Author Topic: HISTORY OF THE HIGHEST BUNNY HOP UK , RECORD (Read 11800 times)

adam01 · « **on:** March 24, 2008, 12:06 PM »

I Am very interested in the history of the HIGHEST bunny hop , i know that Dave Sanderson in the UK done the highest bunny hop back in the 80s maybe 1979 and that he broke the record i was wondering if anyone has the magazine that he was in back in the early days cheers or any info on dave inself

Adam

magna13 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:15 PM »

didnt Andy Ruffell brake the UK record for the highest bunny hop?

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:23 PM »

i managed 44" BITD, and my bunny hops weren't bad either

adam01 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2008, 12:35 PM »

Quote from: magna13 on March 24, 2008, 12:15 PM

didnt Andy Ruffell brake the UK record for the highest bunny hop?

Dave was the first i am sure of it and if i remember he was in the bmx weekly magazine

Adam

MartyC · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2008, 01:15 PM »

Quote from: adam01 on March 24, 2008, 12:35 PM

Quote from: magna13 on March 24, 2008, 12:15 PM
didnt Andy Ruffell brake the UK record for the highest bunny hop?

Dave was the first i am sure of it and if i remember he was in the bmx weekly magazine

Adam

If he was it wouldn't have been in BMX Weekly in 1979 don't think that went into production until about 80/81. Pretty sure Ruffell set a new record at some point, it might have been at Olympia or Picketts Lock around 82/83.

I thought one of the MTB trials guys broke the record a few years back too but can't remember his name.

lazychubs · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2008, 01:21 PM »

i think my best was 33" and dint flemdog
do 40 odd inches at the sheffield jam we had

bmxmatt1974 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2008, 04:14 PM »

cbcl won highest bunny hop at bullwel last year - cant remember how high though

jedi · « **Reply #7 on:** March 24, 2008, 06:49 PM »

andy ruffell did the record early 80's fro sure

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:41 AM »

Quote from: Lazychubs on March 24, 2008, 01:21 PM

i think my best was 33" and dint flemdog
do 40 odd inches at the sheffield jam we had

he did 40" on a cruiser

i managed 36" on my 84 sport

spesh · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2008, 10:45 AM »

heres ruffel in 83 dunno how high tho

Lee Shurey · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2008, 03:13 PM »

Quote from: magna13 on March 24, 2008, 12:15 PM

didnt Andy Ruffell brake the UK record for the highest bunny hop?

Yep Andy Ruffell Picketts lock 1983 it was a world record at the time 39"

priv · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:14 PM »

here's my attempt,bunny hops were the only thing i was really good at

with wings too

priv

lazychubs · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:22 PM »

Quote from: OrgasmDonor on March 25, 2008, 09:41 AM

Quote from: Lazychubs on March 24, 2008, 01:21 PM
i think my best was 33" and didnt flemdog
do 40 odd inches at the sheffield jam we had

he did 40" on a cruiser i managed 36" on my 84 sport

yep on a cruiser and he won lol

yoda · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2008, 08:43 PM »

Top North east guy who gave Ruffel a run for his money bunny hpping back in 83-84 time was a mate of mine 'Gary Prosser' BMX Action Bike featured him hopping over a park bench way back. Think Ive got the mag somewhere.........just dug it out the garage and finally confronted my scanner.....bear with me

yoda · « **Reply #14 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:37 PM »

Here goes... from Action Bike No.7

SaMAlex · « **Reply #15 on:** March 25, 2008, 09:43 PM »

high bunnyhops = Steve Geal

Although that was well into the 90s

adam01 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 25, 2008, 10:29 PM »

fantastic memories there with the magazine i so remember that like it was yesterday . but it is really starting to bug me now ?!! i am so sure Dave Sanderson was the record holder maybe he was but in a different magazine and that it was before 1980 does anyone remember Dave Sanderson back then someone must have an old really old magazine

Adam

teamsano · « **Reply #17 on:** March 26, 2008, 11:49 PM »

that second bench hop pic is amazing! ive never seen that before, my abmx collection started at no.9.

kennyhunter6061 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 27, 2008, 12:05 AM »

I remember that pic of Gary Prosser. He came up to one of the Scottish Nationals at Danderhall bitd when he was riding for Jos Conway.

yoda · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:13 AM »

Quote from: teamsano on March 26, 2008, 11:49 PM

that second bench hop pic is amazing! ive never seen that before, my abmx collection started at no.9.

They were taken outside of the Herlingshaw center in Eston (which to you and me is Middlesborough) they used to have an indoor race series which ran throughout the winters around 82-83 I think. I remember Ruffel was there on that day and Gary and him went head to head in a bunnyhopping contest over upside down bikes. I think theres a pic of Ruffel in the mag which I'll scan and post later. Bmx trivia that even Trev probs aint heard of.....

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #20 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:29 AM »

i remember prosser BITD and i was convinced that i could beat him in a bunny hop contest, oh how those days have gone, Kev Oconner was gonna try n set one up the next time he came to hartlepool but it never happened.

there was a class pic of some dude bunnyhopping a motorbike in one of the BMX mags at the time 83/84 maybe and im sure that was 46", 2 more than my recorded best

lodge · « **Reply #21 on:** March 27, 2008, 09:41 PM »

I notice alot of n/s riders seem to be able to bunnyhop higher when they twist i.e 180 over something, do you think its easier to bunnyhop higher if you twist??