What BMX did you have as a kid

[TORKER mick]

I had a Falcon Pro 'Kappa'. It cost £99.99 in 1984.




I always wanted (but never got) bitd:
Skyway T/A
Peugeot Black Lion BMX
MT Racing Fox. 

I now have all 3 of the above, plus a hutch pro racer. Am still looking for a Falcon Pro Kappa....

jeez some of you make me feel old in some of these pics, i was 18/19 in 84 !

got any pictures of the black lion bmx

[dancetothedrummersbeat]

It's a work in progress at the moment. I should have it done for MK this year though. Here's what it was like when i picked it up


Never liked the white/red colour scheme, and wanted a blue/yellow one, so I stripped the paint & had the f&f repainted in 2 pack. Always thought the original blue was a bit washed out, and i didn't like the gold forks so i had it repainted darker in Vauxhall magnetic blue. Repro decals from Del (of course!). I've also had some repro pads made (thanks Steve!), but don't have a pic of them.


and here's a pic of what an original blue black lion would look like

[MartyC]

I think this is the correct order....

1980 Scorpion TX
1981 ACE Racing Pro
1982 Torker 280x
1982 Race Inc RA2
1982 Patterson Long Pro
1983 Haro Freestyler
1984 ProCraft Ultima (had this and the Haro's above and below)
1985 Haro Master (85)
1986 reverted back to the Haro Freestyler then sold it in 1987

[hunterdubber]

After my MK1 Grifter ,,,

Had 5 different BMX's over a 6 year period ,seemed like double that with all the parts swapping


First BMX

Ammaco Sport   the first short run of  Ammaco's before the looptails ,,,this was a white frame /red components  in Jan 1982 ,,Wow that's 30 years ago now  

then following Christmas in 82

Falcon with a 2 hole gusset like a Burner  with braised collared weld joints like a road bike frame , again a very short run of these before the Falcon/Cyclepro bikes came out . Crap frame but loaded with nice bits , for a cheap bike ,,Takagi tourney 3 piece , Araya 7C's ,,Mitsuboshi Comp II's  

Spent basically all of 83 saving up buying all the bits throughout the year to build my next bike in Christmas 1983 ,.
My Mum bought me a Chrome GT (Nora) standard  frameset (17.5 tt ) and Tuffs from Surrey BMX. The first run of alloy rear and placky front hubbed Tuffs ,, they advertised these as Tuff III's  

I built a replica of this bike a few years back (except it actually had an Addicks yellow chainring)

Tip:-  dont recreate your old bikes they never looked as good as you remembered , usually aa riight hotspotch of colours too  



Kept the GT around 2 years and swapped the parts like crazy along the way    :idiot2:swapped my Suntour VX for a Takagi one piece ,,etc  

Later changed  frames with a mate for Kuwahara Nova with black Ukai's,, then swapped for white OGK's





Bought a white DP Firebird Fresstyler from a friend who'd just got a Prolite CC and tricked it out with white parts and Lavender Tuffs

Last bike I had that ,, dabbled with skating in 86/87 too , sold the DP as it wasn't getting  used anymore ,,in early 88 I think ,,,for £15  

Well it paid for a driving lesson   ,,shame

[Why isnt this working]

My first BMX was simply named "BMX" I dont even think it was a make..... That said it could have been a universal i suppose or something like that. Then got an Aero burner which I rattle canned white, saved all my car wash money to buy a set of lavender tuffs from Basildon Halfords then had "Rad City" do me some lavender TA stickers  .. To me it WAS a TA, and I told everyone it was......

Si.

[griff]

my only bmx BITD was a silver fox, got it for my 12th birthday in October 1982

got another one at MK11 where it was built up with the help of a few kind chaps off here 
never selling this 

[QUADROPHENIA]

Never had a Bmx btd I just like em because of the colours

[Clean]

BH California; looked like this before my pocket money got hold of it:



 

[brettypeeps]

Started with a Falcon Pro Theta Then it was DP Firebird Freestylers all the way for me

[rollin72]

1979 I got a team murray, then about '82 a DB pro star which got swapped for a marlboro zapper, it didnt matter to me that they were lower end bikes, they were mine and that's what mattered

[Macmania]

83 MT Racing Silverfox  and still got it 

[denzil]

started with a Iron horse and ended with a mongoose supergoose.

[GTnumber1]

never had a bmx as a kid, just like to waste my money now like everyone else 

[Andy68]

Cant find any old pics apart from this one I had in around '84? before I could afford a real GT.......

[hunterdubber]

I had a Falcon Pro 'Kappa'. It cost £99.99 in 1984.




I always wanted (but never got) bitd:
Skyway T/A
Peugeot Black Lion BMX
MT Racing Fox. 

I now have all 3 of the above, plus a hutch pro racer. Am still looking for a Falcon Pro Kappa....

On that pic does it have sign upside down on the back wheel

saying SNOT 

[hunterdubber]

1979 I got a team murray, then about '82 a DB pro star which got swapped for a marlboro zapper, it didnt matter to me that they were lower end bikes, they were mine and that's what mattered

Loved the DB Pro Stars back then Gaz ,,still do too  

Not fancy doing one ?  

