When we were kids/teens

[Quicksilver]

Got any pic's from when you were young playing or racing. Heres a pic of a young Quicky ( 12 or 13 years old) playing on the farm on my first CR125M. Pic about late 1977 early 1978 I think.  Yes. I painted it all red  Every Honda owner wanted a red devil back then. Silver bikes became red..

[Quicksilver]

Heres another. Not really an action shot but figured its a good pic of the bike. This was around same time. My old mans brand new XL350. My brother and I took it one Sunday while the olds has gone into town. Grabbed the bike and old 3.08 cal riffle headed out to drop a few wild pigs. So excited about getting to ride the new 350 bro and I didnt check fuel level.  Bloody thing ran out. Mum took this pic of me waiting with the bike while the old was deciding on a punishment..

[STW996]

Photo of a young Wiltec circa 1977 YZ80C at the North Brisbane track at Beams road, must have been a practice day as I have no number on my back or front plate (age 13)

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[STW996]

Hey note they I might be riding a Yamaha but it does have a CR mud flap

[Wombat]

And are those Army-style canvas jungle boots on your feet?
I think we all had a pair of those in the 70's.

[STW996]

Yeah mate I'm just shocked I didn't have me flano on!!!

[Graeme M]

I don't have a lot of photos of me from back then - I was usually the one taking the photos. As well, I never raced as a kid, I took that up with some enduro and dirt track in about 1982 or so.

But here's a few faded pics from about 1976 to 1979.


Crossing a raging torrent on a TS100


Big air on the TS


I could actually wheelie back then...


Me and a mate rode our bikes to Birdsville, me on the SP370 and him on the PE250.


Me throwin roost on the mighty TT500F, one of my favouritest bikes.

[STW996]

Graeme, two things stand out in those photo's the lack of a helmet (very 70's / 80's) and the ever present Victa mower tin for the fuel

[Doc]

just a few..years '72ish/'75/'76/'77/'79

9y/o  MT50R

12y/o XR75 
 13y/o TS/TM100

14y/o RM80B

15y/o RM80B

16y/o RM400C

[Wombat]

On ya Doc; there's those Army-style canvas jungle boots again!!

[Doc]

  yup..Sherries Disposals in the Valley Wombat. I bought my first boots in '78 with the advent of my 1st job. Rossi's I do believe they were  ..I may have been better served staying with jungle boots  I then progressed to Red Devils and then Gaerne which is where I stayed..matter of fact I still run the same boots as I did in the 80's 

[oldfart]

First bike purchase was a Yamaha Dt 250 (little bro on the back )

Then came the Kx 250             Did the mods work              

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[Tony T]

Graeme, I glossed over the shot of the SP and PE (actually that's a lie, I stared at the SP for ages and then made c opy of it for my scrapbook.  ) but then I started to think about what it would be like riding a PE 250 to Birdsville and back. 
Amazing! 

[VMX Andrew]

heres a pic of my mates brand new YZ490N 85 model just rolled off the show room floor...takin her for its first spin...sorry its not an action shot but....

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[Graeme M]

Yeah Tony, when I think back on that it was pretty cool. We took no special preparations - just threw some gear on the bikes and headed off. We had a few problems, but nothing serious. The best bit was it started raining once we got to Birdsville and so had to ride through slush and mud for several hundred km on the way out. A big road train lost it on a slick muddy sweeper somewhere like Boulia and rolled it out front of the general store.

But for real weirdness, we all rode our trailies from Maryborough to Sydney, through town and into the Cross where we stayed a few days. That's OK for the two of us on 500 Yammies, but my mate on the IT400 should get a medal. Vibration, premixing fuel, bong-bong-bonging everywhere, cramped up like you wouldnt believe, and no electrics as I recall...