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BmxBandito

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Raleigh Grifters
« on: May 28, 2008, 10:19 PM »
Do you think grifters fall under the category of BMXs?

jedi

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2008, 10:20 PM »
no but they were the gateway



all hail the grif! :smitten: :smitten:

HEYWOOD BMX

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2008, 10:22 PM »
 :) No,they were crap!

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2008, 10:25 PM »
:) No,they were crap!
Crap they were but the first "BMX" for many :daumenhoch:
A long time ago, in a land far away!

BmxBandito

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2008, 10:26 PM »
:) No,they were crap!

woah woah woah lets not go over board

jedi

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2008, 10:26 PM »
they were crap??????


GET HIM! :2gunsfiring_v1: :2gunsfiring_v1: :2gunsfiring_v1:

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2008, 10:29 PM »
i loved my red grifter

moley

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2008, 10:30 PM »
Could you race a Grifter in the OS series?

1. Yes

2. Single gear Only (Disable the other gears)

3.  If you were completely insane!!!!  :crazy2:

4.  All of the above!!!

5. No

jedi

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2008, 10:31 PM »
Quote from: HEYWOOD BMX on May 28, 2008, 10:22 pm
 No,they were crap!

KILL THE HERETIC!!!

macky

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2008, 10:36 PM »

Ahh... surely they wasnt that bad...  ::)

my mate had a great one... he put gold Araya's on it... looked decent!

adam01

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2008, 10:42 PM »
i had one and it was a tad on the heavy side sorry weighed a ton

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2008, 10:47 PM »
 :) GRIFTERS WERE CRAP! Probably were the gateway to BMX here in the UK,but still crap.I used to go through forks on an almost weekly basis. Anyone remember the guy back in the `80s who used to race a Grifter,name eludes me-someone here will know...GRIFTERS WERE CRAP!

macky

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2008, 11:00 PM »
 ;D



Comfy seats though !!
« Last Edit: May 28, 2008, 11:01 PM by DaveMc. »

adam01

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2008, 11:02 PM »
wow memories with the rear lights with the big batteries needed

jedi

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2008, 11:03 PM »
and wheelies that were measured in hours not distance

adam01

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2008, 11:05 PM »
and wheelies that were measured in hours not distance

 :LolLolLolLol: :2funny:

macky

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2008, 11:09 PM »
I used to have one of these when i was a nipper......



Raleigh Striker

BmxBandito

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2008, 11:11 PM »
I used to have one of these when i was a nipper......



Raleigh Striker



Savage .....

BmxBandito

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2008, 11:13 PM »
Another question, does the Raleigh Vektar qualify for BMX? (ignoring the fact that it actually is a time machine aswell)

adam01

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2008, 11:13 PM »
Raleigh Striker

now that was a great bike for bunny hops

HEYWOOD BMX

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2008, 11:17 PM »
 :) Will Raleigh re-issue a proper crap "Grifter" in the near future?

adam01

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2008, 11:20 PM »
:) Will Raleigh re-issue a proper crap "Grifter" in the near future?

i wouldn't say they were crap . a great bike back then and if you were lucky to own one was better , times were hard back then for many people

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moley

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2008, 11:26 PM »
Could you stick standard BMX forks on a grifter?

My mate only went through 1 pair of forks and then used some BMX ones.

Or at least he did as far as I can remember.

He had his grifter for years while we had gone over to BMX's.

We should set up a Choppers and Grifters Race.

I would pay for that!!!!  :daumenhoch:

Manualling some triples on a chopper!!!

Now that sounds fun!!!

Strikers and Chippers.    Excellent for bunny hopping!!!!  :daumenhoch:

What was a tomahawk?

jedi

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #23 on: May 28, 2008, 11:28 PM »
it was a small chopper.i had one

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Re: Raleigh Grifters
« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2008, 11:29 PM »
nice pict dave mine was the flat post box red or brighter lol
and could wheelie mine for ages even with a front lester mag lol

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