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Old Nov 29, 2021 | 04:34 AM
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Tough Men.
Looks like a good time just a couple years before a very bad time started.

 

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Old Nov 29, 2021 | 05:37 AM
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Anyone want to post a screenshot for those of us who dont do Instagram?
 
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Unfortunately, it's a video.
It's a film clip from 1939 of a biker rodeo.
 
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Here ya go, I found it on Youtube.
I'll change the link in the OP.
 
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Real men ride hardtails in the dirt with a passenger and beat thier competition with sticks while riding I love it
 
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We were behaving like idiots 80 years ago too.. LOLOLOL
 
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There's some cool old iron in that video
 
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The stick beatings were gold!!!!!! When I was a youngin', I had a video game called Road Rash. You could kick and punch the other racers in the game. Had no idea it was based on reality!!!!



 
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Tough Men.
Looks like a good time just a couple years before a very bad time started.

https://youtu.be/K1Rj7cWUmtw
Those were real bikes back then. wish they were still made like that today
 
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Originally Posted by Bikes and Boards
The stick beatings were gold!!!!!! When I was a youngin', I had a video game called Road Rash. You could kick and punch the other racers in the game. Had no idea it was based on reality!!!!


I loved that game! I had it on 2 different gaming platforms, one of the best at the time.
 
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