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Life before full face helmets, so weird.. its like bikes from that era didn't throw rocks,

We really are spoiled today
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motosmith 5/13/2014 2:32pm
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You don't see too many pro's with holes torn in their knees either.
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Mike Bell,on a YZ490?
It would have been a 465 back then I think.

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Big Lenny 5/13/2014 3:40pm
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motosmith wrote:
You don't see too many pro's with holes torn in their knees either.
Some pants still had leather knee compartments back then...
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Big Lenny wrote:
[img]http://www.backinthedaymx.com/images/Articles/ARTICLE-MIKE-BELL-L.jpg[/img]
Is that you in the Honda shirt in the background?
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Big Lenny 5/13/2014 3:47pm
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Homey55 wrote:
Is that you in the Honda shirt in the background?
No, even though we all look alike right?...Dry
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motosmith wrote:
You don't see too many pro's with holes torn in their knees either.
Back then riders wore the same gear every week, instead of one moto. Probably even went to the laundry and washed their socks and jerseys.
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Evoracer 5/13/2014 3:48pm
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Works OW, nothing production related...
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Outsider 5/13/2014 3:51pm
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Homey55 wrote:
Is that you in the Honda shirt in the background?
Big Lenny wrote:
No, even though we all look alike right?...Dry
Damn! That brother's so dark, when he get in the car, the oil light come on...
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zippy895 5/13/2014 3:52pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
[img]http://www.backinthedaymx.com/images/Articles/ARTICLE-MIKE-BELL-L.jpg[/img]
Homey55 wrote:
Is that you in the Honda shirt in the background?
same head shape as billy liles.
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Big Lenny wrote:
No, even though we all look alike right?...Dry
all in good fun...Laughing
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zippy895 5/13/2014 4:01pm
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the more I look at the people in that crowd ,the freakier it gets.
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RF145 5/13/2014 4:03pm
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Big Lenny wrote:
[img]http://www.backinthedaymx.com/images/Articles/ARTICLE-MIKE-BELL-L.jpg[/img]
1982, 500cc, Southwick

As per Mike "Too Tall" Bell.

Richard

PS Mike relates the story of how he liked to hang out at the race shop and just BS whenever he had free time. At the very end of the season one year, the word came down that they were done with that years OW's and to destroy the parts. Mike remembers opening up crates of unused OW engines and driving a drift through the cases. Then it was Golf time. Brand new OW tanks lined up on the edge of the loading dock and driven into the parking lot with long handled sledge hammers. Yes, I cried when he told me this story.
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Torco1 5/13/2014 4:21pm
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It looks like the flatbill hat has gone full circle.
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Big Lenny 5/13/2014 4:30pm
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Homey55 wrote:
Is that you in the Honda shirt in the background?
Big Lenny wrote:
No, even though we all look alike right?...Dry
Outsider wrote:
Damn! That brother's so dark, when he get in the car, the oil light come on...
Hey stupid...That joke would be funny if you knew how to tell it...Dry
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Big Lenny 5/13/2014 4:33pm
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motosmith wrote:
You don't see too many pro's with holes torn in their knees either.
Bultaco wrote:
Back then riders wore the same gear every week, instead of one moto. Probably even went to the laundry and washed their socks and jerseys.
Yep I remember walking next to Decoster at Saddleback back in the day, I asked him for his jersey and he said he couldn't because he only had two issued...Blink
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SouthwestMfg 5/13/2014 6:11pm
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"1982, 500cc, Southwick" - yes indeed ! 1st 500 national for the year, Howerton won, Bell 2nd (?)
1st year on factory Honda, 1st national Magoo did-not-qualify.
490 OW, power-valve , not production. Smith roll-offs "barely" production that year (?), Mike had them - pretty cool.
Wrenched the 500 nationals that year, Yamaha support rider Eric McKenna - great memories.
Two races later (Atlanta) Howerton broke his leg, Magoo won, Shultz 2nd and no dog-fight when Shultz past Magoo to win the 2nd moto. Danny really came around in 1982.
Cool "Classic pic" Lenny - thanks for sharing.

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