One more "Big Air" photo. Rabbit Run BMX, near Plano, Texas, circa 1977.

http://www.marksummers.net/bmx/rabbit_run_008.jpg

I little action from the Land of the Rising Sun

GONZO thats killer! up with the wires.!! Stu ,style for miles.!

Thanks Rodneyl. One more from the same day.

http://www.marksummers.net/bmx/rabbit_run_002.jpg

Some from my collection:

Jeff Hunt of Sundance Cycle after the races in Elk Grove Village, IL...circa 82


Tristan Cavato at the "Bums Jungle" trails behind the Motorola factory circa 82


Dan Medittal (sp?) at Elk Grove on my 26" GT test bike



I have some bigger air shots, but gotta dig them up. Stay tuned.

M

I think this is one reason my back is so f'ed up now





Remember the super jump? That's what's on top of the fence, with another board leaning against the fence under it. That was an uuuugly landing...

Great pics everyone, keep them coming!

For them old school dirt jumpers out there, the only way to experience the rush is to charge the jump with abandon, then "encounter + being encountered" with that which transcends reality!

John McNeil, I've never seen a fence used for a jumping pad, that is crazzzy..


Here is an old pic from a place called Hickam Airforce Base, circa 1979-1980. There was this wooden launch pad on the west side of the base and a dirt jump (much smaller in size) on the east side, near a baseball field. It was here that I first saw someone do a bunnyhop 360. Back then, freestyle was rock walks and front endos.

The Hickam launch pad:

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/pe...bletop-jump.jpg


Peace y'all.

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I dont know about the landing, but that is one sweet ask jump! Big Props. JD

John,

That's Sick! You are launching almost vertical!

More big air. This is Michael Tyau getting flat at a spot called Cannon's Club here in Hawaii.

I believe he rode an SE Racing frame.




Hope you like his "Hawaiian Style" tuck.


Cheers.

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The pic of Michael is SICK! I remember that jump like it was yesterday. You need to post these pics on BMXHawaii. I'm tired of posting alone there!

Keep them coming. I know you are saving the best ones of you for last.

Here's one for all you mainlanders. We used to sneak into rich folks pools when it was raining in the winter time and goof off until we got chased out. Good Times!

Yah, that boy could get ill. Another headcase is my childhood best friend and neighbor, "Mento Mike" Akioka, seen here getting rad at Cannons Club once more.





This guy was a total bike mangler.. seen here jumping and flatlining with my tuff wheels! I broke a number of bike parts including 5 or 6 chromoly Mongoose frames (and a DG fork like 3 hours after I bought it), but lent him my strongest stuff, he'd still break it.. LOL

Mento man could jump pretty rad, just that he'd never land his mental creations. Think about that for a moment, after a few pileups like this, the chances of breaking something increases exponentially. Nevertheless, I love my brother, now a sushi chef in Hawaii Kai.. married I think too, haven't seen him in over 6 years.

Enjoy big air lovers..


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Keep them coming! Those are some brutal time warp pics! I totally miss those days of "Ride to Live and Live to Ride"

JK

My 6 yr old jumping the 78 goose I built for him. I told him to watch out for those Tange forks bending. LOL

Hey nice!

Are those classic Redline V bars on that bike?

Coolness, I loved those bars in times past...



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Speaking of "warp" dig this Cannons shot.





I should have cut my hair and trimmed my nails, but I had no idea this "Beatles-bad-hair-day" would be exposed for the entire net-world to mock.

Be that as it may, at least my fangs were cleverly hidden behind a clown's mask of a smile.


Enjoy your day everyone..

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RE: BITD, DOUGH (say it like Homer)

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Those are, indeed, classic microline bars for the little guys.

More Hawaii jumping, if you guys don't mind.

This is Curtis Kodama Big Air doing a peace sign at Cannons Club jump, mountain side up.





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Finally his royal badness posts a pic of himself! AWESOME PICS! Thanks for representing the 808! So whats the rundown of the bike in the pic? Goose, Tuffs one piece cranks and? Nice pic of Curtis too. I won't dog you on the hair at least you were wearing shoes that day instead of SLIPPAHS!

Later Bro,
JK

Thanks man. Good eyes you have. Mongoose frame and forks, Tuff wheels, Redline V bars (I cut them a little bit), 43-16 gearing on one piece cranks + 2 piece sprocket set. I also had a tuff neck for a long time after that, the only one I could never break, trust is a good thing. I had a redline neck with the double bolts before that and cracked it. Oakley grips, of course.

As for the hair, I could challenge Mark in a Prell "hair style-off".. LOL too much.. remember Prell came packaged in that lame green squeeze bottle?

The shoes I am wearing were hand-me-downs from my father. White boat shoes, sure beat slippers for sure! I do have some pics of me jumping in slippers though. Looking back, that is stupid!

