When Men were Men.....🤠

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wreckitrandy 1/28/2022 10:05am
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Sully wrote:
I'm not sure it's so much of a "when men were men" thing, as much as it is a "when men knew nothing about nutrition" thing...
I'm not sure it's so much of a "when men were men" thing, as much as it is a "when men knew nothing about nutrition" thing, but there's a scene in Todd Huffman's 1980 USGP movie where Andre Malherbe gets to his pit after a scorching hot 45 minute moto and upends a bottle of Coke like it was an ice cold glass of high quality H2O.
They may have been somewhere, where you couldn't trust the water...
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The Legend.....

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Looking at the first few pictures had me so caught up in a moment. I bet they were sitting at the drive-in eating dinner in a convertible thinking “why the heck do my arms get swollen when I ride and how can I fix it?”
There’s something special about the early stages of things, especially this sport.

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My Grandpa use to work on my bike all the time in the early 90s, always had a smoke going. They lived about fifteen minutes from Whitney. I was all of ten years old and he’d have a cig going while doing something involving the gas and even then I stood back, haha. I’d foul a plug and he would pull his lighter out and try to clean it up. It worked a time or two. Good times.
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Jmicmoto13 9/11/2022 5:22am
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[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/12/11/522252/s1200_s1200_78_250.jpg[/img]
Hahahaha most literal post on here!
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Snow and ice? Just get on with it. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/12/24/524425/s1200_A95F5F87_0D94_4549_ADB2_0E07513AAE28.jpg[/img]
Snow and ice? Just get on with it.


Raced that meeting, carb froze up and throttle was sticking a bit!
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My kid showing off his fresh footpeg to the armpit gash with Grandma that happened in a big multi bike wipeout in practice. His Suzook was still ready to rock and he raced two classes that day up front.
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Tooting my own horn a little. 1972 open MX race on a 1958 BSA Gold Star 500. I was 15. How about the military combat boots, brown jeans, Fruit of the Loom white t-shirt, welders gloves and a thrift store red metal flake open face helmet. No number plates just electrical tape number 11 on the tank. Loved those simple times. Was a lot of fun back then and not so serious.




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That’s quite a suspension setup. Bet the landings were plush😂
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mumbles 9/11/2022 6:39pm
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That’s quite a suspension setup. Bet the landings were plush😂
I was 15 and didn't know any better. I did bend both foot pegs off that jump though.
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2021/12/23/524389/s1200_FB_IMG_1640321561428.jpg[/img]

G-man, that pic reminded me of my oldman, two old pics of him having some fun.



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I was 15 and didn't know any better. I did bend both foot pegs off that jump though.
I can imagine! Pretty bad ass to jump like that on that type of equipment👍

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G-man 9/12/2022 1:29pm
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/09/10/567782/s1200_Screenshot_20220910_000207_Facebook.jpg[/img]

Couple of things come to mind when looking at the picture.

Whiskey Throttle: Ping could have a new logo...

The old school term "When in Doubt--GAS IT" does not apply here.
Heavy on the Throttle does, along with this drunk loud mouth dude who was hanging on the fence at a GH National when they had a Women's race he kept yelling "THROTTLE'S ON THE RIGHT!!!!" Laughing

But I must say at least he's prepared with Gloves and Sunglasses....Cool
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mumbles wrote:
Tooting my own horn a little. 1972 open MX race on a 1958 BSA Gold Star 500. I was 15. How about the military combat boots...
Tooting my own horn a little. 1972 open MX race on a 1958 BSA Gold Star 500. I was 15. How about the military combat boots, brown jeans, Fruit of the Loom white t-shirt, welders gloves and a thrift store red metal flake open face helmet. No number plates just electrical tape number 11 on the tank. Loved those simple times. Was a lot of fun back then and not so serious.




freaking awesome dude
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mumbles wrote:
Tooting my own horn a little. 1972 open MX race on a 1958 BSA Gold Star 500. I was 15. How about the military combat boots...
Tooting my own horn a little. 1972 open MX race on a 1958 BSA Gold Star 500. I was 15. How about the military combat boots, brown jeans, Fruit of the Loom white t-shirt, welders gloves and a thrift store red metal flake open face helmet. No number plates just electrical tape number 11 on the tank. Loved those simple times. Was a lot of fun back then and not so serious.




bigsal wrote:
freaking awesome dude
Here is a shot the following year 1973. I still raced the BSA in the open class but I did have a new Suzuki TM250 to race in the 250 class.



Sometime earlier that same year at the same track.


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inthebadboycorner 9/12/2022 4:33pm
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[embed][/embed] Vintage 2 vs. 4 stroke battle .


Vintage 2 vs. 4 stroke battle .
Good old Murry Walker RIP.
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/09/10/567782/s1200_Screenshot_20220910_000207_Facebook.jpg[/img]

That squirrel storing acorns in his cheeks? Awesome shot!
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Looks like he's trying to downshift it.
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G-man wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2022/09/10/567782/s1200_Screenshot_20220910_000207_Facebook.jpg[/img]

This is the exact moment when this poor chap finally came to understand the term "powerband".
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fogmoto wrote:
That squirrel storing acorns in his cheeks? Awesome shot!
Haha Good observation!!!
Well it's obvious he's a Man's Man so my guess is he probably has a big wad of SKOAL chewing tobacco before showing his buddies how it's done! Laughing

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Damn, this footage is over 60 years old! 

Three inches of travel and On the GAS! Woohoo

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Sidecar dudes, especially "the Monkeys" have Big Balls or INSANE--it's a fine line.....Laughing

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