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Stunt Motorbike

I remember a small 2 wheeled motorbike about 2" long with a light gauge plastic front wheel and a heavy flat metal back wheel. The back wheel was geared and you could power it with a toothed pull-cord. Which would let the bike zoom off on its o...

Stunt Motorbike

I remember a small 2 wheeled motorbike about 2" long with a light gauge plastic front wheel and a heavy flat metal back wheel. The back wheel was geared and you could power it with a toothed pull-cord. Which would let the bike zoom off on its o...
Trixie Ride A Bike

Trixie Ride A Bike was a doll that rode a bicycle was battery operated from what I remember she was about 10 inches tall including the bike, she had fairly long blond hair, date would have been around 1965-1970. ...

Trixie Ride A Bike

Trixie Ride A Bike was a doll that rode a bicycle was battery operated from what I remember she was about 10 inches tall including the bike, she had fairly long blond hair, date would have been around 1965-1970. ...
Viking "Ian Steel" Bike

My first "non kids" bike was a Viking "Ian Steel" bought from the local racing cycle shop for approx. £27 in 1955 with money earned from paper rounds.They were selling like hotcakes I had at least 2 friends with the same model. ...

Viking "Ian Steel" Bike

My first "non kids" bike was a Viking "Ian Steel" bought from the local racing cycle shop for approx. £27 in 1955 with money earned from paper rounds.They were selling like hotcakes I had at least 2 friends with the same model. ...
Raleigh Inferno All Terrain Bike

I am trying to find out if anyone can remember the Raleigh Inferno All Terrain Bike from the late 80s early 90s? I think I bought it from Halfords and I did many miles on it. I have now just rebuilt it to put it back on the road....

Raleigh Inferno All Terrain Bike

I am trying to find out if anyone can remember the Raleigh Inferno All Terrain Bike from the late 80s early 90s? I think I bought it from Halfords and I did many miles on it. I have now just rebuilt it to put it back on the road....
Behind The Bikesheds

This was a comedy/magazine kids' programme on ITV around 1983. There was the curious phenomenon of The Sacred Schooldinner guarded in the school basement of Fully Comprehensive School by a Brummie schoolboy-puppet! It would include news items and interviews with pop stars. Very slapstick and also ob...

Behind The Bikesheds

This was a comedy/magazine kids' programme on ITV around 1983. There was the curious phenomenon of The Sacred Schooldinner guarded in the school basement of Fully Comprehensive School by a Brummie schoolboy-puppet! It would include news items and interviews with pop stars. Very slapstick and also ob...
Team America Motorbikes

Team America Motorbikes were made by Ideal Toys in 1980. They were an updated version of the Evel Knievel Stunt Bike, but with a motocross style rider.The bike had metal spring shocks, and sat in a ramped hub. You turned the crank on the hub un...

Team America Motorbikes

Team America Motorbikes were made by Ideal Toys in 1980. They were an updated version of the Evel Knievel Stunt Bike, but with a motocross style rider.The bike had metal spring shocks, and sat in a ramped hub. You turned the crank on the hub un...
Action Biker

Action Biker, or KP Clumsy Colin as it was known, was available on the Spectrum 128k and Commodore 64 back in the 80s. It was a tie in with KP crisps, as Clumsy Colin was their mascot then.Clumsy Colin had to ride round on a motorbike and call ...

Action Biker

Action Biker, or KP Clumsy Colin as it was known, was available on the Spectrum 128k and Commodore 64 back in the 80s. It was a tie in with KP crisps, as Clumsy Colin was their mascot then.Clumsy Colin had to ride round on a motorbike and call ...
Miami Miss BMX Bike

The Miami Miss was a girls' BMX bike that had a silver and pastel-pink metal frame and fluorescent-pink handle bars and white tyres. It was popular in the late-80s. It seemed to be the first bike for little girls that actually had some instant ...

Miami Miss BMX Bike

The Miami Miss was a girls' BMX bike that had a silver and pastel-pink metal frame and fluorescent-pink handle bars and white tyres. It was popular in the late-80s. It seemed to be the first bike for little girls that actually had some instant ...
Your first solo bike ride

I remember first learning to ride my 2 wheeler bike. As I was small, Dad put blocks on the peddles. My elder brother would support me while I was wobbling nervously on the saddle. When he became distracted I would fall off! He would send the bi...

Your first solo bike ride

I remember first learning to ride my 2 wheeler bike. As I was small, Dad put blocks on the peddles. My elder brother would support me while I was wobbling nervously on the saddle. When he became distracted I would fall off! He would send the bi...
BMX - the ultimate bike

BMX was the first great bike that became an retro phenomenon through out from the 50's - present it's great for flat terraines and going down steep hills but only made for off roads like parks and circuits. It's faster speed agility and negocia...

BMX - the ultimate bike

BMX was the first great bike that became an retro phenomenon through out from the 50's - present it's great for flat terraines and going down steep hills but only made for off roads like parks and circuits. It's faster speed agility and negocia...
Pink Panther Bike

The Pink Panther bike was completely pink with a banana seat that was the Pink Panther's face. . The chain guard on the bike said "think pink" and it also came with pink streamers on the handle bars....

Pink Panther Bike

The Pink Panther bike was completely pink with a banana seat that was the Pink Panther's face. . The chain guard on the bike said "think pink" and it also came with pink streamers on the handle bars....
Intercity Bike

...r type length. The best feature was the gold seat that shimmered in the sun (as being a girl this was not a very girlie bike!) I have never heard of it again and have not not another Intercity rider! ...

Intercity Bike

...r type length. The best feature was the gold seat that shimmered in the sun (as being a girl this was not a very girlie bike!) I have never heard of it again and have not not another Intercity rider! ...
Zipper Bike

I had a friend as a kid who had a bike called a Zipper. I don't know the manufacturer but it was just like a Chopper and probably just as rare and collectable now. It was bright yellow and cool as anything. I have just bought a Chopper at an au...

Zipper Bike

I had a friend as a kid who had a bike called a Zipper. I don't know the manufacturer but it was just like a Chopper and probably just as rare and collectable now. It was bright yellow and cool as anything. I have just bought a Chopper at an au...
BMX bikes

It's hard to tell when BMX bikes first came on the scene but by 1984 the BMX bike craze was in full swing and nearly every kid had one. BMX bikes were quite different from anything ever seen before - they only had one gear, they were lightweigh...

BMX bikes

It's hard to tell when BMX bikes first came on the scene but by 1984 the BMX bike craze was in full swing and nearly every kid had one. BMX bikes were quite different from anything ever seen before - they only had one gear, they were lightweigh...
Mountain bikes

I wanted a BMX but in 1982, I was given a metallic green bike, for my birthday. I loved that bike, but I grew out of it and had to give it away. It was definitely one of the first mountain bikes around. It had the large fat tyres, the wide h...

Mountain bikes

I wanted a BMX but in 1982, I was given a metallic green bike, for my birthday. I loved that bike, but I grew out of it and had to give it away. It was definitely one of the first mountain bikes around. It had the large fat tyres, the wide h...
Pink Witch

A Raleigh bike, targeted specifically at young teenage girls. It was only available in pink and came fitted with mirrors, a shopping basket on the front and, I think, even a lipstick holder! Can anyone else remember this bike? My sister an...

Pink Witch

A Raleigh bike, targeted specifically at young teenage girls. It was only available in pink and came fitted with mirrors, a shopping basket on the front and, I think, even a lipstick holder! Can anyone else remember this bike? My sister an...
Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

For some reason, this was one of the best toys ever. It consisted of a replica Evel Knievel with his bike and a red box with a handle. The rear wheel of the bike plugged into the box and turning the handle spun a flywheel inside the box which m...

Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle

For some reason, this was one of the best toys ever. It consisted of a replica Evel Knievel with his bike and a red box with a handle. The rear wheel of the bike plugged into the box and turning the handle spun a flywheel inside the box which m...
Pedal Pushers

...use they were originally worn by cyclists. I guess their short length meant no nasty oil stains or entanglements in the bike pedals. Pedal Pushers were tight trousers, a bit like capri pants, that came to just below the knee and were usually fi...

Pedal Pushers

...use they were originally worn by cyclists. I guess their short length meant no nasty oil stains or entanglements in the bike pedals. Pedal Pushers were tight trousers, a bit like capri pants, that came to just below the knee and were usually fi...
Raleigh Dart Convertible

As I recall, you could convert this bike from a girls bike to a boys bike (and vice versa!) by relocating the top bar of the frame. For a boys bike it would be horizontal - for a girls bike it could be adjusted somehow (relocating?) to allow a ...

Raleigh Dart Convertible

As I recall, you could convert this bike from a girls bike to a boys bike (and vice versa!) by relocating the top bar of the frame. For a boys bike it would be horizontal - for a girls bike it could be adjusted somehow (relocating?) to allow a ...
Air Jammer Cycle Slammer

The Air Jammer Cycle Slammer was a bike that was powered by air pressure. You used a stirrup type air pump fixed to the rear of the bike to build up air pressure, and when you got it up to a certain pressure you "launched" the Bike and it would...

Air Jammer Cycle Slammer

The Air Jammer Cycle Slammer was a bike that was powered by air pressure. You used a stirrup type air pump fixed to the rear of the bike to build up air pressure, and when you got it up to a certain pressure you "launched" the Bike and it would...
My First Sony

...of how they got away with insinuating a brand to such young kids) where the kids would all be singing:“I’d like and bike, I’d like a pony, but what I love is my first Sony” in cutesy high pitched child song. With the tag line “It won�...

My First Sony

...of how they got away with insinuating a brand to such young kids) where the kids would all be singing:“I’d like and bike, I’d like a pony, but what I love is my first Sony” in cutesy high pitched child song. With the tag line “It won�...
Tangy Toms

...d, tasteless crisps that had existed before them.There were also some other similar brands like Johnnies Onion rings to bikers and transform a snack or meanies, that were all cheap and tasted very strong.Toms were very popular though at the tim...

Tangy Toms

...d, tasteless crisps that had existed before them.There were also some other similar brands like Johnnies Onion rings to bikers and transform a snack or meanies, that were all cheap and tasted very strong.Toms were very popular though at the tim...
Micro Machines

...ed in the Micro Machines range, you could also get trains, fire engines, tanks, boats, aeroplanes, helicopters and motorbikes. For a while there were even Star Trek Micro Machines, Power Rangers, Indiana Jones and James Bond designs. And a more...

Micro Machines

...ed in the Micro Machines range, you could also get trains, fire engines, tanks, boats, aeroplanes, helicopters and motorbikes. For a while there were even Star Trek Micro Machines, Power Rangers, Indiana Jones and James Bond designs. And a more...
Whiz Kids

...ican TV series from the 80's called Whiz Kids? It was about a bunch of computer literate, geeky kids who rode around on bikes solving crimes using their portable computers. I think it was pretty short lived and appeared on ITV tea-time on Satur...

Whiz Kids

...ican TV series from the 80's called Whiz Kids? It was about a bunch of computer literate, geeky kids who rode around on bikes solving crimes using their portable computers. I think it was pretty short lived and appeared on ITV tea-time on Satur...
Fun Flowers

...ing hot goop for hours on end - think of the health and safety! Then again, i never wore a helmet when I went out on my bike, either! Fun Flowers was like playing with a chemistry set. Brilliant!...