HAHAHA..

I've dug up some negatives, going to get them developed, including some cool black and white pictures. Actually, I hope they can be developed! We'll see what the cat drags in sometime in the near future.

Have a memorable day Ladies and Gentlemen.


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One more pic though, one of my favorite ones of Michael Tyau, ever. This is tight, LOL ..



Remember that on the bottom part of Cannons Club parking lot (past the little triangle grass piece with the missile) there were 3 small jumps there? Here Michael gets flat off the "middle one". A great shot, he used to land pretty soft.

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Nice shot! Michael did have a smooth style didn't he. He wasn't all cavemanish like the rest of us. I'm hoping you can get those shots printed. Can't wait to see what you got in store for the Masses.

Later,
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Good day JK-

Tyau had a smooth style for sure, never did those "ton of bricks" landings, no wonder his rims always looked straight. I found some old negatives -- using caveman day archelogical technology (cup your hands like a Tibetan monk digging for rice) -- they're being printed over at Longs. See, my caveman tendencies are good for something LOL. They said the prints should be ready by late this afternoon. I'm almost dreading how they come out, a couple of the negatives seemed a little melted/worn.. however I figure it'll show an image and I can make something out of it with the scanner software.

Don't know if you've ever met Raymond Motosue, this is his best picture. Taken at the old Makiki jump. Props to Cosmo for his arial photographic wizardry. And for me as I saved the negatives..

See this:

Last time I talked to him, he was packing/lugging suitcases and baggage for a touring company in Waikiki. Again, due to my active inattention to BMX days of yore, I failed to grab his contact information. Nevertheless, we called him "whale" back in the olden days, but not due to his size, mating habits or his affection for Jonah.. LOL.

I believe the name came about one day when we were power-sliding dirt at him (we loved him like a younger sibling) and he could not power slide dirt back on us in retaliation. So he had to work on his dirt-spouting, like a whale. I remember we'd put McDonald's pickles on his seat and grips, he had those horrific grips made of foam and they sucked.. he was the whipping boy in the group LOL, but hey he rode with us all the time. I wonder if he still sleeps in purple "Checkers and Pogo" pajamas. Hey Raymond, if you're out there, post up holmes.. you know I'm teasing right <rolls eyes >

LOL..

I wonder **rubs 44 year old chin in contemplation**...


Till next time Gents..


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Hey, has anyone ridden or jumped with SLIPPAHS??

After awhile the rat trap pedals dig in and the SLIPPAHS develop these gnarly grooves in um and once the crevasse seeps into "tender underfoot" level, the rat traps begin to bite.

Those 50 cent Aloha ones were the worse, the better ones were made of hard material and cost a pretty penny.. guess which ones I had?

Like a bad "bend-but-don't-break" defense in the NFL, my SLIPPAHS attended the same school of thought. At least my toenails were finely manicured, kept the dirt from impaling themsleves under the nail...

Here is what the SLIPPAHS look like when jumping.. a bad habit I broke shortly after weaning myself off thumb-sucking and clutching a security blanket.

Ta-Da:

I have to confess something. Those are indeed ashtabula cranks and my younger sister's front rim I pilfered off the beautiful chrome Mongoose she never rode. The break calipers were "permanently borrowed" from my youngest sister's 3-speed bicycle too. What a punk I was, they should see me now LOL.. sorry sis, but notice how I've managed to make good use of those parts <grins>

That dog-ugly, barf-orange T-shirt I was wearing says "The Perfect Nut", a plug for the Macademia Nut farms in Kona on the Big Island. I got it when we toured the plant waaay back when with my family.

Oh, the SLIPPAHS. I hated when they got wet, they became very slippery (haha) and squeeky. Then every so often the little centerpiece that goes into the hole would pop out. Once the knob broke off, I'd use a rusty nail from my father's shop to pin back the strap. What a genius I was <gags> .. LOL.


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So is that how you got your screen name the perfect nut? Cool pics and story about Raymond "Whale" MOTOsue. Cool last name for a BMXer. Is that shot of you at Cannons? Doing the famous one hander? Funny, for some reason I remember you always wearing slippahs when you were riding. It stuck in my head since you used to get so gnarly wearing slippers and I had a hard time pulling stuff with shoes. Another Hombre that could get down with the rubba slippahs was Rockne Tang. I know he has a virtual gold mine of Vintage pics. Or at least he had at one point. He had these really cool shots of him Shimano-ing in black and white. I believe a newspaper photog took those at Triangles. So if you are out there Rockne - step up and post bro! For those of you not from Hawaii we used to call what I think everyone calls a helicopter - Shimano. The term came from when the mainland factory riders came down to Hawaii to race. John George raced for Shimano at the time and would pull huge helicopters during the race. So all us local savages called it the Shimano. I couldn't tell you who won the race that day. Every local kid back then remembers John George though!

