Thanks for preserving and sharing these awesome pictures. A time before helmet laws, when most bikes were kick start only, flatheads, knuckleheads and panheads ruled the road. It will never be that cool again. But we still have the memories and pics!
Thank you G Louie!! One time I ran into Chica in my home stat of New Mexico!! It's pretty cool!! I was all star struck!! He seems like a pretty cool dude!!❤️👊❤️👊
@@MrGlenLouie Ohhhh shoot, my bad. Of course it's a Lion. Sorry about that, but beautiful work. It must have been cool cruising around in that work of art!
Yes our vehicles should be blessed by an official vip just like when new dragon and lions are bought into a performance they are blessed by prayer or by painting red cinnabar
Actually it was a Japanese magazine named Ripper published by Roller magazine, it was available a few years ago and sold out quickly, not sure if they will do a reprint since it done so well. I was happy to be part of the article, it all started when the writer/photographer saw my old photo albums. He then included other friends in the stories
Hello! great pics! Would you be interested in being part of an oral history project I'm collecting surrounding motorcycle culture? I would love a unique perspective from an often overlooked community!
@@Cody-se7ee thanks, I’m glad you learned a little bit of the little known history of the chopper culture in the Asian community. I may be interested but it depends on what you need to
@@MrGlenLouie if you shoot me an email, I can tell you about my project and you can tell me if you’re interested. But essentially, I’d just be talking to you about your experiences. I would record the audio and it would be an oral history. You can stay anonymous if you like! I’m actually presenting at a conference here soon, I can tell you about that more if you like!
thanks for putting this together, bring back a lot of memories. I never had a bike but remember guys doing wheelies in front of Gal on Bay St. showing off. I was into hot rods and remember cruising in Chinatown and the Great Highway looking for races. I still have my 69 Camaro but don't look for races anymore. Only races now is with my shopping cart for support at the grocery store! Thanks again for putting this together.
@@galendea1855 yes the good old days, you remember them well. Currently I don’t have a “Hot rod” but I’m always thinking of ways to modify whatever I’m driving, I do still have my bike to bring a smile to my face when I take it out
Thanks for preserving and sharing these awesome pictures. A time before helmet laws, when most bikes were kick start only, flatheads, knuckleheads and panheads ruled the road. It will never be that cool again. But we still have the memories and pics!
Some Cool History
Thank you G Louie!! One time I ran into Chica in my home stat of New Mexico!! It's pretty cool!! I was all star struck!! He seems like a pretty cool dude!!❤️👊❤️👊
7:57 love that Dragon pin-striping on the tank.
@@2sc458 thank you! I had famous Mooneyes pin striper Wildman hand painted it after my design which I wanted a Chinese Lion head originally 😎🙏
@@MrGlenLouie Ohhhh shoot, my bad. Of course it's a Lion. Sorry about that, but beautiful work. It must have been cool cruising around in that work of art!
Brother this is one great video,thanks for sharing with us. 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you !!!
Please keep posting. Love to see more about Azn riders.
Confucius say--May your vehicles be blessed by a thousand lotus blossoms
Yes our vehicles should be blessed by an official vip just like when new dragon and lions are bought into a performance they are blessed by prayer or by painting red cinnabar
Great video! Can you tell me the name of the book in the video, please?
Actually it was a Japanese magazine named Ripper published by Roller magazine, it was available a few years ago and sold out quickly, not sure if they will do a reprint since it done so well. I was happy to be part of the article, it all started when the writer/photographer saw my old photo albums. He then included other friends in the stories
good stuff, thanks for sharing
@@leong228 thanks 🙏 I hope to post some more when I get a little better at editing my videos, still learning
Way cool, aloha from Hawaii
@@clintonmurakami3753 thanks brother! I’ve rented an HD on my last visit to Waikiki it was so fun especially the freedom of not wearing a helmet 🤙
Dig the Arlen Ness dragbike frame bike with the Honda 750 engine !!
@@larrykroger3100 yes my brother in law had that bike back then, fun bike took it around the block in Oakland, I recall he traded it for a drag boat
Hello! great pics! Would you be interested in being part of an oral history project I'm collecting surrounding motorcycle culture? I would love a unique perspective from an often overlooked community!
@@Cody-se7ee thanks, I’m glad you learned a little bit of the little known history of the chopper culture in the Asian community. I may be interested but it depends on what you need to
@@MrGlenLouie if you shoot me an email, I can tell you about my project and you can tell me if you’re interested. But essentially, I’d just be talking to you about your experiences. I would record the audio and it would be an oral history. You can stay anonymous if you like! I’m actually presenting at a conference here soon, I can tell you about that more if you like!
thanks for putting this together, bring back a lot of memories. I never had a bike but remember guys doing wheelies in front of Gal on Bay St. showing off. I was into hot rods and remember cruising in Chinatown and the Great Highway looking for races. I still have my 69 Camaro but don't look for races anymore. Only races now is with my shopping cart for support at the grocery store! Thanks again for putting this together.
@@galendea1855 yes the good old days, you remember them well. Currently I don’t have a “Hot rod” but I’m always thinking of ways to modify whatever I’m driving, I do still have my bike to bring a smile to my face when I take it out