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[Wheeler]

What, I never heard of him.

That's ok, I'm just showing my age.

[SBS933]

That's ok, I'm just showing my age.

I grew up with a Maico in flight poster in my room, How in the hell do you know that guy ?

[gn7]

That's ok, I'm just showing my age.

You're only old if you can remember Bengt, Arnie Kring and Torsten Hallman coming over and racing in the inter-am series in 1970.
Or in 1966 when Torsten showed up at Hopetown to show us all how slow we were on TT bikes. We all just stood there with our mouths hanging open. Then to just rub it in, he returned in 67 with Roger DeCoster, Joel Robert, Dave Bickers, and Ake Jonsson, all finishing way ahead of the "americans"
Then every teenager with a dollar to his name spent it to make Torsten a multi millionaire buying gear from THOR. If you didn't wear a Joffa mouth guard and THOR boots and chest protector, you were a squid of the highest order.
I bought and raced Huskies from then on. Still have the 82 250 XC.





This is what WE were riding in 1965.




This what Torsten and his buddies showed up with in 66 and 67.

Ake Jonsson Hopetown 67


Roger DeCoster Hopetown 1967 He hadn't even thought about talking to Suzuki when this was taken. Notice they don't have numbers on the plate, but letters. A,B,C.... they weren't AMA riders and were just there as an exhibition, to show us how bad we were.

[Wheeler]

returned in 67 with Roger DeCoster, Joel Robert, Dave Bickers, and Ake Jonsson, all finishing way ahead of the "americans"

Here you go Bob.

[SBS933]

Yep, the Jofas were a necessity, then the hard rock guards came out. Do you guys remember Hot Hats ?

[gn7]

Here you go Bob.

Now that was a flash back. Great video, thanks for posting that.
I watched that at the bottom of the hill that dropped into town. Those guys flew down that hill.
Bruce Brown look like a kid in that interview,

For big bonus points, ID the bike in the truck behind Bruce 27:00 into that vid.

[2manymustangs]

Now that was a flash back. Great video, thanks for posting that.
I watched that at the bottom of the hill that dropped into town. Those guys flew down that hill.
Bruce Brown look like a kid in that interview,

For big bonus points, ID the bike in the truck behind Bruce 27:00 into that vid.

1965 FORD Falcon Ranchero, now what do I win???

[gn7]

1965 FORD Falcon Ranchero, now what do I win???

Since you can't read, you win a time out.
You can tell its not a 64? You are good.

[2manymustangs]

Since you can't read, you win a time out.
You can tell its not a 64? You are good.

BSA spitfire...

[gn7]

BSA spitfire...

You're playing out of your league
Its a Triumph 650 in a Rickman Matisse frame made of nickel plated 4130 chrome moly


I only know because I owned a Bultaco Matisse. One of the few bikes I wish I had never sold.
Want to take a swing at what matisse means and why they were called that?