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RETRO FIND: Motorcycle Club Claimed to Never Crash in 1979
KSBW ^ | 8/4 | Emma Wing

Posted on 08/04/2025 7:21:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Normally, a close call is a bad thing when it comes to riding motorcycles.

But in 1979, motorcyclists explored a niche intersection between safety and fun. Using precise driving, riders danced around each other with timing and skill -- at seven miles per hour.

The Tripoli Shrine Motor Club met every week for practice.

Watch the video above to see motorcycles make some close calls.

If you like this video, check out the archival playlist below.


TOPICS: History; Hobbies; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: motorcycle
Motorcycle club never crashed despite stunt-like driving in 1979
1 posted on 08/04/2025 7:21:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Check this out. I saw a trick like this in person once. Never forgot it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM_jORDiEz8


2 posted on 08/04/2025 7:42:23 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: nickcarraway

Just like Qantas.


3 posted on 08/04/2025 7:42:48 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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That reminds me.

Gotta run by Kmart.


4 posted on 08/04/2025 7:43:32 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

My Dad had one of those saddlebag Harley’s from the 40s. No trunk though. Trunks just looked dumb on those bikes.


5 posted on 08/04/2025 7:58:32 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Our county fair had one of those motorcycle shows for a while.


6 posted on 08/04/2025 8:00:52 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: nickcarraway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrLvYrKYVD8&list=RDUrLvYrKYVD8&start_radio=1

Italian Police Motorcycle Team. Just unreal... 1950s.


7 posted on 08/04/2025 8:04:55 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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“My Dad had one of those saddlebag Harley’s from the 40s. No trunk though. Trunks just looked dumb on those bikes.”
My dad had a 46 Indian Chief with black leather saddle bags, quite the classic look. Actually, trunks on motorcycles look pretty stupid.


8 posted on 08/04/2025 8:16:01 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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To: nickcarraway

Thanks for this post!

Fond memories of growing up in Harvey, Ill., and watching them in parades. Shriners sometimes rode motorcycles, but mostly it was those little cars. As a 4-8 year old kid, I was blown away! Still am.


9 posted on 08/05/2025 3:46:04 AM PDT by KingLudd
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To: Responsibility2nd

Those are some pretty precision bikers.


10 posted on 08/05/2025 8:11:08 AM PDT by oldtech
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