[shutupandride]

Remember the bicycle you had when you were a kid that had the number plate, the fake gas tank and the shocks that barely moved. I had one when I was a kid and I'm trying to find one.

Anyone out there know what their real name is?

I just remember that thing being a huge tank. I loved it.

 

[splat]

The Bikes I had in the 80's I still ride.

your making me feel old !

 

[Serial Midget]

I too still have the only bike I bought in the eighties... no cool tank though.

 

[Captain Crunch]

I remember I wanted the one that was painted up in Evel Kenevel's red white and blue colors.... never did get one though!

Those bikes kicked a$$ though! The one I wanted even came standard with the throttle noise maker on the bike! Where can I get one of THOSE these days?

 

[black sunshine]

Originally posted by shutupandride
Remember the bicycle you had when you were a kid that had the number plate, the fake gas tank and the shocks that barely moved. I had one when I was a kid and I'm trying to find one.

Anyone out there know what their real name is?

I just remember that thing being a huge tank. I loved it.

I THINK THEY WERE MADE BY HUFFY?

 

[shutupandride]

I was sure there would be some bike geeks here that would know!

 

[KFulch]

I had a bike that was a dirtbike frame with big knobbies along with a front shock in 81. I wish I had pics. All I remember is the thing weighed a ton.

 

[Drewpy]

No mtb for me in the 80's.

I was sporting my Dyno Compe II, GT everywhere (grips, seat, tires, brake pads...hell I even had a wall clock), skyway tuffwheels, odi mushrooms...

When I moved into the dorm my first year of college, my wonderful mother gave it away.

 

[HedgeHog]

I had a red Huffy BMX. It even had red tires.

God I loved that bike.

 

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[stuntmatty]

I remember big pimping on my GT Mach One. A Huffy was rocked before that, and my very first bike was red and had a banana seat and solid rubber tires.

 

[stosh]

Man I used to have this bike it was green with speckled silver flake in it. It had a way long bannanna seat, and the front tire was like 16" dia and the back was like 22". The back tire was flat like a drag racing tire and the front was kind of rounded. Man that thing rocked, I kept hoping in cleaning out my gramp's house we would find it. I never did....

It was more of a 70's bike.

 

[Hawkeye]

All your 80's answers can be found here

www.vintagebmx.com

 

[JRB]

answers to 80s questions can be found here

 

[Suey74]

Remember the bicycle you had when you were a kid that had the number plate, the fake gas tank and the shocks that barely moved. I had one when I was a kid and I'm trying to find one.

Anyone out there know what their real name is?

I just remember that thing being a huge tank. I loved it.

Thread is a little old but the bike you're talking about is the Sears 850 Monoshock

 

[Serial Midget]

Thread is a little old but the bike you're talking about is the Sears 850 Monoshock

You could totally upgrade that with air shocks!

 

[Wumpus]

I acquired this recently. I had a Stumpjumper in the 80s but this will do:

 

[bigwheel]

Some friends and I had the Sears moto look suspension bikes. Shocks?! it's time for bigger jumps! wearing hockey gear and snowmobile helmets. The plastic bits on the bikes didn't last long.