Jungle Jake Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 it appears us old timers fell asleep on the job last night - maybes another time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Sorry for the screw up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pedersen jnr Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 wot u on about green helmats colours for jb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom House Kid Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 In the 60s, at Cutom House, they used to run 5 rider races in the second half of the meetings, with a green and white helmet colour :!: I'm shure this would be a better option than green and save all the mix up with the now mostly yellow helmets. What happend to Yellow and Black :?: To keep on thread what about coloured HB covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Dont mean to stray any further, but remember the days of straight pipes and when the rider backed off the throttle a flame would be at the exhaust until the gave it some gas? I guess it was residual fuel that was ignited, quite a sight at night. Handlebars are cool, uh or were... Somehow,... I don't think that came out right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 I havent been drinking promise! Sorry for wasting valuable space, wont happen again... Bloody computers!!! :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jake Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 i just had a whisky chaser - any of the boyos online tonight then? how about the pits spares - surely a glory area in any riders career! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom House Kid Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Always fussey about a pits spare me :!: Goodnight :!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddenmax Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 pit spare rude boy?????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizHeathen Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 Whilst on my soap box. Can anyone tell me where a GREEN helmet colour from. I mean G...R...E....E....N :!: :!: :?: :twisted: Not sure where green helmet colours originated, but they have been used in Australia for quite a few years, mainly when the larger tracks stage six rider races, I've seen a few other colours used as well. But the biggest joke of all was when David Tapp decided to get rid of hemet colours completely for a full International Masters Series in OZ. Trying to follow a six rider race without helmet colours was not easy, despte Billy Hamill's idea of attaching a little flag to his helmet, changing the colours to match what helmet colour he would of had on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 So it's not just British promoters who have daft ideas! :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrizHeathen Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 So it's not just British promoters who have daft ideas! :? Not at all Gemini, Getting rid of the tape touching rule was another idea of the said promoter, although it never happened, he asked Ole Olsen about it prior to the Aust GP, Olsen told him that it was originally brought in to prevent cheating and the subject was dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted May 3, 2003 Report Share Posted May 3, 2003 Definitely on the dodgy side then. The tape touching rule is one of the best ideas ever brought in and if anybody wants proof they only have to look at any video from the 70's or 80's with all the tape barging going on. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Yeah,... I still think long handlebars are more... uh... manly.... And Sverre coulda,... well you know what I mean. :? As far as a late night I guess it depends if it is your birthday, if that is the case, I am going to bed....You are meaner than I am.. :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Been to the pub have we???? :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 To return to the thread, the most distinctive, wide handlebars I've come across where those used by the Aussie World finalist Peter Moore, who came to the UK in 1952 at Long Eaton, and ended his UK career @ Rye House, I think, in the seventies. He was at his peak riding for Wimbledon in the 50's, and Ipswich in the 60's , latterly for Kings Lynne in 1966. Interestingly he was reckoned to be one of the fastest gaters of his time, despite the extravagant cow-horns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Cyclone, what with the wide bars and all you certainly know how to kill a thread, with all respect, Sandman 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grachan Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 And there was me thinking this thread had died ages ago and Cyclone had revived it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sir Lunchalot Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 And there was me thinking this thread had died ages ago and Cyclone had revived it! The combined effects of drink and guys re living their youth I think Grachan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Sorry JB, I was off base about the pub, but the mean streak in my comment stays, poor chk, I never heard such language. And to you Lunchy, sorry, I had no idea you had such high standards... Cant we all just get along... :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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