Fun Flowers

...ing hot goop for hours on end - think of the health and safety! Then again, i never wore a helmet when I went out on my bike, either! Fun Flowers was like playing with a chemistry set. Brilliant!...
ET Kuwahara

... of those BMX's at the time, featured in the film in 1982, while i had a Burner. Apparently Steven Spielberg wanted the bike in ET the movie because they were all the rage in Japan at the time, where they were made. The ET Kuwahara was an aweso...

ET Kuwahara

... of those BMX's at the time, featured in the film in 1982, while i had a Burner. Apparently Steven Spielberg wanted the bike in ET the movie because they were all the rage in Japan at the time, where they were made. The ET Kuwahara was an aweso...
Kajagoogoo

...g-standing tensions between them to be resolved. In 2004, Nick, Stuart and Steve (by now styled as a dubious country/biker three-piece) wrote a new track, using the name Kajagoogoo (yes! The ‘googoo’ is back!). ‘Tears’ was a track on...

Kajagoogoo

...g-standing tensions between them to be resolved. In 2004, Nick, Stuart and Steve (by now styled as a dubious country/biker three-piece) wrote a new track, using the name Kajagoogoo (yes! The ‘googoo’ is back!). ‘Tears’ was a track on...
Raleigh Commando

...ber rightly, was bloomin heavy! The Raleigh Commandos had chunky tyres and a saddle not disimilar to the Chopper. Great bike that stood a hell of a bashing. A line of red ribbon from a pillow case tied to the end of my bed on Christmas morning ...

Raleigh Commando

...ber rightly, was bloomin heavy! The Raleigh Commandos had chunky tyres and a saddle not disimilar to the Chopper. Great bike that stood a hell of a bashing. A line of red ribbon from a pillow case tied to the end of my bed on Christmas morning ...
BSA Panther

This bike was similar to the Raleigh Chopper but the handle bars were more swept back like a Harley Davidson. The gear change lever had a round knob on it rather than the wider cylindrical one on the chopper and the seat swept up the backrest f...

BSA Panther

This bike was similar to the Raleigh Chopper but the handle bars were more swept back like a Harley Davidson. The gear change lever had a round knob on it rather than the wider cylindrical one on the chopper and the seat swept up the backrest f...
Secret Valley

...ell as Councillor Claude Cribbin who wanted to shut down Secret Valley.As I remember, there was a bungling idiot with a bike who always ended up worst off....

Secret Valley

...ell as Councillor Claude Cribbin who wanted to shut down Secret Valley.As I remember, there was a bungling idiot with a bike who always ended up worst off....
Raleigh Streetwolf

Streetwolf was a bike made by Raleigh, in the late 80's early 90's. The bike had lots of extra mud guards and a little computer type screen between the handle bars. The Raleigh Streetwolf also had a trigger next to the left hand grip which, whe...

Raleigh Streetwolf

Streetwolf was a bike made by Raleigh, in the late 80's early 90's. The bike had lots of extra mud guards and a little computer type screen between the handle bars. The Raleigh Streetwolf also had a trigger next to the left hand grip which, whe...
Raleigh Chopper

The Raleigh Chopper designed by Alan Oakley became one of the most sought after bikes in history. Early Choppers were on sale in the late 60's but shot to fame in the 70's when every child (and some adults) wanted one. The bike was characterise...

Raleigh Chopper

The Raleigh Chopper designed by Alan Oakley became one of the most sought after bikes in history. Early Choppers were on sale in the late 60's but shot to fame in the 70's when every child (and some adults) wanted one. The bike was characterise...
Raleigh Grifter

The younger brother of the Chopper, the Grifter was the cool bike of the 80's. Like the Chopper, the Grifter was a chunky, heavy, cumbersome bike that felt more like a motorbike than a bicycle.The most innovative thing about the Grifter was the...

Raleigh Grifter

The younger brother of the Chopper, the Grifter was the cool bike of the 80's. Like the Chopper, the Grifter was a chunky, heavy, cumbersome bike that felt more like a motorbike than a bicycle.The most innovative thing about the Grifter was the...
Racers

... all my pocket money and my wages from my paper round to buy my first racer - a "Townsend" - cost me ?70 from the local bike shop and I was soooooooo proud of it....

