What was the bmx with the plastic yellow wheel rims called?

jsmoke · 12 Jul 2018 at 08:52

It would be the 80's / early 90's. It had a trade name, I've been trying to remember.

I think I had a Raleigh burner in the 80's and maybe another generic one.

Pyr0m@nI@]{ · 12 Jul 2018 at 09:40

skyway?
I had a raleigh mag burner with some
https://passionford.com/forum/attac...from-the-80-s-whats-it-worth-mk2magburner.jpg

jsmoke · 12 Jul 2018 at 09:46

Pyr0m@nI@]{ said:
skyway?
I had a raleigh mag burner with some

https://passionford.com/forum/attac...from-the-80-s-whats-it-worth-mk2magburner.jpg

Not skyway. Maybe I'm thinking about a burner but I'm sure there another bike I'm thinking of.

Sgt_Pepper · 15 Jul 2018 at 18:58

My first ever BMX was a Falcon Pro that had yellow mags.

jsmoke · 15 Jul 2018 at 19:01

Maybe it was a burner and I had a diamondback.

JonnyT · 18 Jul 2018 at 11:52

Raleigh Burner Mk1
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raleigh-...815005?hash=item25fc6d5a9d:g:CmgAAOSwtH9bIaIl

bainbridge · 25 Jul 2018 at 08:27

Firebird?

merlin · 25 Jul 2018 at 08:45

Are you talking about Z-rim wheels?

jsmoke · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:34

I think this would be it.

Thekwango · 25 Jul 2018 at 10:44

god damn that just gave me goosebumps looking at those pics.......just transported me back 30+ years....time travel does exist (well, in the mind of an auld boy anyway!)

Dirk · 26 Jul 2018 at 06:43

That colour scheme was the absolute dogs dangly bits. Liked the 'Gold' too. BMX in that era were so nice. Some of the high end models were gorgeous. There was one i can never remember the name of. Kinda Japanese name? I'm sure someone will remember.

Mushroom grips, layback seats, even the brake levers of my BMX. I remember every little detail. Diamondbacks were nice too.

When i see what passes for a BMX these days, i feel sorry for their owners.

Bear · 26 Jul 2018 at 07:15

Dirk said:
There was one i can never remember the name of. Kinda Japanese name? I'm sure someone will remember.

Kuwahara?

Dirk · 26 Jul 2018 at 07:21

Bear said:
Kuwahara?

You beauty!

Also the Silverfox. It's all coming back now!

Katoom · 27 Jul 2018 at 14:11

Still have mine. Stopped riding it about 3yrs ago. lol

1983 Diamondback Formula 1 Mk1.

mattyg · 27 Jul 2018 at 14:26

Ah I had a Mongoose californian with Skyway tuff 2 wheels. Wow now that takes me back

I remember going through my Right trainer using it as a brake on the rear tyre.

merlin · 27 Jul 2018 at 14:51

I had a Reynolds 501 tubed BMX made up by a beardy man in a small industrial unit in Redditch, redline flight crank, shimano two finger brakes, Z-rims. Those were the days! :cool:

gettothechopper · 27 Jul 2018 at 15:09

I had that blue / yellow burner as a hand me down in about 1987? edit : although im sure it had the plate gusset by the headtube?

still have a bmx now, its a bit different though

(Fit Brian Foster)

wedrum · 27 Jul 2018 at 15:14

i had a few when i was a kid, i especially remember the Raleigh Super Tuff Burner.

Dirk · 27 Jul 2018 at 15:27

wedrum said:
i had a few when i was a kid, i especially remember the Raleigh Super Tuff Burner.

That was a nice one too.

More BMX pron:

Also for the pre-BMX days, these names will surely resonate with many of you:

Budgie
Boxer
Chipper
Chopper
Grifter

All Raleigh iirc.

chaparral · 17 Mar 2019 at 14:57

Dirk said:
Also for the pre-BMX days, these names will surely resonate with many of you:

Budgie
Boxer
Chipper
Chopper
Grifter

All Raleigh iirc.

I had a Grifter back in the day

Am sure I remember that dam thing being really heavy

EDIT: I just looked up the weight 35kgs :eek: