A favorite from another life time

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Stewie Bennet and Jeff Liesk had just come out of juniors into restricted class A 125cc and the rest of us were again just grid fillers, Laurie Alderton was a god in enduro, even Geoff Udy was a force to be reckoned with up here, you could find a long haired quiet lout named Mick Doohan working at Bob Cowleys’ Gold Coast m/cycle wreckers when he wasn’t racing flattrack (mid-pack rider) or at Surfers international raceway, (awesome on the tar).
Geoff Eldridge (and others but GE was the face and main protanganist) had just sucessfully shamed the NSW government and the ACU to allow juniors to return to MX tracks all over the state
Stephen Gall had not long semi-retired, I was 17 and had just had a 2 yr layout prompted by a crash during practice on our home track that almost ripped my right leg off, did a few sessions at the old School of motocross, laid off the drinks and drugs and was back into it for real, or so I thought

The original gloves from my 1982 semi-sponsered Ride………..

Guess which brand I rode?

Hint had the best rear suspension system ever made, and is now considered the bikes that nailed the coffin lid on twin shocks, and is my second favourite bike of all time.

My training/riding mate rode red though, but he was a senior A grader and had too many knocks on the head at the initial SX ever in Aust at Tivoli(J Leal, sad story too)

The ehlmet that was 3 days old when I cleared the T/Top at Reedy Creek…… unfortunately I landed upside down still attached to the bike (I thought it was the bloke on the KTM250 below me that was in trouble and i was just a bit nose high :ohmy: wrong again dipstick ), the resulting head injuries put paid to any dreams I had of MX stardom (pipedreams anyway :blush: )

neither the helmet or gloves have ever been worn since.

what I took up after my stint in Southport head trauma unit

My original roadbike jacket, a Walden Miller figured road was safer….. :S and you know what for me it was

just a little flashback,

brings a grin to the old leathery jowls doesn’t it Laddies

Bruce C

[Anonymous]

axel wrote:

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I still have GTR gear somewhere around here. Hot pink jersey still new actually.

Show us some pics of that IT250 DD I have a buyer lined up already.

Pics of it in its hey day or its sad and sorry state of being a spider home now?

[Anonymous]

champo35 wrote:

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racy and i are already helping out with retro races at a club that we are in. sorry

Thats a pity Champo that you cant organise a retro ride for OBT, could of been your first go at organising one for all of us at OBT.

Least you will be able to use the experience that you gain from the other club one to host a super ride for OBT when you can swing it.

Short of that I might be able to do one next year – I might wait for TB to be all better though, so I can bludge some retro gear off him. I dont think my old riding jeans and flanno would fit anymore :blush:

[GregMember]

Yeah that’s a plan Dan dont have to wait for me I will help to organise a ride even if I cant ride I am in to help, what about we organise it on private land (have a place in mind) or a ride park with a dirt track and motocross track so unrego’ed bikes can be used. I will get the 1976 RM 370 we can get your IT going, Chris is working on an old YZ, Moose has a shed full of them and Bollocks should be able to find a bike for everyone on the site :laugh:

Alright will work out a date and start a thread

Now back on topic

TB

[GregMember]

Mr Blue wrote:

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That awesome Blue its what this thread is about, RM with Full Floater the best suspension around was the thought at the time

TB

[GregMember]

You ever see one of those Macios in action Blue with the Alpha 1 suspension, the bike was like Christie thing it broke everyone’s collar bone that rode it, did 3 guys didnt mine but tried at Cameron Park raceway once :blush:

TB

[Mick DMember]

I have posted this pic before but is on topic for this thread.

Here I am in about 1984 on a RM125X/T?? Cant remember.
anyhow I thought I looked pretty cool in my cut off overalls, Rossi road boots and my beloved AGV KR2000 Kenny Roberts replica helmet.

[Anonymous]

not bad mick. there is no way in the world the front brake of my elsinore would do that.

[GregMember]

champo35 wrote:

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not bad mick. there is no way in the world the front brake of my elsinore would do that.

Theres more then just front brake, granted it needs to be half effective, but Micks has set himself up to do it, slight downhill, well forward, weighted the bike. If you practiced it I reckon you could have the old elsinore doing it mate maybe whip the wheel of and clean the brake shoes and drum up. Then just bite the bullet

Real good Mick, love the overalls (boiler suit Moto :laugh: ) with the cut off sleeves real cool.

TB

[Mick DMember]

I used to pull the same caper at traffic lights on my RD250 :S

[Anonymous]

Trailboss wrote:

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champo35 wrote:

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not bad mick. there is no way in the world the front brake of my elsinore would do that.

Theres more then just front brake, granted it needs to be half effective, but Micks has set himself up to do it, slight downhill, well forward, weighted the bike. If you practiced it I reckon you could have the old elsinore doing it mate maybe whip the wheel of and clean the brake shoes and drum up. Then just bite the bullet

Real good Mick, love the overalls (boiler suit Moto :laugh: ) with the cut off sleeves real cool.

TB

i’ve tried everything to improve my front brake. the only thing left is to get a wheel of a 250 for it (bigger brake). i rather keep it 125 spec.
just aswell it corners well because it really rushes into them :ohmy:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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You ever see one of those Macios in action Blue with the Alpha 1 suspension, the bike was like Christie thing it broke everyone’s collar bone that rode it, did 3 guys didnt mine but tried at Cameron Park raceway once :blush:

TB

Yep tried a 250 of the same years twice, once on a mock/practice SX track, was a right dog, all hit up high and flexy forks with a weird feel to the rear, another time at a cindertrack meeting, was in it’s element there. Watched a few of the big Alpha I & IIs at a few queensland meets during my layoff, sound was awesome had it all over the Cr450/480s ( my mate rode red) and washed the poor old YZ465 in the turns.

but hop on any those old bikes now and i wonder how we did it….. :huh:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Mick that’s a 1981 “T” last of the twin shocker, air cooled, and were the pinnacle of 1970s’ zooks, the next model was the awesome “X” suzuki was rushing developement from 1981-1985 so quickly that they even changed specs mid-year sometimes.

I had an RM80x 1982, then a an RM80x 1982 & 1/2 very different bikes same year models, and the 125 got the same brakes as the 250 & 400 in the “T”, the suzuki brakes weren’t anywhere near as good as the yamaha ones tho’ my ITs’ were its’ strong point.

BC

Unfortunately we don’t have many photos left cause when my parents split my old man chucked a right spack attack and burnt most of my and my next youngest brothers stuff in a bonfire, even my brothers teddy bear and baby pics.

[Mick DMember]

Yeah my old man burnt my teddie too

And several other nice bits of underwear I was keeping. :blush:

LOL.

[PaulMember]

EAGLE`02 wrote:

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I can see a Retro jersey comp at the next OBT anniversary ride i think.
It was on the cards for Louee, but didn`t get enough momentum or something !!!

Lets run it for sure for a laugh now
Months to get ya gear sorted in readiness

I have a rat jersey and pants, pants done fit anymore

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