JK

BUMP This is some of the biggest air for Benny Baker. He is 6. The foam pit seemed big to him. The only thing Vintage BMX about him is his dad.

Kelley B

Cool shots! Just keep blasting away with that camera and save them for him! The way I see it us Dads are the future of BMX. Reliving the past and getting our kids into our beloved sport!

JK

Aw man thanks for the post! Mark started calling me that after reading my T-shirt. Mark is the man, I wish I knew where he was these days. I heard he was a serious fisherman, sailing on a boat for weeks at a time.

Raymond MOTOsue, ha yeah.. I hope I see him one day in Waikiki since thats where we live. You're right about Rockne and his slippers. I can still see in my memory banks all the pictures of Rock doing jumps in slippers -- courtesy of his older brother Robert. Rob had a ton of them, I am sure there are both jumping and racing ones as the Rock was a terror on the track.

Robert, Rock and Roland, where are you guys??

I am actively watching out for Clarence here at my building downtown. Another friend named Matthew was also class of 81, he might know where Robert is. Matt works across the street at the American Savings building. I'm looking out for him too.

Here is a picture of me launching off the "middle jump" on the lower 3-jump set at Cannons. I am indeed sporting slippers. Just spoked the rear blue wheel the night before and by the end of the day it resembled a Hawaiian taco. My rear brakes were also mounted underneath the cranks.

SLIPPAHS:

I stopped jumping with slippers after a horrible incident at the Kahala elementary school jump, near the swingset (I swear I remember jumping with you there), my feet came off the pedals and I rat trapped my shins that still bear the permanent tattoo of Shimano death, that is, a helicopter gone bad.

THANKS for posting some Hawaiian BMX history on terms, the "Shimano" as I was unaware of it's origin. I knew it was a helicopter, but we did call it a Shimano. John George was a jumping king as far was I knew, my hero, I wanted to be able to fly like he could, hot DANG.

SHIMANO Hawaiian kine:



This is the beautiful Mongoose frame that Mark and Cos gave me, my first real bicycle.


Just another dirt-bunny bouncing around..

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Aloha Kelly B-

Great shots of Benny! Thats some big air for 6 years of age, for sure.

I've never heard or seen a foam pit until I saw a freestyle thing on TV where guys were learning to do backflips into a pit. Tripped me out.

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I think this is a fun thread. I just felt like adding to it more. These pics aren't the biggest air but they were fun air.

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Ho yea, if that is not BIG air, I don't know what is!

Those are serious air, thanks for posting those. May I ask, did you go dirt-to-ramp in terms of jumping or just ramps, then dirt? Was it hard to transition? I can't tell if you are on dirt in the smaller pic.

I jumped on only dirt, besides curbs and off other things like loading docks and other man-made structures like roofs. I was never exposed to vertical ramps in person, I only saw them in magazines after the skatepark thing with guys like Stu, Tinker and Eddie Fiola. In 82, I moved to Arizona and rode on dirt for half a year, then my bike got stolen and I quit the sport cold-turkey.

To be serious, I don't think I could have been successful on vert ramps, they just defy my sense of logic and in a mentally warped way seem to "dehumanize" the aspect of jumping per se. I don't mean that in a bad way, of course. Its just a whole different ball of wax.

On the X-Games I see on TV they are doing stuff I never dreamed could even be done. Seriously deranged tricks that are beyond nuts on both dirt and vert ramps.

Absolutely retarded. This includes you mate, awesome.

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Hey, I saw somebody else post a pool jump. I got one of those. Mine is from 1977.

Were you even born yet?

Red Baron,

I posted the pool jump. I guess that was our version of the foam pit back then.

Cool shot!

JK

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Dope pictures as always! I remember the Kahala jump! Looks like you have pics of every jump on the island. Very cool indeed. I stared at the one you are tableing at Cannons for a while. It's a great pic. Not only for the fact that you are getting flat wearing slippers. But, check the background of that shot. Thats Cannons man! What a memory that place was huh? Good times indeed. Remember how much BMXers were there at times? I loved that place. Couldn't wake up early enough during the summer to hit the jumps. Some of the best times in my life were spent there.

JK

Here is a couple of shots of our local magazine lads.
Kerin Hood is the main guy on the PK with the busted front wheel. These guys were good and did travelling shows. This would be from mid 82.

Coasty, I like the top picture. I especially like the upper left corner, "Boys will be boys."

Thanks Coasty, those pictures are tight!

I appreciate photo full effects, I mean the riders just ooze "Pro", clean out with full-face helmets, shoes, jerseys, number plates and bikes.

