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The 'Show Us Your Aero Pro' Thread.
Gashead:
dancetothedrummersbeat:
Ant factory pilot,
That Swan Guy:
I know I rib Tony and co about Burners but yes they do have a place in British BMX history. Raleigh was such a safe bet when buying a bike in the 70/80s but they faled miserably with the MK1 especially. Although I never owned one (phew!!!) I did once ride my cousins Super Burner from Smuggy c**thorpe to Brigg. If any of you know the A18 frm Scunny to Brigg you will appreciate what fooking stupid idea this was. How we didn't die riding past the steel works I'll never know. They were just awful to ride, too short and badly designed. It's a shame really but when their factory team had to sticker up Tange frames as their own it's a bad show for British industry. That said, they weren't on their own, Falcon did exactly the same thing with the big lads riding the Rhino Charge, the mediums the Rhino III and the little uns the Tange mini.
Love em or loath em they are iconic and will always turn heads of those who mutter "Oh look a Burner, I had one of those...."
:Great_Britain:
Gnarlyscoots:
--- Quote from: deeman on January 18, 2016, 06:05 PM ---Because they were shocking....heavy and rubbish to ride due to the geometry. Sure, a lot of people started on them and for that reason they have a high nostalgic value.
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That is the nail on the head. Most of us had one to start (there was 30 of us who you used to hang around together) with, but it wasn't until my mate Lee got his Torker, that we all knew what we were missing out on. The Pro Burner frame I had was not too bad, but I started on a Super Burner, followed my a Super Tuff Burner. Swapping out to my Torker was a an absolute dream, and the progress we made just in riding, let alone tricks and jumps, was immense.
By the time the Aero Pro came out, we had all but forgotten Raleigh Burners and had moved on to light, decent frame sets.
factory pilot:
--- Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on January 18, 2016, 06:51 PM ---Ant factory pilot,
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::) :tumbleweed: ... Give me a couple of months and I'll post the finished thing up lads! :LolLolLolLol:
I bloody love 'em personally... I loved all the burners bitd but the Aero Pro was the one I always dreamed of...
Love the decals and the chrome and the clean black parts ... Pure class :4_17_5:
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