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wife found this pic in the closet today
November 19, 1972 Harrison Ohio 2 Man Hare Scrambles. I'm riding with my younger brother Randy (the dirty guy). We were 22 and and 20 then, and both working at a Yamaha/Moto Guzzi/ Norton shop (the same one I buy my bikes from today only now they are Honda/Yamaha.
He was going to ride the first leg. Of course it rained like crazy and the track was a quagmire. He made a few laps before my Yamaha 125 quit running after going thru a horrible mud puddle that became a bog after 100 bikes had run thru it. Our day was over.
Hard to believe it's been almost 1/2 of a century
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Looks like a sloppy, wet, muddy good time ferret! That's a classic scene!
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That's just uber cool....
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I keep looking for Steve McQueen in the background. Such a great photo..
Two questions: Is that your Pontiac in the background? If so, did you just strap the 125 onto the trunk lid?
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What's with the straps on the roof of the LeMans?
Was the bike strapped to the trunk or something like that?
Edit: Ha! Empty and I were thinking the same thing at the same time, apparently....
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LOL, GI60 - I'm thinking: Front tire in trunk, rear tire on ground, straps over the top of the trunk holding the bike upright.
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Are those dress shoes?
Great use of the cage: "Side stand". (and no RLET, but of course it is a Yamaha)
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It's great to have those old pictures
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(05-03-2021, 03:37 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: I keep looking for Steve McQueen in the background. Such a great photo..
Two questions: Is that your Pontiac in the background? If so, did you just strap the 125 onto the trunk lid?
I had what they called Motorcycle Bumper Carriers. Metal ovals that slid in behind the bumper, you put one wheel in each carrier and strapped it down.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/v...1862897319
Yep, 1968 Pontiac LeMan's. That was a nice car for the times. But I ended up trading it in on a Chevy Van which I carried the bike inside to the races.
Found a bunch of more photos I'll post up later, some of you might get a kick out of them
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Wow, that bumper rack reminds me of a display we have in the museum, showing a variety of child car seats that were being manufactured before safety was a concern...
