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.^{[citation needed]}

David Beckham 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)

Mk1 Burner

This can be identified by the loop tail frame and gusset with two holes in it.

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.