Author Topic: Your first bmx (Read 6875 times)

Discostu · « **on:** October 20, 2011, 11:34 AM »

Come on peeps. Tell us all what bmx was your first.

Mine was a mk1 super burner. I

might make a list up so we can see what starter bikes sold well and got us into this mad obsession!

Peter J · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:40 AM »

Ammaco Team Sprint

ukoldschool · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:53 AM »

Acorn (freeway) freestyler - god it was shit... snapped it landing a jump out of the half pipe at Rom

bruggers100 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:55 AM »

mk1 Tuff Burner (Blue & Yellow)

Had all of it til about 10 years ago when it got thrown out in a garage clear up before my parents moved.

ThisBitterPill · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2011, 11:57 AM »

Second hand super heavy white thing with metal mag wheels and drum brakes....

Possibly a Schauff....?

This would have been about 1982 ish....

Dannywhac · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:00 PM »

Quote from: ukoldschool on October 20, 2011, 11:53 AM

Acorn (freeway) freestyler - god it was shit... snapped it landing a jump out of the half pipe at Rom

Heh - mine was an Aero Freeway teardrop tubed job - saved up and bought all the bits seperate (Acorn mags n'all - the thin spoked ones).

Jumped it and the fooker snapped at the junction between the seattube and seatstays, nearly carved meself another a-nus.......

Got another cheap and lent it to a mate, went in the same place

Gtbill · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:07 PM »

1984 red and yellow burner

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:11 PM »

1985 Piranha Mag Freestyler with white Aero Zytecs, CW type bars, MX copy brakes, shat and cost £105, but I loved that bike.

Al Wyn · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:16 PM »

Raleigh extra burner...the white one with the red fade ET copy stylie

phantom photon · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:31 PM »

Ammaco Team Special

curtispro · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:34 PM »

1983 Halfords Turbo

LucyLastic · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:45 PM »

A Steve Wilson, his 1980 model.

Redline · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:46 PM »

Moto One

brettypeeps · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:49 PM »

Falcon Pro Theta

griff · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:50 PM »

oo my first post disappeared

mine was a 1982 silverfox

fugazi · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:51 PM »

MK2 Super tuff burner, parts promptly swapped over to a DP Firebird f/f.

pickle · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2011, 12:52 PM »

You might've posted while i was moving it John.

My first (and only BMX from BITD) was a Burner GS from Freemans

Discostu · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:09 PM »

Whoops! Sorry about putting this thread I'm the wrong section! Good to know the rad police are about!

It comes as no surprise that there is a lot of Raleigh burners listed. It does amaze me that they had the monopoly on starter bikes but didn't seem to progress much from there. They must of had the funds.

Anyway I will leave this going for a while before making a list up. The more info on your make and model the better as I can only go on the details given.

It also appears that most peeps love their first ride even though it was a pos looking back now. You just can't take away that feeling of riding your first ever bmx. It was you and the bike as one. Just magical!!!

Robbo · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:10 PM »

Gusset Goose

skki3330 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:11 PM »

Moto One a blue one that i stripped and sprayed pink fook knows why

pickle · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:12 PM »

I think the Burner thing was more down to availability than anything else. My mum and dad couldn't afford to buy a bike from a shop which is why i had the GS (a catalogue special along with the GLX or S i believe) they also sold them in Halfords which for most would've been peoples only bike shop in town?

just my take on it

lk_97 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:17 PM »

I had an 18" bmx, but my first 20" was a raleigh detroit from halfords, eventually stripped the stickers off and put a skyway streetbeat sticker on it

sold it for 30 quid to get some forks for my custom fit, which I sold

GTnumber1 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:19 PM »

magnum tensor followed by aero pro burner then dp freestyler which i still have and wont be going anywere

pickle · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:20 PM »

Love your bikes Steve! things of beauty the lot of em

Discostu · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2011, 01:21 PM »

Your probably right mr pickle. I had never heard of the gs. I have probably seen one though. All the burners were pretty much alike just different colours and specs. They had every price range covered. And you had a desirable burner just like your riding buddies even if yours was low end it didn't matter. It was the fact that you had a burner!!

On the other hand would I have one now? Mmm probably not.

But never say never!

I have a lot of respect for the burner boys. Even though I like to give them a ribbing every so often!

Author Topic: Your first bmx (Read 6875 times)

ukoldschool

ThisBitterPill

Al Wyn

curtispro

griff

lk_97