Raleigh Burner
The Raleigh Burner is a BMX bicycle first launched in early 1982 by the Raleigh Bicycle Company. It was a replacement of the Grifter. 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.
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)
Mk1 Burner
This can be identified by the loop tail frame and gusset with two holes in it.
Mk1.2 Burner - AKA Model B
These Burners still had round tubing but several key features changed, among them: Plastic pedals replaced the original metal "rat-traps", Rubber grips with two-tone coloring replaced the foam ones, and tubing was deemed Carbospec 23 with stickers in key locations such as the fork, replacing the regular Raleigh logo with "Competition 23" etc.
