The good old days?

MikeG · Nov 19, 2021

The good old days?

RatedSpeed · Dec 10, 2021

MikeG said:
The good old days?

Yup, back when there wasn't much loose change in their pockets they would buy a "BLEM" two different size whitewalls didn't matter, the pedestrians could only see one side at a time.
Can you imagine the polish posers doing that today.

jaydee75 · Dec 11, 2021

How about "recaps"? I used to use $10 recaps on the rear wheels of my 427 Stingray.
Jaydee

RatedSpeed · Dec 11, 2021

We use to run "May Pops " from the salvage yard. May pop today, may pop tomorrow, but at 5 bucks a piece it didn't much matter cause it left us with beer money.

SteveMinning · Dec 11, 2021

RatedSpeed said:
We use to run "May Pops " from the salvage yard. May pop today, may pop tomorrow, but at 5 bucks a piece it didn't much matter cause it left us with beer money.

Hah! I forgot about that term. We used to call them "Minneapolis Maypops."

RatedSpeed · Dec 16, 2021

Men of steel...and the bikes...the tach needle appears to be dimed..OUCH !!

Daytona when it was on the beach. Gotta love it.

Whatever it takes to get some weight over the wheel.

gortnipper · Dec 17, 2021

SteveMinning said:
Hah! I forgot about that term. We used to call them "Minneapolis Maypops."

I resemble that. Was born there. Ice driving on Lake Minnetonka.

acotrel · Dec 17, 2021

When I was a kid in Australia in the 1950s, you could buy a 1940s Indian 1200 or a Velocette for about 12 pounds. But a new Manx Norton cost about 500 pounds. How much do you think we earned each week ?

Onder · Dec 17, 2021

Yes tell us how much you earned. Biggest flaw in figuring value of any currency at any time is pay scale is rarely included.

alan hodge · Dec 17, 2021

groovy

Craig · Apr 29, 2023

Not only tires to miss from back in the day , I miss it all , can you imagine thumbing your way around as a student today , talking to strangers just to pass the time , going for a walk in the woods with no objective ( well maybe keeping an eye out for sign) giving a lift to hitch hikers , and countless other activities we did just for the hell of it …. I paid cash as usual this morning at Duc club coffee , poor girl was challenged to break a $20 when I refused her payment machine

concours · Apr 29, 2023

Craig said:
Not only tires to miss from back in the day , I miss it all , can you imagine thumbing your way around as a student today , talking to strangers just to pass the time , going for a walk in the woods with no objective ( well maybe keeping an eye out for sign) giving a lift to hitch hikers , and countless other activities we did just for the hell of it …. I paid cash as usual this morning at Duc club coffee , poor girl was challenged to break a $20 when I refused her payment machine

I like to ask the youngsters: "Do you accept cash?" With a very serious expression

Craig · Apr 29, 2023

I really bummed her out , she hadn’t even really looked up from her machine to notice I had cash … told her I was a Dino , gave me a blank look

The good old days?

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