Return of the 80s

And not before time.

Russia have more or less put the tin lid on glasnost now. Cold War has been redeclared. My money is on a full-blown invasion of Krakow in a couple of weeks, ruining our holiday and plunging the world into a stand-off the likes of which have not been seen since the fag end of the 80s.

So what else will come back?

Terrible bands with crap haircuts doing songs voicing the haplessisity of a life that can end at the push of the button and using this sense of hopelessness to cop off with women, even though you have a shit moustache and a crap suit and a first name that is the same as a particularly pointless type of fly.

Leg warmers.

Really hairy fannies.

Can anyone think of anything else, or have I entirely summarised pre '89 life?

Twix were Raider in Germany and France.

Anyone speaking on his own in the street was a gumby.

DJ Diamond wrote:

Terrible bands with crap haircuts doing songs voicing the haplessisity of a life that can end at the push of the button and using this sense of hopelessness to cop off with women, even though you have a shit moustache and a crap suit and a first name that is the same as a particularly pointless type of fly.

Midge Ure right?

Shit I forgot about those two.

And Quattro :P

johnny wrote:

Midge Ure right?

And I forgot the Jiphymobile, a substance 1987 Toyota.

A Pascal...

DJ Diamond wrote:

johnny wrote:

Midge Ure right?

Thanks Col.That makes £80 i've won today as Digi has also awarded me £40 too for guessing correctly how he spends his working day on Fridays.He's also promised me a sit on his chopper this weekend so it's all looking good!!

His pedal cycle or Roger the Rogerer?

leg warmers have been back for yonks. if anything, they're on their way back out. same goes for odd neon socks. and ra-ra skirts.

i haven't seen as much crimping as i would like yet though.

DJ Diamond wrote: His pedal cycle or Roger the Rogerer?

Both.At the same time.I hope it has suspension.Did Choppers come with suspension? I can't remember now but i've got a feeling they did.

Did they fuck.

No you're probably right.I'm thinking of that coiled spring type thing under the back seat rest from memory.Made me think it was some sort of suspension gizmo.But was probably just for aesthetic.

That looks nothing like the choppers I remember.

It's got a fucking shopping basket on the back.

You sure that's not the girl's version?

Hopefully we will see the return of black micromesh tights and white stillettos.

:p

DJ Diamond wrote: That looks nothing like the choppers I remember.

It's got a fucking shopping basket on the back.

You sure that's not the girl's version?

Well spotted.That may be the MK2 i've found there.

How about this one

any retro adidas or nike trainers- especially Adidas Manchester.

Don't remember Adidas Manchester.

Johnny, some interweb searching has revealed that the Chopper you posted was a 2004 issue Mark 3. Safety regulations mean the death of the bollock-ripping gearchange (replaced by a sticker with a picture of the old stick) and a non-backie-friendly seat. So they fucked it, basically.

I want a MKII like you posted there.

And a pair of Adidas Manchester

Ah yes i remember something in the news a few years back about the 2004 version and the fact they had to get rid of the bollock ripping gear stick.

Correction - that pic shows a Mk1, with the straight pillar at the back and the two-piece headstock.

You GENIUS!

What was that programme called? Rock School?

adidas manchester link

Those Choppers Johnny posted look more like Chippers,which were the junior version..

I bought a Chopper,which was in bits,for seven quid second hand,when I was about 10yr old..Put it together,and took the Grifters on..Both had 3 gears.Grifters were heavy as fuck.I want one of each,and a Mongoose and a Diamond Back,to do bunny hops an that...Still not arsed about Raliegh Burners.

Confusion33 wrote: adidas manchester link

They are alright.How much?

Grifters were shite!!! Bought one off a mate in about 1980.Rubbish!!!

johnny wrote: Grifters were shite!!! Bought one off a mate in about 1980.Rubbish!!!

One man's rubbish is another man's sturdy.They were sturdy as a bastard,Grifters.. Grifters were two-bob fuckpigs next to the Chopper,true enough.

Everyone who had a Grifter wanted to swap with a Chopper.

I had a Raleigh 'Tomahawk', looked like a mini 'Chopper'

I had one, I always say Grifter, but I suspect it could be a Chopper.

Same way when I was A 'Modette' I would tell some people I really wanted a Lambretta but the next person I would say a Vespa.

Fickle, that's me. Forgetful too.

90's thread?

I had a Tomohawk, which was like a mini-Chopper.

What was the mini-Grifter called?

I had a red grifter and used to do BMX stunts on it. I really flew whenever I got my hands on a real BMX - they weighed a ton.

i was the last person on my block to learn how to ride a bike. hence, i had a big wheel.

DJ Diamond wrote: I had a Tomohawk, which was like a mini-Chopper.

What was the mini-Grifter called?

I had a red grifter and used to do BMX stunts on it. I really flew whenever I got my hands on a real BMX - they weighed a ton.

Boxer

I feel sure there were three sizes of each type.

I just want a chopper to ride to work on.

where can I get one from?

Ride this Chopper

DJ Diamond wrote: I feel sure there were three sizes of each type.

I just want a chopper to ride to work on.

where can I get one from?

couldve done this yerself

80s toys and video games made bigger,better,and uglier.

Boatraceface wrote:

Confusion33 wrote: adidas manchester link

They are alright.How much?

SNIDE!

DO NOT BUY,TRUST YER UNKLE

Ooooh coincidence, the film 'Chopper' is on BBC2 in an hour.

I had to attend an 80's Festival at Strathy Park over the weekend (on the original site of T In The Park). Was proper rammed busy and about 90% women.

I went with a heavy heart but actually really enjoyed it. The acts were shite though. Boy George is clinically obese, honestly, he was fecking huge. And his voice was all over the place. Howard Jones was not bad though. As was Kim Wilde. The best bit about it was 'Boney M' speaking between songs in broad cock-er-nee accents. Were they not German??? The Boney M bloke looked and spoke like he was in the So Solid Crew.

Johnny

Please stop showing people my Chopper