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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 lightweig...

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 lightweig...
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...
BMX Bandits

1983 - Arguably the most memorable movie from my younger years. Came at a time when BMX was really becoming big around the world. Australian-based movie about some kids who use their skills on their BMX's to outwit some rather dim bank robbers...

BMX Bandits

1983 - Arguably the most memorable movie from my younger years. Came at a time when BMX was really becoming big around the world. Australian-based movie about some kids who use their skills on their BMX's to outwit some rather dim bank robbers...
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 negoci...

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 negoci...
Diamondback 1982 Silver Streak BMX

Restored with tender loving care :).

Diamondback 1982 Silver Streak BMX

Restored with tender loving care :).
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 ...

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 ...
Space Hoppers

It's easy to see why skateboards, rollerboots and BMX's were so popular among kids in the 70s, but Space Hoppers? For one, it seems a little odd to be bouncing up and down on a big orange rubber ball at the best of times, and considering it di...

Space Hoppers

It's easy to see why skateboards, rollerboots and BMX's were so popular among kids in the 70s, but Space Hoppers? For one, it seems a little odd to be bouncing up and down on a big orange rubber ball at the best of times, and considering it di...
Raleigh Arena

...s!! It was a grown-up departure from my Grifter. The only downside was that within the year all my friends were getting BMX bikes, and my poor Arena ended up rather the worse for wear after I attempted to keep up over the bumps and jumps....

Raleigh Arena

...s!! It was a grown-up departure from my Grifter. The only downside was that within the year all my friends were getting BMX bikes, and my poor Arena ended up rather the worse for wear after I attempted to keep up over the bumps and jumps....
Turbo Hopper Remote Control Cars

...sation! Perhaps it was also because the adverts for them made them look 1000% awesome!I wanted one SOOOO much! We had a BMX track, which doubled up as a radio controlled car track. And all I had, at one stage, was a car that was controlled on ...

Turbo Hopper Remote Control Cars

...sation! Perhaps it was also because the adverts for them made them look 1000% awesome!I wanted one SOOOO much! We had a BMX track, which doubled up as a radio controlled car track. And all I had, at one stage, was a car that was controlled on ...
Christmas

... presents awaited. You might be hoping to get an Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle or a Magic Shot Shooting Gallery or even a BMX bike but whatever you got it was bound to be good because all 80s toys were cool! Later on you would have Christmas ...

Christmas

... presents awaited. You might be hoping to get an Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle or a Magic Shot Shooting Gallery or even a BMX bike but whatever you got it was bound to be good because all 80s toys were cool! Later on you would have Christmas ...
Raleigh Burner

The true Brit BMX was the Raleigh Burner and is as iconic as the Grifter and the Chopper. I had my first Burner in 1985 when I was 11, a Raleigh Super Burner in black/gold, and I practically lived on it for many years and can still remember r...

Raleigh Burner

The true Brit BMX was the Raleigh Burner and is as iconic as the Grifter and the Chopper. I had my first Burner in 1985 when I was 11, a Raleigh Super Burner in black/gold, and I practically lived on it for many years and can still remember r...
Look-In Magazine

...ons: its ITV programme listings with kid-appeal highlights; its heads-up to every fashionable fad that came into being (BMX-ing, yo-yos and skateboarding were a few crazes featured during the magazine’s run), its interviews, picture stor...

Look-In Magazine

...ons: its ITV programme listings with kid-appeal highlights; its heads-up to every fashionable fad that came into being (BMX-ing, yo-yos and skateboarding were a few crazes featured during the magazine’s run), its interviews, picture stor...
Raleigh Budgie

...few years were all but obsolete. The next big thing - which was massive at the time - was the "Son of the Grifter". The BMX, spawned by Raleigh's Burner which was ultra cool with its bright yellow mag wheels and contrasting blue frame. And pad...

Raleigh Budgie

...few years were all but obsolete. The next big thing - which was massive at the time - was the "Son of the Grifter". The BMX, spawned by Raleigh's Burner which was ultra cool with its bright yellow mag wheels and contrasting blue frame. And pad...
American Hi-Fi

American Hi-Fi initially formed their band under the name BMX Girl but changed it to American Hi-Fi as personally suggested to him by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. They released their self-titled debut album through Island Records on ...

American Hi-Fi

American Hi-Fi initially formed their band under the name BMX Girl but changed it to American Hi-Fi as personally suggested to him by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. They released their self-titled debut album through Island Records on ...
Raleigh Vektar

Basically, the Raleigh Vektar was a BMX with a load of plastic stuff attached to it. The bike came with an on-board 'computer' that made a load of noises but looked pretty cool and 'futuristic' at the time....

Raleigh Vektar

Basically, the Raleigh Vektar was a BMX with a load of plastic stuff attached to it. The bike came with an on-board 'computer' that made a load of noises but looked pretty cool and 'futuristic' at the time....
ET Kuwahara

You rememeber the film ET - who could forget it - but my brother had one 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...

ET Kuwahara

You rememeber the film ET - who could forget it - but my brother had one 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...