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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: scott250 on March 01, 2010, 07:52 PM
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One of the bikes that some kids tryed to use like a BMX, just before BMX hit UK. I remember seeing a grifter in bmx action mag that had been converted to be a BMX - think it had flights on :LolLolLolLol: and that - probly worth more than the whole bike. Anyone on here done a grifter mod to BMX? I have an old grifter - Id like to mod mine. I talked to someone today who said you could get bmx forks for a grifter BITD - must be rare as. Anyways any help would be great, cheers.
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dunno how you would get flights on a grifter but a fork change is a must :daumenhoch:
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Hi
A few lads in our village had bmx forks on grifters, I think they are a 5" headtube, with a std 1" thread, there were some tange 5" ers on ebay a week or two ago, didn't some redlines have 5" head tubes?
I also remember that one in action bike, It had had loads of welding too, must've weighed in at 40 pounds!!!, apparently though, they had good race geometry!!
had many grifters over the years, love them, but not as a bmx!!
Mark M
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i remember it too.
sure it had flites on it.
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apparently though, they had good race geometry!!
And gears... :LolLolLolLol:
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Yea it had the cranks on it, I,ve still got the mag somewhere?
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Before I had my ruffel signiture raleigh I had a hand me down bike that was my brothers before his falcon pro beta, it looked abit like a grifter but was metallic green, had a massive seat and big wide metal mud guards. Anybody know what it was I was only tiny then, think it was called a stiker or stryker or something like that?
Matt
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A fella on burnerworld had some new looking 20" BMX forks with an extra long steering tube, far longer than a grifter needs, which could be cut down to fit, said he knew where to get more, his username on there is pjgoose69.
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I just googled 'grifter stiker' and came up with this, was probs 5 or 6 when I had it-
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.rutteger.demon.co.uk/bike/bikepic/boxer.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/favourite-bike-of-your-childhood&usg=__3tVfT4ANLWwt97rN1rW4l63VeXw=&h=450&w=600&sz=94&hl=en&start=3&itbs=1&tbnid=vTyrKYXOI0CxmM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dstriker%2B%2Bbike%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1
My first big bike, I think ive got pics at my mums of me on it.
Matt
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Before I had my ruffel signiture raleigh I had a hand me down bike that was my brothers before his falcon pro beta, it looked abit like a grifter but was metallic green, had a massive seat and big wide metal mud guards. Anybody know what it was I was only tiny then, think it was called a stiker or stryker or something like that?
Matt
Raleigh stryker! Small grifterish thing, I had a tomahawk which was a small chopper.
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I just sold my Grifter, was going to do it up but just didn't enthuse me like a BMX! Soooooo bloody heavy as well!
Here she is, went for £45.00
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/p288/Cheese2222001/07062009059.jpg)
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Strika 8)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RALEIGH-STRIKA,-STRIKER-CHOPPER-%2F-GRIFTER.-GOOD-RIDER.-_W0QQitemZ330406752545QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100222?IMSfp=TL100222139002r7015
the Raliegh Boxer was actually a mini Grifter
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It was a beast that bike, Im guna try find one and buy it. I showed my brother that falcon pro beta on here last week and he made his mrs and kids come look at it, he couldnt stop looking at it. Anybody got one a falcon pro beta I could do up for my bro?
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i had a raleigh boxer,anyone remember them,i think it had 16" wheels and was like a mini grifter,same metallic blue colour too.
i remember the stryker,there is one on the bay at the mo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260559410712&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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Strika 8)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RALEIGH-STRIKA,-STRIKER-CHOPPER-%2F-GRIFTER.-GOOD-RIDER.-_W0QQitemZ330406752545QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100222?IMSfp=TL100222139002r7015
the Raliegh Boxer was actually a mini Grifter
Your just a know it all bike perv!!!!!!!!! :LolLolLolLol: What about a budgie?
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Ultra_AeroBurnerNev just done a Budgie up, I will get him to post some pics!
There was a Budgie, Chipper, Strika, Grifter.......what else???
