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"Circa 1970 Marysville triple M Raceway. A rare picture of me in front of Danny Chandler, a.k.a. Magoo". Source: Jeff Denny/Facebook.
So sick. Not only were my parents not into me riding moto but they weren’t supportive of the bmx either so whatever name brand parts I could barter, I would. Was lucky enough to build a decent Mongoose through trading and eventually ended up with a couple and later traded for a chromoly Race Inc. then a GT Pro Series. So many memories, so little pictures. Parents weren’t the photogenic type either…My uncle would tote me with him to all the moto tracks and I would drool over the YZ and RM 80’s of the 70’s but 70’s and 80’s bmx hold a special place in my heart. Absolutely love anything moto, bmx, skateboard related of the 70’s and 80’s and I’d go back in time to those years if there was a way. Thanks for the trip through memory lane.
It was dad's he bought in the early 60s. He gave it to me and I used it until about 1980. Then I bought a modern SLR that I could change lenses.
It was a Argus with a fixed 50mm lens. You had to get pretty close (like 15 - 20 feet) to get any good close up shots. My dad took all the ones of me from the late 60s to 1976 with it. I still have the camera. He is a pic.
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That is so incredible that you still have it! Thank you for sharing that. Again, that resolution was pretty fantastic. That’s a great pic of you.
I loved the open bottom on the Carrera goggle. It was the only brand I could use without it fogging up.
Thanks for the nice words. My dad took a few that were pretty good.
This was my first motocross race in May of 1976 when I was a senior in high school. We had 40 riders in the 125C class but a few dropped out after practice. My mom took the Kodak Instamatic pictures. I was racing a stock 1975 125 Honda Elsinore against a lot of other 125's that had much more suspension travel, (the beginning of the suspension revolution). I managed to place 16th overall in my in my first race. I don't remember my moto finishes but in my first moto I lost the lower right shock bolt and finished with the right shock just flapping around.
That awesome, and a 2 dollar admission! love it!💯
Great Pics everyone! Keep them coming!😎
I wonder how many of us had the 'Cycle Jumpers' book with Evel and Gary Wells...?
I used to play the arcade game where you jumped buses.
Still have that CR?
Do you wish you did? 🤣
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That was my first bike. Those Fox shocks had to have been a MAJOR upgrade. The stock sealed shocks were junk
The prices of old BMX bikes are bringing big money. I had many bikes, from Webco, Gary Little John, Redline and my most prestigious bike, a Factory SE Racing PK Ripper. I traded my 1980 RM125 for the PK Ripper after I graduated high school. The bicycle was raced by Rob Rupe (spelling ?) I don’t even remember what I did with it, but if I had it today, it would be worth $10K+.
I came across this ad for a bike that I don’t even remember seeing or hearing about-
https://ebay.io/m/awytT3
Crazy to even think someone would pay this much, but I’m sure it’ll sell eventually…
I I got a XR75 in 1973 when I was 12. It seemed like almost every other kid on the block had some kind of motorized contraption. Behind my house you could ride for miles. It's still hard to fathom how much freedom we had. It's incomprehensible to me now, how our parents just let us go do dangerous and crazy shit from morning to evening without giving two shits. And if we got hurt or broke something, it was our fault and there was never a question of blaming someone or litigation. I'm not sure they even knew what a lawyer was. The absolute best of times! I started racing on a YZ100..then wen't to an RM250, a Montesa 360, the Maico 400 in my post picture ,then a KTM420. Favorite bike was surprisingly the Montesa. The Maico was clearly the best bike overall Raced BMX for years as well
^^30K ? Damn. Makes me want to not get rid of anything 😂
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Hell yeah , she’s a keeper !! Classic 70’s right there Dude.
That’s crazy!!!!!😳
That is an awesome Picture, and the Impala in the back ground too.💯
Careful, have you seen Zeek’s garage ? 🤣
😂😂😂
Evil crashed….
I always wanted to find one of these late 70s DeCoster BMX bikes. Hard to find a good one and they are pricey.
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