moto fads that have gone away

TDeath21
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TDeath21 3/19/2018 6:24am
3/19/2018 6:24am
TDeath21 wrote:
1. Chest protectors and hand guards. Don’t see them much at all anymore. 2. The whip when celebrating a victory. We never see a rider throw...
1. Chest protectors and hand guards. Don’t see them much at all anymore.

2. The whip when celebrating a victory. We never see a rider throw it sideways over a jump on the final lap like we always used to.
Timo_2824 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/stories/2018/03/17/full_IMG_1728_758900.jpg[/img]
Are you implying that’s a whip?
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Uncle Tony 3/19/2018 6:46am
3/19/2018 6:46am Edited Date/Time 3/19/2018 7:01am
Manbearpig wrote:
2 things in this picture that are now extinct...... [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/03/19/250291/s1200_s1200_IMG_0984.jpg[/img]
2 things in this picture that are now extinct......

That's a good friend of mine, and he still wears those pants!!!!
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tkimb 3/19/2018 6:56am
3/19/2018 6:56am
feelit2morrow wrote:
2 color rims


Spoke skins
It'll be a good day when spoke skins are gone
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Arrowangel 3/19/2018 7:05am
3/19/2018 7:05am
I didnt

Didnt know names on number plate are à thing of the past

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calvinm48 3/19/2018 7:07am
3/19/2018 7:07am
Cutting your own half waffles

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lumpy790 3/19/2018 7:09am
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KMC440 wrote:
Boot gatorz, skirts for yer feet.
Boot Gators were the 1st thing that came to mind and Kidney Belts and HRP Shoulder Pads.
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Moto88 3/19/2018 7:14am
3/19/2018 7:14am
Levers on your bars sticking straight out or even up.
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KennyT 3/19/2018 7:23am
3/19/2018 7:23am
jpmoney57 wrote:
Leatt brace.
It’s as popular as ever with amateurs
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Bultaco 3/19/2018 7:24am
3/19/2018 7:24am
Technically not a fad but for those that are not 19 anymore.....Being able to get into 32" waist leathers.
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KennyT 3/19/2018 7:25am
3/19/2018 7:25am
Back in the early 80’s number plates on the rear fenders were popular. Ugly as shit
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Bermworm 3/19/2018 7:53am
3/19/2018 7:53am
just to help this thing along here's a little list
open face helmets
gasser gunner's or magura throttles
oakley grips
remote shock reservoirs
right side up forks
metzler tires
boost bottles
erg gookinade
names for rear suspension(full floater pro link uni trac mono x etc.)
fox shocks or as they were called in upstate new york fax shax
dehandlers
fox mudpaws
waiting until october to see or release next years bikes
leathers
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Stuntman949 3/19/2018 7:57am
3/19/2018 7:57am
Thelen20 wrote:
First thing I thought of! I had one on my helmet (minus the light) in the early 2000's and I thought I looked awesome, lol
Cause they are awesome!
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FWYT 3/19/2018 8:06am
3/19/2018 8:06am
Cutting your sleeves.
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MelonFan123 3/19/2018 8:12am
3/19/2018 8:12am
in the early 00's I was all about cutting off the lower sleeve cuffs on my jerseys like this.

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SIMX2 3/19/2018 8:18am
3/19/2018 8:18am
Are these still popular?

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DTR830 3/19/2018 8:20am
3/19/2018 8:20am
Andy_Greenney wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/03/19/250292/s1200_9071782F_E1DD_4434_90C0_111B7F269E96.jpg[/img]


miss these
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sumdood 3/19/2018 8:25am
3/19/2018 8:25am
Vented front fenders


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sdmx 3/19/2018 8:29am
3/19/2018 8:29am
rongi#401 wrote:
the ones i can think of off the top of my head are the TP199 leg hang, i remember literally every other rider going out of...
the ones i can think of off the top of my head are the TP199 leg hang, i remember literally every other rider going out of their way to do this at the local tracks...



another one is riders name on front number plate of amateur racers.
dont notice too much of this nowadays, maybe theyve moved on to #hashtags



what are some of the most notable ones you remember that have gone away?
Thought I saw Osborne using his leg like that about a dozen times a lap on Saturday.

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sumdood 3/19/2018 8:30am
3/19/2018 8:30am
Safety wiring spokes


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Forty 3/19/2018 8:50am
3/19/2018 8:50am
Seat humps...there were a few years where they were on every bike. I tried one that a buddy had and didn't like it at all.
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mattyhamz2 3/19/2018 8:59am
3/19/2018 8:59am
SIMX2 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/03/19/250316/s1200_grip_donuts_new_1.jpg[/img] Are these still popular?
Are these still popular?

I still use them.
mattyhamz2 3/19/2018 9:00am
3/19/2018 9:00am
Andy_Greenney wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2018/03/19/250292/s1200_9071782F_E1DD_4434_90C0_111B7F269E96.jpg[/img]


DTR830 wrote:
miss these
First thing I thought of. I wanted one so bad!!
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Bel ray space shuttle



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Racer111 3/19/2018 9:15am
3/19/2018 9:15am
Having both ears pierced.
Muscle-Milk-KTM 3/19/2018 9:18am
3/19/2018 9:18am
Moto88 wrote:
Levers on your bars sticking straight out or even up.
My levers are just about level with my bars.
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3/19/2018 9:18am
Stadium plates



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