| Being a baby boomer, it hasn't been that
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| | you could buy them with or without a
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| long ago at least in my mind, that I was
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| | motor, but it took the time and skill to
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| a kid and I think back to all the things
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| | assemble them. One of the kids down the
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| that we had in the lines of recreation
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| | block came tooling by one day in a
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| and fun. Boy, I remember waiting for
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| | go-cart as his grandpa had purchased a
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| school to get over for the year so we
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| | kit, assembled it and painted it for him.
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| could get into some summer time fun.The
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| | Oh yeah, we were jealous and knew we had
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| first thing that comes to mind in the
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| | to come up with something. My one good
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| lines of early recreation was of course
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| | friend's dad had just bought a new lawn
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| the bike. This for all practical purposes
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| | mower and he still had the old one in the
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| was really the only other form of
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| | garage. It was the ole reel type mower.
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| transportation besides walking that we
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| | It had a Briggs & Stratton 2-1/2 horse
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| had as kids in order to get to where we
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| | power engine with a horizontal shaft
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| wanted to go. Do you remember those days?
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| | which was exactly what you needed for a
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| Bikes back then were pretty simple with
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| | go cart. We grabbed our hammers and some
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| only one speed and the ole back peddle
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| | scrap pieces of 2x4 and plywood and put
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| braking system. They did eventually come
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| | together a real simple frame.The steering
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| out with the 3 speed which was really
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| | actually was nothing more than just a
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| exciting for us. Some even had the new
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| | couple of 2x4's perpendicular to each
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| handle bar brake levers. After that,
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| | other with a bolt through them and a rope
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| about the only other real excitement was
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| | attached to the ends of the one with the
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| when they introduced the banana seat.
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| | front tires mounted on it. You pulled the
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| That was cool as you could ride two
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| | rope to make the front wheels turn right
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| people much easier and more comfortable.
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| | or left. Very simple indeed but it
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| We also put the baseball cards on the
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| | worked. We took the pulley system off the
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| frame with a clothes pin so that the
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| | mower and used it as a way to engage and
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| spokes hit it and made noise. We thought
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| | power one of the rear wheels. We used
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| that was awesome. Compare that to what's
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| | everything off that mower, tires, engine,
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| available now a days. I don't even know
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| | gears and pulleys, belts, chain and
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| how many speeds they go up to anymore.
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| | sprockets. We managed to get a cart up
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| Now you can get the BMX bikes, stunt
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| | and running. It didn't look as nice as
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| bikes, speed bikes, mountain bikes and
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| | the other neighbor kids but if was faster
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| touring bikes with a wide variety of
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| | which made up for the looks. We ran this
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| options.The next thing that hit the scene
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| | thing for a couple of good years and had
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| back in my day was roller skates. They
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| | a ball with it. With that being said, I
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| were made to fit on your shoes with a
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| | have to admit that not too long ago I
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| strap to hold the back on to your foot
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| | built a frame with steel tubing, found a
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| and a set of adjustable clamps that one
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| | motor, centrifugal clutch and everything
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| would adjust with a special key to clamp
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| | else I needed and put together a pretty
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| to the front of the shoe. They also had a
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| | nice cart for my son.So what happened
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| slot in the middle with a screw that
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| | next? The neighbor kid up the street got
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| could be loosened to slide the front and
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| | a mini bike from his dad. The go-cart was
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| rear wheels apart to make the skates
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| | no longer cool. I had to have a mini
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| longer or shorter, depending on the shoe
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| | bike. I even bought plans for one that
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| size. These incredibly enough worked
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| | you could build, supposedly easy. If
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| quite well and we really got some use out
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| | you're interested, you can get the story
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| of them. I also got some scuffed up
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| | and scoop on my mini bike adventure by
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| knees, elbows and hands falling on the
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| | simple visiting the website at the end of
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| cement sidewalks. It was worth it
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| | this article.What about the recreational
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| though.It wasn't too long after that when
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| | vehicles of now a days? The BIG thing
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| the first skate boards came about. Once
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| | that comes to mind is the invasion of the
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| we saw these, but we didn't have the
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| | scooter. Sure they too originated from
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| money to buy one, it didn't take long to
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| | the past. The self-propelled two wheel
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| cure that desire ourselves. We simple
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| | foot scooter has been around for a while.
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| took our old skates apart in the middle
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| | But, for the newer generation, they have
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| so we had the front wheels and back
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| | added electric and gas power to these
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| separated and grabbed an ole 2x4 laying
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| | babies. We bought an electric one for our
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| around and attached the wheels to it with
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| | son and I must say I wish I would of had
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| some nails or screws. Believe it or not,
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| | this option when I was a kid. They are
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| these homemade boards were loads of fun,
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| | fun.But as time goes on, so does ones
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| but a little more dangerous than the
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| | desire to find something new. Another of
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| skates themselves. No, we didn't have
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| | todays big hits to come about is the 3
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| helmets back then and to this day I don't
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| | and 4 wheelers. There were a lot of
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| know how there weren't more serious head
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| | accidents and injuries with the
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| injuries, at least not in my
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| | instability of the 3 wheelers and they
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| neighborhood. Have you noticed how
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| | have pretty much disappeared from the
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| skateboarding has developed into quite a
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| | scene due to regulations and laws. The
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| competitive sport? If you have ever seen
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| | 4-wheeler, is still going strong and very
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| the X-Games on TV, then you know that the
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| | popular. Yes, my son would like one of
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| things people do now a days with
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| | these too. I don't know as of this
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| skateboards are amazing. They have all
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| | writing, if this is in his future or not,
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| the special ramps and
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| | lol.Who knows what the future holds in
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| equipment which they use to really put
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| | the lines of recreational toys, but with
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| on quite a show. You have probably heard
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| | all the latest technology and growing
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| the names Tony Hawk or Bob Bernstein at
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| | electronic accomplishments, I'm sure they
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| some point in time as they are two of the
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| | will be quite different from anything I
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| top competition skateboarders.As a few
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| | have had in the past. What have you done
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| years pasted, it didn't take long before
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| | or what are you currently doing in the
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| these self powered forms of
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| | lines of recreational toys and fun?Paul
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| transportation were getting old. We
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| | is an average guy who enjoyed many
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| wanted something that had it's own power.
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| | memorable times over the years and as a
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| It was also around this time that some
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| | kid. He enjoys sharing his stories, tips,
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| companies started producing go carts.
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| | tricks and helping others. If you have
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| Once we caught wind of this, everybody
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| | something to share or would like to learn
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| wanted to have one. The ones you could
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| | more about recreational toys, where to
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| purchase came in two forms. Already
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| | buy them or find parts, visit:
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| assembled or in a kit that you had to put
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| | Paul is an individual who has been on
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| together. The kits were less costly and
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| | the Internet for a few years now.
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