Racers

... all my pocket money and my wages from my paper round to buy my first racer - a "Townsend" - cost me ?70 from the local bike shop and I was soooooooo proud of it....
BSA SANTA FE J14 Bicycle

I got this bike for passing my 11+. How cool it was, the first beach cruiser style bike in the uk and probably one of not many surviving. It is now fully restored and in the Cycle Museum. If any one has 2 x blue mudguards please contact the ...

BSA SANTA FE J14 Bicycle

I got this bike for passing my 11+. How cool it was, the first beach cruiser style bike in the uk and probably one of not many surviving. It is now fully restored and in the Cycle Museum. If any one has 2 x blue mudguards please contact the ...
Sinclair C5

...day replace cars that run on petrol! That was a stretch...The vehicle is battery-assisted tricycle – like an electric bike these days – the driver pedals it around, but the pedalling is assisted by an electric motor. Though the driver need ...

Sinclair C5

...day replace cars that run on petrol! That was a stretch...The vehicle is battery-assisted tricycle – like an electric bike these days – the driver pedals it around, but the pedalling is assisted by an electric motor. Though the driver need ...
Red Hot Chili Peppers

...rope and the US Flea was exhausted, Kiedis suffering another relapse after painkillers were prescribed following a motorbike accident, and Navarro had drug problems too and left in April 1998. Flea had kept in contact with Frusciante since he l...

Red Hot Chili Peppers

...rope and the US Flea was exhausted, Kiedis suffering another relapse after painkillers were prescribed following a motorbike accident, and Navarro had drug problems too and left in April 1998. Flea had kept in contact with Frusciante since he l...
Hey Look That's Me!

... old lady! He toured around England on his bicycle which was towing a minature pink caravan, which was shorter than his bike (it gets worse!). The show usually began with the presenter sitting inside this 'caravan', which was very Tardis-esque!...

Hey Look That's Me!

... old lady! He toured around England on his bicycle which was towing a minature pink caravan, which was shorter than his bike (it gets worse!). The show usually began with the presenter sitting inside this 'caravan', which was very Tardis-esque!...
The Goonies

...d her friend Stef (Martha Plimpton) had been driving around when they’d spotted the younger boys racing past on their bikes, and followed them, confronting them outside the restaurant so the cast is now assembled for the real story to begin. ...

The Goonies

...d her friend Stef (Martha Plimpton) had been driving around when they’d spotted the younger boys racing past on their bikes, and followed them, confronting them outside the restaurant so the cast is now assembled for the real story to begin. ...
The Lost Boys

...bsp; When Michael does get the chance to approach Star, David intervenes and provokes him to race them on their motorbikes. Michael knows his bike can’t beat theirs but hey, he’s a guy that doesn’t want to lose face in front of the pre...

The Lost Boys

...bsp; When Michael does get the chance to approach Star, David intervenes and provokes him to race them on their motorbikes. Michael knows his bike can’t beat theirs but hey, he’s a guy that doesn’t want to lose face in front of the pre...
Mary Quant Daisy Doll

...nd short, straight hair. She was called Havoc - Super Agent, and had her own wardrobe for missions, a secret agent motorbike and weapons.Daisy also has a best friend called Amy, available to fans in Britain if they collected daisy emblems from ...

Mary Quant Daisy Doll

...nd short, straight hair. She was called Havoc - Super Agent, and had her own wardrobe for missions, a secret agent motorbike and weapons.Daisy also has a best friend called Amy, available to fans in Britain if they collected daisy emblems from ...
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 American Western biker film starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson, with a supporting cast including Chelsea Field, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Hu, Tia Ca...

