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21-02-2009, 09:22 AM | #31 | ||
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[QUOTE=JG66ME]Them "Dragsters" where just a cheap imitation of the real dream 1970s bike, the Raleigh Chopper. I had a purple Mk2.
I think your right. I remember that everyone at school had a dragster and only one guy had a CHOPPER. He was the considered the 'FONZ' of the school because of that. (for the younger ones on this forum Happy days was a show about the 50's and the FONZ was 'COOL')
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21-02-2009, 09:47 AM | #32 | |||
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21-02-2009, 09:48 AM | #33 | |||
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21-02-2009, 10:21 AM | #34 | |||
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buying milk choc cherry ripes, penny bungers (big fire crackers) and blowing PMG manhole covers 2 feet into the air with said bungers, knocking off dads 1"water pipe with the threaded end and capping ,it then putting a penny bunger in pipe and a stone or marble and firing it at corrugated shed blowing holes through shed,not colourbond either, the real steel curragated iron 1.2mm thick.. going shooting with mates ,just pull up at farms and being told "go for your life just dont shoot towards house ,dont scare the cattle and SHUT THE BLOODY GATES AFTER YOU,lol
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21-02-2009, 10:38 AM | #35 | ||||
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Those little triangle things yes?
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21-02-2009, 11:09 AM | #37 | ||
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being able to let my kids do the things that i did when i was young, that being able to ride the streets without the fear of someone doing something to them etc, and not have to worry when they arent home right on time.
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21-02-2009, 12:35 PM | #38 | ||
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I also had the 3 speed floor shift .found it on a chuckout and took it home when I was about ten. my dad helped me fix it up. we painted it lime green and black, it looked very cool, well I thought it did. I rode it for about 2 years before upgrading to my diamondback bmx. when I was still in primary school in the early 80,s my mate had one of those suspension bikes ,it was yellow and black and looked pretty cool the first time I saw it.
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21-02-2009, 12:47 PM | #39 | ||
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Streets Triple Treats....mmmmm....
Being able to cruise on my dragster without a helmet, not safe, but so much nicer an experience. Dont miss playing cards in the spokes but it did sound better than the XR6T. Air rifles down the beach shooting at tin cans. My bro's new G-Pak Torana with Abba playing 'Tiger' on AM....it wasnt even uncool to listen to.
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21-02-2009, 01:09 PM | #40 | |||
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Wish I was still in the '70's. Best time of my life.
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Weren't Dragstars only for the rich kids? I had a red Brumby which either came out before the Dragstar or it was the poor mans Dragstar. So I thought at the time. A bit like ugg boots but only the lucky could afford lace-up knee highs. Other things I miss are: Sleeping on the front lawn all night with a tv and watching movie marathons. Hiding in the tall grass along the back fence of the drive-in and watching R-rated movies : My Batman and James Bond 'Hot Wheels' cars. Shot real plastic bullets! Fire crackers from the local shop. Hiding my cigs overnight at the local park. Flared jeans that used to get caught up in the bike chain. Real aussie football - with true characters of the game
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21-02-2009, 01:19 PM | #41 | ||
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RIPPLE SOLE SHOES.
got my first pair at 10years old, because our dragsters had no brakes, we used the ripples soles to wedge between the back tyre and the frame. maybe this was an 'adelaide' thing...
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21-02-2009, 01:37 PM | #42 | |||
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21-02-2009, 10:03 PM | #43 | ||
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Alright, I've finished 'pining' for a dragster for a while now, but now for a new build. Sturmey Archer 3 speed (the Rolls Royce of dragster T-Bars), retrotech. Gonna recess the shifter down and tank it in, do an Indian style full rear fender and then rat finish with bare metal and clear coat over real rust, not pattina. As for the Raleigh choppers, they were cool in the day, but these things can be tricked over wayyyyyyy cooler |
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21-02-2009, 10:34 PM | #44 | ||||
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I've only ever seen 1 "Dragster" bike in my life and it was a kid at my school who made one in Auto.
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21-02-2009, 10:53 PM | #45 | ||
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Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle, best toy ever (in 1975 that is lol). I still remember how excited I was christmas day when I opened mine.
Another great toy I had(I cant remember what they were called) was two cars with pannels that would fly off when you ran them into each other. They were one of those toys with a rip cord, you pulled it out as fast as you could and then put the car on the ground and off it whent. I remember they didnt last long as the whole point of them was to smash them into things as hard as you could. I allso loved the old space lego but only ever had 2 of the small kits. I allways wanted the big space ships they had. About 2 years ago I bought a big bag of mixed space lego for my son off e bay for $150. I have been able to make all 3 of the orignal space ships with the stuff i got. So my son now plays with all 3 and they are worth about $400 but I dont care about that I just love to see him play with something I loved when I was his age.
