Kickstart - Who remembers?

colintrav

Now if your yer in the same age bracket like me then you will remember the classic BBC series KICKSTART

Now for those newbies that were born later and missed all the excitment all it was , Was a biker on a trailbike [ Petroldriven ] doing a circuit course now in the last issue of mbuk there was a article that basically reminded me of the same series ..

And it got me thinkin How many SS biker riders would or could finish that course ..


I'll say not one


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pja9Y7J

Anonymous

Hehe, I loved kickstart. In fact, as soon as I read the word, the theme song was going round and round in my head!

colintrav

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4110DiwCnJk prt 2

Johnny Napalm

Yeah, I remember it too.

In fact, one of the lads in our class was on the show, Tony Scarlett...if I remember correctly. I haven't seen in in years!

delcol

takes me back,, i loved kickstart,, should bring it back...

glad to see i'm not the only person here the wrong side of 25, well shhhhhhhuuusshh 30

Bignige

Don't forget Junior Kickstart.........don't worry delcol, I'm pst 40!!!

Where are my stabilisers?

I used to love Kickstart!! Always wanted a scrambler....... My dad wouldn't let me have a motorbike, even just for offroad

Oh well, who needs an engine eh??

Anonymous

Bignige wrote:

Don't forget Junior Kickstart.........don't worry delcol, I'm pst 40!!!

I remember when Dougie Lampkin was on Junior Kickstart :shock:

x-isle

There was a kid in our school, one of those "all the girls like" type.

He entered Kickstart and was all big headed about it, bragging he'd win.

Boy, did I laugh when he fell off the plank into the pit of hay.......

Tank-slapper

Johnny Napalm wrote:

In fact, one of the lads in our class was on the show, Tony Scarlett...if I remember correctly. I haven't seen in in years!

Same here! David Johnson was his name. Didn't do very well though.

cee

i used to love kickstart.....

me an dad watched it every week...

good times.

allthegearnoidea

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Bignige wrote:

Don't forget Junior Kickstart.........don't worry delcol, I'm pst 40!!!

I remember when Dougie Lampkin was on Junior Kickstart :shock:

mee too! i remember asking my mates (same age) if they remembered it and none of them did! i even hummed the theme tune to them (a couple of years back now) but still nothing!
used to love watching it!!

Northwind

I think kickstart was my main inspiration to start properly cycling, when I was wee, we used to build little jumps and obstacles to ride over Now, I still do 8)

MacAndCheese

Where are my stabilisers? wrote:

I used to love Kickstart!! Always wanted a scrambler....... My dad wouldn't let me have a motorbike, even just for offroad

Oh well, who needs an engine eh??

I used to watch it, was wee nipper so don't remember much! been a while since I've heard an MX bike referred to as a 'scrambler'! brings back memories!

The Rookie

God yes, ace programme, and yes I remember when DL was on Junior KS as well.....shows how memorable he was even then!

Simon

jayson

I loved Kickstart and Jr Kickstart, i can still remember watching Dougie Lampkin when he was just a little kid. I get very depressed these days when i see him on top level pro trials cause it shows my age

After i'd watched every show my and my friend all used go down to the local park and pretend we were riding trials bikes over all the slides and other stuff in the park all making vroooom noises :P

Those were the days.......

The Rookie

God yes, ace programme, and yes I remember when DL was on Junior KS as well.....shows how memorable he was even then!

Simon

chuckd

Brings back memories :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srr9YrvoszU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OosFHs ... re=related

piker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OosFHs ... re=related
That bloke laughing in the background cracks me up.

Anonymous

piker wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OosFHsjjo&feature=related
That bloke laughing in the background cracks me up.

WOW, that must win the award for the most pointlessly crap video compression ever.
i mean, WTF? Was it recorded on VSH, then played back through a 14" screen, and filmed with a 1st generation camera phone or something? There's no excuse for video that bad. :roll:

snotty badger

I kinda remember it- must of been a good 25 years ago?