[CustardLips]

1st Bike - 1982 - Raleigh Burner. Came with gold Araya's and Suntour hubs from the shop ( Probably put the Skyway's off mine onto an Ultra Burner for someone else ) Weren't complaining though, was Buzzin' ! Knew what they was cos' all me mates had bmx's well before me. Me Mam couldn't afford it, so i was pullin' wheelies on me racer for 12 mths until she met her new fella/future husband (had his own business) and i met me 1st BMX !

2nd Bike - 1983 - GT Pro(Nora).  Me Mam's fella treated me to an upgrade the following year. £300 new, sold it for £40 about 18 mths later ! And it's only just dawned on me what iv'e done. ''I can be a right DICK sometimes as history shows''  

[CD17]

1 Halfords Turbo
2 MT Silver Fox
3 GT Pro
4 DP Freestyler
5 PK Ripper
6 Haro Freestyler
7 Skyway TA

Also had a 95 GT Fueler 

[Badbaldie]

Raleigh burner red.
puch space invader
mongoose californian
skyway ta.

[john4130]

1 raleigh burner
2 diamond back pacer 500
3 dp firebird freestyler
4 vincent airzone
5 skyway streetstyler
6 gt pro performer
7 gt world tour
8 mrd badlander
9 haro master
10 haro sport
11 haro bashguard master
12 hoffman condor
13 skyway ta
14 standard lengthy
15 standard sta
16 dk sixpack
17 superstar parkinson
18 fly pantera
19 felt rattlesnake
these are all the bikes i've ridden since i started and i broke most of them apart from the burner, skyway and the last 5 on the list.

[M5AT]

Piranha, not this actual one but exactly the same.

Snapped it just under the gusset after about 6 months.

[Discostu]

Well this could be a long list.  

1-Red Raleigh grifter. 1982
2-gold super burner gen 1
3-black/red night burner with alloy hub black tuffs.
4-ammaco freestyler in chrome. Bought second hand
5-rickman in blue and white. bought second hand
6-gen 1 Haro bought second hand. From Darren gasgoyne
7-1984 Haro master bought second hand.
8-1985 Haro master bought second hand
9-gt pro freestyle tour in black. Which I got rechromed.
10-1987 Haro team master in black/chrome
11-1988 Haro team master in chrome/teal
12-1988 Haro sport in chrome
13-1989 Haro master bashguard in chrome. Bought from James Hudson. Cracked/rewelded and sold to Steve grace.
14-1989 Haro master bashguard in chrome. Bought from Ollie Matthews. Given to Darren gasgoyne
15-1989 pk ripper in white bought from Jamie bestwick. The one he rode at mansfield where Hoffman pulled the first backflip. I bent the frame and ended up giving it away. Doh!!!!
16-wal riot bashguard. This lasted 3 days before I cracked it!!!
17-1991 gt aggressor bought from brian wills
18-1992 Haro sport bashguard.
19-1991 Haro ground master.
20-1987 master in chrome. Bought from Andy Mann
21-1990 bashguard master
 
Then a long break.
 
22-Haro Cosmo
23-Haro blammo
24-gt show. Which I still have in bits.
25-dragonfly submachine. Now sold to jamez
26-Haro mirra pro series in white. Sold to a workmate.
27-Haro zippo. Sold spens brother
28-1999 eastern bandit. Super rare flatland frame. Which I still have.
29-1989 pk ripper. This is the modified one I built. I still have this.
30-1992 ground master. This was my last project which I still have.
31-2008 mirraco blend lite pro series. Frame for sale.
32-1985 green master. This is very much a work in process.
33-2012 Hoffman condor. The full chromoly version. Hopefully get this one done soon.
34-1989 bashguard team master. Currently sourcing parts to complete.

I think that is it from what I can remember. Most of these were not completes just frame sets I got from some of the old pro's around the late 80's early 90's. I used to get a lot of second hand cracked frames coz I could weld them up. I would ride them for a bit and then sell them on. It started getting to the stage where every month I would be riding a different frame!  

[HARODAVE]

Team Murray was my introduction to BMX .     

The blue and yellow one , soon ditched the yellow lester mags for spokes ( still coaster though). had a massive box full of bike bits in the garage at mum and dads.
About once a fortnight my dad re-welded it at the joint of the seatpost and top tube, about once a day i took a mallet to the bent one-pice crank to straighten it. 

Then in 83 ( i think  ) i got a DiamondBack Viper,  loved that bike ...sooo shiny...
Following year white coaster Tuffs added to it , as i struggled with the viper`s lack of coaster on the trick ramp doing kickturns .
 
Snapped the forks at the diamond in the drop-outs , more welding for dad 

85 got me a Haro FST frameset which i transferred the rest of the DB bits ,  which i kept . tweaked and rode till about 1991 . sold it for £60 to a lad i worked with. by that time it had Peregrine Q-bars, Haro freestyle tyres and DC brakes ,Skyway Hotseat, TufNeck power disc and Grafight X pedals ......

SIXTY FOOKIN QUID ...WHAT WAS I THINKING?

[sparky]

Got a DB Pro-Star just after Christmas 1982, I remember the local shop doing a sale and we got it for £79.99 (I had to sell a few things to make up the money, along with a paperound, etc), then sold it later that year and got a DB Silver Streak, again it had been reduced.

[Peter J]

My best mate had a Pro Star BITD I had my Ammaco. They were both bought second hand for Crimbo 

Its "another one I've got to finish this year"