Author Topic: share one of your best memories (Read 5070 times)

harris · « **on:** March 24, 2007, 01:29 PM »

share a short memory from whenever ,bmx old or new .an achivement or a good time you can reflect on.
one at a time but add as many as you want throughout the tread.and keep it trimmed.

dj_benice · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2007, 01:33 PM »

Winbourne event sponsored by capri-sun drank meself sick on their orange on a gorgeous sunny day without a care in the world.

harris · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2007, 01:43 PM »

1999 leigh-on-sea pulled my fist clean truck driver

MartyC · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2007, 02:21 PM »

School Assembly: my form teacher new I was into BMX so was asked to do some tricks on the stage, front wheel hops, back wheels hops, front to back wheel hops, 360 bunny hops, a few endo's, 360 tailspin and to finish I dropped off the stage and wheelied up the central aisle

Got a bollocking for he last bit as didn't tell them I was going to do that (I got carried away!) and no-one expected it

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Another one was at a Capital Radio fun day at Battersea Park in about 1980 or 81, borrowed Tony Brennan's new Redline and and totally blitzed the jumps, getting massive air much to Tony's dispair as he thought I was goin to break his shiney new bike

I know, it's two memories but I have so many more

Steve P · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2007, 02:33 PM »

Spent the day riding with Glynn Lewis back in '83. We went to all my local hot-spots including Ammaco HQ where we rode their ramps until we finally got kicked off

Great memories for me and a day of freestyling I'll not forget in a hurry

Steve

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2007, 02:48 PM »

Sitting on me bike on a hot summers night in 04 on Dartford heath with about 40 other old farts

Flaz · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2007, 03:11 PM »

when I got my mongoose for my birthday 10 years old

it slept in my bedroom with me for the first year

rory · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2007, 03:29 PM »

getting 1st bmx xmas 1980

Lazarou · « **Reply #8 on:** March 24, 2007, 03:58 PM »

My best riding memory has to be sessioning Rampage in Iowa in 99 with Rick Moliterno, Jeremy Verhulst and Jimmy Levan, feeling way out of my (riding ability) depth but loving it!

...plus the Backyard jams i attended 92 - 97 great times, KOC 91 - 02, BS comps (Oklahoma & Chicago), UKBFA comps, Worlds Cologne, Hungary, Riding in Marseilles, Livi, UGP Roots, Rider Cup and a million street sessions all over the UK.

...memories of Radlands, Notts Wheels, Leigh, Birmingham Wheels, Wakefield, Storm, Rom, Spitalfields, Shady PlayStation and South Bank sessions, great times.

Feeling all nostalgic now! Thanks Dan!

harris · « **Reply #9 on:** March 24, 2007, 04:04 PM »

i was going throu a few old ride mags today thats what got me started on this thread
i then looked on google earth at leigh and its gone all gone just a sandy piece of scrubland

nishiki14 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 24, 2007, 04:19 PM »

Quote from: dj_benice on March 24, 2007, 01:33 PM

Winbourne event sponsored by capri-sun drank meself sick on their orange on a gorgeous sunny day without a care in the world.

1983 if I remember right, me and my brother were there.

My best memory is 1982 at the outdoor track at Wisbeach, chucking it down with rain, my dad bet me a mars bar I couldnt beat Sam Jarvis, Louis Meres, Scott Vogal and Ben Swift in the mud.............................I did it (4 times)

Best mars bar ever.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #11 on:** March 24, 2007, 04:48 PM »

Quote from: harris on March 24, 2007, 04:04 PM

i was going throu a few old ride mags today thats what got me started on this thread
i then looked on google earth at leigh and its gone all gone just a sandy piece of scrubland

There are plans afoot for that site at Leigh on Sea. There are intentions to build a new park there.

I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill you

As for memories, one of my prouder moments would be pulling my first 540 air on vert, on my first attempt, on the final night of my personal indoor vert ramp. The following day we pulled it down and sold it to Coca Cola. But thats another story.

January 1995, aged 29, been back riding for almost exactly one year at that time. If there were ever a case of balls over brains, that was it. I truly had no idea what I was doing. I just knew I was either going round, or down.......

Happy days

FuNMoNsTeR · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2007, 05:00 PM »

Nottingham National 84..... The Unfinished Business meeting.. Made the quarters and had Tony Holland on my left and Schoffy on my right on the gate...... I hooked up and fell off on the last whoops trying to take 4th place and make the semis. This day and the day i visited Rom are my faves.

highrisedrifter · « **Reply #13 on:** March 24, 2007, 05:06 PM »

Got to be the summer of '84 when I plucked up enough courage to finally get about 2ft of air off the pipe my dad made me. I was a god from that day forward in the eyes of my friends.

(note: I was not a god from that day forward)

lazychubs · « **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2007, 06:42 PM »

mine is stumbling across rombloke at rom
a few years back lol
and then meeting up with most of you lot on here at mk last year
oh and finaly getting air on a quarter pipe
and me kids hehe

RATTY · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2007, 08:22 PM »

To many memories, but one from the 80s was Getting 3rd place in a national at Eastway. The next one is 2006 and the Children in need rally, Some great mates, and great laughs

zed4130 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2007, 08:25 PM »

harrow sk8park 82 haro was there

oh and march ?

billstup · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2007, 09:29 PM »

The Skyway European Tour of 83 for me

ORB · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2007, 09:41 PM »

just being a kid, thats what life should be like for ever.

Bitchy Roo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2007, 09:47 PM »

Quote from: ORB on March 24, 2007, 09:41 PM

just being a kid, thats what life should be like for ever.

It is innit $:-\$

ghostriderx · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2007, 10:09 PM »

mine will always be this piece of 1984 magic

1st place at nidderdale regional

Bitchy Roo · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2007, 10:21 PM »

which number are u, i recall that meat

MartyC · « **Reply #22 on:** March 24, 2007, 10:28 PM »

Quote from: Bitchy Roo on March 24, 2007, 10:21 PM

which number are u, i recall that meat

I'd guess at 224, as 272 is the late but great legend Jason McRoy

ghostriderx · « **Reply #23 on:** March 24, 2007, 10:32 PM »

Quote from: MartyC on March 24, 2007, 10:28 PM

Quote from: Bitchy Roo on March 24, 2007, 10:21 PM
which number are u, i recall that meat

I'd guess at 224, as 272 is the late but great legend Jason McRoy