Blackie Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 My god i thought i was the nuts on this! A Raleigh Vector "Computerised" bike, The only one in Torrington to have one in the mid 80's, You wouldent of believed the chicks i could of got with this if i wasent five years old (Im not the lad in the picture) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Not a patch on a Grifter with a "speak and spell" on the handle bars. We were quite poor when I was 5. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Not a patch on a Grifter with a "speak and spell" on the handle bars. We were quite poor when I was 5. H. Grifters were too heavy and for the poor kids We were quite poor too but i was lucky enough to have a dad that didnt live with us (Well i think i was lucky?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Grifters were too heavy and for the poor kids We were quite poor too but i was lucky enough to have a dad that didnt live with us (Well i think i was lucky?) It's also obvious that your NOT the kid in the picture as he is taller than you are now Al. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 It's also obvious that your NOT the kid in the picture as he is taller than you are now Al. H. Dont get bitchy as you only had a Grifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I hated a kid in my area cos he had a Vector I didnt even get a Chopper, I got a Puch Pirate which was a pikey Chopper lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I hated a kid in my area cos he had a Vector I didnt even get a Chopper, I got a Puch Pirate which was a pikey Chopper lol I had a Puch Invader BMX, best bike I ever had before it got knicked..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 I hated a kid in my area cos he had a Vector I didnt even get a Chopper, I got a Puch Pirate which was a pikey Chopper lol I had a Puch Invader BMX, best bike I ever had before it got knicked..!! Pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyh_15 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I had a rally burner when I was a kid! [ATTACH]136177[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I wanted one of them so badly when i was younger even tried to win one in a competiton on Baked beans cans iirc.But to no avail and ended up with a crappy effort instead. I wish my parents did better at school! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 My god i thought i was the nuts on this! A Raleigh Vector "Computerised" bike, The only one in Torrington to have one in the mid 80's, You wouldent of believed the chicks i could of got with this if i wasent five years old (Im not the lad in the picture) http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/Blackiekarolina/2-1699-childhood-josh-howie.jpg I had one of these.... wow memories flooding back !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 I had one of these.... wow memories flooding back !!! We were most definatly awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L18msy Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 We were most definatly awesome Alright alright don't rub it in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Not a patch on a Grifter with a "speak and spell" on the handle bars. We were quite poor when I was 5. H. I asked for a Chopper and got a Grifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 i wanted one of those too and a burner , but my parents made up for it when i was a little older and got me a claude butler vantage lol a little different to blackies "the chick i could of got" but the kickings i took to keep ownership of that bike was crazy one lad even said "just let go of it and it will all stop " lol dont think so dickhead, the neck kick would of been to the face , unfortunatley for him he could of sent me a post card he wound up that long to kick me in the head , I pulled the bike infront of me and he ended up kicking a bike that was lying on the floor to stood up right lol while he limped about and then tried to chase me, i was giving it big licks down the road trying to put a chain back on , do so then did off reminds me if i see him when i am down the town when i am home i might just have to remind him of what he did when I was 14 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 We were most definatly awesome :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephendjb Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Raleigh-Vektar-electronic-bike-1980s-Chopper-era-/360380327883?pt=UK_Collectables_Bicycle_RL&hash=item53e85767cb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loks Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 One Xmas when I was a lad, my folks dug deep and got me one of these [ATTACH=CONFIG]136179[/ATTACH] A bitch to wheely, did not like fast downhills and couldn't jump well.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Pics? Would you believe I cant find pics? Ive got this link though, best I can do, bottom of the page. http://sale.donkiz.co.uk/sales/puch_5_speed.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I had a rally burner when I was a kid! [ATTACH]136177[/ATTACH] Me too... in blue and yellow, but without the mag wheels unfortunately. Even to this day I would love a bike with mag wheels!? I did have cobra grips though.. so it was kinda cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 How weird....I was chatting to a mate in the pub on Wednesday night about the Wildcat bikes we used to have when we were kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGilchrist Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Heh, I was going to mention the Wildcat - My brother had that, and I had the Wolf Cub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I just had a Raleigh Lizard. That got nicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwalker705 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I wanted one of those computer bikes so bad as a kid. One of the neighbours had one. I remember is younger brother has a smaller version of the white one. It was black and red and I'm sure it had wolf or something in the name of it. i had to make do with a bargain basement bike every few years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephendjb Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I wanted one of those computer bikes so bad as a kid. One of the neighbours had one. I remember is younger brother has a smaller version of the white one. It was black and red and I'm sure it had wolf or something in the name of it. i had to make do with a bargain basement bike every few years or so. Street Wolf I wanted one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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