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Here we go. I wish it would auto shrink the pics...I don't think it did it.
Pic's are great....Awesome collection of bikes:cool:
Looks like they just got out of the showroom:thumbup:
Rick
Man those are smokin!!!!!!!!!!! I had one of those red Hondas when I was a kid.
We run it to pieces.
Greg
Man those old 50s and 70s sure got popular again. Seems like everybody is looking for them these days. Yours are absolutely beautiful.
them are SWEET!!
Thanks Guys! I love little hondas , just running out of room is all :) They are just sitting waiting for my boys to rip'm around. I start them up and run them about every other week just to keep them fresh. 3 of them have been restored with all orginal parts. Basically just the paint is fresh...and new cables. They are nostalgic, just like our beloved redlines. Heres a few more.
Wow, they look fantastic...love that green 70!
[QUOTE=hotwheelscrazz;368363]....They are just sitting waiting for my boys to rip'm around....[/QUOTE]
Or....loan 'em to the Shriners for a parade...
Andy
I went from one of them to one of these.
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[QUOTE=BlueWagoon;368417]Or....loan 'em to the Shriners for a parade...
Andy[/QUOTE] LOL, I actually do take them to the local parades. I do have a shriner model T go cart as well, its under that silver Tarp in the last picture of mine.
Hmmm nice bike! Those are too big for a little kid like me though :)
Killer bikes J! :thumbup1:
I need to stop by and check 'em out in person some day!
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Good to see you posting again.
WOW! Those Z50's look great...
DON
Thanks Fellas. Jim, your more than welcome to stop by anytime!
Have a 1977 XL-75 I'm getting ready to restore ha ha! Awesome job on those.
- SK
Good luck on the 75! Is it yours orginally? They are fun to restore, and fun to run around town.
SK, I want to ask you a question about sizzlers. Do the older cars still hold a charge? I mean, can they run still? I was thinking about getting one or two vintage ones if they still work.
Thanks
Jimmy
It's actually my G/F's bike that she learned to ride on back in the 70s. It's going to be a lot of work, but the bike is relatively intact. As for original Sizzlers holding a charge, doubtful. Used to be you could find one or two here and there that would work after you cleaned them up. Now, forget about it. You could always get the reissue cars that were released a couple of years ago if you just want the "look" of the old cars to race without the hassle of cleaning them up.
- SK
[QUOTE=Sizzlerking;368962]It's actually my G/F's bike that she learned to ride on back in the 70s. It's going to be a lot of work, but the bike is relatively intact. As for original Sizzlers holding a charge, doubtful. Used to be you could find one or two here and there that would work after you cleaned them up. Now, forget about it. You could always get the reissue cars that were released a couple of years ago if you just want the "look" of the old cars to race without the hassle of cleaning them up.
- SK[/QUOTE]
Ahh.. Sounds like a fun project. I'm sure it'll clean up nice...especially with some fresh paint.
Hmmm I was thinking that the batteries would get shot after that long. I did buy the re-issues. Gotta break them out before they start going bad. How about those other Hotwheel cars that have the pull string (can
t remember the name right now), or the revvers? Those still work?
Thanks alot SK
The Honda CT70s were the rage in my area. I didn't have one, sniff, but I do remember them.
Revvers used a rubber band and you wound it up using the knob on the back. I remember getting one of those back in '73. I thought it was totally cool!!!!
Reissue cars are a blast. Break 'em out and go for it!
:p
- SK
I think I'll be tearing them out this Christmas for both of my boys. They will lovem. Doesn't do any good in a box in the basement. I think I have every re-issued piece they came out with. It'll be fun! Thanks again
Go for it man! WOOT!
- SK
Nice collection!
In 1963 I was 15, I went to a Honda dealer (Norm Reeves) with my cousin they had a Santa riding a Honda 50cc around in a circle and a contest going on to win the Honda. Guess how many miles Santa puts on his bike in a month and win it. (They had the odometer lens painted over).
When nobody was looking I stepped over the barrier, and paced off the distance across the circle, it was 7 paces, I then figured out the circumference of a 21 ft circle, I timed how long it took to make a lap, It made 7 1/2 revolutions in a minute, x how many miles that would equal in one hour, x how many hours they are open a month, and I came up with 1997 miles, so I submitted my guess, The day before Christmas they announced the number on the odometer, it was 1,995 I won!!!! I rode it for awhile and traded it for a POS 1957 Pontiac.
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"You meet the nicest people on a Honda"
Awesome Z's hotwheelcrazz! I have an affinity for the honda 50 motor myself. Without a doubt the toughest little thumper ever designed! I got into 50's after purchasing a crf50 for stunting purposes. I soon found myself fascinated with the old Z's, so I decided to build a custom Z50 stunt bike. I resto modded this '76 from the ground up, took everything down to the bare metal and did all the work myself. Motor has a 88cc top end and 20mm carb. Runs quiet and smooth still, but can pull wheelies with ease in all 3 gears!
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Here's a pic of me having some fun on my heavily modded crf 50. I've put this bike through hell and back and it still begs for more...Go Honda!
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I had a Blue trail 50 when i was a little tike,last week lol.
Mr Haney,
man, thats an awesome story, and it seems that you try to take all the guesses out of life, with logical theory. Excellent job...congrats to you, and I love the pic of back in the day. Very sweet, thank you for sharing that, I appreciate it very much.
Trizzbizzle, that looks like one fun ride...I bet it does great with that 88cc in there! Pulling wheelies in all 3 gears, sounds like a blast. I have a 77 soft tail z-50 as well. It is titled for road use, but don't ride it on the road. I keep it at my shop and ride it down to the pond to do fishing at lunch time. Just like you said, the 50s motors are just understructable....change oil in them and they run forever. I run the 71 just about every day. I use it to get my mail about 1 mile away. Man, I really like how you tricked your bike out, looks like great fun!
Man, its fun stuff in life. A person can have a lot of fun...these bikes aren't too expensive. You can buy one for around 500 and up on craigslist. If you want to restore, the sky is the limit. Really quite a fun hobby, but got too many as it is...so really its just upkeep from here on out.