05-19-2003, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Syracuse, NY,
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Originally posted by REAL 1
Remember 70's vintage advertising "You meet the nicest people on a Honda"?
"Catch me if you can" Yamaha.
"Let the good times roll" Kawi.
Yeah. Those were the days. Most exciting T.V. back then was when the Wide World of Sports would show the National MotoX championship.
Hell I remember when the YZ first went monoshock in response to the RM forward mounted rear springs and when offset front axels were "trick" and Joffa mouth guards were the hot set up.
Yeah. I miss those days.
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I raced in District 3 AMA, Upstate, NY from 1983-1986 on an '82 KX80 in the "mini's" for 2 years (one of the 1st liguid cooled years - man does that make me sound old) then moved up to a KX125 for 2 years when I turned 15. Back when a front disc brake was "trick", everyone raced a red, yellow, green or MAYBE a white bike. Ricky Johnson was hot then not, Jeff Ward was winning his final championship, the Hurricane retired, and you could count the number of enclosed trailers in teh District on one hand. Very fun times.
I miss those Sundays. Used to be a father and son day. I also miss the smell of pre-mix fuel in the air too. Nothing like that sweet smell.
MY son is now 6 and I hope to re-live those father-son Sundays in the near future.
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