I totally can relate. I had to spend a whole day at HK trying to break myself from hitting the brakes a little before the jump. But, it comes back. Slowly, but it comes back.

Looking forward to riding with you guys. I can't wait to see you guys getting air. It will bring smiles to your face for sure! Like Changstar said - "No one quits BMX they just take long breaks".

jk

Vintage member Waza hooked me up with some of his new Team Jag decals. So I started slapping together the 20". Man my wife thinks I am nuts with the S&M build, the Jag build and the Black Market frame i have waiting to build. Like Russel would say "out of control".



jk

nice build jk. you're not nuts, just being a man doing man stuff. this is just like shopping to women.

BU

pnutty



mento mark



BU

I love that one! I now have that one locked and loaded for the wifey. Keep those pics coming! P's gonna be clicking deep tables real soon!

jk

Cool, another goofy foot table topper. I always thought I was weird, kicking out the wrong way.

Changstar

Changstar,

Can you help clear this up for me? In the magazines or on the internet I keep seeing the term "opposite side tables". P's left foot is forward and he tables left foot down. Now is that right side table or opposite side table?

When you say you are goofy footed. Is it the same as surfing with the right foot forward? Which is supposed to be easier to do?

Man I am confused.

jk

.. hey man, thanks for the ring last week, my SQL job went good ... except got off late ..

did some road miles sunday, gym work this morning..

i need to buy some good shoes, those ecco boots are not very grippy ..

perhaps saturday afternoon, what say you guys??

hey, look at this old kaimuki high school photo of a friend .. the first thing i noticed was the motomags ... LOL -- what does that tell ya??



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HOT DOGG !!

you are rad man, very very rad ... **bows down humbly**

.. ahh yes, dirt jump master ;-)


ps.. - I was born confused ..



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Hey Changstar, wazzupp!

you look much more el'naturalle tabling in the manner i am thinking (opposite scoop footed) ..

in the rad pics Bone posted, i learned that table side much later, this is my first and easier way..





OK, now granted alot of people gave me $%$%$ back in the day for "spreading like an eagle" when tabling, but hey at least i never knocked my feet off the pedals when getting air.. that is important when trying not to eat it ..

In any case, my left foot is the forward one.. is that goofy <differs to JK question at Changstar>

Examine my left pedal and shoe position here.. this is why having good shoes and pedals with bloddy fangs matter much to me.. more confidence that my feet won't lose grip ..

- i need some shin-guards too ..

though in my old-age now, it may be a moot point ..


cheers .. see ya maybe saturday, if the stars line up right LOL


-p


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P,

Thats a cool pic from Kaimuki HS. The guys standing in the background drooling is pretty funny. But, to notice the Motomag in the back of some pretty girls is just out there my brother.

I jump left foot forward like you do. I think Changstar and Moki jump left forward too. I learned left foot down and I find it easier to try to table left foot down. But, I have a hard time keeping my knees tucked when going left foot down. By wife calls me the jumping whore when I do that. If I try the opposite side I can't get it as flat but have no problem keeping the knees tucked. _uckin drives me nuts.......I just want to flatten it out with my knees tucked but can't do it.

I gotta watch you click the tables and copy you. Wish I could make it Sat but gotta work. We will all hook up one day though. Gotta get Changstar and Klaus back out to HK again.

jk

.. something wrong with my eyes.. must be the big island VOG ..



LOL :-)






HAR!!

Here is Mento Mark being a jumping whore, signifying the art of vertical-ness ..




And here is pNUT at Hickam dirt just begging to caress the sky with his knobbies..





oh ... those pretty girls in the pic.. the motomag had just gotten me sooo .... aroused ..



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Goofy foot to me is when you kick out to the same side as the rear pedal. So goofy is right foot back and kicks to the right. I can goofy flatter but more stylish going the other way. Going the normal way naturaly tangles your bars with your knees of the forward foot, so harder to get that twisted flat table with tucked together knees. Standard kick out is easier for about the first 45 degrees, but harder for that little extra needed to get flat. Then you can get into which way you turn your bars and if you are left or right handed, he he he. Yeah I am a techno geek.

Changstar

Ah....Makes total sense to me. And I totally agree. Standard is easier to get stylish till the bars interfere with your knee. I can caveman it flat sometimes "goofy footed" but it looks so damn ugly. I think the cruiser complicates things too. Their isn't much room between the toptube and your bars. So it makes it harder trying to get your legs out of the way. I still can't figure out how you are doing the Leary on your cruiser. My bars stop me from getting fully clicked like you.

jk

It's not as smooth as it looks. My shin gets nailed as I twist the bike. One of those, do it for the picture. Much easier with a 20 since there is more room between the TT of the frame and the taller bars.

Changstar

Look what came in the mail today...




going on my next rider.

So what's your plans? Is it a 20 or 24? Which model forks are they?

Changstar

It's 24" race forks. also picked up some black widow 175's. carlise aggressors comp 3 style tires. i'll post some pics when it's done, still need some part brakes, grips, etc., small stuff.

OK, so most of these parts are switched from my quadangle.



The Torker is an older '98-'99? frame. Rode it and liked it better than the quadangle.
TT is 21.5, got the classic twin top tube design
chain stay is about 15.25
This bike is smooth and solid.

that torker is sweet. where do you ride.

Another sweet build Rust!

jk

usually only weekends late afternoon ala moana, downtown, stop by bike fac. just cruising/street riding.


Thanks, one weekend me and BU gotta meet up w/ you at HKs.

Definately!

Here's more pics from JT's vault:



HRP September 1978. No 815 Jun Yoneda (McCully) No. 844 Bradley "Kaui" Akau (Safari Cycles).

jk

HRP November 1978. Bradley "Kaui" Akau (Safari Cycles).

jk

HRP September 1978.

HRP September 1978. Not sure who the riders are. Maybe JT can chime in?

HRP Aug 1978. No 4. Local Boy David Wakatake chasing down a Factory Mongoose rider.

Here's my fave. HRP september 1978. Great shot by JT of one of the epic battles between No. 1 Rory Ingano (Eki/Robinson) and No. 73 Jon Ichimura (McCully). Judging by the riding style no. 78 is Ken Sugai.

jk

This is Kaui with his hard earned DG Factory Team jersey.

JT

I'm guessing, but #577 may be Eric Philippart before he was sponsored by TBS. The pants look like Wes BMX which I believe Eric was wearing before TBS. Need to check the magazine points lists to ID the riders.

JT

JT I think you're right it is Phillipart.

jk

JK,
Great pics, always love looking at those from HRP.

More from JT's vault:

These are from Anaheim 1980 Pics by Jimmy Kawakami.





Life on the road.













No 125 Barry Ikeda. Barry made themain in 13X.

Barry and Byron Friday.



Marc Kawakami, Byron Friday, Jesse Allen, and Barry Ikeda.

Jesse Allen and Marc Kawakami with Denny Davidow. I remember when Jesse came home he was so stoked that he met Denny Davidow.

Jesse, Barry and Marc at the happiest place on earth.

jk

brah, your the guy that i see riding pass the jamaican lunch wagon, you also ride that tri power cruiser, yeah.

No 125 Barry Ikeda. Barry made themain in 13X.
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Looks like Kelly Mcdougal (Cook Bros) out front, and Factory Redline rider #4 is Jon Anderson. Thats some fast company.

Changstar

Just a note for clarification. Don't think this photo was even the main. It's probably a quarter or semi final. Barry did make the main and was riding one of the first production DG ZF-1's.

JT

[quote name='Jeremy K.' date='Apr 27 2009, 11:08 AM' post='770974']
More from JT's vault:

These are from Anaheim 1980 Pics by Jimmy Kawakami.



Life on the road.

Forgot all about it, but we made up 3 Haro plates (Barry, Jesse & Marc) with the Hawaiian flag, Hawaii and the DG logo on the top and Team Safari on the bottom.

JT

yeah, thats me

Sweet pix guys. I love looking back on the Hawaiian style! Makes me proud to say I was a #1 in Hawaii at one point in my race career. I can't wait for you guys to have another ABA track. Then maybe some new legends will be created. Keep up the great work!

lol, cool, next time stop by and say wassup. also would you have any leads on where i might be able to find a gold headset out here, something like a tange or hatta.

Got more riding in today at HK after hiking with the wifey.

jk

You could've landed first, then show us how big that gap was.

Awesome! Your kung-fu is RAD!!!

Walter "Worm" Watanabe, Hawaii BMX Hero.



Hope you find this thread.

me and rus will check you out on sat afternoon if we ride... got a bike? lets go ride...

BU

rad pic jk
so hows the s&m coming along? I ended up buying a 20" s&m randy brown frame. it was a $ issue. custom 24 s&m's sure cost alot $870 f/f... i'll get one after I finish my dune buggy project...

BU

So was that Sewel inspired? Very Rad. Hows P nut comming along, anyone know? Hey BU are you sure on that price, seems a little high to me. You can get a Formula for less than $300, or a full complete for about $600. Let me know, maybe I can swing a deal for ya. Calling Walter, where are you?

Changstar

Thanks guys.

Sewell inspired for sure.

BU,

Yeah the cost of the S&M is pretty steep. My S&M stalled a little since I started building the Jag again. Cruisers are fun but my heart is always with the 20. I also ran into a few issues with the S&M frame. I wanted to run 41/18 but the front sprocket hits the frame. So I am going to 38/17. I got a Rennen 38 that clears the frame. I'm waiting for the 17 rear from Bombshell. I need to get another Snap stem too.

Looking forward to seeing your 20 built!

WALTER WTF are you waiting for!

jk

WOW!!! Nice Jeremy! You are totally inspiring to me... Great form! DA KINE!!!

was gonna get 20.5 TT, 990 mounts on the frame and fork, custom paint - silver base with clear red, and gyro mounts. all those little extras added up. P is doing secret rides I think. I'll get a 24 later on. WWW where are you???

BU