Christmas morning 1972

[loampey]

Just found an old photo of me on my first mini. Anybody else get there first mini on Christmas?

 

[jrzmac]

sweet!!! I bet "Battleship" didn't get much use after getting that bad boy.....

 

[loampey]

the toughest part was waiting till spring so I could ride it.

 

[unitypunk]

the toughest part was waiting till spring so I could ride it.

Dude, thats a sweet picture.

and i bet that was hard haha

like getting a new snowboard mid summer

 

[jrzmac]

what was it a suzuki rm 65 or something? I had a 1976 Kawi KE 100 after I out grew my Fox Thunderbolt! the thing was so easy 5 up. I beat the hell out of em... I'd give anything to have them both back!

 

[jrzmac]

heres a pic of them both. You can tell who owned the bikes... the one who wasn't pushing em. We had to walk them thru the park. Then cranked em up when we got deeper in the woods. hahaha I never had to push!

 

[KustomKartKid]

holy crap!.........you're parents bought you that thing while you were still in PJ's with the feet in 'em ?????

:censure: I had my driver's license and my parents still wouldn't let me get a mini-bike :doah::hammer:

very cool pic, I'm jealous :thumbsup:

 

[Bonanza Bryan]

Dag dude grandma's muggin you!!!:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[loampey]

yea thats granny alright. The bike was a Harley Shortster. Man i wish I still had it$$$$$$$

 

[superflea]

Isn't that the kid who sees dead people?

 

[INJUNTOM]

Didn't get it for christmas, but I'm sure it was like chirstmas when I got it though.

All I have is a couple old grainy pics. The one has my great grandma (granny) in it. She was out visiting from Oklahoma and was on her way back home when I was supposed to take a picture with her, and insisted on having my Minibike in the picture as well.

I'm pretty sure it was a Taco 22 with incorrect forks. I remember it being a project even back in the mid 70s. My dad says he raked the headtube slightly for stability...Didn't do much good, because I ended up wiping out at the school parking lot and grinding half my face off on the asphalt. After that I nicknamed it "Killer"

 

[loampey]

Nice pics INJUNTOM brings back a lot of memories doesn't it. I actually got my Granny to go for a ride once. I remember everyone asking her if she was sure she wanted to do that but she hopped on. thank goodness it was uneventful.:smile:

 

[Charlie D]

Got my rupp sprint Christmas 69 still have it.

 

[loampey]

Got my rupp sprint Christmas 69 still have it.

thats great wish I had kept mine

 

[glenn baine]

1970

GO ON HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THIS:laugh::laugh:

 

[bwanacandu]

i got mine used. dad paid $20.00 for it. it had no twist throttle and i rode it all xmas day with heavy string hooked up to the carb. within a week i modded a 3 speed twistgrip from a bicycle and it was on like donkey kong!!

 

[loampey]

1970

GO ON HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THIS:laugh::laugh:

sweet pics Glenn:laugh:

 

[KustomKartKid]

1970

GO ON HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THIS:laugh::laugh:

HA...we must be about the same age. Back in the 70's I used to wear turtleneck sweaters even in the summer because I wanted to look like Illya Kuryakin from the Man from U.N.C.L.E. :laugh::doah:

..didn't have a pair of slacks like that though

cool pic:thumbsup:

 

[Charlie D]

My bike had more miles in the police car than I had riding it , that was a great post:laugh:

 

[Neck]

Christmas 1970

Well actually the pic was taken in June, very shortly after we picked the bike up. I didn't have a helmet so mom wouldn't let me ride it!