Author Topic: What was your favourite bmx in 1983? (Read 6650 times)

Mattdub · « **Reply #25 on:** April 14, 2011, 08:43 AM »

GT Pro Nora Cup , had one in 83 and raced it all over

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bodamus · « **Reply #26 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:25 AM »

Kuwahara Laserlite

Darren KAP · « **Reply #27 on:** April 14, 2011, 12:35 PM »

Quote from: bodamus on April 14, 2011, 10:25 AM

Kuwahara Laserlite

Ian you told me it was a Raleigh trike

bodamus · « **Reply #28 on:** April 14, 2011, 12:38 PM »

No that was my second favourite

58 delray · « **Reply #29 on:** April 14, 2011, 12:59 PM »

Quote from: M5AT on April 13, 2011, 08:08 PM

Spoilt little git

My fave was me mates tuff burner, all yellow & blue & bmx-y

i was lucky enough to work in a bike shop at the time and get every thing at trade price and be able to pay it off weekly

Redline · « **Reply #30 on:** April 14, 2011, 01:05 PM »

Quote from: J.T Racing on April 13, 2011, 07:15 PM

ripper and TA. i remember the ad for a ripper in candy red with gold decals. looked amazing. white TA with white tuffs was so eighties and cool. when i got one i was out of bmx within a year or two anyhow and it turned into a 1/4 of finest red seal.

Quality mate

curtispro · « **Reply #31 on:** April 14, 2011, 02:26 PM »

My trusty Halfords Turbo (something different from a burner) was my pride and joy until I snapped the frame in half

then in 84 my dream machine arrived my 84 Curtis Pro that I still have to this day

still different from the TA's and Haro's that my mates had although they were very nice (out of my dads price range) My mates white Master was the bike I always wanted.

DoubleD · « **Reply #32 on:** April 14, 2011, 02:30 PM »

Kuwahara laserlite specially the one phil hoogendoorn whas riding then

BMX1973 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:32 PM »

me too

Quote from: bodamus on April 14, 2011, 10:25 AM

Kuwahara Laserlite

hunterdubber · « **Reply #34 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:38 PM »

There seems to be so many of us that looked at the magazines and wanted the Kuwahara Laserlite , me included

What was the charm then ?

Kuwahara/Gecko magazine adverts

The bike ,, tubing and spec

The name ,image ,Riders ,Clint Miller, Gary Ellis , Stu Diggens ,team colours ?

nosepickben · « **Reply #35 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:46 PM »

My favourite bike in 83 was andrew longden's team murray, black and orange with white mags. Dont know what mags they were, not tuffs. 1 brake, rear coaster.
Floated my boat.

m5 paul · « **Reply #36 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:47 PM »

Got three that I have difficulty choosing between. Skyway TA in white, never owned one but a good friend had the only one in our area and he was deemed a god when he rolled up on it. DP Freestyler in white, my dad bought me the F&F from OT cycles for the princely sum of £75. Some fooker nicked it when it had been repainted in a crazy blue

. And finally an ET Kuwahara. A mate had one and it was the only ET I had ever seen in the metal - and his surname was Elliot

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Betty · « **Reply #37 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:55 PM »

PK Ripper or Haro gen 1

Had both... broke both of em....

hunterdubber · « **Reply #38 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:57 PM »

Quote from: Betty on April 14, 2011, 09:55 PM

PK Ripper or Haro gen 1

Had both... broke both of em....

and then you bought em again 25 years on

Betty · « **Reply #39 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:01 PM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on April 14, 2011, 09:57 PM

Quote from: Betty on April 14, 2011, 09:55 PM
PK Ripper or Haro gen 1

Had both... broke both of em....

and then you bought em again 25 years on

Yeah had 2 Rippers and never built either of em...

Peter J · « **Reply #40 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:07 PM »

Ripper and Pro Class

Had a Pro Class and swaped it for a Kenwood Stereo to put in my 1275 GT Mini

hunterdubber · « **Reply #41 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:07 PM »

Quote from: Peter J on April 14, 2011, 10:07 PM

Ripper and Pro Class

Had a Pro Class and swaped it for a Kenwood Stereo to put in my 1275 GT Mini

Would that have been a full pull out handled one Pete ,, in the days before face off fronts ?

kuwahero · « **Reply #42 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:19 PM »

Kuwahara Laserlite

and still my favourite now

Peter J · « **Reply #43 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:23 PM »

Quote from: Hunterdubber on April 14, 2011, 11:07 PM

Quote from: Peter J on April 14, 2011, 10:07 PM
Ripper and Pro Class

Had a Pro Class and swaped it for a Kenwood Stereo to put in my 1275 GT Mini

Would that have been a full pull out handled one Pete ,, in the days before face off fronts ?

Think I've still got it in the loft somewhere

trickydeno · « **Reply #44 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:37 PM »

skyway ta for me....totally out of reach back then for me.

Julian347 · « **Reply #45 on:** April 15, 2011, 09:01 AM »

Skyway TA, any Hutch and SRP Titanium. All out of reach, especially the SRP.

Jaymz · « **Reply #46 on:** April 15, 2011, 09:18 AM »

I didnt get a bmx until 84, but when i did it was my favourite, My DINGO!!!

November 1984, proud owner of a new BMX

1985 and still going strong

1986, few decal modifications :lol:

If anyone ever see's one please let me know as i want one again so bad

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #47 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:31 PM »

When i 1st looked in my mums catalogue the 1st bike i wanted was the mk1 raleigh pro burner. "That's too dear" my mum said, so i got a super burner.
I dreamed of owning a skyway TA,thought i would never be able to save up enough so set my sights on a firebird. Then before i saved up enough, sports gear and farah's turned up.

antiquebmx · « **Reply #48 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:50 PM »

Bob Haros freestyler , dreamed of getting one,

I had a falcon pro theta, but over the course of a year or so changed all the parts only the frame was original then it got nicked

JT71 · « **Reply #49 on:** April 18, 2011, 02:37 PM »

MKI Burner.

no mags, no nothing, just heavy and lovely!

the bike i had. and i loved it, i didn't covet another man's bike.

Author Topic: What was your favourite bmx in 1983? (Read 6650 times)

curtispro

nosepickben

m5 paul

trickydeno

antiquebmx

JT71