Author Topic: RALEIGH STRIKA (Read 2612 times)

deeman · « **on:** January 24, 2014, 01:01 PM »

o.k need this out the way,Raleigh Strika kids bike-a lot of us probably started on these before we had bmx's!
repowdered frame,forks n bars with repro decals
new repro Raleigh pedals and nice soft grips
new repro 'super grip' tyres
original sturmey archer braking system with all weather pads
16" bmx wheels (not original)
used a handful of times.decals are a little damaged from storage but still available on ebay.I still have the mudguards and chain guard (unrestored)but no fittings
£80 collected from Watford or will swap for a pair of chrome DC880 calipers with white writing,must be mint

dp and chopper dude · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:09 PM »

That's ACE! I had one as a kid. Good luck with the sale

Clean · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:12 PM »

Ahhhh, memories....

That is a belter!

I remember them being green, though?

GLWS!

deeman · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:17 PM »

Quote from: Clean on January 24, 2014, 01:12 PM

Ahhhh, memories....

That is a belter!

I remember them being green, though?

GLWS!

Thanks Rich,they came in green,silver,black,red and yellow depending on year!

markyp · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:46 PM »

I had one of those in red for crimbo 81,i absolutely loved it,used to pretend I was in kick start and ride it up all sorts of obstacles!!!when I got my first bmx for crimbo 83 which wasn't the bmx I wanted I carried on riding my strika until about march!!wish I had the fundage,glwts

jimwise68 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:49 PM »

Does this have the usual freewheel click that they all seem to have?

I had the grifter as i'm a bit older but a kid down my road had one.

One question.... is that Big Ben on the handlebars?

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2014, 01:50 PM »

My brother had the black one, I had one a few years previous to him, the silver one.

webbie · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:04 PM »

My first new bike love it.

deeman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:36 PM »

Quote from: jimwise68 on January 24, 2014, 01:49 PM

Does this have the usual freewheel click that they all seem to have?

I had the grifter as i'm a bit older but a kid down my road had one.

One question.... is that Big Ben on the handlebars?

no,seems to have lost the click as the wheels aren't original!The originals were fooked and I had these kicking about so on they went!
Yep,it's a massive bell!my mate bought me it for me for a laugh to go on my bmx but I thought it'd be more at home on here!

deeman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:37 PM »

Quote from: markyp on January 24, 2014, 01:46 PM

I had one of those in red for crimbo 81,i absolutely loved it,used to pretend I was in kick start and ride it up all sorts of obstacles!!!when I got my first bmx for crimbo 83 which wasn't the bmx I wanted I carried on riding my strika until about march!!wish I had the fundage,glwts

I learnt all my first tricks on my strika before my dad could afford a bmx!they are rugged little things!as said above I will swap for a pair of chrome 880's if you have any?

deeman · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2014, 02:38 PM »

Quote from: webbie on January 24, 2014, 02:04 PM

My first new bike love it.

mine too!

Skratchski · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:00 PM »

awesome! tried to jump seven milk crates on one of these as a kid, proper went A over T`s tho. lol

CustardLips · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:06 PM »

Quote from: webbie on January 24, 2014, 02:04 PM

My first new bike love it.

Me too.

deeman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:19 PM »

Quote from: Skratchski on January 24, 2014, 04:00 PM

awesome! tried to jump seven milk crates on one of these as a kid, proper went A over T`s tho. lol

lol!buy this and recreate the moment!oh and don't forget to film it!!

Gizmo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 24, 2014, 05:07 PM »

Nice lil bike , i got a strika in green same as i used
To have bitd

Just coped meself a grifter too

deeman · « **Reply #15 on:** March 13, 2014, 02:16 PM »

Does anyone want this for £50??? that has to be a bargain!! need it out the way

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #16 on:** March 13, 2014, 04:42 PM »

similar to the boxer, but they had a mudflap you could fold onto the tyre to make it sound like a motorbike.

BMX1973 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 13, 2014, 07:59 PM »

That looks a minter

deeman · « **Reply #18 on:** March 13, 2014, 11:30 PM »

Quote from: BMX1973 on March 13, 2014, 07:59 PM

That looks a minter

its not far off it!can't believe it is still here $:-\$

BADDH · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2014, 06:34 AM »

Bloody brilliant

I had a Green one with Pedal back brakes sadly it went under a Ford Cortina with me on it, I survived... The striker was Struck down and finished.

My mum and Dad then bought me a Silver one, that had lever brakes so I developed a new skid Technique...

Love Strika's.

Retrodan72 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 14, 2014, 08:09 AM »

Quote from: BADDH on March 14, 2014, 06:34 AM

Bloody brilliant

I had a Green one with Pedal back brakes sadly it went under a Ford Cortina with me on it, I survived... The striker was Struck down and finished.

My mum and Dad then bought me a Silver one, that had lever brakes so I developed a new skid Technique...

Love Strika's.

I had a silver one, with the Ti decals, my Bro had a Chukka, the little version, reckon it was 1978.

2 years later, my parents one December told me the bike had been stolen, but it reappeared on Christmas Day with a new red paint job, number plate and horn.