Wanted - Old bicycles (BMX)

[Regan]

i have just spent all the time from that post to now looking for my bike when i was a kid....... you might remember the name of it ...... it was black with plastic around the frame & in the middle of the handle bars was a box that when you pushed a button it made sounds like a gun & other cool stuff?

[Simon]

Big respect for the collection Del

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Thanks Simon,

Regan, the only one I remember was a Raleigh which had plastic bits over it with a sound box but it was white and red and called a Vector or Vectra or something like that.

[Regan]

Regan, the only one I remember was a Raleigh which had plastic bits over it with a sound box but it was white and red and called a Vector or Vectra or something like that.

no it wasn't that i think it was called bearwolf & the small one was called Bearcub but i have tried to find it on ebay & google...... it will come back to me this was a later one however the boy ones (Blue)



and hear is the sales pitch..

TOTALLY EXTREME

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i know what you are all thinking.......... Player!

[Mark H]

I know which one you mean. it looked something like 'StreetHawk'



Or at least thats what it reminded me of

[Regan]

I know which one you mean. it looked something like 'StreetHawk'



Or at least thats what it reminded me of

Yeh thats it!
if you had one of them when you was a kid you was never short of friends

[Simon]

Pre BMX there was Grifter, Boxer, Striker, Commando, Chipper and lets not forget the mighty Chopper. If you didnt have one of those it was a mongrel racing bike with extra wide bull horn bars.

I do remember the three sound sirens police, ambulance and fire which all kind of sounded the same. Also you could get a replacement grip that you could twist and it made an attempt to sound like a motorbike revving.

[Mark H]

Those Yellow and Black sirens were cool They had a handlebar mounted red button and the siren selector was on the yellow body. Me and my brother use to ride round on our Strikers pretending to be 'Chips'

Think I had one of those twist grip things too, was it attached to square body with the mechanical working inside?

What about collecting the old breadbag clips and putting them on your brake cables

[Simon]

What about collecting the old breadbag clips and putting them on your brake cables

Good idea but Ive wasted all my pocket money on vintage Star Wars

[Scooter]

Remember Andy Ruffle??????

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Remember Andy Ruffle??????

Yep, sadly his brother Neil passed away over a year ago.

[Simon]

I am slightly obsessed with folding bikes so I have to point out that although a Brompton is a poor choice for vert it is one of the only bikes that will fit in an Exige.

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I am slightly obsessed with folding bikes so I have to point out that although a Brompton is a poor choice for vert it is one of the only bikes that will fit in an Exige.

LOL... what about flatland or street riding?

[Mark H]

How about dirt jumping one of these bad boy's:

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how much are those bad boys?