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Back in the day

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RTGENE

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http://www.hulu.com/watch/79438/on-any-sunday

Scotty-----this brought back some memories-------and some names of people who are now taking Advil for arthritis.

This is not for you young guys so don't look.

A Yamaha 175cc with a 30mm carb an the intake and exhaust ports opened up you could do some hill climbing.
When they came out with the new 250cc it was to heavy to throw around in the woods.So you modified the 175 by extending the frame.
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"On Any Sunday" came out during my motocross and enduro years and watched it a dozen times. Still brings back memories of 2 cycle engines screaming and the smell of Castrol, Klotz and other secret elixers in the air. 125, 250 and 400 classes with Yamaha, Suzuki and Kawasaki taking on the likes of Maico and Husky with a few Pentons, Hodakas and a stray Rickman in the mix. Honda was on the sidelines until the debut of the Elsinore. 4-stokes were for the street until Honda made a bold move to put 4-stokes in the dirt and the rest is history. Yes, back in the day.
 
bmwgene said:
This is not for you young guys so don't look.
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This movie came out 4 years before I was born, but as soon as Iit was available my dad got a copy on tape (maybe betamax?) and told me I had to watch it. At the time, I rode on the tank of his Bultaco 350 when we went for Sunday rides after church. He's still got the blue Bul, and I still have a love of bikes, so don't give up on showing this to the kiddos.
 
Yes, I remember those days... My friend had a 73 Yamaha CT-175 and after he grew up and moved out in the late 70's, his dad put it in the crawlspace under the house. The friend recently inherited the house, and we just pulled out the bike - dusty as hell, but overall, not in too bad condition. He's given it to me, and I'm now in the middle of resotoring it.

I can hardly wait to smell that 2 stroke oil again!
 
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QuadManiac said:
Yes, I remember those days... My friend had a 73 Yamaha CT-175 and after he grew up and moved out in the late 70's, his dad put it in the crawlspace under the house. The friend recently inherited the house, and we just pulled out the bike - dusty as hell, but overall, not in too bad condition. He's given it to me, and I'm now in the middle of resotoring it.

I can hardly wait to smell that 2 stroke oil again!
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Looking good so far. :thumbup:
 
Scariest thing is knowing you saw it first run...in a movie theater! That and knowing you did most of the things they show...or at least tried to. Thanks for the memories!
-Scotty
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bmwgene said:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/79438/on-any-sunday

Scotty-----this brought back some memories-------and some names of people who are now taking Advil for arthritis.

This is not for you young guys so don't look.

A Yamaha 175cc with a 30mm carb an the intake and exhaust ports opened up you could do some hill climbing.
When they came out with the new 250cc it was to heavy to throw around in the woods.So you modified the 175 by extending the frame.
smilingene
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Gene, this was the movie that started it for me. I was just a kid that loved anything with a motor but after this movie I was on a quest to own my own motorcycle. My first bike was a Kaw 90 Bushmaster, then a Hodaka Ace 100 SuperRat (this is how I learned to work on bikes), from there I went to a Husky 250 owned by Torsten Hallmen. It was the same bike he won the GP on in 1967. Man what a bike that was.:doorag:

As they say the rest is history. I've been hooked on motorcycles ever since. Thanks for the link and the memories.

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