Motorcycles?

Not a clue who made the bikes you talking about, nothing against them either...

A photo of my favorite MX racer back in the day (1976 Maico 400). Went on into some street stuff later, Honda 750 and then a Suzuki GS1000, that I setup as a superbike style road machine. Wish I still had it :upset:. Matter of fact, wish I still had the Maico and Husky....they're collectibles now!



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Pistolera;18615 wrote: A photo of my favorite MX racer back in the day (1976 Maico 400). Went on into some street stuff later, Honda 750 and then a Suzuki GS1000, that I setup as a superbike style road machine. Wish I still had it :upset:. Matter of fact, wish I still had the Maico and Husky....they're collectibles now!

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Boy this thread has turned into a trip down memory lane...1976... disco was alive and kicking in the Bee Gees were number one on the charts...

Yeah....and I was 23 and invincible!!! :running-lol:

Pistolera;18634 wrote: Yeah....and I was 23 and invincible!!! :running-lol:

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I was in the Marine Corps stationed in Hawaii celebrating the bicentennial in glorious fashion downtown Honolulu...I also got married that year so 1976 is one of my most memorable years... I know most of these guys weren't even born yet and cant relate to how life was then compared to now.

In 1976 i was in boot camp for the navy. For the 4th of July Bicentennial, everybody at Great Lakes Navy Bases went to Soldier Field in Chicago and put on Red, Blue and White plastic bags and formed the American flag. A plane flew over the field and took pics of it. In 1978 i rode a Harley for the 1st time, a friends Harley chopper 49 Panhead. There was a place in the Phillipines called Tobys, where you could buy a HD 45s, Flatheads, Knucklheads, Panheads and Indian Warriors or Chiefs. $600 for engine and trans or $1200 for whole bike. Got informed real quick to forget the whole bike, but i did buy a engine and trans.

Pistolera;18634 wrote: Yeah....and I was 23 and invincible!!! :running-lol:

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Damn Earle I thought you were older!! LOL turns out we is the same age!! July of 76 I just got discharged from the Air Force rode a Honda 750 SS ( red). great bike until I bought a different bike to replace it a couple years later.



Anyhow don't call the office for the next couple days WE"RE GOING RIDING!!!!!



Al

jtec/radiowave;20154 wrote: Damn Earle I thought you were older!! LOL turns out we is the same age!! July of 76 I just got discharged from the Air Force rode a Honda 750 SS ( red). great bike until I bought a different bike to replace it a couple years later.



Anyhow don't call the office for the next couple days WE"RE GOING RIDING!!!!!



Al

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Damn....you mean really I look THAT old ?!?!?!?! :upset:

Finally found a bike that can really haul ass...

I want one of these