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22-02-2009, 12:05 AM | #46 | |||
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22-02-2009, 10:27 AM | #47 | |||
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22-02-2009, 04:56 PM | #48 | ||
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"COTTER PINS" (spelling?? Crank/pedal arm locking pin thingies). When I think of dragsters I also think of bleeding ankles from the things. I don't think you can say you were there unless you felt that pain.
Which brings me to my other memory, when you hurt yourself instead of swearing you would make funny noises or even say ouch!
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22-02-2009, 05:03 PM | #49 | |||
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22-02-2009, 06:18 PM | #50 | ||
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I really miss my old green machine..as kids we were drifting long before it was even a word..
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22-02-2009, 07:24 PM | #51 | |||
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And you wonder why we like to drift now, ahahaha. We were taught at a very young age. So does that mean we can sue these toy companies, for teaching us to be "hoons"? LOL! And that T Bar on the dragster, omg. So many memories of mates that had this style of bike and it "had" to have the T Bar. That bike should be restored. Keep this thread going. |
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23-02-2009, 12:13 PM | #52 | ||
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And that T Bar on the dragster, omg. So many memories of mates that had this style of bike and it "had" to have the T Bar. That bike should be restored. QUOTE] Yeah, I know, it "should" be restored, I have a handful of these bikes, a couple with original stickers (one metallic purple, and one yellow), the paint on these is good, and would come out nicely with a touch up. These would be good bikes for a resto. I think I've got a Shimano GT7 T-Bar, and another Sturmey Archer 3 spd setup, so somewhere down the track I'll do a period-correct resto, with dynamo lighting, big sissy bar, air horns, mirrors, speedo etc. But for now, I'm keen to do a ratty retro 3spd lowrider, since there's still a few original bikes getting around, and plenty of lowriders, I'm thinking custom ol' skool with a few lowrider touches. [QUOTE=WAForce8]"COTTER PINS" (spelling?? Crank/pedal arm locking pin thingies). When I think of dragsters I also think of bleeding ankles from the things. I don't think you can say you were there unless you felt that pain. QUOTE] Yeah, I'm not a fan of cotter pin cranks, I usually cut the whole bottom bracket out, and weld in a BMX assembly, converting to 1pc cranks, which are easier to buy pedals/drive sprockets and custom gear for. Also no hassles with slippage and bleeding ankles |
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23-02-2009, 01:58 PM | #53 | ||
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of cotter pin cranks, I usually cut the whole bottom bracket out, and weld in a BMX assembly, converting to 1pc cranks, which are easier to buy pedals/drive sprockets and custom gear for. Also no hassles with slippage and bleeding ankles[/QUOTE]
the only bleeding ankles i got was from feral dogs. was it the cotter pins that gave bleeding ankles or something else i lost in the translation.
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23-02-2009, 05:33 PM | #54 | ||
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The toy I never got but always dreamed of in the sixties, the politically incorrect "Johny Seven One Man Army".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Seven_OMA Kinda looked like a GPMG M60 only better. War was always my favorite game as a young un. Airfix made a lovely Tommy Gun that fired plastic bullets from its removable magazine. They also made a nice L1A1 SLR, also with a removable magazine AND a bayonet. Cannot give little Johny a toy gun today, he may get the wrong idea and want to join the army |
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23-02-2009, 08:07 PM | #55 | ||
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When I was a kid the ice cream to have was the DOUBLE CHOC. Wish I could get one today. I would tell the Diabetes to go and get rooted and woof down on that lovely overly rich , sickening ice cream. YUM.
On the BMX you were a sook if you didnt have a set of Bear Trap pedals. They did lovely things to your shins , calves and ankles if your foot sliped off while peddling. We had one guy at school who had a red set of tuffs on his bike. Man he was cool. I felt like a king the few times he let me ride his bike. |
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24-02-2009, 09:59 AM | #56 | ||
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Now there's a flashback. My Haro rocked Odyssey triple traps and black Skyway II tuffs, all the way up until '96 (there were much stronger alloy rims and user-friendly platform pedals available at the time). These were things I had pined for for a long time as a kid in the 80's, so once BMX made a resurgence and I could afford them, my Haro underwent somewhat of a "devolution"....
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24-02-2009, 01:04 PM | #57 | ||
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Bunch of old farts we have become.
Oh how I wish I could get that purple dagster back again. An remember those days when ya went into the butcher with ya mum and he gave ya a cherrio. When was the last time ya went to a butcher with your kid and he gave them a cherrio?? I guess these are just some of thing of the past that will never be seen again. |
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24-02-2009, 10:40 PM | #58 | |||
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24-02-2009, 11:08 PM | #59 | ||
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Lego. before it was all branded. And matchbox cars... I regret throwing all my childhood stuff out a couple of years ago..
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24-02-2009, 11:19 PM | #60 | ||
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Mobilo!!!! How good was that stuff!
I was actually shocked to see my 6yo nephew come home from school the other day with some of the timber blocks the exact same as I used to play with in Kindy all those years ago. |
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