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Yea baby....... old time MX!!!!!!!! been there dome that!!!!!!

 

YES!

Undoubted lost in the perpetual coma I lived in for so many years!

This is a most interesting thread.... Before I came home last night I had stopped by Allen.M's to pick up a few tools & we were looking at a old CR125 in his garage talking dirt... and that we should catch a SuperCross race next time they come thru. I know it's not like old school, but then.... what is?



Added in edit:
This got me to thinking about some of the things that were cool "gotta have's", back then.... Anyone remember these:
Magura Levers & later, the short plastic version
HighPoint boots
Electro or Original Bell Moto-Star helmets
FMF pipe for the 2-Strokes
DG pipe for the 4-Strokes
"Dual-Stage" fiber Reed Valves
ProTrack (?) chain tensioner (w/the red roller!)
The GoldBelt
GoldenSpectro - metal can, w/pull tab
The Gunner Gasser! (throttle w/the pulley)
The Tree, truck, or tool box (because we had no kickstands & bike stands were not out yet)

 

Roger was working with Suzuki helping develop younger riders last I heard. Ahhh the early 70's, I was into desert racing in the So Cal desert, lots of fun, the tiring kind. Suspension had yet to be developed to long travel so we took a hammering out there loving every minute. Those were the days before all the land closures so we had a new course every week, now the races are confined to off road areas only so the land really takes a beating.

 

Well, I feel old now....

 

Gary Ellis was a Pro BMX Racer....

 

Old pics pried from a photo album and scanned so we can all feel our ages. I found one of the internegs as well. I'm going to try scanning it as well.



Bob Hannah at Seattle Supercross (1980??)

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...caneHannah.jpg


Marty Smith in practice at Puyallup Trans AMA, November 6th, 1977.
Marty swept both motos that day with teammate Tommy Croft going 2-2.


http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...MartySmith.jpg




Still can't figure out what the **** to do to have the pics show up in the post.
What code do I copy in Photobucket??????


CN

 

Yeah, Didn't he ride for GT then went on to either Haro or SE? He was pro back when I used to race amateur.

 

He rode for Factory GT from 84-98. If you remember Gary Ellis, you probably remember John Purse. He was still competitive as a AA Pro until last year. Nearly 40 yrs old, and still able to hang with the kids!!!!

I am sure you can find out loads of info on him here, plus see alot of old school bmx stuff

www.vintagebmx.com

 

Here's Roger!
Sorry for the poor quality. I scanned a crappy 8 X 10 from a photo album to get this. This is why I want to find the interneg I had made and see if something better can't be done 30 years later.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...d86/RogerD.jpg

 

Turn on the Way Back Machine Mr. Wizard.

Here we go!