I found these in a bunch of negatives that had never been printed. These first 2 were some of the local kids at a jumping spot in Whittier called 'First and Lambert'.






Are any of you old enough to have used Motomags on you bikes BITD? Got any pictures?

Killer pictures Red

Yeah but not in the US! Cool shots.

Awesome shots Red! Thanks for sharing those. I had Motomags on my mongoose shorty. Wish I had pix.

jk

One of these days, I'm gonna ride a pair of those and see what the fuss is all about...


Fantastic pics, Baron! I just LOVE the mushy feeling from seeing how
others were there, then, doing that, back when. Can't get enough!

Tinker Juarez!!!! Awesome shot!!!
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great pics dennis! pure history there.
mike

Two more quick ones then it's off to work.

Unreal...

Is that first shot of the first "No Hander", that looks like a girls bike frame

Funny how shots like that make the memories flow, also makes ya wonder who that guy might be and how his life turned out. My strongest memories weren't of racing back then but of hangin out with my neighborhood BMX Buds at places like that.

Thanks for the nostalgia injection Dennis

Motomags, Carlisles and Redline forks everywhere! How cool!

I totally agree!

My Motomag days......

Spike!!! You postin from Russia?

I don't remember seeing that bottom picture before. Are you riding/jumping the frieght train? I'm lovin the details in there; Ashtabula forks, Schwinn 'mag' sproket, your usual European influenced head-gear and gloves, Converse and duct taped pant leg. ...but your seat post is much lower than usual.

Thanks Mike, cool stuff!

Spike:

That pic of you jumping into the grid is one of the best bmx pictures ever. Where is your landing ramp? Nice stuff.

Can't have Motomag pictures without sidehack action. It was standard operational procedure for the bike part of the hack.

These are both from Coronas' first turn. That turn was probably the most photogenic turn in racing. These are probably from around 1976.

Thanks Dennis and Cash, yes, I'm rockin' the freight train at Merritt not long after my L.A. trip and I'm posting the pics while in Stockholm, already been to Moscow and St. Petersburg and other places.

nice air on the last pic, stu
awesome

I was hopeing you were gonna chime in with that picture Stu. That one was on my list to post next. That color jump pic at WSA would make a great Motomag add.

This is a mind blowing thread!

Breathtaking vintage bmx at it's best!!!

A couple more Motomag shots from around '76.

Heres my Kawi from BITD. Back of pic says June '76

Not 1970's and not cool B&W, but here's my younger brother in...hmmmm, maybe 1980/81/82???

My "freight train" that I ran for awile.



The freight train in action at WSA. May 1975

Hey Spike, that side shot of your frieght train reminds me of those 'gravity bikes' they built in the 80s, long, sleek, and low.


That is great! I don't expect all pictures in this thread to be black & white. I also realize there are some of you out there who were not around BMX in the 70s. Hey post em if you goy em!


A Kawi with Motomags, that screams old school.

Profiler wrote;
If you never rode them BITD, you would probably be dissapointed. It's a nostaglia thing. They are heavy and stiff as heck. They served a purpose of not bending under the abuse we put them thru while jumping. Personally I thought they looked real cool at the time. I still love thier visual appeal.

Thanks for sharing guys.

Let me see how far back I can reach. These are from my home track, WSA, way back in 1975. This first one is off the same jump as that real cool picture of Stu with the sun in the background. This is me and my teammate Todd with our ugly brown Western Sports Arama jerseys. (and Motomags)


This next one is a race shot from WSA, that is Chuck Pinkston in front with me in 3rd.

Bump because Red Baron is the Man!

Street testing Motomags in '76:

Awesome thread!

I was sooo fortunate to be in Southern California in the mid to late 70s when BMX was going through it's transition stage. Being a talkative, flamboyant redhead helped too.

Anyway, I was so very blessed that I even got my own photo session with the "great and powerful OZ". These are a couple of the pics (with Motomags even).

Dennis we are all very lucky to have you on this site!

These pictures are giving me goose bumps!

Although decades have gone by, it seems just like yesterday when I was reading "Minicycle/Bmx Action" looking at your pics and thinking... This guy is from another planet!

You ROCK!!!

Awesome thread, awesome photos. Thanks all for sharing.

I still have that bike pictured above, pretty much with all the same components. including the original Motomags. Reilley rebuilt it for me last year.

wow them pick's were better than a cup of coffee early in the morning .
i just missed that era . im 7b's then zrims .
is that the pedalpower above me?
every photo sent another chill up my back bone
vintage bmx ......love it
dion
pioneers of bmx love it .

Yes it is. Quite possibly the only one left.

Can't see the motomags very well, but I love this picture.

Last turn at Rancho San Diego.

The hack getting pimped, isn't that a Webco mag on the back?

This thread ROCKS!!!

Not a Webco mag. Here is a Webco mag add.



The wheel on the rear of that hack is a MX60. In my opinion possibly the strongest wheel ever built. Motomags were susceptible to side stress and I remember my share of seeing and hearing of them breaking. I exploded a rear mag on my sidehack once. But as heavy as Motomags were, MX60s were heavier.

Stu raced with them for a time (and won) but he was 'strong like bull'!

Wow! those had sealed bearings?? too freakin cool!

Smart move bringing this thread back.

Here are a few photos of a poor boys BMX (my Schwinn 77-78ish) Motomags, Gold stem, Grab On's, Redline bars and forks. with blue Comp II's

Ya gotta just love a Stingray with Redline forks and Motomags!!!

I was thinking I was looking at 6 1/2" cranks but that might be stretching things a bit.

That's roots right there.

I spy a Gran Torino station wagon in the first pic

How cool is it to see the advertising banners in the background in the second pic

And I love the fact that we get some good background info
btw what WSA?

WSA= Western Sports Arama

That is what I would consider my home track. It was located in the Orange County area of Southern California. It was the first track I raced at back in 1974 and I hung around there so much as a kid the owner ended up sponsoring me. The track was built behind the existing batting cages. Some people called it "The Track Out Back".

You can see the batting cages behind me and my friend Herbie Wendorf.

Here's a shot of me at the Cape Cod (MA) track in '76.

Great shot!

All my old photo's of me back then are pretty bad, like this one. But you get the idea...

Hey Dennis was this pic taken at the wall? I think it was in La Habra???

That pic was taken at First and Lambert in Whittier, named after the street intersection nearby. The street veered away from the railroad tracks and created the dip that we jumped in and out of.

Not Motomags but MX-60s on my Sting-Ray circa 77-78



and on my Mongoose circa 78-79