Steve McQueen wore a VisorVue visor during the shooting of On Any Sunday. They were really cool, just like him. ;)
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Visor Vues really worked. Remember though, back in the 70s helmets were just helmets. That is, there were not dirt helmets and street helmets. After I saw On Any Sunday I had to have a Visor Vue. They I used to ride my Penton from my Mom's house out to the Big Dig and it was good to keep an eye on the cars (and cops) that were behind me. The mirrors were small but since they were close to your eyes you got a good field of view. And my turning your head slightly you could get a good look behind you.
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Hooker expansion chambers (pipes) for your two stroke. They had a heart shape cut out of the the heat shield.
One day (when I was a kid), I said to my Dad, "I think I'm gonna get a Hooker".
His shocked reponse was, "Whaaaaaa-huhh!" :eek: I saw a trace of guilt there too. :confused:
One day (when I was a kid), I said to my Dad, "I think I'm gonna get a Hooker".
His shocked reponse was, "Whaaaaaa-huhh!" :eek: I saw a trace of guilt there too. :confused:
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yz250roost
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MXA's backwards photo contest, did anyone here ever find one of those photos? I remember alot of advertisements had backwards photos but those didn't count, it was just a gimmick to make you look at their ad longer.
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"And Honda had the "Kick 'n Go" remember those?
Yamaha's "Tourque Induction" system. although i cant remember if that was the oil injection or some other gimick. Gosh that sure sounded cool though."
LOL, I have a Honda Kick N go in my girlfriends antique room, she shows people her old trunks and antique junk and everyone sees the Honda Kick N go and says, ohhh, whats that?? She hates that thing :) .
I also just picked up a 72 Yamaha 2 cyl 2 stroke street bike that has the Torque Induction written on it :) .
Hey, whats that say about me? Im only 29 and I have seen most of these things and own others that are older than me??????
Yamaha's "Tourque Induction" system. although i cant remember if that was the oil injection or some other gimick. Gosh that sure sounded cool though."
LOL, I have a Honda Kick N go in my girlfriends antique room, she shows people her old trunks and antique junk and everyone sees the Honda Kick N go and says, ohhh, whats that?? She hates that thing :) .
I also just picked up a 72 Yamaha 2 cyl 2 stroke street bike that has the Torque Induction written on it :) .
Hey, whats that say about me? Im only 29 and I have seen most of these things and own others that are older than me??????
Timr
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I just found this thread and was about to mention the Rokon. You left out two great details of the Rokon. 1. Lawn mower style pull starter (no kick starter) and 2. no neutral. The thing was always in gear! :scream:
My dad has a great story about one of his buddies who rode a Rokon auto. He had a hell of a time at enduro sound checks. They always wanted him to rev up the bike, but it would launch forward every time they blipped the throttle. Finally, two guys held on to it on each side and the thing dug a hole while the checked it.
You should've seen the look on my dad's face when I asked: "Why didn't they just lift the back wheel off of the ground? or put it on a stand?"
Guess they weren't too smart back in the 70s.
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I Have a collection of Kawasaki 2 stroke tripples every displacement (250-750) except the 400
yz250roost
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Wow 5 pages of products that never made it, not bad!!!
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Preston Petty front number plate /tool box. Man you could put a lot of stuff in them, But as they got old the closure would lose its snap and you usually ended up having to unwrap your tow strap from your front wheel.
Boost bottles althouh Erics patents touched on the idea slightly in the "how my idea is different section."
solid foot pegs
Automatic chain tensioners, spring loaded pully that you had to drill and tap the swingarm that kept the chain tight when long travel suspension was first introduced.
Two stroke pipes that had a silencer /stinger as a welded on piece of the expansion chamber with a removable muffler for racing
Enduro bikes with the metal grab bar that wrapped up over top of the rear fender plus enduro/play bikes that would actually come with a tool bag.
The honda 600 car, 600CC two stroke engine in a car that looked very similar to the older civics but about 1/2 it size
Boost bottles althouh Erics patents touched on the idea slightly in the "how my idea is different section."
solid foot pegs
Automatic chain tensioners, spring loaded pully that you had to drill and tap the swingarm that kept the chain tight when long travel suspension was first introduced.
Two stroke pipes that had a silencer /stinger as a welded on piece of the expansion chamber with a removable muffler for racing
Enduro bikes with the metal grab bar that wrapped up over top of the rear fender plus enduro/play bikes that would actually come with a tool bag.
The honda 600 car, 600CC two stroke engine in a car that looked very similar to the older civics but about 1/2 it size
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I had a 71 Honda S600 Coupe. It was pickle green and had 10 inch wheels. It wasn't a 2-stroke though. All the Honda 600 series cars had a two-cylinder OHC four stroke engine. You're thinking about the older Saab 2-stroke cars.
Whatever happened to Bassani? They made pipes back in the day.
Whatever happened to Bassani? They made pipes back in the day.
TheJunkMan
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HATTA forks...nuff said!
