Christmas Day 1982

Christmas day in 1982. Me with my new Raleigh Bomber bike and the rest of the family having ago, and David Riley with his radio controlled buggy. Also includes his family, Wendy, Yvonne, Mick and Greta Riley as well as the late Ken Nicholson showing off his second-hand car purchase.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Christmas
• Raleigh
• Bomber
• Robert
• Riley
• Irene
• Yarm
• Stockton
• Thornaby
• Willey
• Flatts
• Cleveland
• Teesside
• Nicholson

[gedking8871]

that took me right back best bike ever made

[MADROCKS212]

I got one for christmas back in 85, 4 great years that bike took me everywhere, and now i want one again.

[defender5151]

@jiggystick There's one usually chained up outside the Sheffield bus interchange. The front forks are of a oversized BMX tho, but the tyres are original but one being blue [Some Bombers did have blue tyres].

[jiggystick]

im after one of these bikes

[originalskinhead1969]

i had the raleigh mk1 grifter in dark blue best and sfest bike ever. i wish i still had my grifter

[bopkick5]

best bike ever. i got one in 1984. best day of mi life. i still got it , its in mi parents garden shed but the gears have gone . . . would be wicked to revamp it . . . any suggestions . . . do you know anyone who re-vamp them around london??

[sutadi1970]

good ol times the best ! And yes i have 4 Raleigh bombers in my house my three daughters all have a black one and i have a blie superbomber totally pimped like new!Bets bike ever buildt!

[retrobasshead]

fantastic movie . i got a bomber my brother a grifter for xmas , great memories . and look at clothes we were wearing back then lol