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A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a banana seat with sissy bar, and small (16-to-20-inch (410 to 510 mm)) wheels.
After both brothers purchased bicycles in the spring of 1892, their aptitude with bicycle repairs and the high demand for repairmen led them to starting their own repair shop. In December 1892, they rented a storefront at 1005 West Third Street, where they officially started the Wright Cycle Exchange. They sold bicycles from $40 to $100.
Seven years later in 1960, Huffman was the third largest bike manufacturer in the United States. [3] Popular models produced during the heyday of the Huffy Corporation included the RadioBike, which had an electron-tube radio in the tank; [7] the Scout, a 10-speed road bicycle; the Dragster, a so-called "wheelie bike"; and the Sigma, a BMX bike.
The bike elevated standards for crafting of lowrider bikes throughout the country: "everyone started slamming their bikes by bending their forks as radically as possible to give the bikes that old school flavor." [21] In the 1990s, bike mechanic and designer Warren Wong, who worked with BMX bikes, became a pioneer in lowrider bicycle history ...
Nostalgia drag racing is a form of drag racing that uses cars from earlier eras of drag racing, as well as cars built to fit the guidelines of earlier eras using parts that would have been available in that era. The cars raced are a mixture between restored originals, while others are re-creations of older cars. [1]
Eddie Hill (born March 6, 1936) is an American retired drag racer who won numerous drag racing championships on land and water. [2] Hill had the first run in the four second range (4.990 seconds), which earned him the nickname "Four Father of Drag Racing." [3] His other nicknames include "The Thrill", [2] "Holeshot Hill", [4] and "Fast Eddie". [5]
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada.With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
Super Shops Automotive Performance Centers was the official name now, and from 1980 until the end of 1989, 128 stores were opened, bringing the total store count to 143. A new store was opening on an average of just over once per month, and a simultaneous marketing, hiring, training and selling juggernaut had been created on the fly.