So many memories so much fun. Summers seemed to last forever.

Dam , I never had anything like this . I worked when I was 8 year old . My dad would get paid for the work I did and I never ever got one red cent of it , I did managed to build a bike from throw aways bent rims and all . Then I had to ride it to work and back . No play like this . I could not have any friends ether . I ended up leaving home at age 13 . Never been back once . I never looked back once ether . Now I just remember back .

Never witnessed such bad asses

The Alaskan bush is still like this. I grew up in a village in tue mud by the river and all we ever did was bike around without helmets I think it has something to do with a lack of technology.

"Evel Knievel" had a strong influence on a lot of us. We started out with small jumps and got ridiculously out of control. Our ramps were so high that we broke bicycle frames, rims, handle bars and had so many trips to the ER that my mom wouldn't take me anymore, because she was worried about getting into trouble herself having to explain where all these injuries were coming from. We even built our own chopper bikes. Then, we got dirt bikes as we got older! Boy were those days wild. Great video, thanks for sharing. 🎉

The REAL Wonder Years right here, boy how i miss em

Also evil kneivel was my idal

Great video I had a schwin cotton picker 5 speed springer front shocks on back also whamo wheelie bars great times

OOOMYGOSH. Been there and done that. Wish i could just go back and do it all over again. Thanks for posting this priceless gem.

Q: "Dad, why didn't you have to wear bicycle helmets when you were a kid ?" A: "Because we weren't pussies son"

There are not enough words in the human language to truly convey the admiration and appreciation to the wonderful person who had the foresight and the passion to capture these truly amazing moments and experiences. This has by far been one of the happiest times that I have ever spent on KZfaq. The emotion that I am experiencing right now is on the one hand shocking to me but at the same time, it is truly healing. I had no photos or home movies of my childhood. My friends. Our moments. But we grew up just as you and your friends did. So I will live through your movie. Thank you for that.

Christmas is my favorite time of the year. I come from a very crappy childhood where everyone chose to be depressed, my mother and father fought like cats and dogs, my father was the biggest "ba-humbug" scrooge type and it was just overall a very horrible experience as a child. But I refuse to allow that to ruin my Christmas almost 50 years later. I love the season and just b/c they didn't like it, doesn't mean I can't love every moment! Merry Christmas 2023 everybody! To the USA and the entire world, May Joy Be in Your Heart!!!!

Man...I had that same Honda jersey and Blue speckled helmet when I was a kid. My cousin had that bike so it's bringing me back!

And this is exactly what’s wrong with the world today !!!!

Before there was BMX there was the Sting Ray. A couple of old bricks, a 2x4 and you were on your way. The Sting Ray debuted in 1963 for around 50 bucks.

Fun Fact: Back in the 1970’s we rode our bikes in INSANE ways, building the most sketchy franken-bikes we possibly could using parts from multiple different bikes (some parts fit, some didn’t, but that never stopped us)… we would careen down large hills onto wood ramps we build from questionable leftover lumber, rusted nails and whatever else we could find… and yet… we never wore helmets, and no one ever died or got severely injured other than minor fractures. There simply wasn’t any epidemic of head injuries. And that was ALL anyone did in the 1970’s was ride bikes for hours and hours and hours every day. Fast forward to today: Parents can get dragged into court for allowing kids to not have a helmet on for the 5 minutes they are riding a bike on a nice safe sidewalk.

We did have the best bikes and ramps back then 😅😅

Brings back memories when you could just ride your bike and meet up with your friends for a good time without adult supervision. All the good times we had....so much freedom. 70's...a great time to be a kid.

cool video ,it brings back memories

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Wth! Why does that kid have a damn helmet on? :)

brilliant

i found my moms old bike like this and the tubes still held air when pumped up and it wheelies like a beast lol its like u can coast no feet mid wheelie

Nothing but good memories, maid me smile and thankful I grew up in an awesome time I'm being a kid

Man I want to go back to these days. This is all we did in the summer.

That was me in the 70's NW D.C. Pop's had a store front. There in front of his shop I sey up my ramp Yep Banana seat and all Lol 👍

Helmets Schmelmets!

I had that same bike in first and 2nd grade!!!

Greatest decade to be a kid. I loved the 70's.

Oh I'm so going to fly on a Schwinn Stingray one more time!

1:44 this kid embodies the 70’s

This has to be the most classic Christmas song of all time. I love the "scary ghost stories and tales of the glories" part a lot.

I Love this Video...I remember every Kid in the 70's had a Dragster Bike and a Home Made Ramp... You then got your mates or neighbours to lay on the ground and you would hopefully jump over them...No one wanted to be the kid on the end of the line...Great Times and a Great Video...Thank You for Posting It.

This is where BMX came from.

Man I wished I could remember what bike I had. I think it was a Murray. It looked very similar to the bike in the video but single speed. I jumped everything on that bike. EK was King.

Helmets? We don’t need no stinkin’ helmets.

Love seeing old footage like this!

Thank you!!! If I could go back in a time capsule I would ✌

the fact 2012 is a decade away is cause for concern.

Nice to see no helmets, not like the snowflakes of today’s generation.

Damn who would of known to video back then! Awesome footage, brings me back to when I was young. Thanks for sharing this.

That's what I'm talking about

I'd hear a 340 Swinger coming down the road.. And I could wheelie 3 blocks!

I wanna go back to those days.This video captures the 70s perfectly

Still have my Torino 500. No more jumping though. The good old days!

I just remembered..downloaded a Motorcross game..$1.90. about to play in the F.A cup semi finals. Need to take the N.Y jets to the supadupabowl..n that ain't easy..my car is just fukked in the rally in Finland..oh..watchin porn..hit a tree..engine damage..ummm..that's it..bye

Wish we had movies of our neighborhood in Calif. I had the record for the longest wheelie and the farthest jump.

So rad! Such a cool thing to see all you kids kickin it with your bikes! The jumps are gnarly (mentally) for kids, and that one jump the baby did was super special. Thanks for sharing!!

Joe Kid on a Stingray.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9iXlLGQtLfDk2g.html Another good one