Best holiday moto gift from back in the day?

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What moto holiday gift stands out in your mind from back in the day?

For me, it's the only one I ever got! Smile

A Torsten Hallman visor with the flip down option. Circa '74..


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drmarkr 12/17/2010 10:17pm
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HiPoint boots from my parents, and Hallman leathers from my grandparents in the same year. I was in heaven.
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drmarkr wrote:
HiPoint boots from my parents, and Hallman leathers from my grandparents in the same year. I was in heaven.
They were about $75 each, dealer's cost, if I recall. 1975 Christmas.
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Anonymous wrote:
What moto holiday gift stands out in your mind from back in the day? For me, it's the only one I ever got! A Torsten Hallman...
What moto holiday gift stands out in your mind from back in the day?

For me, it's the only one I ever got! Smile

A Torsten Hallman visor with the flip down option. Circa '74..


I got an FMF "Roost Boost" canister for my 82 KX80.

It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen (at that age I had not seen tits yet).

Sad part was I never even installed it because I got an 83 KX80 about 3 months later and from that moment on the 82 and everything associated with it became shit. That freeking 83 KX80 was the coolest MXer ever (to me and at least a few other people).

Also I was 13 years old and it took a masters degree in engineering to install the FMF roost boost canister. The 83 KX80 made me give up on the engineering degree.
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slowvet 12/18/2010 10:39am
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My Torsten Hallman "Brad Lackey" boots. Wish I still had them.

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Anonymous wrote:
What moto holiday gift stands out in your mind from back in the day? For me, it's the only one I ever got! A Torsten Hallman...
What moto holiday gift stands out in your mind from back in the day?

For me, it's the only one I ever got! Smile

A Torsten Hallman visor with the flip down option. Circa '74..


I had one of those visors, loved it.

For X-mas my favorite was my Torsten Hallman leathers, the ones with the quitled knee padding. I think they came out with the inserts the next year.
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kawboy388 12/18/2010 4:23pm
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Christmas 1985 was all moto,Santa brought.......

1986 KX 80 (a couple of weeks early)

JT halfbreed gloves

JT blue pants and jersey

Sidi "Carla" blue boots

And a JT ALS-1, that was too big (and I wanted full face anyways), so he took it
back and brought me a Lime Green Shoei.


Maybe Santa heard JT is back and there will be somethin' I actually want under
the tree this year, doubtful though.............
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A black Bell Moto 3 in '82. I loved that helmet.
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You know how they say "take the trophy, you'll just spend the money but you'll always have the trophy" well..... I still have the trophys.

And the Xmas present ? SCOTT BOOTS.
Don't have the boots anymore but still have the SCARS (knee surgery trophys)
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Subscription to MXA and Dirt Bike in 1974. That and allowing me to spend my own money on bikes and go racing was about the only validation my folks gave to my motorcycling.
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A new 1975 Suzuki TM 100.
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Oldschool wrote:
[i]THE BOOK[/i] http://www.bradlackey.com/Store/Books/Motocross_Book_Synopsis.htm A close second....The R.A.W. Method casette by David Bailey.. Two decade's later ...A Gary Semics DVD / work book carried me to the...
THE BOOK
http://www.bradlackey.com/Store/Books/Motocross_Book_Synopsis.htm
A close second....The R.A.W. Method casette by David Bailey..

Two decade's later ...A Gary Semics DVD / work book carried me to the next level.
But back in the day I was Jon'sin for the Book and Pshyche Tape !!
Raw Method? Funny coincidence because a good friend recently showed me his lost, and now found copy of the RAW method tape. We were a couple of the original test riders for it.



Still have my original Lackey book as well.



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anniebertmojo 12/21/2010 9:42am
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3 things stand out for me:

1. My Red Webco bicycle w/ Red Line forks. (and black moto-mags-loved that bike)

2. All my entry fee's paid for by neighbor for the 81 CMC Golden State Series (my 1st outside the industry sponsor LOL)

3. Payton popped for new PC jerseys for everybody
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1977 YZ80 for Christmas in 76'.
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A book by Hakan Carla Carlqvist ,My way to the top, at Xmas 1985.
oldschoolmxr203 12/21/2010 12:01pm
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My parents got me an Electro helmet, one year in1978 or 79
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Bell Moto III and JT gloves from my parents in 81or 82 or 83...
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I got one of these in '74 or '75. Cant remember which. Does that count as moto?
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toby lawes 12/21/2010 6:26pm
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jmc2 wrote:
Bell Moto III and JT gloves from my parents in 81or 82 or 83...
a pair of JT gater boot covers!! they matched my leathers too!! MY NICK NAME ( SNAKE) ON THE ASS! that was in 1982 80int class! my dad was and still the man!!!!!!!!!!! love u dad!!! and thank you.........
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robkinuk 12/23/2010 10:45am
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One year my mum bought me some Moto-x-Fox racing jeans in red, yellow & black and another year I got one of those blue & yellow Halversonn chest protectors.
They were so cool!
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slowvet 12/23/2010 4:42pm
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oldschoolmxr203 wrote:
My parents got me an Electro helmet, one year in1978 or 79
Still have my red/yellow striped Electro. Made me feel fast anyway..
xnationalwrench 12/24/2010 5:26am
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I remember one Christmas Eve that we stayed late at AWARD MOTORS because we sold a ton of Honda kick&go's and delivered them in the evening.
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Bill_Carroll 12/25/2010 11:20pm
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drmarkr wrote:
HiPoint boots from my parents, and Hallman leathers from my grandparents in the same year. I was in heaven.
HiPoint boots were the best, I remember everybody getting the Scotts and the vive was that they couldn't feel the pedals.

Gave my HiPoints to my nephew, bet they still do justice.
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JOHN CHOATE 12/26/2010 7:32pm
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Hi-Point boots or any of the latest posters from the adds in the mx magazines.
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Mugen racer 12/27/2010 2:22pm
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A brand new 1975 CR125. Thank God I still have it.
oldschoolmxr203 12/29/2010 11:43am
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Mugen racer wrote:
A brand new 1975 CR125. Thank God I still have it.



1975 CR125 Elsinore, FMF down pipe, DG Radial head, later added a DG swingarm with Bilstien shocks, i sold the bike in 78 to help get a new 1978 RM250..


..i got the bike in july of 75 not for xmas.

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