What were you driving 40 years ago (1971)

[boborgera]

have to bring this up as being in the ARMY at the time, i was riding, if you will, choppers, not the biker type, but helicopters in VIETNAM. any one else? i am sure there must be
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Yep, Out of Dragon Mountain [Pleiku] But in 66/67.

 

[jgwoods]

'71 I was riding my '70 Norton Commando, a nice Irish green it was, and fast too. Traded my
Beezer Thunderbolt for it. Before that a Harley.

 

[eagle]

after NAM ride

in 1972 i got a 1957 HD PUMPED UP 1200cc chopper. it blew anything on the road away. sure would be fun to try against spyder, would be quite a show, but no longer have it.

 

[GA-SPYDER]

Darn! Missed it by one year!
In '72, was riding a '68 Honda 350 Scrambler. You had to carefull riding that thing with shorts on (burns). Straight pipes with Snuffers, no shields!:thumbup:

 

[Desert Spyder]

Cmon Forrest. 60 years? Really? Good thing you stopped there. I can't go back any further. I was being carried. But 40 years ago I had my 67 Plymouth Barracuda. Now there was a car!

 

[BajaRon]

in 1972 i got a 1957 HD PUMPED UP 1200cc chopper. it blew anything on the road away. sure would be fun to try against spyder, would be quite a show, but no longer have it.

In 1971 I rode a 1970 candy apple read Kawasaki H1 triple. Doesn't look like much but it was AWESOME in its day! 385 lbs and 60hp out of 500cc's. I raced everything that would have a go and lost only once.

I was so used to winning that I didn't give it all I had until it was too late. Not sure it would have made a lot of difference though. Got beat pretty badly.

I didn't know what a Shelby Cobra was but if I had, I'd have let that one go. All I saw was tail lights!

Looked something like this (though not from the rear which I got the best look at)

 

[docdoru]

1974

 

[madozier]

A tricycle.

 

[Slybird]

1971 BMW R60/5

Bought my R60/5 in June of 1971 for a whopping $1,680 brand new!!! Kept it for over 20 years before I sold it in a fit of madness. Sure wish I could redo that mistake!!!

 

[memphisdan]

Honda CL 350, loved that bike. I sold it in 74 or 75 after my daughter was born, on more bikes until 2010 Spyder RT.

 

[effgjamis]

Cmon Forrest. 60 years? Really? Good thing you stopped there. I can't go back any further. I was being carried. But 40 years ago I had my 67 Plymouth Barracuda. Now there was a car!

WOW !!!! I am sure glad everything came out ok .....:roflblack:

 

[hawkiii]

It was my second year of high school and I was riding a Honda 90 back and forth to school.hyea:

 

[SpydeRider2010]

71 Ford Pinto and riding a Sears Puch

 

[GregP]

40 years ago....

A Norton 650cc P-11 'Scrambler', Norton 750cc 'Commando', Bright Red Shelby Cobra Mustang 428 cu.in. Convertible w/custom Tan interior, all for low flight..... a Bellanca Scout float plane for high flying !!! and I miss them all ! but I was crazy about my '09 RS SE5 :spyder2: with all of its' Mods. It has recently departed to a new owner because I wasn't ryding it enough after picking up my new '11 RT-S SE5 :spyder2: which I am equally crazy about. Just getting ready to start a winter program of RT Mods. Lots of Bells, Whistles, and Bling. ( It's your fault Lamont! By the way, 'Groundeffect' (Dean) says Hello. )

Regards to all....
GregP

 

[cyclelover63]

I bought a 185 Suzuki..took the front wheel off of it ,took the back seat out of my 1963 chevy nova so the bike would fit,so I could get it home...powder blue..was fun!

 

[WackyDan]

Ironically, I was driving a tricycle.

 

[wyliec]

A 1970 Challenger, 440, 6 pack, 4 speed pistol grip.

 

[Havasu Rider]

A black/white Dodge with a red light on top and a siren under the hood. Not a very good ride but it got better over the years. Wife would not let me get a bike until the kids were grown.:sour:

 

[soaring hawk]

1970 suzuki 90

:thumbup:lime green suzuki 90 with hi and lo gears with chrome fenders


cycle lover 63 i just picked up a suzuki 185 ranger in working order

 

[Farmboy]

anything my mom would let me. 1971 I was in the 2end grade.