My Facetruck thread.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I like the kid standing on the seat in bare feet- enough to drive the safety nazis crazy

Where's his parents? They need to watch him better!

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I like the kid standing on the seat in bare feet- enough to drive the safety nazis crazy

I do Remember the Banana seat








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[special-K]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I like the kid standing on the seat in bare feet- enough to drive the safety nazis crazy

I meant to say something about everyone in bare feet. Growing up in the pre-safety era was fun... with a few stitches or maybe a cast or two . I remember when we were teens comparing how many stitches or how many bones we broke. Kids today are so deprived


Remember the sky high sissy bars? Probably the reason they invented the wheelie bar. lean back against that sissy bar and you were poppin' wheelies real easy

Here's a bike that has it all!

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by 72 tigger

I built a wheelie bar back in the day. I didn’t like it, made it too easy- not fun

I don't think they were into a wheelie bar in my young days riding bikes.. post up a photo for me if you will ,,I will take a look at a wheelie bar ..and just see if I member ever seeing one..

as for me I had a 26 inch bike with a 20 inch front tire and for a while had a old car steering instead of handle bars ..

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

I don't think they were into a wheelie bar in my young days riding bikes.. post up a photo for me if you will ,,I will take a look at a wheelie bar ..and just see if I member ever seeing one..

as for me I had a 26 inch bike with a 20 inch front tire and for a while had a old car steering instead of handle bars ..

I don't remember them either.

I just remember flipping the handlebars up on my Schwinn Varsity 10 speed to ride wheelies on it. That was common at the time.

[4u2nv]

And before the wheelie days it was sticking that Bobby Orr hockey card in the spokes with the clothes pin.

[Rich84]

I got this one in the shed. It's similar to the one I had when I was delivering newspapers. It has a slick on the back.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Rich84

I got this one in the shed. It's similar to the one I had when I was delivering newspapers. It has a slick on the back.
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I have mine hanging from the ceiling. I put the stock seat etc... back on someday..

[special-K]

I never had one of these either

1964 Mattel Stallion with V-RROOM engine - YouTube

[4u2nv]

Had one like this when a young lad ,The wedge , but I don't remember the handle bars being like that

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

Had one like this when a young lad ,The wedge , but I don't remember the handle bars being like that

A Raleigh Chopper. I wanted one so bad as a kid. And those handlebars are definitely aftermarket. The Chopper came with ape hanger type bars.

[89AKurt]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

A Raleigh Chopper. I wanted one so bad as a kid. And those handlebars are definitely aftermarket. The Chopper came with ape hanger type bars.

special-k told me this thread is talking about muscle bicycles! My parents got me this, wiped out the first day on sand that washed onto the street (bent handlebar). After looking at the picture, remember the chain guard was removed because I tore pants. I lived in Tucson, rode it like a BMX bike, the parallelogram frame collapsed after a few jumps. One time I crashed, was knocked senseless, managed to walk back home but didn't know my name.


I worked a short stint at a bike shop in the early 80s. Someone brought this in, asking about fixing the bent gooseneck. The owner gave a quote, the guy flinched, I asked to buy it, SOLD! It's rideable enough, did a 4th of July parade with the bike club. Then hung in the rafters of my shop, where it's been about 35 years. Almost hurt myself getting it down yesterday, weighs a ton! Cleaned and lubed, but need to replace the brake cables, and see if the bike shop can get the 3 speed to shift, seems to be stuck in 3rd. Made the chain-guard from a scavenged stove door, hardly a replica, but it's not worth restoring.


Found a good location to take lots of pictures. LOL


I looked at Flickr for pictures, noticed my model with 5 speed and high sissy bar is really rare. Figures, story of my life. At least this one is a Mk1, probably 1970. In Ireland they have rallies where people do group rides. This bike saved Raleigh from bankruptcy. The safety was questioned in Parliament. There are museums with them on display. I never knew......

Anyway, now that I'm in the Fakebook klink for 30 days, I'll be on this forum more often.

