kevmcdo
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 08:25 AM |
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I remember how heavy my old Grifter was, cycling up any hill was a nightmare but going down was a hoot. Stable as an oil tanker in comparison to my
mates Chopper though!!!!!
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Peteff
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 08:56 AM |
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When I was 12 I had a Hercules pushbike with rod brakes 
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Slater
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 09:38 AM |
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I too had a grifter. I think it was a prototype BMX, the frame was made with heavy gauge scaffold poles and the seat was a house brick covered with
thin rubber padding.
The 3 speed sturmey archer gears were great, the "slip" gear between 2nd and 3rd caught me out a few times and caused my nuts to crach
into the crossbar.
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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scootz
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 10:08 AM |
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Ah... Raleigh bikes of the late 70's and early 80's! Unbreakable!
If Tonka made bikes...
It's Evolution Baby!
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sucksqueezebangblow
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 10:21 AM |
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A Lonnie Toft board with Gullwing trucks and Bones wheels. Didn't go that fast (probably 40 mph or so max) but lost a lot of skin and broke some
bones trying!
Better to Burnout than to Fade Away JET METAL ~ AndySparrow © 
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 11:26 AM |
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A Suzuki B100P converted to a field bike with longer rear shocks, plastic mudguards and a huge rear sprocket.
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 11:38 AM |
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I had a Kawasaki KE 125, which had been converted to full field spec with no clocks or electrics and the knobbliest tyres in the world. My dad
lovingly cut the corners off the knobbles with a stanley knife so it would go through the swing arm
I still have this bike in my shed
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 12:10 PM |
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First bike at 6 was honda 125 then we had a scrambler of some buffalo brand to tall for me so i would put it against the wall to start it..
.. then a move to the uk killed bikes for a while till dad bought the rd 400 whilst he had the bmw 600/6 with the touring pack. a puch moped and a
fsie yamaha moped
then set out to get the uk bike licence so a c50 step thru was bought for 12 quid..... that went for ever till i moved back to africa.... then a
125 honda a 600 suzi then a 1000 suzi then the big crash destroying my right leg, ribcage , and a large amount of dermis off my back and legs then
ziltch
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splitrivet
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 12:46 PM |
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A Norman Nippy (ask your grandad) cost me five bob.
Cheers,
Bob
[Edited on 16/8/11 by splitrivet]
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 02:06 PM |
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BSA StarRider 
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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mcerd1
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 02:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by shaft
a Raleigh Grifter......
looking back, how the hell did they make them so heavy? 
me too, although mine wasn't exactly new when I had it... (might still have it the shed somewhere)
re the weight: I think they filled the tubes with lead
actually that might be the same year I got the only new bike I've ever owned - a dayglow green pug (we are talking about 1994 here) although
I'm colour blind and thought it was yellow for years
and back then my dad was always tring to get me to ride his majesty TY250 - but I always liked 4 wheels better, so he made us go-kart type things out
of old lawnmowers
[Edited on 16/8/2011 by mcerd1]
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kj
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 02:38 PM |
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A grifter and a yamaha FS1E (50cc) canny quick at the time, on the field ( i am not that old )
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spiderman
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 03:00 PM |
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Horses a Bultaco Pursang 250 off road and a BSA C15 250 on road, hope Mr plod is not reading this!
Spider
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Simon
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 03:19 PM |
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Sunny and Firenza, our horses
ATB
Simon
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 16/8/11 at 05:07 PM |
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I had a frankenbike, made out of whatever bits could fit together...
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Marcus
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| posted on 17/8/11 at 05:26 PM |
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ok, embarrasing, but ......
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Got me a moped too, Demm Dove Mk 3....
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Awesome kit
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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