just won a raleigh rebel bmx , 1983 vintage for under £20.00 , she needs work but thats the fun hey  

nice, they were very simular to the burners using a simular frame and parts, got any pics?

Nice one Edwards!

We want pics, we want pics!  

well done, is this your first bmx buy ?

Hell will probably freeze over before we get any pictures of steve's bikes...but ever hopeful!....

  WE WANT PICS PLEASE........................................................

Nice one steve, good luck with the resto! but hey.....WE WANT SOME PICS!!    

83 that will be the mk1 gussetless framed one

cool  go on post the ebay link  

if i go to hell , the bikes coming with me !
http://s128.photobucket.com/albums/p199/steveedwards999/?action=view&current=bmx.jpg

ps sam says hi rosie    

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Bang on mate.

nice, mine should look like that, made it into a burner tho

Thats looks great bud! be great to see this one restored and ready for action!! keep us posted!

oh think i had one of those about 10 years ago.

my mate recentyl gave one a light resto

burner forum users may reconise it

from this


to this

Bang on. The silver / blue works well! 8)

well i have just got back and it was more like a route march from hell than a amble to go and get it.

So after the five hour journey we have arrived with a bike that has DEFINATELY seen better days , she is going to need major work to get her put anywhere near right to ride .

The tyres are shot , the wheels are well rusty , the chain and bearings have not seen oil since before the dawn of time .
Iam going to have to be very careful not to turn this into a money no object refurb so im going to be on the look out for decent 2nd hand bits for her so watch this space  

here goes

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ok so now the fight back begins :

the pedals and wheels have all been re introduced to my two favourite freinds , brute force and oil .

From a seized solid state, the pedals now turn happily , as does the front wheel , a wheel that will now spin quite happily all day long , the chain has been drenched in oil and has gone from a seized in a particular shape with absolutley no intention of moving to a very very well oiled chain that has been persuaded to play the game and now rotates on the gearings still not happy about it though, but it will learn !

However all this has come at a cost   my little favourite box spanner has sheared and the tyre leavers that i bought from wilco,s have snapped , but this is a war of attrition and there will be casualties along the way .

Iwill fight it on the paths , i will fight it on the grass , never before in the field of cycling conflict has so much been owed to one person by one bike      

sorry to hear your attack was not free from casualties, but like you say it is war.

be careful, may the force be with you !

Then as a last smack in the teeth , my workbench broke in two , so thats deaded as well , but there are piccies to follow , i have spent the whole day sorting out the front wheel , by removing lots of rust .