Show us your very first BMX...

[WINI]

OK, so its probably been done before, but I love seeing the old ratty first BMX that kicked things off for everyone, and probably became the reason you are reading this right now.  I'm sure there will be a few who got a cool bike straight off the bat, but post up a pic whatever it was.  Doesn't have to be the exact bike you owned, could be a photo BITD or now.  Whatever.

I'll start it off with a POS I got in 84, aged 11.  Lasted a year, weighed a fair bit but fook I had some fun on it, and it took me on a path I'm still on.......Ladies and Gents, the Iron Horse Alien.  Mine had slightly less crap mags in the the form of Acorns.  Only one I have ever seen come up on eBay, so had to have it 

[That Swan Guy]

This is me (at the back) on my first bike. Aero. That's it Aero...nothing else.




And here's me on my second bike (middle of picture black helmet white peak). Redline 500a.

[WINI]

Nice Nick, that's what I'm talking about! I wonder how many of us got a much better BMX by hook or crook within a year of a 5hitter?

[In2bmx]

GT pro , before I moved to Robunson



The good old days

[Funkyworm]

OK, so its probably been done before, but I love seeing the old ratty first BMX that kicked things off for everyone, and probably became the reason you are reading this right now.  I'm sure there will be a few who got a cool bike straight off the bat, but post up a pic whatever it was.  Doesn't have to be the exact bike you owned, could be a photo BITD or now.  Whatever.

I'll start it off with a POS I got in 84, aged 11.  Lasted a year, weighed a fair bit but fook I had some fun on it, and it took me on a path I'm still on.......Ladies and Gents, the Iron Horse Alien.  Mine had slightly less crap mags in the the form of Acorns.  Only one I have ever seen come up on eBay, so had to have it 

NO WAY My mate had this exact bike !!!! We thought it was light as fook at the time & it had those exact same wheels on it ! I loved the colours & the decals just knew it as an Alien couldnt remember the brand. I love this !


Heres mine 1982 ( I think)       Marlborough Zapper ZR-S Team.

[WARDY]

   falcon pro beta , fooking loved it

[AKGOFF]

No pics but a horrible ugly gold Raleigh Super Burner.

[Retrodan72]

1982 Team Playway Trak Trail, mudguards removed and Kashimax Aero added.



Got this after that...

...1985 Piranha Freestyler



...had a Fox 4 Styler then, and one of those 'Aero's that Swan Gay had.

[Gnarlyscoots]

No pics but a horrible ugly gold Raleigh Super Burner.

Exactly the same bike I started on before moving to a MKII Aero Super Tuff Burner 

[Retrodan72]

No pics but a horrible ugly gold Raleigh Super Burner.

That you probably loved to bits BITD Adam??

[animal]

Here u go  Mark 1 extra burner . This pic is of it at about 3 weeks old  Already changed the levers 2 Gold Shimano SX and bars were locally made 2 me bitd alloy Wassall bars. happy days indeed 



Bottom right of the pic aswell is my old go cart made of wood and old pram wheels by myself. previous week the axle got bent as u can c going down a well steep hill . Hit a car coming the other way and ended in hospital with concusion    How the bloody hell am I still alive 

[Gnarlyscoots]

Here u go  Mark 1 extra burner . This pic is of it at about 3 weeks old  Already changed the levers 2 Gold Shimano SX and bars were locally made 2 me bitd alloy Wassall bars. happy days indeed 

Hmm...do you still dress in the same clothes Steve     

[animal]

Here u go  Mark 1 extra burner . This pic is of it at about 3 weeks old  Already changed the levers 2 Gold Shimano SX and bars were locally made 2 me bitd alloy Wassall bars. happy days indeed 

Hmm...do you still dress in the same clothes Steve     

Think I would need 2 lose 7 stone  always wore Farah's 

[Gnarlyscoots]

always wore Farah's 

They were the trousers to have back then mate. I lived in mine, waffle trousers and Pepe jeans 

[Gashead]

 

[animal]

Nickers , just look at the angle of ur bars 

[AKGOFF]

No pics but a horrible ugly gold Raleigh Super Burner.

That you probably loved to bits BITD Adam??

That's the one, and yes Dan, I did love everything about the bike until the gold started peeling off all over the place.

 

[Gashead]

Nickers , just look at the angle of ur bars 

Well at least you didn't spot the trainers ffs 

[lab72]

[Gnarlyscoots]

That's the one, and yes Dan, I did love everything about the bike until the gold started peeling off all over the place.

Back then Adam, chrome was rarity around my way and the only reason I went for this model was to peel the gold off 

My bro had a Raleigh Bomber in blue and it done same thing, that's how we knew we could strip the Burner   

[WINI]

I used to love the Super and Super Tuff burners.


There, I said it

[Jaymz]

Followed by a mkll super burner, de-super chromed and cw bars

[Gnarlyscoots]

Not sure if I would spend the money doing one though 

[WARDY]

Nickers , just look at the angle of ur bars 

Well at least you didn't spot the trainers ffs 

them woolworth specials Nick ? had plenty of them n adidas 4 stripes

[poolysheriff]

Would love to find an original pic of it on xmas day