Calling Crasherfromwayback...

[Paul in NZ]

Something to aspire to....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/mans-best-shed/9633199/Mans-best-shed-motocross-heaven

[unstuck]

Holy shit, that really should be in the pics that make you jizz thread. I almost.:Punk::Punk:

[Rhys]

I would happily speed a day there :laugh:

[nadroj]

We had a look thru just over 12 months ago. I am sure a visit could be arranged.

Just a few teaser pics.

http://stevegallichan.wix.com/trickydickyracing#!gallery/cvk0

[Stylo]

Something to aspire to....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/mans-best-shed/9633199/Mans-best-shed-motocross-heaven

Cool and very nice,

The 'Calling Crasher..' headline's left me scratching my head though, hmmm

[Katman]

The 'Calling Crasher..' headline's left me scratching my head though, hmmm

Yeah, he often has that effect on people.

[caseye]

He's probably already there, sniffing at the door and whining like a banshee trying to get in. Won't see ol Pete for months once he gets in that shed???????

[cs363]

Steve is much too nice a guy to inflict Crasher on, you horrible buggers!! :innocent: :lol:

[eelracing]

Salt of the earth is Steve (i've literally eaten enough of his roost)and a genuine nice guy.
He's the flash git on the Maico...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Something to aspire to....

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/assignments/mans-best-shed/9633199/Mans-best-shed-motocross-heaven

Yeah pretty cool eh! Pity I got into the whole VMX scene so late.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yeah, he often has that effect on people.


Steve is much too nice a guy to inflict Crasher on, you horrible buggers!! :innocent: :lol:

Quiet in the cheap seats!

[Motu]

Pity I got into the whole VMX scene so late.

Yeah, before the whole classic and nostalgia thing got going, old uncompetitive race bikes were just old and useless. I remember as a kid watching the Rickmans just clean up at any MX they were in, and I lusted for one when I grew up. Only a few years later I saw a Rickman right at the back and he got lapped. A couple of years later I bought that bike for $400. A couple of years after that I bought Ivan Miller's Cheney for $500. Just old useless bikes and no one knew what they were. Even when I sold them in about '79, there were only a couple of people interested, like, WTF is a Cheney ? Even now I bet it falls on deaf ears.

[unstuck]

I still like the look of those rickmans, very cool.:yes:

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yeah, before the whole classic and nostalgia thing got going, old uncompetitive race bikes were just old and useless. I remember as a kid watching the Rickmans just clean up at any MX they were in, and I lusted for one when I grew up. Only a few years later I saw a Rickman right at the back and he got lapped. A couple of years later I bought that bike for $400. A couple of years after that I bought Ivan Miller's Cheney for $500. Just old useless bikes and no one knew what they were. Even when I sold them in about '79, there were only a couple of people interested, like, WTF is a Cheney ? Even now I bet it falls on deaf ears.

I hear ya. All of the cool stuff has been snapped up...the bargins all purchased. Gotta pay good dollars for the stuff I want now. Never mind.

[Motu]

I never made any money out of them, they were still not worth much when I sold them - a crystal ball would've been a better investment.

[nadroj]

I had an ex Dave Cook Cheney framed Suzuki TM400 back in the late 70's. About 40hp of 2 stroke single with a snappy power band. Refreshed the motor & it sat me on my arse when I took it around the block on a tuning run - yes it was street legal with a Huggy Marsh silencer!
Got stopped by a local motorcycle dealer in town one day so he could see what had passed him in the workshop ute when it was tapped out....... Even had knobblies on!

[Motu]

I had a Cop impressed with the Rickman - once coming out of an intersection, it had loose gravel all over it, the sort of stuff that has whole threads on KB with crybabies saying they are reporting it to the council etc etc, winge winge, moan moan. I took the left turn sideways in 2nd gear, and when it hooked up did a crossed up power stand down the road....and then saw the motorcycle cop watching me. He waved me down, and when he saw the bike he was really impressed, just kept on going ''Wow, wow, I've never seen one of these on the road before.'' Then he said ''I see your mates are waiting up the road for you, just cool it eh?''

One of those mates had a couple of CZ's, a 250 and a 400. The 250 was a handful to ride, but the 400 was a grunter. He put lights and a plate on it, the lights totally non operable and the plate off his Triumph, and used it was a street bike...not just hooning around the back streets, but as a bike to ride on the road, expansion chamber and all. I don't think he was ever pulled over on it. Fun bike to ride on the road - I could never tell if the front wheel was on the ground or not, more often not....so would give the bars a wiggle before a corner, if the bike shook all was good, if nothing happened I had to get the front wheel down.