What were you driving 40 years ago (1971)

[arntufun]

1971 was two years prior to my arrival on earth. :spyder:

 

[Bob Denman]

A 1945 Jeep MB... It lit a fire in me for those old vehicles that still burns today...

 

[MarkLawson]

A Schwinn bicycle.

Mine waste green & had an awesome banana seat & two speeds. Loved that bike. Was the first in my neighborhood to ride my bike down the slide at the local grade school.

May have bought my first 10-speed around that time too.

 

[SteveMac]

Mine waste green & had an awesome banana seat & two speeds. Loved that bike. Was the first in my neighborhood to ride my bike down the slide at the local grade school.

May have bought my first 10-speed around that time too.

Me too. Blue (almost purple) color and the banana seat was vinyl/glitter. Had a "slick" for a back tire. That was a wheelie machine !!!!

Hard to re call for sure but I remembered it being much darker blue than this photo i googled! And mine had STP oil stickers all over it!

 

[Mr. White]

In 1971, a 1970 Honda CB750, a present to myself after returning from Viet Nam, in the 60's a BSA 500cc single, in the 50's a Cushman scooter (while in Japan) and a BSA 650 twin (when back in the states) and in the 40's, a scooter, a Salsbury I think...something like that. A 5hp washing machine engine and a metal plate that rubbed the rear wheel for a brake. Stopping at 30mph (top speed) took 1/4 mile...wild days. I had a buddy who had a Harley 45 or 61 cc. I rode it a time or two and thought heaven is here.


:spyder2:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I was driving my parents crazy and riding on the school bus or the back seat of the car.

 

[nudle]

I was driving a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner-383 auto -2door hardtop . Wish I had that car to day.

 

[NancysToy]

.....A 5hp washing machine engine and a metal plate that rubbed the rear wheel for a brake......

:roflblack: Hey George, my tricycle has one of those brakes! Come to think of it, I rode that in 1971, too.

 

[HntngTrout]

WOW Bultaco Matador

I had a 68 Bultaco Matador 250 :thumbup: and a 71 Sherpa T 250 :yes: and a 350 Honda Scrambler. Tried to ride trials events almost every weekend until I had to spent 6 monts in a hip high cast for doing wheelies on the Matador in the back yard. Caught the close line with the front fender and couldn't recover from it :sour:. Broke my ankle and the doctor though he could keep off motorcycles. Boy did i fool him :banghead:. Leg fit really nice on the handle bars. No problem riding around back yard until you had to stop. Then that tested your talentspps:.

 

[Questions]

A Suzuki TS 125:yes:

 

[bruiser]

I think I was still on the Honda 90. I know shortly after I sold it I purchased the Honda 350. The 90 was ok for around the base and town and fun on the forest service roads in the Lincoln National Forest. The 350 was a good highway bike but not offroad, plugs kept fouling.Then I got the 175 Trials:yikes: Back to the question, it was probably the Honda 90. Oh, and a '61 Belair with no rear floor.

 

[CyncySpyder]

I was ryding home, from the hospital, for the very first time ​

 

[Badazzspydee]

69 Honda Sport 90

 

[Lamonster]

Kaw 90, then Hodaka Super Rat ACE 100, then Husky 250 :doorag: All pieces of junk :thumbup:

 

[Pennyrick]

Can't quite get all the way back to 1971. We didn't start to ride until '74.

Here is my 1974 Honda CB 360T. I wasn't excited about the stock color so I had Carlini (located in Detroit) do a custom paint job on it.

A lot of money to plow into a small Honda Twin but there were no others like it on the road.

 

[MarkLawson]

I was ryding home, from the hospital, for the very first time ​

:thumbup:

 

[retired1]

In '71 I traded my '65 Honda 450 for a '61(1 kick) Hd Sportster. If it didn't start on the first kick, which it usually did, you could figure on jumping on the pedal 9 more times before it wuld start. It had a "cruiser w/shld, white fiberglass bags, white banana seat and dual exhausts. I had it painted '68 Ford Metallic Blue. From behind it looked like a "baby HD 74"
I loved that bike!

 

[Campverdefela]

 

[Heliplt]

A Baby Stroller

 

[STUNMUN]

40 years ago