What any Serious Retro biker needs

[Kona-853]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RETRO-OLD...K_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item415b264529

 

[mikee]

lol
i remember these , my mates wee brother had one on his moped
well till he fell off it and wrecked it

 

[muppetman]

Nice one - I had one of those bitd (think it pre-dates the BMX era, though...thinking I might spring for one for old times sake....

 

[Charlieboy28]

i had one when i was about 6 (1980 ish) on my raleigh blazer, 3 different sirens iirc, i can still remeber the sound as the batteries ran down

 

[stewlewis]

I had one when I was about 5 or 6, 1980
On my Raleigh Boxer, in matching yellow.

Image stolen from this guy's cool Boxer resto thread:
http://raleighgrifter.aceboard.com/229420-10479-18187-0-Raleigh-Boxer-Resto.htm

I remember the mudguards and folding them under to make motorbike noises until the plastic wore away.

My mate had a Strika around the same time, it wanted to be a hardtail, it wasn't it had hard plastic 'boots.

 

[stewlewis]

And lets not forget the big foam rubber seat, the front used to rip off and leave the steel plate showing. Health n Safety my arse.

 

[Charlieboy28]

oh happy days

that boxer is a cool little beast

i had to do the lolly stick motor trick due to unfoldoverable guards.

I so loved that bike until the day i followed my two friends across the road between two parked cars in a scene straight out of a seventies road safety ad, mashed bike, concussion and a broken left arm were the result, aswell as my folks refusing to buy me another bike until i was ten :cry: :cry:

 

[BoyBurning]

mashed bike, concussion and a broken left arm were the result, aswell as my folks refusing to buy me another bike until i was ten :cry: :cry:

That'll learn ya.

BB