Old School BMX

[Darron Edwards]

Originally Posted by Martc

I had a Mk2 Chrome Burner (Oval Frame) Like this



I seem to recall it was £129 and I had it for about 6 years and I sold it for £120 to buy a racing bike It was mint as I restored it with genuine bits before I sold it........

That is a thing of beauty...I want one!!!

[Sandro]

Sometimes want to buy BMX again and keep it with cars..


p.s. hopefully Maris Strombergs will win 2012 olympics again...

[type81]

Originally Posted by oldsynth

Mega, there was one of those on eBay no so long back, went for 70 quid I think.

Damn! If i knew i would have snapped at it.
In school, The Mag Burner....The Mongoose......And The Wolf (computer talking/sound)
were the ones to have.
(there are others im missing)

[Darron Edwards]

Originally Posted by type81

Damn! If i knew i would have snapped at it.
In school, The Mag Burner....The Mongoose......And The Wolf (computer talking/sound)
were the ones to have.
(there are others im missing)

My brother had a DP firebird and I had a Pirahna. I've stil got the alloy cast mags from the Pirahna, they weigh a f**king ton!

[type81]

Originally Posted by Martc

I had a Mk2 Chrome Burner (Oval Frame) Like this



I seem to recall it was £129 and I had it for about 6 years and I sold it for £120 to buy a racing bike It was mint as I restored it with genuine bits before I sold it........

yep my Knight Burner cost £129 aswel, I think it was 1987.

[type81]

Originally Posted by oldsynth

My brother had a DP firebird and I had a Pirahna. I've stil got the alloy cast mags from the Pirahna, they weigh a f**king ton!

This is where my knowlege on BMX's stops

[Darron Edwards]

Originally Posted by type81

Damn! If i knew i would have snapped at it.
In school, The Mag Burner....The Mongoose......And The Wolf (computer talking/sound)
were the ones to have.
(there are others im missing)

This is currently on eBay at the moment mate

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and this beauty
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_4951wt_922

[type81]

Originally Posted by oldsynth

This is currently on eBay at the moment mate

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

and this beauty
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...#ht_4951wt_922

Thats the one
What do you think of the colour? never really paid much attention to the colour as a
child but looks a bit girly two decades later?

[ZermattGT]

Back in 83-84 I can remember wanting a Haro Sport or a Diamondback badly. Some well to do implant in our neighborhood had the best of all of them.
In the end I built a "rat rod" out of a used Hutch frame and fork set, some 48 spoke Peregrine wheels that had to be straightened, a older simple black quilted seat, and upgraded aluminum pedals. The head set was blue anodized, all the frame bits were flat black, and I think the lower flat BMX handle bars came off a Huffy ( awful bikes in the US).
I remember getting Dad to retrofit a longer seat post as my legs began to stretch.

Good times.

Car fantasies began full force by 1985. VW's, Audis and Porsches, with the occasional leering at the Maserati Ghibli

[Blackrat]

I nearly had a Mongoose but had a purple Chopper instead, I loved that bike, I never knew what happened to it which is a shame as it would be worth a fortune now.
Never mind, I have a second purple Chopper just for the missus Rarely get to use it though
Retro bikes are so much better than the standard ones produced today unless you spend big bucks, hence me just buying an 80's 10 speed Racer to do up and commute on.
Thats a lovely bike you have there and as for picking bargains up at the tip or "recycling centre", its great, its amazing what people throw away.