Throwback Thursday Pit Bits

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When men were men and seats were seats . . . (all from '76 I believe, Carlsbad or Sears)









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Looks like good times, everyone has a cig or a brew in their hand!
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Frodad78 wrote:
Looks like good times, everyone has a cig or a brew in their hand!
I do believe that good times were had . . . Whistling

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that's looks like such an awesome era to be involved in moto
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I gotta get me one of these vintage bikes!
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Man oh man.....

Look at the shine on that Mark Charles works stand!

Factory Suzuki pitting in the dirt?

Dual carbs on a dirt bike? No way, and what's a Puch anyway...Smile

The Husky looks REAL familiar.

Gassin' Gaylon. RIP

Fox Air's with springs plus a little other trickery there.

External spring works Honda forks with internal springs???? Or were they running air?

Soooo much trickness. Were you purposely focusing on suspension today, sir?

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anniebertmojo 11/13/2014 3:20pm
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Old pit passes:
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One day I'll pull the negs out and get the pictures printed, Saddleback National 1980:
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I learned a lot from this school, still have the shirt:
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anniebertmojo wrote:
Old pit passes: One day I'll pull the negs out and get the pictures printed, Saddleback National 1980: I learned a lot from this school, still...
Old pit passes:
photo photo_3-4.jpg

One day I'll pull the negs out and get the pictures printed, Saddleback National 1980:
photo photo_3-2.jpg

I learned a lot from this school, still have the shirt:
photo photo-4.jpg
Suzuki "school of motocross"... 1981 I believe for me. Wayne Boyer and Bob Elliot (R.I.P.) ran it. I felt like a factory rider!
Great, great time for the sport.
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Here are some from the GPs when I was stationed over there in 1985-87. Notice the KTM 4 stroke at the Luxembourg GP in 85.





















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My dad had that exact KTM (500?) in the first photo. He bought it used in about 78 and after a few years of riding it stored it until 95, finally selling it. I wish he still had it. I rode it a few times and I remember how plush the seat was, at least on his bike. At the time it was trick, but it was all engine if memory serves me right.
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mx_563 11/13/2014 4:29pm
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Looks like a very young Edd China wrenching on that Puch.
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8'' in the shocks, 7'' in the seat. Great stuff, please keep em coming.
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Best thread of the day!
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Excellent stuff FTE !!!!!
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Two Thumbs UP! "Positive Vibes"

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anniebertmojo wrote:
Old pit passes: One day I'll pull the negs out and get the pictures printed, Saddleback National 1980: I learned a lot from this school, still...
Old pit passes:
photo photo_3-4.jpg

One day I'll pull the negs out and get the pictures printed, Saddleback National 1980:
photo photo_3-2.jpg

I learned a lot from this school, still have the shirt:
photo photo-4.jpg
82 for me






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FreshTopEnd wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70460/s1200_Pits_Stusiak03.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70461/s1200_Pits_Stusiak04.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70462/s1200_Pits_Stusiak05.jpg[/img]






Thanks for the great thread FTE.

Is that a Metzler or a Barum in the top shot. If memory serves correct we would occasionally run this monster Barum (might have been a Metzler just not 100%) and it actually got too much traction. I would put loose dirt in front of the rear tire to help break it loose to get the bike up on the pipe quicker.

Ah to be a teenager and a Maico pilot again.
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jock 11/14/2014 1:33am
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Great thread, keep the pics coming. Cool
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Right on Michael and crew, keep the pics coming.
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Nothing like waking up in the AM with a coffee and stepping into the time machine...thanks FTE!
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FreshTopEnd 11/14/2014 3:18pm
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Great stuff, guys. Keep it going!

Joe, the Puch is a single carb open bike (400cc?); Herbert Schmitz (sp?). H. Everts rode one the prior year Trans AMA. Not focused on suspension, but billet!!
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hvaughn88 wrote:
that's looks like such an awesome era to be involved in moto
I always think the same thing. Bikes these days are so good that it takes a lot of the fun out of it. Upgrading, modifying, trying new ideas....not like it seemed to be back then. Now days you just spend a fortune on a near race ready four stroke that is almost identical to every other bike at the races unless you can afford countless thousands more on overpriced upgrades. I really believe the old guys did have "the good ole days".
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FreshTopEnd wrote:
When men were men and seats were seats . . . (all from '76 I believe, Carlsbad or Sears) [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70452/s1200_Pits_Stusiak10.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70453/s1200_Pits_Stusiak12.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70454/s1200_Pits_Stusiak09.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2014/11/13/70455/s1200_Pits_Stusiak11.jpg[/img]
When men were men and seats were seats . . . (all from '76 I believe, Carlsbad or Sears)









Hell Ya! When Men where Men not this BS piss ant shit these boys cry about these days....Roczen would fit right in with yesteryear shiz.

Dungey? not so much...

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