Found some old memories at my mums....

[stevesredvxr]

As some of you know my dad has recently passed away so my mums been having a clearout at home.
She came across a few of my BMX memories in the process which have cheered me up a bit. 

Here's me, in I think about 81, on Xmas morning on my new Team Murray. Granted not the best BMX of the time but my mum and dad
wouldv'e struggled to buy this as well as all my other sisters presents. I was made up with it.



This is my Silverfox which my mum and dad bought me for doing well at school:





Yes I do look a complete cock in this photo with my Adidas First Tracky, and my Farah pants!! Not to mention my gay one footed endo!
Check the plate out:



Cos she found that too!!!


As well as this....did anyone else have one of these? Yep, thought not!!


And finally, me in the South of France in about 85 with my dad and my mate Jamie.
I'm the one hogging the coke with my Skyway hat on!! We were gutted we couldn't take our bikes with us so we hired
two BMX's for the entire holiday and bought one of those big massive skateboards each....good times.
 


Big thanks to my mum for finding them and an even bigger thanks to my dad for all the things he ever did for me including
struggling to make ends meet so us kids would be so happy....

[bobafett]

Brilliant 

[MartyC]

Awesome stuff 

[Robbo]

Great thread, your parents sound top mate 

[stfc]

Great memories there mate, kids nowa days dont realise how lucky they are ...

[sawzall]

great pics and an even better story

[In2 bmx]

Great photo's , Great Story . And a plate to treasure forever.  

[sweetbeats]

Awesome 

[Macmania]

Sorry to hear about your dad Steve 

Cool pics and i'm lovin the Silverfox   

[animal]

Great story behind the pics    Fab when u find stuff like that .

[stevesredvxr]

Thanks for your replies........was great to get these back, I thought they'd been skipped years ago! Good old mum and dad eh?

For all those of you who have lost a parent you will know how I feel.....for those of you who haven't, never take them for granted,
enjoy your time with them....and finally look after them like they've looked after you....you never know when they'll be gone.  

[sid1972]

fantastic pictures - reminds us all of innocent times 

Well , nearly all innocent.. 

[Redline]

Thanks for your replies........was great to get these back, I thought they'd been skipped years ago! Good old mum and dad eh?

For all those of you who have lost a parent you will know how I feel.....for those of you who haven't, never take them for granted,
enjoy your time with them....and finally look after them like they've looked after you....you never know when they'll be gone.  

Great photos and memories. Very sorry to hear of your loss.... and very touching words too!

J

[griff]

sorry for your loss steve, but thanks for posting those pics - brilliant!

[youngy]

Great pics, don't knock the team murray they were probably what got the whole scene going over here. I had one the first xmas they arrived and had'nt seen anything like it before then all the big names started to arrive Nice one

[rollin72]

touching story mate, thats the 1st bmx i had probably from the same shop halfords in oldham

[hunterdubber]

Thanks for posting the pics ,Steve 

Love Team Murrays , deffo not best build wise , but for me and many others they were the first BMX's in the U.K


As other have said indeed sorry to hear about your Dad 

[Bettyswallocks]

As said earlier Steve great pics and touching words dude

[pickle]

awesome piccs Steve and real sorry for your loss, he looked and sounded like a top bloke 

[Swivel]

Really great pics and sorry for your loss fella, love that numberplate proper old school   

[Mattdub]

Great pics  , sorry to hear about your dad .

[Rulin]

nice post mate, great pic's

[Gashead]

Cool pics, but sorry to hear your loss...

[torkertony]

Quality pics and very emotional for you too I imagine.   

[weetabixears]

thanks for sharing and hats off to your dad atb daz