Author Topic: Most iconic bike of the 80's (Read 11413 times)

theRuler · « **Reply #50 on:** March 15, 2007, 12:27 PM »

you can't compare a beetle to a raleigh burner!!!

jimmyp · « **Reply #51 on:** March 15, 2007, 12:32 PM »

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 12:24 PM

Quote from: jimmyp on March 14, 2007, 11:26 PM
Its a tricky one, yeah the burner is the most well know because they were cheap and alot of people had them. So is a ford focus but i would not call one of them iconic $:-\$ $:-\$

A vw beetle was cheap crap, look how iconic and popular that is

Iconic for the design though, most probs. And that they were bullet proof and went for ever which can't be said for the raleigh burner

MeddlE · « **Reply #52 on:** March 15, 2007, 12:51 PM »

"bullet proof and went forever" more like rust buckets and catch fire. Still love them though.

For anyone outside of or just starting into BMX the Burner was the bike they knew. The Ripper and TA were iconic to those in the know and that is why the Burner is winning the vote.

madall · « **Reply #53 on:** March 15, 2007, 01:02 PM »

Obviously all the burner boys voting for that pile of shite carbospec heavy steel grifter copies called burners...lol

jimmyp · « **Reply #54 on:** March 15, 2007, 01:30 PM »

Talk about iconic design, and they never snapped

LucyLastic · « **Reply #55 on:** March 15, 2007, 02:52 PM »

When did Rippers make an appearance? I never saw one bitd. Only bikes I remember from very early 80s were Mongoose, Skyway, Puch, Hutch, Torker, Redline, Robinson, raleigh, wilson, Kuwahara, ProStar & Diamondback. Was there one called a Magnum or something? I may have just made that up

grey matter playing tricks...

rarman1 · « **Reply #56 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:06 PM »

i had to vote for the pro performer, i wanted one from the minute i saw one, it took me all of 84 (selling every other toy i owned, doing odd jobs for my neighbours) to get the money for one when i was 13, for two years solid me and bike went and did everything together,

then i sold it for a ford escort / girls

zed4130 · « **Reply #57 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:09 PM »

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 12:24 PM

Quote from: jimmyp on March 14, 2007, 11:26 PM
Its a tricky one, yeah the burner is the most well know because they were cheap and alot of people had them. So is a ford focus but i would not call one of them iconic $:-\$ $:-\$

A vw beetle was cheap crap, look how iconic and popular that is

yeah but good for jumping over 'on a RIPPER

jimmyp · « **Reply #58 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:14 PM »

Quote from: zed4130 on March 15, 2007, 03:09 PM

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 12:24 PM
Quote from: jimmyp on March 14, 2007, 11:26 PM
Its a tricky one, yeah the burner is the most well know because they were cheap and alot of people had them. So is a ford focus but i would not call one of them iconic $:-\$ $:-\$

A vw beetle was cheap crap, look how iconic and popular that is

yeah but good for jumping over 'on a RIPPER

Nice pic

login_user · « **Reply #59 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:19 PM »

Quote from: zed4130 on March 15, 2007, 03:09 PM

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 12:24 PM
Quote from: jimmyp on March 14, 2007, 11:26 PM
Its a tricky one, yeah the burner is the most well know because they were cheap and alot of people had them. So is a ford focus but i would not call one of them iconic $:-\$ $:-\$

A vw beetle was cheap crap, look how iconic and popular that is

Theres a broken Ripper in the Tech and Resto Section,it wasn't that one was it.. who said burners where crap!!

yeah but good for jumping over 'on a RIPPER

jimmyp · « **Reply #60 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:25 PM »

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 03:19 PM

Quote from: zed4130 on March 15, 2007, 03:09 PM

Quote from: login_user on March 15, 2007, 12:24 PM
Quote from: jimmyp on March 14, 2007, 11:26 PM
Its a tricky one, yeah the burner is the most well know because they were cheap and alot of people had them. So is a ford focus but i would not call one of them iconic $:-\$ $:-\$

A vw beetle was cheap crap, look how iconic and popular that is

Theres a broken Ripper in the Tech and Resto Section,it wasn't that one was it.. who said burners where crap!!

yeah but good for jumping over 'on a RIPPER

Have you stuck those supergoose decals on yet dude

login_user · « **Reply #61 on:** March 15, 2007, 03:30 PM »

Quote

Have you stuck those supergoose decals on yet dude

Not yet dude they are to good,didn't want to use them up,but i've just got another set off the same guy,so i will put them on now.

Mattdub · « **Reply #62 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:16 PM »

Quote from: LucyLastic on March 15, 2007, 02:52 PM

When did Rippers make an appearance? I never saw one bitd. Only bikes I remember from very early 80s were Mongoose, Skyway, Puch, Hutch, Torker, Redline, Robinson, raleigh, wilson, Kuwahara, ProStar & Diamondback. Was there one called a Magnum or something? I may have just made that up grey matter playing tricks...

The PK Ripper appeared latter part of 70's I think , it depended really on when you got into BMX also . The TA (83 ?) for instance is a pup compared to the Ripper . I saw the Shiners ads from about 81/82 so that vision of a Ripper came early on .

theRuler · « **Reply #63 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:32 PM »

rippers broke?

mk1 burners fell to bits

seen the build quality where the tubes meet the BB?

KGB Matt · « **Reply #64 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:35 PM »

I would have to say the Burner also.

It was the bike that made bmx affordable for everyone.

Matt

zed4130 · « **Reply #65 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:38 PM »

if its good enough for the buff'mister

theRuler · « **Reply #66 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:40 PM »

where's all the action pics of the iconic burner?

jimwise68 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:47 PM »

Littlewoods catalogue.

zed4130 · « **Reply #68 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:48 PM »

and another

jimwise68 · « **Reply #69 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:58 PM »

No one is disputing that the Ripper is an awesome bike and an Icon in their own right.

But, the Tuff Burner was the first BMX I ever saw and it blew my socks off. Compared to all the other dross bikes that were around at the time, this was the dawning of a new era.

That is why IMO it is THE most iconic BMX. Whatever came after it is irrelevant. I know the Ripper had been in production since the late 70s compared to the early 80s for the Burner, but they hadn't really hit our shores or got any notoriety until the craze really took off and the Burner is one of the bikes that helped the craze take off. So the Ripper should thank the Burner for that!

zed4130 · « **Reply #70 on:** March 15, 2007, 04:59 PM »

am i driving you mad yet

LucyLastic · « **Reply #71 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:09 PM »

That is one cool dude, zed

zed4130 · « **Reply #72 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:13 PM »

ok lucy 'just for you

jT Racing · « **Reply #73 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:18 PM »

T/A

would have been the ripper if they were more attainable, but the T/A trancended it's own era.

Sanmarcopizza · « **Reply #74 on:** March 15, 2007, 05:24 PM »

Though it pains me to say it, the humble Burner. I think the dream icon is the Ripper though.

Author Topic: Most iconic bike of the 80's (Read 11413 times)

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