[davischevy]

Originally Posted by 89AKurt

special-k told me this thread is talking about muscle bicycles! My parents got me this, wiped out the first day on sand that washed onto the street (bent handlebar). After looking at the picture, remember the chain guard was removed because I tore pants. I lived in Tucson, rode it like a BMX bike, the parallelogram frame collapsed after a few jumps. One time I crashed, was knocked senseless, managed to walk back home but didn't know my name.


I worked a short stint at a bike shop in the early 80s. Someone brought this in, asking about fixing the bent gooseneck. The owner gave a quote, the guy flinched, I asked to buy it, SOLD! It's rideable enough, did a 4th of July parade with the bike club. Then hung in the rafters of my shop, where it's been about 35 years. Almost hurt myself getting it down yesterday, weighs a ton! Cleaned and lubed, but need to replace the brake cables, and see if the bike shop can get the 3 speed to shift, seems to be stuck in 3rd. Made the chain-guard from a scavenged stove door, hardly a replica, but it's not worth restoring.


Found a good location to take lots of pictures. LOL


I looked at Flickr for pictures, noticed my model with 5 speed and high sissy bar is really rare. Figures, story of my life. At least this one is a Mk1, probably 1970. In Ireland they have rallies where people do group rides. This bike saved Raleigh from bankruptcy. The safety was questioned in Parliament. There are museums with them on display. I never knew......

Anyway, now that I'm in the Fakebook klink for 30 days, I'll be on this forum more often.

If you are in FB clink, I'm sure we could be friends. 😁

[Rich84]

Wow! I forgot about the V-rooom thing. I got one of those for my birthday and immediately removed the close pins and baseball cards from my spokes.

[special-K]

I made my owner Sting Ray/chopper bike out of a '40s-'50s 20 incher someone gave us. I never should have changed it but I wanted a cool chopper, and it needed parts. I gave it a gold base with candy apple green metal flake lacquer job. I went through a few banana seats but ended up with a Schwinn white metal flake. It was like one of these, black & white



I was a little older when I got my first shiny new bike. It was a Sears with 24" wheels. It was purple and the tires were redwalls. It was a stick shift 5spd with dual rear brakes (no front). Cool bike! I switched to a Schwinn seat on that, too.

[FleetsidePaul]

My first shiny bike was a Murray Eliminator. It was next to the Christmas tree when I woke up xmas morning. I didn't pay much attention to it because I thought it was for one of my brothers. I couldn't believe it when I found out it was mine.

I rode that bike into the ground and finally cracked the frame.

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

My first shiny bike was a Murray Eliminator. It was next to the Christmas tree when I woke up xmas morning. I didn't pay much attention to it because I thought it was for one of my brothers. I couldn't believe it when I found out it was mine.

I rode that bike into the ground and finally cracked the frame.

I can picture you doing this to impress the girls: lol

[72 tigger]

30 second Evel Knievel commercial- he includes his “safety tips”- hilarious! He’s the reason the kid in the above pic is launching himself through the air


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7fVC_wPN8qo

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

I can picture you doing this to impress the girls: lol

That is exactly how I cracked that frame.

We were jumping fools back in those days.

No helmets. Nothing like that. But I did get a couple of nut crushers.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

That is exactly how I cracked that frame.

We were jumping fools back in those days.

No helmets. Nothing like that. But I did get a couple of nut crushers.

What about shoes? Did you wear shoes?

[4u2nv]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

I can picture you doing this to impress the girls: lol

Poor 2 guys at the end , I don't think he's going to clear them !!!

[special-K]

Baddass bike! I remember those and all the muscle bikes. We sure had cool bikes offered back then.

Gotta be cool like Evil, right?

EPIC Evel Knievel Bicycle commercial - YouTube

[special-K]

Paul and his buddies

Jumping Bicycles in the 70's - YouTube

StingRay Jumps - YouTube

[kingsolver72]

These pictures of bicycles reminds me when I went to Cottonwood Falls about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I saw a fella that had a Penny-Farthing bicycle. If you did an endo on one of these could possibly end your life.

[special-K]

I love old bicycles but never had interest in those! They call the bikes we know that came after those, the ones with same size tires and a chain to the rear wheel, "safety cycles". Get why?