Vintage childs road bike puzzle

[BarryDiz]

Hi all, I’m looking to find and restore a bike I had as a kid but can’t even find an image of one on line let alone anything for sale. Am I looking in the wrong place? As I recall it was a blue road bike called a BSA Bullet. I was only 9 or 10 when I had it. Was this part of the Raleigh brand? Any ideas? Thanks, Baz

 

[Midlife]

Hi and Welcome

When were you a kid? 50's , 60's, 70's, 80's........?

Shaun

 

[BarryDiz]

Re:

Oh yeah! that would help. it would be around 1976 - 78

 

[Midlife]

Late 1970's blue BSA bikes were from memory Tour of Britain and Tour de France.

Sorry but can't remember a Bullet, by then they were part of the Raleigh empire

Shaun

 

[BarryDiz]

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I have attached a pic

 

[keithglos]

Guessing this was 18 inch frame with 24 inch wheels, the front wheel is 28 spoke.

There was a Sun Mist 18/24 but wrong colour. Could be the BSA badged version, all Raleigh makes. I think many of Raleigh's BSA/Sun badged bikes were sold in USA.
Bullet was a Royal Enfield name.

Keith

 

[Piperdave]

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Royal Enfield ceased production of bicycles in 1970. They were always producing childrens cycles, but none were named Bullet.

 

[Midlife]

Great pic . Do you know if it came from a catalogue, Grattans, Empire Stores etc ? They often had different names and spec and didn't appear in the manufacturer's brochures.

Shaun

 

[Piperdave]

This is on ebay now, looks close......not my sale.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raleigh-Olymp ... SwV0RXqLhj

 

[Midlife]

Colour looks like CF12 which is Raleigh Arena blue.

Shaun