The Good Old Days

[dirt dame 561]

I spent the morning putting together a dirt riding album that spans 1972 to 1980. I may add more later as I find stuff.

Some of it you have seen posted here and there on the website. A lot of it, you haven't.

http://s263.photobucket.com/albums/ii145/d...f%20dirtbiking/

[sandiegoland 0]

That's a hoot!

You need to photochop Steve McQueen in the background of one of the B/W's...

[mctrails 38]

Very NICE!!! Thanks for putting those up. Brings back memories of days gone bye...

[dirt dame 561]

I used to take pictures for a little local newspaper called Southern California Moto Cross. Somewhere is a box with all kinds of racing shots in it from the early 70s. I just can't find that box. Otherwise, there'd be a bunch of shots of a lot of other racers as well.

[Uncle Phill 0]

72-80 is the "old days"? I thought that was yesterday. CRS must be acting up.

Phill

[tlking6 0]

Very cool Mimi! Thanks for sharing.

[Crawdaddy 96]

Good Stuff!

[PastaPilot 17]

This is a badass picture. Can you show me how to jump with this much style?

Thanks for sharing.

[dirt dame 561]

This is a badass picture. Can you show me how to jump this much style?

Er....I think I forgot how to jump like that....

[trailtracker 0]

Nothing like revisting the old days to find out that nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

[dsfox 0]

very cool....that is the stuff that great family and childhood memories are made of....and a bit of history of the making of a "master".....thanks..d

[cardiffchris 0]

Great Photos

Thanks for sharing

I lived in Village Park as that Encinitas track was surrounded and then built over (circa 1978 or 1979)

[Jaynen 0]

This is a badass picture. Can you show me how to jump this much style?

Er....I think I forgot how to jump like that....:ok:

If you remember teach me too!

[dirt dame 561]

If you remember teach me too!

Just don't ask me how to do a whip. :ok:

[Beezzz 6]

You are rocking. Reminds me of my the Carlsbad days. Open varied terrain. High speeds. NO TRIPLES!

Beezzz

[X-Racer 0]

My first post here: Great memories...

I need to go find my DKW, Puch and AJS pics.

...and I can teach someone how to do a wicked whip.

Putting it all back down on the ground and riding away from it however may be a challenge.

[dirt dame 561]

My first post here: Great memories...

I need to go find my DKW, Puch and AJS pics.

...and I can teach someone how to do a wicked whip.

Putting it all back down on the ground and riding away from it however may be a challenge.

I always used to want a Stormer.

Post up an introduction in our "new member introduction" forum.

[socalhodaka 105]

My first post here: Great memories...

I need to go find my DKW, Puch and AJS pics.

...and I can teach someone how to do a wicked whip.

Putting it all back down on the ground and riding away from it however may be a challenge.

What no Hodaka back then?

[X-Racer 0]

Had both an Ace 90 and 100. Then moved to a series of Sachs and then DKWs.

Dad had a M/C shop in Santa Monica for about 30 years from the 40's to the mid-70s.

My only regret (if you can have one when your Dad had a shop full of bikes) was ironically as Dirt Dame had one, was a 125 Maico. ...which at the time didn't have many supporters, and not too many "key" riders campaigning them (relatively speaking).

I think I have a pic of me and Morris Malone (at a Norton-Villers Dealer's Event) coming off the drop-off jump coming back into the start area at Saddleback (both on Y4 Stormers).

Edit: Added profile in new members

[rexr 0]

This is awesome..

[HVYWT 3]

Those pictures . That really flashed me back, Wow!!!! I thought I knew you when we went riding .

[dirt dame 561]

My only regret (if you can have one when your Dad had a shop full of bikes) was ironically as Dirt Dame had one, was a 125 Maico. ...which at the time didn't have many supporters, and not too many "key" riders campaigning them (relatively speaking).

For some reason I cant seem to find any pictures of me riding the bike (I can't find a lot of my old photos ) , and this one is posted elsewhere. But I am going to post it here:

The seat was all rebuilt, the (Koni) shocks moved up, custom built aluminum air box to go with shock mods, rotary valve was cut, hand rolled up pipe.

[Audible 0]

Nice collection. I remember going to The Carsbad Gran-Prix, but where was the Encinitas track.............almost looks like it was on the BEACH???

[dirt dame 561]

Nice collection. I remember going to The Carsbad Gran-Prix, but where was the Encinitas track.............almost looks like it was on the BEACH???

Maybe it was.....thousands of years ago. The track was inland a few miles, but was mostly sand and sandstone bluffs. Village Park subdivision and commercial developement is on what used to be prime riding and racing land there.

[X-Racer 0]

That was one of the earlier Maico 125s... Nice....

Here is one from what I recall was the Four Aces H&H. I think I was 12 or so...

http://s650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/r...chs_Crossup.jpg

The pic from behind at Saddleback. My dad did the "Batman" cut on the pic

http://s650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/r...AJS_Crossup.jpg

A pic of me on my first REAL bike a 50cc Tahatsu (Those are REAL BATES Leathers folks !)

http://s650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/r...BB_Taihatsu.jpg

Ready for splash-down on the 83 Yam IT250K

http://s650.photobucket.com/albums/uu222/r...t=KenMdwMx2.jpg

I should quit being lazy and go scan some more.

I got this error when I used the image html: Sorry, dynamic pages in the tags are not allowed Whatever that means.