Over the next three seasons he would only make a handful of appearances for the Midlands club so doubled up with Milton Keynes Knights in 1978, where he managed a 6.17 average.

[4] From 1980 to 1983 he only rode for Birmingham[5] and finished second in the team averages three seasons running behind Danish superstar Hans Nielsen.

Grahame won the British Speedway Championship in 1982 and made it to the World Final in 1982 in Los Angeles as reserve but did not ride.

[6] In 1987, he teamed up with Nielsen to win the British League Pairs Championship, held at Smallmead Stadium.

He won the National League Riders' Championship, held on 15 September 1990 at Brandon Stadium and also topped Wimbledon's averages.