Old MX pics

[camchain]

Really liked Merv's 2 Gary Goodfellow pics (nice 'ol RM370?), and Old guys superb black & whites.

Couple here from Taupo circa 1981. Who remembers 'flying jock-strap' start line? (or this maybe just something from my district?) Note 3 flash new Spanish Montesa 414s getting roasted on the start in second pic.

3rd pair of Pics of a young schoolboy Mark Delatour (on right) and his older bro Paul at Ohakune. Mark now v handy vet rider who did Red Bull Romaniacs recently. Both on brand spanking new first model water-cooled YZ125s. Remembering I used to ride with another well known vet rider Paul Burgess (and skilled son Reece) came from Turangi too. (Self = From Turangi but unskilled vet and nobody in particular. What went wrong?)

(I had a sweet RD too, a '77 400. brief flirtation with road bikes. 2-stroke road bikes a great invention. Front tires never wear out)

[scott411]

elastic band starts are still in use, alot eaiser to transport than gates

[peadub]

I'm not sure this has ever been posted but this is from Paekakariki in 1984? (Greg was on our shop demo) Worth a look!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9Vy...eature=related

[Blagger]

Peadub, that was feckin great

[nzspokes]

Love the kid doing a wheelie in the back ground.

[camchain]

elastic band starts are still in use, alot eaiser to transport than gates

Oops. Showing my ignorance, guess it'd stand to reason they would still be used. I 'fondly' remember how the metal clip on the end of elastic can sting like buggery if you collect it on the arm though.

Thinking about the old-tech makes me wonder what the 'next big thing' will be on dirt bike design. eg the single-shock systems were a big improvement on twin shocks (even though they needed refining with different linkages). Maybe telescopic fork will eventually be binned? A few design compromises in those.

(Liked chrome tank husky on one of those clips. Good innovation. KXs were finished in sparkly disco metallic green paint briefly in mid(?) seventies)

[NordieBoy]

I'd like a classic like this one...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Nice mock up...

[scott411]

Oops. Showing my ignorance, guess it'd stand to reason they would still be used. I 'fondly' remember how the metal clip on the end of elastic can sting like buggery if you collect it on the arm though.

Thinking about the old-tech makes me wonder what the 'next big thing' will be on dirt bike design. eg the single-shock systems were a big improvement on twin shocks (even though they needed refining with different linkages). Maybe telescopic fork will eventually be binned? A few design compromises in those.

(Liked chrome tank husky on one of those clips. Good innovation. KXs were finished in sparkly disco metallic green paint briefly in mid(?) seventies)

when i am the starter i still use the turn around method to stop people jumping, some old ways still work the best, but i have had a few rubber burns on me from trying to get an advantage as well

[NordieBoy]

Bungy starts are cool if you don't jump early...

[oldguy]

Oh dear that brings back a few memories. I grew up riding that terrain at the back of the family farm at Ngawha and did a few races up Okaihau (at the far north). Unfortunately all the pics have been lost but I'll look for the negs soon.

Back in the day when I worked for Carter Holt Foresty, I had access to all that land, use to go to work some days on my TT250 just to blast around the fire breaks, or one of the contractors would bring his YZ400, that was fun blasting the fire breaks on that

Me and a couple of mates would ride all over the north on our TT250, now access to land is so hard.

[Macontour]

Pic on right is at a motocross in Ohakune. I still have the program somewhere. There was actually prize money on offer - $200 in total for the day! I didn't win any.


Geez, an old orange P76!!!!!!!!!!!

[flyingcr250]

Best thread ever in the history of KB

[Bender]

As far as I know this was the first time a CR250 raced in Auckland, it blew everything away, this silver vision of speed. The thing was just so capable. Note on the photo says its Colin Fullerton riding.



The mighty Yamaha SC500, nice try Yamaha but all you did was scare the bejasis out of everyone who rode one. I knew this guy and his biggest complaint was that with so much compression and no flywheel, the engine would stop and lock the rear wheel during jumps if he didn't keep revving it. He had some monumental get-offs until he conquered that "issue."



Here's a couple more, most from a track next to the Woodhill forest - I have heaps more and will dig a few out over the next few days.

[camchain]

Yeah Scott, an outside 'gate' not the best place with those things. For flag starts I don't look at flag, watch for that body twitch before the flag moves (Not that it really makes a diff for me being a mid-pack guy but need every advantage that can be got!). Pic of guy on Husky is a laugh NordieBoy.

That P76, Macontour. My father had a bit of a thing for them, had a blue first then orange one, a 'flasher' model.

A real tidy yellow USA import SC500 beast sold on TradeMe last week.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-442388800.htm