Raleigh Grifters

[se-bmxer]

is there anyway to make a grifter frame lighter??

Get a drill and a few metal bits and start drilling holes
the you want to see DAYLIGHT thru them components! 

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and then you'll need to tie 50 helium balloons on it 

[Bigfrawg]

now your'e talking proper old school! choppers and grifters. i seem to remember having a budgie in metallic purple and then a commando in camo colour ( i'm not sure if that was a poor mans grifter or what?) anybody any pics??
i do remember it weighed about a ton though!!

[adam01]

now your'e talking proper old school! choppers and grifters. i seem to remember having a budgie in metallic purple and then a commando in camo colour ( i'm not sure if that was a poor mans grifter or what?) anybody any pics??
i do remember it weighed about a ton though!!

[magna13]

is there anyway to make a grifter frame lighter??

Get a drill and a few metal bits and start drilling holes
the you want to see DAYLIGHT thru them components! 

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and then you'll need to tie 50 helium balloons on it 

[Tefore]

really not into grifters some things should just be left at the skip.. my opinion.

[magna13]

really not into grifters some things should just be left at the skip.. my opinion.

nor am i really terfore but would still love to race or ride one.

[pickle]

really not into grifters some things should just be left at the skip.. my opinion.

amen to that!  

[adam01]

really not into grifters some things should just be left at the skip.. my opinion.

amen to that!  

no way great bikes part of history and never to forget , everyone here likes to have a good chat about them still to this day so there must be something good with em
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[Tefore]

not saying they are not part of history i just think thems plop. nah serious i just dont thing anything with gears should be put into the "bmx"  history.

[Sean 2000]

This is a BMX site man!

Does that answer your question?

Sean. 

[adam01]

This is a BMX site man!

Does that answer your question?

Sean. 

absolutely true my dear  friend

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[pickle]

i can honestly say i thought they were pants back then and to think the Burner was a step up!  although i did love my Burner BITD 

Grifters were just horrible in my oppinion 

[adam01]

The next follow-up to the Chopper was the Grifter, launched three years later, in June 1976. It resembled a BMX bike but with mudguards and a three-speed hub.

The Grifter was originally developed not primarily as a Chopper replacement but to compete with BMX. However, the limited roadster-oriented technology at Nottingham meant that every joint of the Grifter’s frame would have to be brazed. Therefore, it could never compete with the welded frames being introduced in the US. However, as Chopper sales continued to slide, the Grifter was presented as the natural successor. It sold well.

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[Tefore]

and thems pig damn ugly

[adam01]

and thems pig damn ugly

were a bit ugly yeah 

[Tefore]

 

[pickle]

which goes to show just how wrong Raliegh got it BITD.....if they'd put a bit more thought and effort in they would've come up with something that weighed less than a super tanker!  why the hell did they continue making and selling them even after they'd released the Burner?  talk about bad management!  they brought out the Burner which had poor quality welding and bad geometry......then fooked it up completely when they brought out the MKII...........no wonder they nearly went under

[Tefore]

must admit im not anti raliegh ive sold all my old school bikes now but still have my mk1 super tuff from bitd thats never up for sale. as pickle said raliegh had loads of chances to make things great and at one time had endless money to invest. must confess i know they weighed a ton but always prefered the mk1 to the mk2

[adam01]

tefore

i am finding it very difficult to type with your picture in your avatar 

[Tefore]

tefore

i am finding it very difficult to type with your picture in your avatar 


you know thats me in the avatar dont you?.. say grifters are plop and i let you touch me boobs

[adam01]

tefore

i am finding it very difficult to type with your picture in your avatar 


you know thats me in the avatar dont you?.. say grifters are plop and i let you touch me boobs

grifters are plop 
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[magna13]

and thems pig damn ugly

were a bit ugly yeah 

[magna13]

tefore

i am finding it very difficult to type with your picture in your avatar 


you know thats me in the avatar dont you?.. say grifters are plop and i let you touch me boobs

grifters are plop 
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[adam01]

no seriously Raleigh Grifters ummm what was i saying damn 
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[jimwise68]

Grifters rocked. When they came out there was no sign of BMXs, so we had no idea they were bad. But when I got mine on Christmas morning i was well chuffed.
I had a light metallic blue one (MK I). Loved that bike, flap the soft plastic up under the mudguard to make it sound like a motorbike, leave it in "slip" gear when you left it outside the shop so no one could ride it away (swift trick that).

The biggest problem i remember was, when the tyres wore out you could never find the same type of tyre 

I wore my tyres out doing HUUGGEEE skids in a gravel trap at the bottom of our road. They were the days, long hot summers and all that