a MK1 still got all the pads too lol

Edited by badboyburt on Saturday 5th May 00:03

[K33LER]

VinceFox said:

K33LER said:

Vince, Just added your Record Sprint to the list above!!! Stunning bikes there my friend!! Well done on restoration!!

Cheers!

The tyres are a bit inaccurate but tbh i never ride it anyway.

D'you know what I like best Vince... The decals and the 'font' for want of a better word!!! Those decals are straight out of 1983... trying to be futuristic!! WELL HARD!!!

[rossybee]

Had a Tomahawk as a wee kid, then something non-Raleigh (heathen!) then a Winner in the early 80s like so:



Followed by my lovely 1985 Team Cadet 10 which I loved and still have

[Sheets Tabuer]

Tomahawk, burner, ultra burner, record.

[salmon]

First bike was a burner which was blue and yellow. First mountain bike was a purple raleigh mustang, which I thought was mint until all my mates got 'proper' mountain bikes like Scott and muddy fox...