CHiP off the old block

[Forest]

Anyone here remember the TV show CHiPs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSzEmPEnYxo

Well now is your chance to relive those childhood fantasies. I stumbled across the following auction lot at Turners. The bike is being sold on November 3.

http://turners.co.nz/TabId/188/vguid/7E8BD2DC-959A-4FE4-8EDB-BBE8F3BEEAEE/default.aspx

[Taz]

Would be a good bike to buy - rip all that police shit off and create a mad max replica...... That'd increase it's value and desirability eh?

[fergie]

over here the show was called "chups"

[Maha]

Ah yes, Jon and Ponch rode with such lovely postures....:cool: oh, and nice teeth!....

[675trippy]

ponch aka eric astrada just came out and revealesd that the whole time he was in the show he never had a licence. Probably explains why they rode like ass.

[Bren]

the good old days....watching classic tv programs by the fire....would love to own that bike

[Forest]

Ah yes, Jon and Ponch rode with such lovely postures....:cool: oh, and nice teeth!....

I'm rather intrigued by the 1970's attitude to bike safety gear in that intro sequence.

I bet those short-sleeved cotton police shirts don't offer much protection in a crash!

[nudemetalz]

Oh I loved CHiPs as a young boy !!!!

The theme takes me back to a life of simpler times, like before computers and when we used to actually go out outside and play games, unlike the kids of today !!!

Sheez I feel old now.......

[Steam]

...short-sleeved cotton police shirts....
Nah, it's Polyester all the way baby. Space age


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[HenryDorsetCase]

Didnt one of them lunch themselves pretty bad, end up in the hostable?.. I believe they wrote it into the show also. I dont care enough to wiki or google it... someone else might.

[Eurodave]

Id love to own that bike :drool:but it seems likely to be going for WAY too much dosh considering its only an old ex cop bike

[Drum]

They used to do plenty of riding on a trailer behind the camera truck I believe. Didn't stop Ponch being a hit with the ladies though!

What a fantastic show. Friday nights at 7pm if I remember correctly.

[klingon]

...Didn't stop Ponch being a hit with the ladies though!...

mmmmm Ponch... :drool: