Anyone know what it is?
[ February 08, 2006, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: pitty ]
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I can get it for $150.00 but it's a 4 hour drive from my house.
Anyone know what it is?
[ February 08, 2006, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: pitty ]
Anyone know what it is?
[ February 08, 2006, 10:03 PM: Message edited by: pitty ]
ugly....
chinese food delivery bike, with Lester mags.
chinese food delivery bike, with Lester mags.
I would SO rock that bike....
sonovabeech!!!
I NEVER thought I'd see that bike again!
I had one of those wayyyyyyyyyyyy back when I was I think maybe ten years old. It came with plastic fenders, fake gas tank, front and side numberplates, and had a long seat. It looked just like a Husqvarna or a Bob Hannah Suzuki RM250 motocrosser from the time.
Those are not the stock wheels, nor seat, nor pedals and cranks. I remember the handlebars being lower too. Rims were chrome spoked wheels, and the tires were big square knobbies.
I remember the rear shocks were adjustable too. And it really rode fantastic, it all worked like a real motorcyle on the dirt trails.
It was made by Kent, had a badge on the front of the steer tube. I was in Toys R Us one day just staring at it for about an hour while the rest of my family shopped around the store. I looked and saw the price tag was $99.00, which to a kid - me - was astronomical. This was around 1976 remember so that would be like 400 or 500 current dollars I'd guess. So I knew it was a bike I could only dream about.
Later that year on Christmas, my dad wheeled it out. I was in shock. He had seen me sitting there in the store for all that time. To this day that was the best, most amazing and meaningful Christmas present I ever got. I love my dad cause he has always taken care of me like this, even though I ended up not growing up with him, and this is one of my fondest memories.
One or two years later, they divorced, my dad moved to another state; my mom had custody of me and we had to move too because the house was sold. On the day we were moving out, the bike was stolen out of our garage. I knew who took it, there was only one guy in our neighborhood like that, he was the bully always beating us up, and he knew where I kept it and everything. My friends came over while our furniture was being put onto the moving truck and said they saw the bike in his garage.
I told my mom about it and she didn't care, and wouldn't do anything about it. I never saw that bike again. She has always been like this and has done many other things similar; so now you all know why I have nothing to do with her anymore.
Sorry for the long post, this just got to me.
I NEVER thought I'd see that bike again!
I had one of those wayyyyyyyyyyyy back when I was I think maybe ten years old. It came with plastic fenders, fake gas tank, front and side numberplates, and had a long seat. It looked just like a Husqvarna or a Bob Hannah Suzuki RM250 motocrosser from the time.
Those are not the stock wheels, nor seat, nor pedals and cranks. I remember the handlebars being lower too. Rims were chrome spoked wheels, and the tires were big square knobbies.
I remember the rear shocks were adjustable too. And it really rode fantastic, it all worked like a real motorcyle on the dirt trails.
It was made by Kent, had a badge on the front of the steer tube. I was in Toys R Us one day just staring at it for about an hour while the rest of my family shopped around the store. I looked and saw the price tag was $99.00, which to a kid - me - was astronomical. This was around 1976 remember so that would be like 400 or 500 current dollars I'd guess. So I knew it was a bike I could only dream about.
Later that year on Christmas, my dad wheeled it out. I was in shock. He had seen me sitting there in the store for all that time. To this day that was the best, most amazing and meaningful Christmas present I ever got. I love my dad cause he has always taken care of me like this, even though I ended up not growing up with him, and this is one of my fondest memories.
One or two years later, they divorced, my dad moved to another state; my mom had custody of me and we had to move too because the house was sold. On the day we were moving out, the bike was stolen out of our garage. I knew who took it, there was only one guy in our neighborhood like that, he was the bully always beating us up, and he knew where I kept it and everything. My friends came over while our furniture was being put onto the moving truck and said they saw the bike in his garage.
I told my mom about it and she didn't care, and wouldn't do anything about it. I never saw that bike again. She has always been like this and has done many other things similar; so now you all know why I have nothing to do with her anymore.
Sorry for the long post, this just got to me.
That's a great story......I hate it got stolen.
On a funnier note:
Let's hope it's not in Japan at the bottom of a lake.
On a funnier note:
Let's hope it's not in Japan at the bottom of a lake.
hahahaha!!! I read that post... too funny, Lake Hutch!
Yeah but trust me if I could find that kid today, I'd beat him bloody, for that and other things. But I suspect he was abused, his dad was MEAN as hell and controlling, and I guess kids who have a home life like that take it out elsewhere and are also abusive.
Yeah but trust me if I could find that kid today, I'd beat him bloody, for that and other things. But I suspect he was abused, his dad was MEAN as hell and controlling, and I guess kids who have a home life like that take it out elsewhere and are also abusive.
This site is amazing. Someone posts a picture of a bizarro looking bike, only half original parts, and it triggers this intense childhood memory. I love VBMX.
I don't think it's possible to post something on here that couldn't be identified.
I don't think it's possible to post something on here that couldn't be identified.
It's for sale on the New York Craigslist - triggering memories like that, it might be worth you going up and getting it. We might be able to make a "delivery train" for you to get it down to Atlanta. However, if it passes through my hands I can't guarantee that I won't take it off some "sweet jumps."
looks like it may have good cranks like dura ace or sugino or something
quote:Unless it is the legendary frame with a "P" in the gusset...The "Pocahontas, Prismo, Peeking Duck, Positively Unidentifed for a year" bike......lol
I don't think it's possible to post something on here that couldn't be identified.
It looks kinda like one of those old CW freestylers, with that big [not so fast, sparky] wail tail.
Cook Bros. seat post?
There is another Kent on one of the Craig list's bike entries...I don't remember what city. Go to bikes and type in bmx.
That sure looks like a heavily modified Yamaha Moto-Bike, on which they replaced the downtube and made a funky gusset.
The top tube, horizontal tubes, forks, top mounting plates for the rear shocks (with the additional hole for the B and C models' banana seat brace) and rear fender scream Moto-Bike.
One thing puzzles me however: the rear shocks appear to be leaned forward quite a bit more than on a regular M-B. Perhaps they lengthened the swingarm by welding an extension plug?
The top tube, horizontal tubes, forks, top mounting plates for the rear shocks (with the additional hole for the B and C models' banana seat brace) and rear fender scream Moto-Bike.
One thing puzzles me however: the rear shocks appear to be leaned forward quite a bit more than on a regular M-B. Perhaps they lengthened the swingarm by welding an extension plug?
It's C Model Yamaha Motobike. Marc is correct that something funky is going on around the head tube. Forks (KYB), Bars, remainder of frame and rear fender are 100% Yamaha.
pquinn beat me to it, there are some cranks on that bike. I'd go for it if you can.
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