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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: reilley1 on August 15, 2005, 07:42 PM

Title: Really old school hack picture
Post by: reilley1 on August 15, 2005, 07:42 PM

This picture is about 32 years old.  John Palferyman and Doug Takahashi were the early fathers of not just BMX but also sidehack racing.  To see them race is to have seen true art

JP and Tak way at the begining.

Check out the springer fork!

  (http://images.vintagebmx.com/web_pages/sidehackguy/OLDHACK.jpg) 

I think they also ran a shock absorber sissy bar back then.

JP and Tak also ran motorcycle hacks and were just as nuts.  They had a mighty crash at the old Hopetown GP and Takahashi was hurt.  Instead of stopping, the story goes that JP wanted to finish the race.  Intense!!

Title: Re: Really old school hack picture
Post by: Bren Gunn on August 17, 2005, 08:37 PM

Cool, 100% quality.

Bren :)

Title: Re: Really old school hack picture
Post by: dirtyvans on August 17, 2005, 11:52 PM

these are wicked

i want a go on one even if i have to pedal

Title: Re: Really old school hack picture
Post by: Buckmore Bat on August 21, 2005, 11:54 PM

Sidehack Jumping. BMX Plus Oct 81
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/b82/djboughton/hack.jpg)

Title: Re: Really old school hack picture
Post by: theRuler on August 22, 2005, 03:01 AM

thats one scary looking jump
they should have big mud bigs inbetween the doubles on the x-games

and sidehacks!!!