The Raleigh Burner is a BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

 bicycle first launched in early 1982 by the Raleigh Bicycle Company

Raleigh Bicycle Company

The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a bicycle manufacturer originally based in Nottingham, UK. It is one of the oldest bicycle companies in the world. From 1921 to 1935 Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of the Reliant Company.-Early years:Raleigh's history...

. It was a replacement of the Grifter

Raleigh Grifter

The Raleigh Grifter was a children's bicycle manufactured and marketed from 1976 and until early 1983 by the Raleigh Bicycle Company of Nottingham, England. It was the "must have" bicycle of its time and bridged a gap between the Raleigh Chopper and the Raleigh Burner models...

. The name continued to 1988 and was brought back in early 2000s, although it has been nowhere near as successful sales wise as the 80s item. The original team Burners, and Aero Pro Burners are now the most sought after and rare out of the Raleigh BMX range.

David Beckham

David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...

is rumoured to have a Super Tuff Burner on his wall at one of his many homes.

Frames

The Raleigh Burner range was split into Six different frames:

• Mk1 Burner
• MK1 Pro Burner
• Mk2 Burner
• MK2 Aero Pro Burner
• Team Frame (only six made)

Mk2 Burner

This has an oval profile rather than round as per Mk1.The looptail was ditched and the frame made longer.A letter 'R' was cut out in the front and rear wheel spindle drop outs.

MK3 Burner

Well you could call it a Mk3.In 2007 Raleigh started to release in limited numbers "anniversary" models.The first being a Team Aero.Raleigh joined forces with Die hard Burner fans to re-create what was deemed the most memorable Burner(the Aero pro burner in the Raleigh team colours).Mag burners have followed since.