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 American Western biker film starring Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson, with a supporting cast including Chelsea Field, Daniel Baldwin, Giancarlo Esposito, Tom Sizemore, Kelly Hu, Tia Ca...
CHiPS

...on to me (except Airwolf obviously). Two US Californian Highway Patrol cops who had gleaming white smiles and rode huge bikes along virtually empty, sun-kissed, ocean-side highways? What more could you possibly need for an evening’s entertain...

CHiPS

...on to me (except Airwolf obviously). Two US Californian Highway Patrol cops who had gleaming white smiles and rode huge bikes along virtually empty, sun-kissed, ocean-side highways? What more could you possibly need for an evening’s entertain...
Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch

...he stressed out head keeper of the Wonderland Zoo (Mr Peevley)and his lardy sidekick would be chasing an invisible motorbike ridden by three bears...lol.There was an afroed hippy bear in a fringed waistcoat, a bear in a Bing Crosby fishing hat ...

Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch

...he stressed out head keeper of the Wonderland Zoo (Mr Peevley)and his lardy sidekick would be chasing an invisible motorbike ridden by three bears...lol.There was an afroed hippy bear in a fringed waistcoat, a bear in a Bing Crosby fishing hat ...
Open All Hours

...er may have been Hungarian), made him work long hours and also made him do the shop’s deliveries on a precarious push bike. Unwilling to spend more money than was absolutely necessary, Arkwright paid him a pittance but constantly reminded Gr...

Open All Hours

...er may have been Hungarian), made him work long hours and also made him do the shop’s deliveries on a precarious push bike. Unwilling to spend more money than was absolutely necessary, Arkwright paid him a pittance but constantly reminded Gr...
Postman Pat

... how a much smaller vehicle could really be that handy…On top of these he can also avail himself of a Postcar, a motorbike (complete with a sidecar for Jess), a quad bike (hmm, I can just about see how this could be come in useful to help Pat...

Postman Pat

... how a much smaller vehicle could really be that handy…On top of these he can also avail himself of a Postcar, a motorbike (complete with a sidecar for Jess), a quad bike (hmm, I can just about see how this could be come in useful to help Pat...
Five To Eleven

... such as housewives and the unemployed (maybe the Thatcher government wasn't that worried about people getting on their bikes and looking for work). Part of this new schedule was Neighbours - which grew into a much bigger phenomenon - but at 10...

Five To Eleven

... such as housewives and the unemployed (maybe the Thatcher government wasn't that worried about people getting on their bikes and looking for work). Part of this new schedule was Neighbours - which grew into a much bigger phenomenon - but at 10...
The Aunty Jack Show

...the UK were getting into Monty Python and the The Goodies, Aunty Jack roared on to Australian screens on her big, black bike. A unique programme, not just in Oz, but globally. How many shows have a hostess who looks lika sack of spuds with a fe...

The Aunty Jack Show

...the UK were getting into Monty Python and the The Goodies, Aunty Jack roared on to Australian screens on her big, black bike. A unique programme, not just in Oz, but globally. How many shows have a hostess who looks lika sack of spuds with a fe...
The District Nurse

Nerys Hughes played Megan Roberts in this drama called The District Nurse. She was always on a bike riding around Wales in the 1920's and 30's. Fixing the ills and wrongs of her community was Megan's calling. Things were tough and doctors were ...

The District Nurse

Nerys Hughes played Megan Roberts in this drama called The District Nurse. She was always on a bike riding around Wales in the 1920's and 30's. Fixing the ills and wrongs of her community was Megan's calling. Things were tough and doctors were ...
Havoc Action Girl

...r, although after that she did have to float along as there were obviously no legs in the catsuit! I remember I had the bike and skis and the rainmac, large floppy hat and violin case with the tommie gun in. She was the best. I wish there was a...

Havoc Action Girl

...r, although after that she did have to float along as there were obviously no legs in the catsuit! I remember I had the bike and skis and the rainmac, large floppy hat and violin case with the tommie gun in. She was the best. I wish there was a...

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