some old school raleigh burners

[INDIANBLANKET]

I owned the one at 03:25 the Extra Burner. Only mine had steel wheels, so it felt as if you were peddling a tank.

[piranha712]

This clip brings back so many memories, I had a night burner, which I chromed, lay back seat post, mushroom grips, and peddles that completely stripped your shins of skin in the rain when you slipped and the peddles span around lol, I remember my mates stating if you buckle the sky wheels you can put them in the freezer and the buckle came out lol

[wasy1975]

i had a tuff burner, the blue one with yellow tuff twos,amy tri grips,bear trap pedals,dia compe two finger brakes, loved that bike.

[drewsblue]

@wasy1975 i had super tuff burner gold with skylines ah 26 years ago now where did time go

[wasy1975]

@drewsblue sweet, wernt the gold one the ultra burner? i may be wrong,time plays tricks on your mind mate lol \o/

[drewsblue]

ah memories i had the gold burner which was called super tuff burner with sky way wheels and chrome moly frame

[reesyo71]

Nice burners, I had an extra burner, and put red acorn freestyle mags on it, couldn't afford tuff 2's, mx 1000 brakes, and tech 3 levers, didn't have a layback though as they were a smaller diameter than the frame, belter !!!'

[MrAdeyb]

back in early 80s raleigh burners were seen as second rate bikes,....but they played there 4 aces when they released the aero pro,.......just as good if not better than any skyway or lazerlite anyday,.....also the original spec on the aero pro was awsome,in my book one of the finest bikes ever

[Davidsasuk]

which burner is at 2:48? is it a chrome burner? looks sweet

[jonerkinch]

The Aero rokkzz.

[davidxmcgrath]

2:42 for mine!!

[daxster35]

I had a night burner with sky way tuff 2 mags. Wow to me it was excellent. Retro bring them back.

[GeoOneloveHipHop]

@daxster35 i just bought the 4:28 bike.. they have brung them back onto production.

[transonicbuoy1]

Grand post. Takes me straight back to circa 1985. I obsessively leafed through the Raleigh BMX catalogue - daydreamt about where the next bike would take me. Parents were a bit tight so I had to settle for the Extra Burner, a standard burner with a paintjob. Others had the Mongoose, and the kid from the pub a WMX, or something. Serious limitations, on "long haul" most days to see old pals in a village in N Yorks. And return trip, in the wind, on the Extra. Tiring times but very special.

[j66hng]

Took me right back to when i was young! Great memories!!! Always remember getting my blue burner with yellow skyway wheels! I loved that bike!!!

[robbykhu]

i had a mag burner in 84 or so.

[Daz555Daz]

Man the early Burners had horrible geometry - made on the same jig as the Chopper I understand!

[LeprechaunBoi]

4:28 is the BEST

[lewis72]

I'm aiming to create a Raleigh Team Chrome Burner: A bike that Raleigh never made AFAIK but I think will look cooler than a very cool thing in a cool place.

[tiamadz]

@lewis72 been done......

[lewis72]

@tiamadz

Not by Raleigh.

[rondog1973]

I remember the range as:

1) Aero Pro Burner

2) Ultra Burner

3) Super Tuff Burner

4) Super Burner

5) Neon Burner

6) Extra Burner

7) Standard Burner

[trenchblocker]

@rondog1973 thats spot on mate i was the 7th person to own a pro burner as i lived next to the factory in nottingham

[lewis72]

@rondog1973

Neon Burner? I've never heard of that one!

Was that the Mk2 range as there was also, at some point, a Mag Burner, a Night Burner and a Chrome Burner.

[dayglofreak81]

@lewis72 The Neon Burner was metallic gun metal grey with red rimmed alloys. You're right about the Mag Burner, always blue & yellow as i recall. Can't remember the night burner but the Chrome Burner rings a bell. Did it have blue pads & tyres? I'm talking abouy the range circa 1984.

[lewis72]

@dayglofreak81

The Night Burner came in very dark grey with strong red decals. It looked very good!!

[teyacapan]

nice job on the awesome work...i king of don´t like big triangle......... bikes are still hot .

[spiralisedcat]

5:14 sorry

[spiralisedcat]

5:12 is what ive got,its a good ride nice to see some burners on youtube there aint many :)

[LeprechaunBoi]

@spiralisedcat yeah its the best ever

[AndyMoore76]

Nice one philly top vid. Best one is 2:12 love it ;) .... or 2:29 lol