You're An Old Rider If....

steve_97060
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steve_97060 4/5/2014 12:41pm
4/5/2014 12:41pm
if you ever had to file your points..
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pummel 4/5/2014 12:46pm
4/5/2014 12:46pm

Yep Mulkey.
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kzizok 4/5/2014 12:49pm
4/5/2014 12:49pm
You tried to decide between a Super Rat or Combat Wombat.
Donny O'Slow O'Hara 4/5/2014 12:53pm
4/5/2014 12:53pm
you remember thinking that the new 2 stroke bikes were going to ruin Motocross, and then 40 years later, your thinking the same thing about the new 4 stroke bikes. Blink

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SouthwestMfg 4/5/2014 12:58pm
4/5/2014 12:58pm
You bought a Preston Petty no-dive front brake kit . . hey at least his fender were the best (how about his grandson . . )

You used a diff-brake in cause they paid contingency money.

You raced with a bluey pipe (spelling?) and can still hear (that ones before my time).

You raced rough scrambles.

You remember the story about the electric orange grove! and you know what the GYDBT is.
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OldTiddler 4/5/2014 1:03pm
4/5/2014 1:03pm
You had your fun then got out of the sport for "practical" reasons--only to rediscover your passion for it years later...

... and you've done this at least 4 times.
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wildbill 4/5/2014 1:58pm
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pummel wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/04/05/50162/s1200_scan0058.jpg[/img] If you thought this was a sweet cross-up.

If you thought this was a sweet cross-up.
I still do... Laughing

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Wandell 4/5/2014 2:08pm
4/5/2014 2:08pm
If you ever signed up for the 125 beginner class at 15 years of age with only a signed permission slip from your parents.
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rcannon 4/5/2014 2:16pm
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mxmoron wrote:
if your first full face helmet was an Iron Jaw.
God, I think I still have one of those kicking around.

I painted the helmet Yellow so it would match the Iron Jaw. The paint softened the plastic helmet...which was awesome since the stickers stuck so well. It makes me cringe now, but worked well then....
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robkinuk 4/5/2014 2:30pm
4/5/2014 2:30pm
You secretly used your mum's best carving knifeSmile to cut a fresh edge on the knobbies of your Metzeler rear tyre!

You used to boil your chain every week in one of those Lintek solid grease tins on your mum's cooker, until you one week forgot about it and it exploded hot black grease all over the kitchen Woohoo !Sad
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AZ35 4/5/2014 2:35pm
4/5/2014 2:35pm
1981 YZ80- $739 brand new (Bell Rd. Yamaha). Great bike, rode the shit out of it.

Bell Moto 3 helmets, Lancer leathers, IRC tires, HRP chest protector, and don't forget those iconic Hannah lightning bolt stickers...

I remember with Lancer leathers, they were Phoenix based and you could go there and they would custom make any color combination you wanted. No Chinese sweatshop.

True story- the building that used to be Lancer leathers became a popular "topless" club, pretty sure it is still there but it has been about a decade since I stopped in to check on the ladies...
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JPT 4/5/2014 2:52pm
4/5/2014 2:52pm
Let's see, Torsten Hallman leathers, lineman boots, flip up visor as described on open faced Bell Magnum with football guard, kidney belt, rubber band starting area in background. Yep think I got it covered.

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wreckitrandy 4/5/2014 3:05pm
4/5/2014 3:05pm
you've had Yamathumb, been Yamahopped or, ridden a Yamaha bicycle.
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DownSouth 4/5/2014 3:08pm
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ZOOK250 wrote:
if you know what ATAC stands for......
Moto Soul Mag wrote:
Advanced Torque Amplification Chamber.

No googling needed. I know how to take one apart and clean it too.
I always thought it stood for "Automatic" Torque Amplification Chamber.

I pulled it off my 1986 CR 125 and ran a PC pipe without the chamber.
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DA498 4/5/2014 3:46pm
4/5/2014 3:46pm
Your reading this thread......
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JPT 4/5/2014 4:01pm
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DA498 wrote:
Your reading this thread......
Point well taken.
project racer 4/5/2014 4:07pm
4/5/2014 4:07pm

Leathers, Electro helmet, Iron Jaw, Carrera 98's, Hi-Points with killer sox over the tops, MXL gloves.

Rode this 79 YZ250 nearly every day, and raced it most weekends. If it ran, I was riding it.
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Moto Soul Mag 4/5/2014 4:39pm
4/5/2014 4:39pm
ZOOK250 wrote:
if you know what ATAC stands for......
Moto Soul Mag wrote:
Advanced Torque Amplification Chamber.

No googling needed. I know how to take one apart and clean it too.
DownSouth wrote:
I always thought it stood for "Automatic" Torque Amplification Chamber.

I pulled it off my 1986 CR 125 and ran a PC pipe without the chamber.
Tongue You right!

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Todd D 4/5/2014 5:14pm
4/5/2014 5:14pm
Watercooled bikes ? WTF does that mean. It was a rain raceday!
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Paw Paw 271 4/5/2014 5:19pm
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When I bought a brand new 1975 CR125, bumper carriers and hold down straps for my car and the total out the door was $725.00.
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Paw Paw 271 4/5/2014 5:21pm
4/5/2014 5:21pm
When I raced for the first time in the 125 amature class at Austin, Texas and there were 80 bikes stacked 2 deep on the line with a rubber band start in 1976.
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KMC440 4/5/2014 5:25pm
4/5/2014 5:25pm
If you remember the gator in the pit at Slim's Yamaha in Marysville, Ca.

Yeah my first "full faced" helmet did include the obligatory Iron Jaw.
Harry Backmon 4/5/2014 5:27pm
4/5/2014 5:27pm
When you used spray paint and tape to try and make your helmet look like the DG riders of the day. Been there and done that.

And...

When you watched Johnny O. at Sprockets Park wear out the 250 expert and the open expert on his RM125. Johnny was 16.
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Moto75 4/5/2014 5:27pm
4/5/2014 5:27pm
Doing a top-end didn't involve draining the coolant & you could bore the cylinder.
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Moto75 4/5/2014 5:37pm
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jtomasik wrote:
...you replaced fouled plugs more often than rear tires.
And the head held 2 plugs.

Had one of those front number plates that was also a tool box.
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Holigan 4/5/2014 5:39pm
4/5/2014 5:39pm Edited Date/Time 4/5/2014 5:47pm
you have used a pair of Channellock's to zip and unzip your leathers and buckle (strap) your boots.
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Todd D 4/5/2014 5:41pm
4/5/2014 5:41pm
Gator in the pit. I,d forgotten that.
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steve_97060 4/5/2014 6:54pm
4/5/2014 6:54pm
you know the difference between a quad and a triple...
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endurox 4/5/2014 7:12pm
4/5/2014 7:12pm
you remember these
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Bultaco 4/5/2014 7:14pm
4/5/2014 7:14pm
You bought pump gas for your race motor. And $3 would fill your gas can.

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