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Anybody know the make and model of the bike?  The caption on the photo from the national archives is... 

"A Marine motorcycle scout leads a jeep patrol across the Mojave Desert during Exercise BRAVE SHIELD XVI
Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XVI

Base: Twentynine Palms

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Joe Smith

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

 

1057405233_AMarinemotorcyclescoutleadsajeeppatrolacrosstheMojaveDesertduringExerciseBRAVESHIELDXVIUSNationalArchives.png.59ea3c1fdca74456b6f4a0f128310e15.png

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1 hour ago, Mikey777 said:

Anybody know the make and model of the bike?  The caption on the photo from the national archives is... 

"A Marine motorcycle scout leads a jeep patrol across the Mojave Desert during Exercise BRAVE SHIELD XVI
Subject Operation/Series: BRAVE SHIELD XVI

Base: Twentynine Palms

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Joe Smith

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

 

1057405233_AMarinemotorcyclescoutleadsajeeppatrolacrosstheMojaveDesertduringExerciseBRAVESHIELDXVIUSNationalArchives.png.59ea3c1fdca74456b6f4a0f128310e15.png

My first dirt bike was a 1971 Yamaha CT175. This on in the picture is a 1978 or 1979 DT175.

Here is a link to the bike:

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/yamaha/yamaha_dt175 79.htm

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1 hour ago, Covered in Dust said:

Looks like a Yamaha DT

That's what I thought; first bike I ever owned!

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Just now, simicrintz said:

The bike in the link is the exact one I had, Mark!  Brings back memories :)

Wow! Pretty cool! They were great bikes! 

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