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It looks like scooters are already starting to make some noise in the US. Some clubs are even organizing politically, the most notable of which is the New York Scooter club with over 1000 members on their forums.
If you're interested, check out their home page at:
http://www.nyscooterclub.com/
CC
Looks like the "Mods" are at an all-time comeback , thats for sure . Watch out Rockers !!! :biggrin: I see scooters everywhere around my town . Nice looking stuff too , very sweet machines some of them . Several thousand dollars too allot of the name brand ones are . Name brand to Americans that is ? I am sure in China , LIFAN is a name brand , not Yamaha .
Cheers, Snortin Norton
Hey, Snortin Nortin, I caught the "mods" 60's flashback. Guess we're a couple of old guys, huh? hahhhhhaa!Quote:
Originally Posted by Snortin Norton
I have not quite reached the honor of being an old fart yet. What's the "mods" reference?
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Crazy Carl , and Olds-cool63 ........
First off Olds-School63 , should we really tell Crazy Carl what it's all about or make him figure it out himself ? LOL !!!! Us old farts like to have some fun Crazy Carl . :biggrin:
Crazy Carl, from your pics you don't look much younger than me ????? LOL !
I think you just missed that part of the History lesson is all ?
The Mods and the Rockers were Europes bad boys if you will back in the hay days of the 60's and early 70's when Triumph and Nortons rang KING in Brittain . They were both a set of badd-ass bikers, mostly in Brittain . Notice I am a Norton owner and love Rock and Roll ?????? Getting it yet ????? The Vespa Scooter riders were a rough bunch of preppy riders that hated the Rockers , thier bikes , thier clubs , and the Rockers . I true rivalry, mostly over the bikes they road and the GIRLS , oh the girls !!!! :drool:. The Rockers road the big Twins like my Norton , Cafe to cafe race bikes, thats how CAFE" bikes got thier name Crazy Carl, did you know that ???? Truth !!!!
So that is our reference of the Mods and the Rockers here on the post. I of course assumed everyone on EARTH knew that reguardless of your ages ????
Its funny how you are so worldly travelled and never heard of the Mods and the Rockers Crazy Carl ? That dumbfounds me ?
Now you do know though !!! :biggrin:
See, I am a freekin bundle of useless information and cynical smart ass history lessons :thumbup: I could be a CULCUNE if I wanted to be if I only had a real teachers degree . Hee heee hee .
We actualyl have true Mods here in Olympia Central . Nice Vespas and some other makes too, some Chinese copies of the Vespa no less !!! The only difference nowadays is everyone is much friendlier and nobody races cafe' to cafe' anymore . Too many COPS !!!! The Mods never raced against the Rockers either Crazy Carl , that would be freekin laughable anyway obviously since the scooters could never touch the speeds of the cafe' bikes . Back in
the day neither club would be caught dead rding with eachother . Today it is common place at least by me . You got to understand back in those days the clubs used to gang fight too over this rivalry and the girls of course. Oh the girls !!!!
Bit of lore for you here Crazy Carl, but the way it is portrayed in the history books, is a Rocker would put a dime in the juke-box at the Cafe' , race to other side of London Central and back before the song was over on the juke-box. That made him badd-ass Rocker . To do that trip on that course, through traffic at night , you had to hit 100 miles an hour !!!! Uhmmm, sorry but the Scooters were not up for that experience back then . Today, well maybe ? Not with me on one !!!! The Norton laughs at 100 mph, give me more man !!! :biggrin: Yes, I am ROCKER !!!!!
Good to see the comeback of the Mods bikes though , very cool .
Cheers, now your truelly schooled in life Crazy Carl . I feel like Culcune now, worthy of teaching the already wise people something . Very cool .
Cheers, Snortin Norton out
PS, Olds-Cool63 , thanks for the flashback, I had one too just doing that lesson .:thumbup:
Sounds like some pretty inane rivalry between groups of people that simply enjoy different types of vehicles. Oh well, thanks for the interesting history lesson...it fills in some pieces. A guy can't know everything!
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Crazy Carl,
I am quite positive it all started over a girl :wink:
That's what my Dad tells me happened at least . That and some good English Stout Brews am sure too ! :biggrin:
Different time back then Crazy Carl . It aint like it is now that's for sure. Even up into the 1980's the Harley 1%-ers hated all other bikes pretty much but Harleys . Nowadays , most Harley riders are Doctors or Lawyers or bought thier bikes with Credit cards . Times have changed man . Now the 1%-ers are truelly one percenters and nobody lieks them, so they don't meen much anymore .
No offense intended that you did not know the little trivia of the Mods and Rockers, but I "ASS"-umed you did since you have owned so many bikes and have been riding a good long time now . I guess its just alright to know motorcycles , but to know thier history sure makes you more familiar to the history . A good thing to know . Now you do , or at least my version of what I call motorcycle Lore that should be known by anyone that envies bikes . At least if your USA backrounded or from Europe at least .
Cheers, Snortin Norton out
Out to the track, starting to sprinkle some rain, yee haaaaaa :thumbup:
No offense taken SNorton. I figure if I don't know something then I should ask!
