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[Closed] Great Restoration of 80’s Classic Bike

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A great little video about the restoration of a Raleigh Bomber. Well worth a watch - it’s pretty short. I must admit the reason behind the restoration made me shed a tear.

[url= http://road.cc/content/news/99050-video-rusty-1984-raleigh-bomber-gets-glorious-sentimental-restoration ]Raleigh Bomber Restoration.[/url]


 
Posted : 04/01/2018 5:23 pm
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I had the exact same one - even down to the mudguards. "Superchrome Blue"

PX'd it for my first Saracen Ltd Edition in 1989 (Exage Mtn & U-Brake).


 
Posted : 04/01/2018 5:31 pm
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Ah, I remember seeing that before. Magic. Same bike here too. Loved it.


 
Posted : 04/01/2018 5:40 pm
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I had the exact same bike too, loved it.


 
Posted : 04/01/2018 11:43 pm
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Saracen Ltd Edition
I had one of those ('92 I think) 🙂


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 7:10 am
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Great video. Thanks for posting. Never owned a Bomber.

Did own that M&S sweater in the last frame though.


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 7:28 am
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Great film. I bet that seatpost was a bugger to get out!


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 7:36 am
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I think there was a Saracen Ltd Edition at the end of every year, using up whatever pile of stuff they had overstocked 🙂

The Bomber needs the correct circular rear reflector. But the slightly different new tyres suit it better.


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 7:50 am
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Bloody brilliant


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 7:53 am
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I never had a Bomber but I did have the same speedo on my bike 🙂


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 10:57 am
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Excellent! Thanks for posting.


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 12:15 pm
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Lovely story. thanks for sharing.


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 12:20 pm
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Always loved the Bomber, (and one of the best ever bike names to boot!) but eventually got a pale blue, 5 speed Maverick which was even betterer, (but TBH still shit. 😀 )


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 12:32 pm
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One of my mates had a Bomber with the 3spd Sturmey Archer hub when I had a 15spd Peugeot Lynx - way back in 1987. On twisty singletrack it just totally held its line and rode over everything we attempted at the time.


 
Posted : 05/01/2018 1:50 pm

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