Bike nostalgia...

[DreXeL]

One for the 30-somethings here: Does anyone remember the Raleigh Vector pushbike? It looked all futuristic (80's style futuristic anyway), similar styling to the spacehips in 'V'

It had like a mini-computer thing built into it, with a radio, distance meter, speedo etc.

I remember seeing one in a kays catalogue for around £400 and dreaming that I would one day own one

I've googled for pictures but found nothing

Anyone else remember it?

 

[Mirage]

Yea, there's a car parts shop round the front from my parents that actually had one in there!

 

[blix]

It's spelt Vektar.

 

[GarethDW]

I remember the kids from the travelling funfair used to all have these.... but they were really scummy and lived in caravans most of the time.

The "normal" kids would only have a Grifter or a Chopper.

 

[DreXeL]

It's spelt Vektar.

(image)

HaHa, awesome

The "normal" kids would only have a Grifter or a Chopper.

I had a grifter, I remember them weighing about 900 tons

Choppers rocked, with the massive 'T' shifter on the frame

 

[homi-sid-al]

OMG the vector was great,one of my favouritesmy bike history is as follows (best i can remember anyway) budgie,little mini chopper type thing wich was the greatest ever for a sustained wheelie,grifter wich nobody could ever possibly wheelie,raliegh burner gs which wasn't to bad for wheelie's,i actually remember jumping on that bad boy landing on the rear wheel and holding a fairly respectable wheelietotally accidental thoughand then came my beloved vector,i had my hair styled like jessy mark from street hawk and i loved it.....good times

 

[Scuzi]

I had a couple of bikes similar to that when I was a kid, a Raleigh Cub and a Raleigh Wolf I think they were called. They had a console on the handlebars with loads of buttons which when pressed made cool noises.

I was the pimp in my street.

 

[DreXeL]

raliegh burner gs which wasn't to bad for wheelie's,i actually remember jumping on that bad boy landing on the rear wheel and holding a fairly respectable wheelie

I have traumatic memories of my Burner, I did a massive jump and whilst I was in the air my front wheel decided to part company with the bike, so I landed straight onto the forks, on concrete. I flew over the handle-bars and did the face-plant from hell

My face looked like it had been repeatedly hit with a baseball bat

 

[homi-sid-al]

I have traumatic memories of my Burner, I did a massive jump and whilst I was in the air my front wheel decided to part company with the bike, so I landed straight onto the forks, on concrete. I flew over the handle-bars and did the face-plant from hell

My face looked like it had been repeatedly hit with a baseball bat

not good

 

[Carzy]

That's a ridiculously cool looking bike!

 

[homi-sid-al]

That's a ridiculously cool looking bike!

so imagine how cool i looked sporting a jessy mark hair cut riding one of those bad boys

 

[Akira]

I had a silver Grifter, and my little brothers had a Boxer and a Strika. Never had a Chopper, but I didn't want one, they looked like a hippy bike to me.

http://www.stuffwelove.co.uk/chopper.htm

 

[LizardKing]

My friend had one, i was stuck with a Raleigh Burner, yes i was jealous!
I had a go on it and it weighed a ton!

 

[homi-sid-al]

does anyone remember those gadgets that was basically a box with a grip that replaced one of the origianal grips and you could rev it like a motor bike?cant remember which bike i had it on but it was cool,had to resort to the old card peged to the frame before that

 

[DreXeL]

OMG yeah, I remember those, I had one too

 

[Akira]

does anyone remember those gadgets that was basically a box with a grip that replaced one of the origianal grips and you could rev it like a motor bike?cant remember which bike i had it on but it was cool,had to resort to the old card peged to the frame before that

Yeah, and the yellow plastic horn with a switch for different sounds and a little red button to ziptie to your handlebars

 

[DreXeL]

I remeber those too, they were from 'Tandy' IIRC.

 

[GarethDW]

does anyone remember those gadgets that was basically a box with a grip that replaced one of the origianal grips and you could rev it like a motor bike?cant remember which bike i had it on but it was cool,had to resort to the old card peged to the frame before that

I remember that, but alas I had to resort to the "playing card trick" too.

Although I did have one of these too... it was a police siren thing with an additional microphone too. It was great for playing at CHiPS

Think we're on about the same thing, Akira

 

[Tom0]

Raleigh Streetwolf with Computer screen/Sounds tbh.

My chariot from aged about 6 - 10, mine was red though.

 

[easyrider]

I was to little for a chopper