Please help with something thats been driving me mad!

lillywhite79

Hi all

Ok this is a bit random and mods pls move or let me know if this is in the wrong place...

Ive been trying to recall the name and make of a bike from my childhood. Just for nostalgia, its been driving me mad as cant find anything on the internet etc no matter how hard I try! I have a vague recolection of seeing a few around back in the day and would to find a picture of one again...

Would have been around 1987 - 1989 I think, the bike was a 20" or 24" kids BMX / Early mountain bike type crossover.
They had black frames I think with loud and lairy paint splatters effect or maybe lines on them, and the 'disc' wheels that were the rage back then :-) For some reason the name 'Ninja' sounds familiar, but alas nothing turned up on the interweb!

Some may have been purple as well, but I recently saw a early raleigh kids MTB that was purple with disc wheels and the style of the bikes I recall were very simalr. Also a 'Raliegh Extreme' 20" which was green, again very similar but the bike Im searching for but it deffo wasnt a Raleigh.

I remember thinking they were the dogs danglies and now I have my own lad who has just turned 9 I would love to find one and do it up for him ! OK that last bit may just be a bit of an excuse for buying one ;-)

Hoping somebody out there may know what Im on about !!!

cooldad

I know, but as this is Crudcatcher, I'll let you go mad.

lillywhite79

Nooo cooldad if you know do tell!!! Asking on here is my last resort you know!

Just think of the kudos for being first to answer correctly...!

cooldad

Just think of the kudos from watching you go slowly insane.

tlw1

I've got one for sale

Twelly

I know what it is.

pesky_jones

Haha you're so close with Ninja!

schmako

I remember I had a raleigh wolf in the early 90's, was awesome, cheers for the reminder! I don't think its the bike you're looking for though.

Good luck with the trolls!

gsej

Grifter?

welshkev

Schmako wrote:

I don't think its the bike you're looking for !

Is that some Jedi mind trick?

Mike Deere

lillywhite79 wrote:

Would have been around 1987 - 1989 I think, the bike was a 20" or 24" kids BMX / Early mountain bike type crossover.
They had black frames I think with loud and lairy paint splatters effect or maybe lines on them, and the 'disc' wheels that were the rage back then :-) For some reason the name 'Ninja' sounds familiar, but alas nothing turned up on the interweb!

Some may have been purple as well...

My best friend in primary school had one

Can't for the life of me find pics on the net though

cat_with_no_tail

It's quite obviously one of a few things:

A: Webbo sheepstwat
ii: Obvious Necessary
potato: Arrowhead's mum
3: A camel

Clank

lillywhite79 wrote:

Asking on here is my last resort you know!

Was it? Was it really? Reeeeaaaally?

I'll give you a minute to change your answer.

After a few moments googling I found the bike you're talking about. I've even found a picture I can post.

But I'm a total c**t, so I won't.

'Last resort' my arris!