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1/26/2020 6:49pm
1/26/2020 6:49pm
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I think back to my high school days racing my CZ 250 at tracks mainly in Oklahoma. I gew up and lived in the big town of Ada, Oklahoma. all 11,000 people not counting the Collage in town!
Also remember around 1973-74 buying parts over the phone from a CZ shop in Van Nuys CA, can't remember the name of the shop or what all brands they sold. I'm sure I found their ad in a magazine. I remember when I would call the guys were always helpful. I can't remember if I was buying parts or racing gear. I rember one of the guys telling me I should move to California, much better racing, life in CA was a blast. That I would move, get job, race, go to collage. I thought long and hard about getting the heck out of Oklahoma which I did, but not to CA. but Texas.
I wonder who those guys were that would take my calls. Whatever became of that shoe. Maybe even some of the guys that worked their still around.
Anybody rember a CZ shop in Van Nuys from the 70's.
Thanks, Billy
Also remember around 1973-74 buying parts over the phone from a CZ shop in Van Nuys CA, can't remember the name of the shop or what all brands they sold. I'm sure I found their ad in a magazine. I remember when I would call the guys were always helpful. I can't remember if I was buying parts or racing gear. I rember one of the guys telling me I should move to California, much better racing, life in CA was a blast. That I would move, get job, race, go to collage. I thought long and hard about getting the heck out of Oklahoma which I did, but not to CA. but Texas.
I wonder who those guys were that would take my calls. Whatever became of that shoe. Maybe even some of the guys that worked their still around.
Anybody rember a CZ shop in Van Nuys from the 70's.
Thanks, Billy
Mid Valley, pretty sure that was it. Evidently you remember the shop too.
From what I could tell, it was a large shop. My guess larger than Mid Dale Cycle Sales in Oklahoma City where I bought my CZ.
Seems like I bought a kit from Mid Valley to move my shock forward. I never stepped foot in the place, just bought stuff over the phone. I recall my mother complaining about paying for the long distance calls.
Racing was fun back them. Much different times.
Thanks much.
I never went to the shop but they sponsored a lot of fast guys at the local tracks. Kenny Zahrt and Marty Moates rode those bitchin blue and orange Ossas for Mid Valley if I remeber right.
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