Author Topic: SO WHO WAS A NOBODY??? (Read 4007 times)

Swivel · « **Reply #25 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:24 PM »

Was a nobody, rode a Night Burner at first, then managed to scrape together all my paper round cash and delivering football pools cash for a battered Haro which I don't sadly have anymore

. Done a couple of local comps around my area, came 2nd in one of them (by chance), decided to concentrate on ground tricks after that.... slowly started to notice that my Aero outfit wouldn't fit anymore, then found beer, women and forgot about BMX's. Now back again and have been for the last 7 odd years, still a nobody but back in love with BMX's again! I don't ride now, but thinking about starting it up again once my TRM is done

jT Racing · « **Reply #26 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:25 PM »

Quote from: keep it lit! on February 10, 2009, 09:11 PM

Quote from: J.T.RACING on February 10, 2009, 09:00 PM
i'm spartacus.

i never did the magazine thing back in the day, i rode untill i had to go in. like everybody else i knew.

Jon, it stays lighter for longer up north lad

aye, but going in time wasn't always when it went dark when i was a young person. 9 o'clock when i had my burner

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #27 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:27 PM »

I have ear marked my Pro Class as the 09 rider for my dirt campaign

BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN · « **Reply #28 on:** February 11, 2009, 12:37 AM »

I was just one of the five in my village - but we all loved, breathed - rode till we dropped or the bike fell apart - the bmx was a body part as far as we where concerned

the worlds film needs extra's - i was one of them

growing up was- born - toys - bmx - skateboarding - girls - pub - cars - hard work and back round to bmx's again

cheers B

Bob_Acid · « **Reply #29 on:** February 11, 2009, 01:04 AM »

sweetbeats · « **Reply #30 on:** February 11, 2009, 01:15 AM »

I won 1 trophy indoor racing...the whoops where massive rolled up carpets....so I guess that makes me nobody

It all gets a bit serious here sometimes....I can't see the big deal about people trying to be like a BMX authority cos in everyday life people whould just laugh you off your kids bike

Keep it fun,keep it real and enjoy the ride

JT71 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 11, 2009, 06:47 AM »

aye.

Broggie · « **Reply #32 on:** February 11, 2009, 09:52 AM »

I'm even less than nobody...BITD I just saw the bikes in the window of motorcycle city, thought WTF, and carried on walking...Now I'm the king of crapstyle in my kingdom of zeros.

Ray.

baldbmxer · « **Reply #33 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:09 AM »

Quote from: bof on February 10, 2009, 08:51 PM

Me . But i once spoke to eddy king.

Bof - you're a legend FFS! Who can ever forget you're departure at Redcar circa 87/88

Plus, more recently you're a National winner in the 40+ Hobbit class and an OS Racing Chump

willchurton · « **Reply #34 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:26 AM »

ME,me,me & proud of it. did the nationals in 86 and never got out of the moto's http://

and the brit champs in 87 as this pic proves lol http://

raced for the fun of it, (1556)

1st time i went to the bmx track they wouldnt let me race my magnum as it had cotterpin cranks and they deemed them as dangerous so i had to use my mates motomag, soon got rid of the magnum for a torker frame

1981/2ish
won't mention his name but used to race every week at three sisters and used to get beaten by the same lad each week, one week i got a trophy (3rd) and the same lad finnished 4th,when his dad collected him he asked chuddys got a trophy where's yours, he gave up after that http://

oh ive also snapped a pair of torker forks on the second hump of kong ( my own fault for endo-ing cos i didnt pedal fast enough up the bugger)

fallenangel · « **Reply #35 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:29 AM »

i used mine for my paper round.

part time · « **Reply #36 on:** February 11, 2009, 10:33 AM »

As well as being complete no-marks we also had nowhere to ride! There's no smart stories of local hotspots for me. We had a ghetto track in a local park with a few tyres scattered about as corner markers, the main feature was a yellow mk1 escort bonnet propped up against a low wall for a jump. Other than that it was planks and bricks outside the house or a trip down the canal to a 'quarter pipe' which consisted of a grass bank with slightly shorter grass and an over vert plank of wood that held the footpath up. Good times. Of course, once we atrted going to the races we had a more varied slection of terrain available.....

dialledbikes · « **Reply #37 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:00 AM »

Another nobody checking in here.

Always have been, always will be.

But would rather be one of the anonymous good guys than a high profile prick.

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #38 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:02 AM »

Quote from: mike@dialledbikes on February 11, 2009, 11:00 AM

.

But would rather be one of the anonymous good guys than a high profile prick.

1-0 to the nobodys

dikk1970 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:07 AM »

i used to ride for fun with friends around darlington,at the local bmx track but never raced
and rode the odd quarter pipe
but i was a nobody then and i am now

chris

sweetbeats · « **Reply #40 on:** February 11, 2009, 11:10 AM »

Quote from: mike@dialledbikes on February 11, 2009, 11:00 AM

Another nobody checking in here.

Always have been, always will be.

But would rather be one of the anonymous good guys than a high profile prick.

Couldn't agree more Mike

aerostylie · « **Reply #41 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:11 PM »

Good thread, just messed about after school and during hoildays.

Mainly we'd blast down to Stechford Cycles or H Craig in Bordesley Green, or have a jolly at the Chelmsley Eagles track. Like most have said just kids on bikes like millions of others, reading BMX Action and Bi Weekly and watching BMX Beat

Had a Halfords Turbo by the way

(it did have 'aftermarket' genuine CW bars, DX's and Mushies though!!)

Now enjoying old school BMX more than ever and rediscovering/learning about the past.

donnydresser · « **Reply #42 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:26 PM »

i had a shit bike. falcon pro with ogk blue mags.i cant do any tricks last time i tried i tore a hole in my nut sack.my wife takes the piss when i take viper in to town for a ride she says i look like a performing bear in a chinese circus

why are we all stuck in the eighties ie bmxs trainers clothes i love it

scary_leary · « **Reply #43 on:** February 11, 2009, 02:42 PM »

Quote from: Dark Diggler on February 10, 2009, 08:51 PM

Quote from: keep it lit! on February 10, 2009, 08:40 PM
yeah us lot...

to answer Sean2000's question to J.T in the afore mentioned thread...

WE are PROUD to answer that we did fook all for bmx apart from; adore them, die for them & ride them until there was no more energy left or weekend

just kids on bikes

Seconded . WE made it happen as much as anyone else did

Amen.. they are the most relivent words ive heard for years.

chichi · « **Reply #44 on:** February 11, 2009, 05:03 PM »

Yey for all us nobods. I remember back in the day at my local track trying real hard to clear the doubles.
In the end i can count all of the completed runs on one hand. Even at 34 i still have the scars on my legs.

So a big yey for all us nobods still keepin our dreams and youth alive

chichi · « **Reply #45 on:** February 11, 2009, 05:07 PM »

Quote from: chichi on February 11, 2009, 05:03 PM

Yey for all us nobods. I remember back in the day at my local track trying real hard to clear the doubles.
In the end i can count all of the completed runs on one hand. Even at 34 i still have the scars on my legs.

So a big yey for all us nobods still keepin our dreams and youth alive

But if anything i can still rock on my snowboard pullin cab 270s on to rails..................................................