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Most iconic bike of the 80's
beard1973:
--- Quote from: ruler™ on March 15, 2007, 04:40 PM ---where's all the action pics of the iconic burner?
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Will these do... 8)
And just check out these kids (all on Burners)... having round the track...
dreaming of one day becoming something like their Hero...
8) 8) 8) 8)
zed4130:
--- Quote from: MartyC on March 15, 2007, 06:00 PM ---Zed, the only problem is that Buff didn't ride a stock Ripper at all, it was a specially made one with thicker tubes, etc. It just looked like a Ripper :LolLolLolLol:
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still a ripper marty ::)
MartyC:
--- Quote from: zed4130 on March 15, 2007, 06:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: MartyC on March 15, 2007, 06:00 PM ---Zed, the only problem is that Buff didn't ride a stock Ripper at all, it was a specially made one with thicker tubes, etc. It just looked like a Ripper :LolLolLolLol:
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still a ripper marty ::)
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You got me there, just a beefier version of a Ripper :LolLolLolLol:
Cool to see the pics of the old Westway track even if it is a Burner ;). Just noticed the Heff's sticker on the green forks in the last pic of Ruffs :daumenhoch:
Perhaps there are two aspects to this Icon lark, to a BMXer from the inside looking out a true BMX bike like the Ripper or TA is the Iconic bike but to the public who are outsiders looking in, then the Burner is probably the Icon :daumenhoch:
jimwise68:
--- Quote from: Mattdub on March 15, 2007, 05:32 PM ---
--- Quote from: jimwise68 on March 15, 2007, 04:58 PM ---No one is disputing that the Ripper is an awesome bike and an Icon in their own right.
But, the Tuff Burner was the first BMX I ever saw and it blew my socks off. Compared to all the other dross bikes that were around at the time, this was the dawning of a new era.
That is why IMO it is THE most iconic BMX. Whatever came after it is irrelevant. I know the Ripper had been in production since the late 70s compared to the early 80s for the Burner, but they hadn't really hit our shores or got any notoriety until the craze really took off and the Burner is one of the bikes that helped the craze take off. So the Ripper should thank the Burner for that! :daumenhoch:
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Blah , Blah ,Blah , Blah , Blah , Blah :LolLolLolLol:
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:D :LolLolLolLol:
superbikedan:
not at all, the trusted old mongoose around 79/80 was the bike to have,
everyone around where we lived payed into a club at our local bike shop,
can't remember how much i paid a week but when it was paid up, :smitten: :smitten:
never looked back, still love the sport today, i'd say more today :)
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