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Who remembers doing this, cutting the record from the back of Alphabet cereal box
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3x9rtse said:
How many of you guys were lucky enough as a kid to have one of these ? Not me !!!! LOL Man I drooled over these things !!!

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Holy crap! My Dad bought me the top one! I'll never forget his words..... "Now be careful, and don't do anything stupid"!! Talk about a recipe for disaster! lmao
crunchtime said:
My closest friend had this (although his seat was basically all electrical tape). He was Honda and later Chevy. I was a Yamaha freak, and later Ford. He stood no chance against my basket case 80cc 2-stroke. I swore I'd never have a 4-stroke dirt bike, they seemed like such dogs. Years later, Yamaha 500cc thumper, and then swore I'd never go back to 2-stroke. Also grew an appreciation for the old Hondas, really smooth and fun. The most fun was trying to keep things running without spending any $. I don't miss ignitions with points.





man...we had those. They were great, and trying to get that extra pump into the chamber. When it was difficult to pull the release, you knew it was going to be a good launch.



But then came........ When we had more engines than rockets (meaning all the rockets were lost or high in trees), we got creative. Estes engine without good guidance = unpredictable outcomes.


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We were TRUE mad scientists for the time. My buddy and I would steal his sisters pet white Mice. And send them into orbit in our rockets. First one? Not so good. Put the poor little fellow on TOP of the chute. Hey. It was all in the name of science! lol
crunchtime said:
My closest friend had this (although his seat was basically all electrical tape). He was Honda and later Chevy. I was a Yamaha freak, and later Ford. He stood no chance against my basket case 80cc 2-stroke. I swore I'd never have a 4-stroke dirt bike, they seemed like such dogs. Years later, Yamaha 500cc thumper, and then swore I'd never go back to 2-stroke. Also grew an appreciation for the old Hondas, really smooth and fun. The most fun was trying to keep things running without spending any $. I don't miss ignitions with points.





man...we had those. They were great, and trying to get that extra pump into the chamber. When it was difficult to pull the release, you knew it was going to be a good launch.



But then came........ When we had more engines than rockets (meaning all the rockets were lost or high in trees), we got creative. Estes engine without good guidance = unpredictable outcomes.


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We were TRUE mad scientists for the time. My buddy and I would steal his sisters pet white Mice. And send them into orbit in our rockets. First one? Not so good. Put the poor little fellow on TOP of the chute. Hey. It was all in the name of science! lol
 
Dutch said:
How many of you got lumps on your head or broke something playing with these? 🤣 (Click Clacks)
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The trick was put your arm out level, get in a rythum, and clack as fast as you can go. Surely got a few hematomas as a youngster.
 

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