The Raleigh Budgie,who had one.......

[Star Attraction]

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I had a Raleigh Budgie bike when I was about 6, and it lasted me till I was about 8. Mine was purple. Only thing was the stabilisers were on it the whole time, I could never face riding a bike without stabilisers.

[Ducatidave]

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I had boxer stil got it : )

[vanhelsing]

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Mine was a Tomahawk. Hey, while I'm on the subject, did anybody 'customise' theirs by putting red tape on the frame and handle bars?

[julie and david]

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i had the chopper bike (red) and the raleigh one before it i think it was a tomahawk mine was purple i think. and a kalkoff sp folding bike

[tonyfinster]

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My first proper 2 wheeler was a 1970's childrens Raleigh RSW 11, not to be confused with the modern RSW ladies model that carries the name today.
My grandad bought me the handle bars and seat kit from a budgie and modded the RSW but eventually i got a proper budgie, i had a tomahawk for 2 weeks and i hated it really uncomfy, wasnt allowed a chopper due to my parents dislike of them but i got a Raleigh commando and i loved it to death, i must have gone through at least a dozen of those toggle chains that went into the Sturmey Archer gear hub.

My mate had a strange bike, i cant remeber what it looked like but it had a back pedal brake system where the rear wheel braking was operated by pedaling backwards, you could do some impressive broad side skids on it, i swear the back tyre on the thing was always down to the canvas.

[tonyfinster]

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just found this piccie of me with my red menace pre budgie mods

[dwain-dibley]

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i had a raleigh chopper {flame red} and my brother had a raleigh budgie also red

[NaughtyVicar]

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I had a Budgie, was my first ever bike. It only came with a front brake, was bloody lethal! I loved it to bits though.

[Richard1978]

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I did wonder why smaller bikes only had a front brake, when the rear one gets more use on a bike with both brakes.

[sixtyten]

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just found this piccie of me with my red menace pre budgie mods

What a great picture! could have almost passed as a 70's US pic, if not for the Robin Reliant

Anyone know what the White car is? looks almost American/ early Capri

[Richard1978]

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I'm guessing it's and early 1970s Toyota Corrolla.

[NaughtyVicar]

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It's a Vauxhall, you can see the LL on the rear badge.....maybe a Chevette?