Some of the things that I miss:

The simplicity of life.
The volly of phone calls to see where everyone is going racing tomorrow.
Bel-Ray...because RD used it.
Hi Point dust masks
Seeing the Penton Cycleliner 6 days bus at Meadowlarks.
Ordering things from Cali and paying the UPS guy cash on delivery.
The Barum sidewall knobby
Forward mounting my first set of shocks.
Trick it fork kits
Jofas
The thump of a flat head briggs and stratton....centrifugal clutch tinging away it idle
Soaking my chain in gasoline.
The Buggs Bunny Road Runner hour
Seeing my name in Cycle News.
Racing a hare scramble in the Am and a motocross in the afternoon at Buckeye Raceway.
Taking Girlfriends to the races...in my teens.
My Dad.
Getting a new bike in the crate.
Christmas cards from my dealer and the local tracks.
Sliding your foot into a Hi Point boot and reeling in pain until it re formed to your foot.
Folding the loooong socks over outside said Hi Point boot.
Mud muckem handlebar flaps
Walking the track and finding reusable tear offs.
Preston Petty fenders.
Treeaflex tires
Shotgun start (hare scrambles)
The applause from people when your name was called at the trophy presentation.
Hand on the helmet starts.
Trick it fork kits
Terrycables
3 rail trailers
Bazz' Box
The Castrol sign in the first turn at Smith Road Raceway ( I used to hold it WFO at the start until I reached that sign)
SIMPLE CLASSES: Mini, 100, 125,175,250. open, Ltwt Pro Hvywt Pro. NO A, B, C etc.
Watching the pros FLY at the ski jump at Smith Road.
Robin the sign up girl at Smith Road.
Walking the track with friends while the races were going on checking out the best lines.
Seeing the watering truck coming out juuuust before your moto.
Crash and Burn magazine.
Champion N3 spark plugs.
Having your first throttle stick WFO
Moto Slang...
Adjusting points.
First learning about duct tape.
Drilling holes in your rims to keep the tire from spinning (pre rim locks)
Spark plug wrenches you carried on your bike,,,just in case
Air forks.
Chain tensioners
Cathy Daffron, the hare scramble barrel scorer for the 100 class at Buckeye Raceway
Imaginary Glass gull wing, nor cal wings, sunvisors and flare kits on vans.
Cutting your first hole for a sunroof on your van.
Poly glass tires
Unloading your bike from the days mud race and having 10 pounds of mud fall on your shop floor
Adding a...half crate to your sealtest milk crate to make up for that fork/shock kit..
Simons forks and Fox Air shocks.
Mototek ignitions
Ratio Rite oil gas mixing cups.
Husqvarna rotor holding tool (to remove the nut)
Tapered shaft countershafts
Mid-Ohio 125 USGP
70's non return folding uncleated foot pegs
Using a rubber band to hold in the kickstarter from tapping you on the calf during a race
Bassani, Hooker headers. Whisperin Smith expansion chambers
The dye from new JT gloves and the looks you would get at Mickey D's ordering your food.
Trying to push your bike in the mud with slick moto boots
"Borrowing" Moms spatula as a mud removal tool
Using old oil as chain lube
Putting on your first master link on the wrong way but having your friends call you out on it saving the day.
Losing the rubber thing inside a spark plug socket
Removing the spark plug "seed"
Making numbers out of black tape at the races because some squid had your number first at sign up first
AMA card showing 1 year member
AMA card showing "earned" life member

Oh, and I also miss Motocross Action magazine arriving in the mail, even if it did take two months to get to Australia!

I miss standing beside my CZ and starting it. I miss how easy it was to work on too.

I miss my racing buddies kidding me about how slow CZ’s were. I took a mm or 2 off the back side of the piston, clean up and worked on all the ports. Threw the junk CZ carb in the trash and put a tricked out 34 mm Mikuni that came off a 250 road race bike, mechanic friend gave it to me and a hand full of jets and said go racking kid.

The list goes on.

One thing I don’t miss was that 1972-73 Suzuki TM250. Would throw you over the handlebars trying to start it. Bought it new off the show room, spent 6 months trying to jet it. It never ran clean and finally I gave up and traded it in on a CZ.

Silver rims on showroom bikes
Bright, multi colored plastic and seats
Less Sound More Ground!
DB Snorkel
Roost Boost
TUF racing aftermarket plastic in multiple colors for each brand's bike
Powroll catalog
Pink and purple on showroom bikes
Red Elsinore engines
Blue RM engines
Dedicated and affordable off-road models with headlights/taillights (PE, IT, XR, KDX)
Checking mailbox every day for the new Dirt Bike, MXA and Dirt Rider mags
Fredrick's Honda in Winder GA
mid 80s Can-AM dirt bikes
Lots of used bikes at dealerships including ones that teenage kiddos could save up and buy
Being a short teenage girl standing next to new 86 Honda CRs on the showroom and wishing I was taller
Front disc guards for conventional forks

When I first started I had a 90 CR125. I complained and complained about the suspension (it’s worth noting that it DID suck, but my dad knew I wasn’t good enough yet to tell). We were at a public riding area and there was a guy on a 73 TM250. My dad had a short conversation with the guy and motioned me over. The guy hands me the bike and says “have fun”. Having raced through the 70’s, my dad knew what I was in for...

I returned a few minutes later, with a newfound appreciation for how good my bike actually was, lol.

I had buddies with TM400's they that swore they were thrown over the handlebars trying to start them I know my TM 250 would kick back like a freakin mule.

Lot of things changed since those days. Not all of it for the good. It was a simple time back then. You worked, went to school, played sports, rodeo's or raced where I came from. Some tried to do more than one!!!

My Greeves Griffon!

T&O Yamaha/Honda
House of Handlebars.
Camel Supercross and Coors light stickers
Marlboro Yamahas
Mickey Thomson’s off-road Grand Prix
Ascot park in Gardena
Camping in Hungry Valley
Under a dollar per gallon gas prices
Team graphics that don’t look like a classified add
Firing up my bike at 6am to piss my neighbors off as a
kid (long story)
Open class two strokes
Dave Despain
Riding gloves that lasted

Where I live...you are glad to see the people in Walmart wear face masks!

You can still get the bean smell !