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Ultra_AeroBurnerNev just done a Budgie up, I will get him to post some pics!
There was a Budgie, Chipper, Strika, Grifter.......what else???
boxer
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Here's my two Super Grifters! Black one has lights powered by dynamo, the second silver one has a speedo!!! Remember them??
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/boystoys009.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/boystoys007.jpg)
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That strika on poobay is the same as mine was. Think i may bid on it... My mrs ul go sick if shes sees my riding around the street on that, hahaha.
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Commando? Bomber26 or 24 inch wheels, Vector? How many was there?
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That strika on poobay is the same as mine was. Think i may bid on it... My mrs ul go sick if shes sees my riding around the street on that, hahaha.
buy it now!
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Ive bidded on it... I will get well shouted at if I win it.
Matt
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Ultra_AeroBurnerNev just done a Budgie up, I will get him to post some pics!
There was a Budgie, Chipper, Strika, Grifter.......what else???
speedway.
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Ive bidded on it... I will get well shouted at if I win it.
Matt
There that small you could hide it! :LolLolLolLol: until you jump of the curb on it! In full view of the neighbours! :LolLolLolLol:
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I remember having a ramp up a curb in the gargaes behind my house. I can vaguely remember the noise and feel of the bike, clunk clunk.
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i still got a blue mk1 grifter.
was thinking of selling it. shame sat in the corner gathering dust really.
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I had a Tomahawk. It was a bit like having a small chopper.
Nothing changes. Thanks a lot Dad :(
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I had a Grifter that I put bmx forks on. I just bought them in a local bike shop. cant remember what year tho' - prob 80/81. They were chrome and yes, the steerer tube was long. My dad was a coppersmith so the frame headtube was shortened so it looked a bit better.
Still couldnt lift it off the ground tho' :-[.
Later it had a rear acs z rim with coaster on it and a front araya with suntour (I think) hub. i sprayed it white 'cause the parts were red so it looked like a redline bike I had seen. That later got dumped as my dad made me a torker replica frame 8) - which got stolen from outside Halfords in Coventry when i was inside shoplifting. The cheek.
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Here's my two Super Grifters! Black one has lights powered by dynamo, the second silver one has a speedo!!! Remember them??
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/boystoys009.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv276/parkerfamily66/boystoys007.jpg)
Nice Snakebellies. :daumenhoch:
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It's very simple really, you'd had bikes before, but BMX captured your imagination...still those bikes that you had before were part of your childhood, and therfore special....No matter how crappy some people might view such things nowadays, most of your toys
will be to you, iconic gold...and bollocks to anyone who says otherwise.
Other than BMX it's what links us all to each other, and to days that were long and full of dreams.
Ray.
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Thanks for replys and help with fork suggestions. Here it is ¬
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y201/Scottewhite/grifter.jpg)
well, the frame and OG forks - the forks do look scary weak to ride. Had this bike years - been stuck in my Dads garage ,got it in a sale in the mid 90s for £15 I think.
Ps - I intend to prove you all wrong about getting one of these heavy babies into air :P
Gonna blast it through some trails ;D
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That strika on poobay is the same as mine was. Think i may bid on it... My mrs ul go sick if shes sees my riding around the street on that, hahaha.
buy it now!
I've got a N.O.S. Strika, still in it's original brown paper wrapping in the garage somewhere, black one with the prism decals :D. got it at a car boot sale about 12yrs ago.
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Just realised I've got a Gifter Tyre kicking around if anyone's interested :daumenhoch:
Just send me a PM.
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It's very simple really, you'd had bikes before, but BMX captured your imagination...still those bikes that you had before were part of your childhood, and therfore special....No matter how crappy some people might view such things nowadays, most of your toys
will be to you, iconic gold...and bollocks to anyone who says otherwise.
Other than BMX it's what links us all to each other, and to days that were long and full of dreams.
Ray.
Well said that MAN!
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320496356160&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Here's mine on ebay ;)
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320496356160&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT
Here's mine on ebay ;)
That was just like mine very...tempted...