Your best/favourite bike from your youth?

[Rhythm Thief]

I had a Malvern Star dragster, which magically appeared in the family living room on the morning of my 8th birthday! . It looked a bit like this, I think:

I had a few bikes like that, back when we lived in Kuwait when I was little. The one I remember best had a sort of mock motorbike tank and fairing and looked like a trail bike. If you squinted.

 

[rowan 46]

my fondest memory is of my blue mk1 chopper like a previous poster I put the handlebars right back for wheelies a friend had a 10 speed chopper in infra red that I coveted

 

[PaulSecteur]

Raliegh striker. (Not my photo, it was the nly one I could find on the web. Although I did have a very similar hairstyle)

 

[superbadger]

Raliegh striker. (Not my photo, it was the nly one I could find on the web. Although I did have a very similar hairstyle)

They were fab bikes.... i thinks thats me in that pic .... We must have used same barber....

 

[PaulSecteur]

We must have used same barber....

I dont remember seeing you when my Mum had the scissors and basin out!

 

[superbadger]

I dont remember seeing you when my Mum had the scissors and basin out!

 

[Arch]

Raliegh striker. (Not my photo, it was the nly one I could find on the web. Although I did have a very similar hairstyle)

Can anyone imagine a boy consenting to wear those shoes these days?

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

1948 if memory (failing) serves. I think it was a Triang made just after the war from old aircraft parts. Note the riding gear

No helmet! How did you survive?

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

Was on another thread and somebody mentioned Grifters!!! Remember them? Well i just thought it would be fun to hear your past bikes which are probably a million miles from what you ride now!!!!.

A metallic red Moulton Super 4 :-) wish I had it now! :-(

 

[Timmo]

I had one where the front wheel was bigger than the back wheel, I can't remember what it was. I was about 12 at the time so it would of been 1999-2000 ish possibly earlier.

 

[MontyVeda]

Can anyone imagine a boy consenting to wear those shoes these days?

...or those shorts! Man they're short!

I think i had that haircut too... although it was so blond it always over exposed!

 

[superbadger]

I had shoes like that!!!!!. Damn parents said i looked good....

 

[superbadger]

I had shoes like that!!!!!. Damn parents said i looked good....

 

[Willo]

one of these... (in metallic amber)

...still got it

Ahhh, the memories. I had one just like that. All the presents under the tree had been opened when I found a note from Santa in the branches telling me to look outside and there it was, a Tomahawk. By far the most memorable present I've ever received. Alas, mine is long gone so thanks for posting and bringing back the memories. After that it was a Grifter that stood out as by that age it afforded me some real freedom. Remember tucking the mud guard under to make a motor nose (which obviously didn't do it much good). Remember that being metallic blue I think. Then it was on to a silver racer but no idea what make it was.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

My first bike was a Raleigh Chippy

OMG That was my first bike as well. I also later moved to Chopper and then to a Coventry Eagle Red Dragon 10 speed drop. I didn't get another bike until I was in my mid 30's!