Retro Tech

[old3bob]

 

Silent movies and no fancy tech like now...

Edited July 3, 2021 by old3bob

[Nungali]

'Portable' TV

 

 

 

 

 

[old3bob]

and portable Martian's   (from an old TV show called, My favorite Martian with Bill Bixby before The Hulk)

[Nungali]

I never realised that was 'The Hulk'  ... that must be where he caught that 'green Martian' colour from.

 

That used to be on tv in afternoon after school  rather lame I thought  but watched it to just pass the tv time until  this came on 

 

 

 

 

or this

 

 

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Nungali

[old3bob]

1 hour ago, Nungali said:

I never realised that was 'The Hulk'  ... that must be where he caught that 'green Martian' colour from.

 

That used to be on tv in afternoon after school  rather lame I thought  but watched it to just pass the tv time until  this came on 

 

 

 

 

or this

 

 

 

 

Bill Bixby was the co-star and not in the picture I posted...

yep I remember Mr. Ed. and Green acres...while we are at it lets not forget the Munsters 

or the Mayberry gang

[doc benway]

Or one of my fav’s -

 

[Nungali]

6 hours ago, old3bob said:

 

Bill Bixby was the co-star and not in the picture I posted...

 

Really ?

 

 

6 hours ago, old3bob said:

yep I remember Mr. Ed. and Green acres...while we are at it lets not forget the Munsters 

 

I much more preferred

 

 

 

6 hours ago, old3bob said:

or the Mayberry gang

 

My early 'work ethic' model;

 

 

 

Edited July 6, 2021 by Nungali

[Nungali]

6 hours ago, steve said:

Or one of my fav’s -

 

 

 

 

I would have thought

 

 

 

 

 

 

[old3bob]

2 hours ago, Nungali said:

 

Really ?  

 

I much more preferred

 

 

Righto,  btw  isn't that Gilligan in the other picture? He sure looks different as Dobbie...

[doc benway]

3 hours ago, Nungali said:

 

 

 

I would have thought

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t know that one but loved this one 

 

 

[old3bob]

I vaguely remember this one...(he is even using a mask...)

Edited July 6, 2021 by old3bob

[doc benway]

I used a Wang in the late 70's when working in an organic chem lab...

 

 

[Nungali]

13 hours ago, old3bob said:

 

Righto,  btw  isn't that Gilligan in the other picture? He sure looks different as Dobbie...

 

Yes it is 'Giiligan'  but there he is 'Maynard G. Krebbs '   .

[Nungali]

I got this British 'retro' refit  for my  MC in the post yesterday .... gonna go out the shed and fit it  soon ( when it warms up a bit  ... 4 degrees this morning  )

 

 New stock/ standard monster

 

 

 

Replacement  ;

 

[Nungali]

12 hours ago, steve said:

Don’t know that one but loved this one 

 

 

 

 

You never watched Monkey ? 

 

What a depraved  ..... I mean deprived  childhood .    Here ya go :

 

 

[old3bob]

1 hour ago, Nungali said:

I got this British 'retro' refit  for my  MC in the post yesterday .... gonna go out the shed and fit it  soon ( when it warms up a bit  ... 4 degrees this morning  )

 

 New stock/ standard monster

 

 

 

Replacement  ;

 

very nice retro bike!  I don't care for the looks of new bikes.  Btw a gal will have to hug you pretty tight to safely ride double on that size of seat...clever.

[old3bob]

a common sight in India, women ridding side saddle along with some kids on the bike.

 

another hard to believe thing is all the powered rickshaws zipping around with some only being inches apart at times but hardly no accidents, when one would think an accident would be happening on just about every street!

(wearing sandals on a bike, yikes)

Edited July 7, 2021 by old3bob

[Nungali]

6 hours ago, old3bob said:

very nice retro bike!  I don't care for the looks of new bikes.  Btw a gal will have to hug you pretty tight to safely ride double on that size of seat...clever.

 

I took the pillion 'pad' off the back mud guard   so I have an 'outward reason' not to double anybody    

 

But in the old days .....

 

You can see him every day
Riding down the queen's highway,
Handing out his small cigars
To the kids from school.
And all the little girls
With their bleached blond curls
Clump up on their platform soles.
And they say "Hey Ray let's ride away
Downtown where we can roll some alley bowls."
And Ray grins from ear to here, and whispers?

So follow me.
Trail along.
My leather jacket's buttoned up.
And my four-stroke song
Will pick you up when your last class ends;
And you can tell all your friends:
...

So follow me, hold on tight.
My school girl fancy's flowing in free flight.
I've a tenner in my skin tight jeans.
You can touch it if your hands are clean.

 

 

 

 

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[Nungali]

5 hours ago, old3bob said:

a common sight in India, women ridding side saddle along with some kids on the bike.

 

another hard to believe thing is all the powered rickshaws zipping around with some only being inches apart at times but hardly no accidents, when one would think an accident would be happening on just about every street!

(wearing sandals on a bike, yikes)

 

Doubling little child on the tank  with  no helmet,  triple yikes.

 

Here is a standard Indian extra  ( essential actually );

 

 

 

Saree guard .

 

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Nungali

[doc benway]

Monkey Magic!

I need to watch some more...

Thanks 

[old3bob]

look ma no fenders for when I slide off the back! 

(not retro but what the heck when its fun)

 

and some crazy snow cycling...

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by old3bob

[Nungali]

Then someone came with the bright idea of ice motocross .... just stick nails OUT your tyres ! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Works fine until this happens  .....

 

 

 

[silent thunder]

When I wanted to use my bicycle through the winter in Minnesota, I made winter tires by installing alternating rows of 1/4" panhead bolts through the tires, from the inside out.  Rubber cement on the heads so they didn't tear the inner tube.  Lock washers on the outside.  Worked perfectly... and they made a great sound on ice, hard=pack and asphalt.

[Taomeow]

Some old tech you can't improve on much.

 

I used to have these -- inherited from my mom

  

 

and then these, exactly like my dad's

 

[old3bob]

I could surf but not ice skate worth beans...(thus a danger to myself and others with knife like runners on my feet ;-)

Edited August 11, 2021 by old3bob