Hey Red Baron, I'm older than you mate LOL

I was born in 1963, just call me Grandpa .. well, not that ancient..



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Thanks man, I was lucky to have saved the negatives and some pictures from back-when.

Here's a prize:

PAIEA at Kahala jump:




This is not big air, but I believe it to be like 75 or 76? This is my Webco bike. I am not even sure who took the shot, but what a classic LOL **shorts and slippers**

I think Cannons Club jumps were the all-time best and longest lasting jumps in Hawaii back in the day. The city never put up barriers or anything. I agree, my best times and memories probably involved the Cannons jumps. Awesome!

I leave you with more Big Air, this is Jeffrey Kang.

JEFF:


I remember Jeffrey was an enigma in the world of Hawaii BMX. I mean, he had a load of talent, but was so unpredictable. One time at a public swimming pool he bit into the large chlorine tablet, laughing that it was a white "lifesaver". Even a human cryptologist could not deconstruct this guy.

Nevertheless, I leave you all with my rememberance of his big air exploits.


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Aaa...Perfectnut...



Obviously you do not know who I am, (consider yourself lucky)

I was born in 59!

Thanks for the age test thing. If I said that makes me feel groovy I would be lying!

Dennis Dain

Hey, nobody has posted a jump shot of a side hack. How about this one?

SO KOOL!! jumpin the Hack, twice the fun, twice as crazy!!! hey Red Baron , are you toeclipped in ???

RodneyR, The toeclip on the right pedal is just to keep my foot on the pedal when I was leaning out in a left turn.

Funny, whenever I post that picture, someone always notices the toeclip.

Oh man, you're this:

Red Baron of BMX Hall of Fame!

I didn't make the connection.. **knocks palm of hand against forehead like a metronome**

LOL

I'll bet that pic of you and Stu I just posted is ready to be mummified..

Nice hack pic, I haven't thought of sidehacks in decades.. good one!


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Yo -P-, the picture above is actually last summer.
This next picture of Stu and I is closer to being mummified. ...1976, Off Bonsai at Saddleback, (in shorts).



Here is another hack shot, from the California Cup at Corona in 76.





Now that's funny! I am cracking up on that line!!!

Thanks for the answer Dennis.

Hey Red Baron, thanks for the pics, thats tight!

To be honest, I've never even seen a sidehack in real life.. only in the BMX magazines. Some of the old school Hawaiian guys may have, but I was in the scene for a only short number of years. I can't believe you can get air on a hack, that takes good timing with the stoker (or "stroker", though that sounds a little obscene..LOL) .. I don't know what the technical term is..

Last summer means you're still getting down, that is cool.. really. I'd be afraid (or concerned, rather) to get injured as "I gotta go to work tommorrow".. . I work in IT for a law firm, I'd look a little "not well" if I showed up with a sprocket tattoo on my face. Looking at the picture more closely, Stu's helmet appears to be the type I see those crazy X-Game dirt and street guys wear, also he has that shin-guard on the right leg. Are those MotoMags on the hack?? It made me pre-date the pic older than it really is..

Well, since you and Jeremy posted a pool shot wherein you're actually tabletopping upside down into water.. and I have none to offer.. I will then post this one instead in keeping with the harmony of the thread.

Paiea landing on brown petrified water:


The blurry eyed social fixation on the lower left side of the pic leaning against the yellow car is none other than Matthew Kanoho. The furry figure strandling the chrome Robinson with Tuff Wheels is Mark Miyashiro, doing his best "yodeling yeti" impersonation by uttering a gentle grunt of approval at my failed attempt to land this sucker.

If I recall right, my father beat me down for chewing up his black isotoner gloves without his permission. I wasn't the bright bulb on the meat rack back then LOL. Since we're talking about mummified 40+ year old orgasms, I vote we wear King Henry gloves (used by angelic beings, cardinals and Popes) next time we attend critical "Mass", the bishops would be proud. I'd rather be mummified in the Luxor, Las Vegas.

But thats just me.


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Matthew Kanoho, a.k.a., Napolean Dynamite!

Yes, our man loves tetherball and wears chapstick. I'll bet he traded his milk for tater tots in grade school..


After I did this at Cannons Club:


.. our hero built a pinata of Paiea and proceeded to whack it incessantly, thus breaking Perfectnut's coccyx and sealing his fate as the young gun who never learned to shop for properly fitted moon boots.



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Hey, I have one of those early/blury Kodak photos of me doin a tabletop!

How 'bout this?

Awesome Thread Guys!!!

Man, I need to get my scanner fired up, I have a boat load of these type of shot from the So-Cal spots for the early '80s and '90s.

Stu's pic over the 3 cars is still an all time favorite.

Cheers,

Barry