I actually started riding relatively late in life since riding wasn't in my household growing up. As a result, I missed out on a bunch of the history and have to do a lot of reading to catch up on stuff like how Honda entered the North American market in the early 60's.
I'm sure moto riding life was different back in the 50's - 70's. Seems like it was the real bad-boy stuff that made then news. All fascinating stories with lessons to learn for the future. As it happens, there may be some exciting future to be made right here! :biggrin:
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Well, I'm not the oldest fart around, but I'm a middle-aged fart and proud of it! hahahahahah!
I agree with you on that one Crazy Carl.
I think that were all making good new History , especially here on the Forum .
Pretty diverse crew here, and lots of different motorcycles around here too, not just China bikes . On that note, who would have thought that by 2008 allot people would have a Ducati and a Chinese motorcycle in the same garage together, let alone talk about them both on a Forum on the Interent for My China Moto's ?????
Not I !!!!!!
Thats freekin good new history being made there .
PS, this is me in my wheelchair at 90 years old with my Norton Commando Motor installed in the chair , yo baby !!! Get out of my freekin way Sonny !!!!:wheelchair:
PSS . I rode the track for six hours yesterday, never more than spit on me for rain, so the mud picks will be another time, bummed .
Cheers, Snortin Norton out
SNorton'
Hell yeah man. Hook me up with a 400cc parallel twin wheelchair and stick some extra wide tires on that bad boy. I'll put carbide tipped snow spikes on the two little wheels in the front just so people know I coming and where I went.
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Then attach some rockets on the back and do it old' school Chinese style.
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"Look out now! I'm comin' to getcha!"
- Jimi Hendrix
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CC
Oh yeh, now your talking , Chinese Rockets, big ones no doubt . :riding:
I look forward to growing old and crotchety and giving these young bucks hell . Should be fun at thier expence no doubt .
If I turn out anything like my Dad , God help all of you ! :lol8:
Cheers, keep up the good work Crazy Carl, this forum is really taking off now .
Snortin Norton out , out of his mind !!!
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Excuse me while I kiss the sky !!! James Marshal Hendrix
snortin rote about how those clubs would ride around from cafe to cafe, well there is a scooter club up in Boise ID. called scooterpalooza and that is a web site as well , and getting pretty pop'y, and that is what they all do on the weekends .
get together for cafe round ups,
reminded me of the late 60's early 70's when we would cruise the muscle car routes on the weekend
Hey you got any pics or stories to tell about themz good ol' days? I would especially love to see some pics. :scooter:Quote:
Originally Posted by DScooterMan
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it will take awhile for the originals but in the mean time i have afew movie clips from way back then
1st one we are at mel's dinner, and a compileation of clips and pix with some friends you might recognize under all them canopy's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtWY3N161Pw
naw , hell i'm not that old to have pix of that stuff
i did alot of cruisin in those days from one dinner to another tho
Found it Snortin ;) Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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Originally Posted by Jim
No problem Jim , that's what I live for , to help you , LOL !!! :lol8:
There is a great show about Harleys on the history Channel once in awhile , but it has some great live clips of the Mods and Rockers on it too , and shows some of the old school Triumphs and Nortons and Beazers ripping up the streets of London running the old Cafe' course from Cafe' to Cafe' , great footage if you ever happen to catch it , its worth a see .
Later , the Helpfull Snortin maniac
Cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for it:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by Jim
Jim , now that I rack my brain I am quite sure the show is called the History of the Motorcyle .
You can search the History channel website and actualy get the show on DVD , it is well worth it if you actualy want some REAL history of bikes and the people too .
Just thought you might like to know that .
Snortin
I appreciate that, that will help out a lot, now I know what to look for on there :) I may have to look for that dvd too.
I found these three, http://shop.history.com/?v=history_s...on_motorcycles I don't think those are what you are referring too, but I will keep looking.
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Originally Posted by Jim
Jim ,
I went and looked for that show and it aint listed for sale unfortuntely like you said , so you may be waiting to have to just watch it sometime if you just happen to catch it on . We have DVR cable set=up , if it ever comes on and I am watching it , will hit Record and mail you a DVD copy for sure !!!!
Cheers , Kelly
You're the man Kelly:thumbsup:
Thank you very much... I'll keep an eye out for it too.
Hey Kelly, was it maybe a Hostory of Motorcycles episode of Modern Marvels?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EY0dS_yzOk
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Originally Posted by Jim
Dammit , now I am really confused which one it was ?
It had Harley's in it though , because that is why the Mod and Rockers things came up in the Video ....
Dammit !!!!
Kelly
I am number 14 on the members list. I have been a member since the very early times when we meet up on wed. nights and only a hand full of us were active.... good time:naughty:Quote:
Originally Posted by CrazyCarl
say hi to them for me if any of you are on... my log in was fingers
Winston
That is a 9 pice video on youtube, I watched the whole thing, it included harley vs indian, wood track racing, mods and rockers, buell, and quite a bit more in it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Snortin Norton