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manual63
02-09-2007, 05:43 PM
http://www.vintagebmx.com/museum/images/huffy1.jpg

I saw this at VintageBMX.com and had to post it. I had one of these from about 1978 -1981. In 1980 the little post that angled back and held the seat up broke off. I put on a regular saddle from a 10 speed and it was much better anyway. Mine was black and had steel mags. It was the bike I learned to bunnyhop on. I was 12 and the bike must have weighed 40 pounds or so.
JayPee
02-09-2007, 10:20 PM
I remember those things. *shudder*
steef
02-09-2007, 11:28 PM
And here I thought this thread was going to be about Z-rims. ;)
jjrsds
02-09-2007, 11:51 PM
I thought this was going to be about ACS Mags and TUFF neck stems.
wanderingrobots
02-10-2007, 06:37 PM
that is awesome. do you still have one?
rideharder
02-10-2007, 10:45 PM
check this http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-KAWASAKI-YAMAHA-MOTOBIKE_W0QQitemZ250081286826QQihZ015QQcategoryZ6 4644QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
EscourtU
02-11-2007, 12:56 PM
I remember a kid who had a bmx bike with front suspension back in the mid 80's. That thing was about 50 lbs and had SOLID rubber tires. It was a beast.
steef
02-15-2007, 08:57 AM
This one's real purty.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Guyster/BMX/PICT0022.jpg
manual63
02-15-2007, 10:47 AM
that is awesome. do you still have one?

No. Since I grew up poor, I never kept anything because I always had to sell or trade stuff to get something else or something better. I wish I had kept all my old stuff.....then again, if I had, where would I put it all? I don't have room for the 6 bikes I currently own.....:laugh::laugh:
manual63
02-15-2007, 10:49 AM
This one's real purty.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Guyster/BMX/PICT0022.jpg

Those look like similar wheels that came on my Huffy. They were black. I know Mongoose made MotoMags and I think Huffy and others just made super heavy copies of them. Solid steel baby.....solid steel!
manual63
02-15-2007, 10:55 AM
The web is so cool.

Here is a Mongoose Motomag complete bike. Appearantly the first complete bike BMX Products Inc. made in 1975.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4420/showlettersm7we.jpg

Mongoose History (http://www.23mag.com/com/mongoose/mongoose.htm)
EscourtU
02-16-2007, 12:44 AM
Dude I had that old mongoose. It was a tough bike but heavy. But then again I only weighed 100 lbs when I had it.