Pat Riot, SASS #13748 20,933 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Me riding a Kawasaki I’ll be riding it today... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,048 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 5 hours ago, Raylan said: That must have been an awfully tight hat to stay on his head with no stampede strings. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J-BAR #18287 5,748 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Stetson still makes the “Tom Mix” hat. Great hat! https://stetson.com/products/tom-mix-6x-cowboy-hat-silverbelly 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 20,933 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 2 hours ago, Marshal Hangtree said: That must have been an awfully tight hat to stay on his head with no stampede strings. Look very closely. He isn't moving. His right foot is on the ground. You can see the shadow of his boot heel.. Look at his right leg. It's angled differently from his left leg. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 20,933 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Man, I'd love to have that bike. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex M Rugers #6621 326 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 8 hours ago, Raylan said: That almost looks like Snakebite's avatar. Rex 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2,030 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 AND???? 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 6,903 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 5 hours ago, Marshal Hangtree said: That must have been an awfully tight hat to stay on his head with no stampede strings. When did they / you start calling a hat thong or strap a "stampede string"? I never heard that term until I joined SASS in 1993. It's like "wild rags". We called them bandanas or scarves. Neckerchiefs was a sissy term used by the kids for back east who came out to Utah to go to college. We also wore Levis denim "jumpers", now called truckers jackets or just plain denim jackets. And don't even get me started on "chinks". Those were used by blacksmiths and horse shoers, not by cowboys. 3 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Hangtree 2,048 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 My apologies, Mr. Forty Rod, if I stepped on one of your toes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raylan 5,654 Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 3 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Man, I'd love to have that bike. I saw it first. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sixgun Seamus 1,571 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 (edited) 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Neckerchiefs was a sissy term used by the kids for back east who came out to Utah to go to college. I beg to differ with you on this one. A neckerchief was a term used for a piece of the official Boy Scout uniform since 1910. I wore one proudly for many many years. Back me up on this one Hardpan. Edited January 8 by Sixgun Seamus 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeaconKC 1,312 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 1 hour ago, Sixgun Seamus said: I beg to differ with you on this one. A neckerchief was a term used for a piece of the official Boy Scout uniform since 1910. I wore one proudly for many many years. Back me up on this one Hardpan. Yup, I remember those days in the Scouts! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sassnetguy50 291 Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 8 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Look very closely. He isn't moving. His right foot is on the ground. You can see the shadow of his boot heel.. Look at his right leg. It's angled differently from his left leg. You mean “He isn’t moving fast.” He probably had to flintstone because the Indian broke again. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex M Rugers #6621 326 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 By the way , is that Ken Maynard ? Inquiring mind would like to know. Rex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 1,299 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 And I ride a "Shadow , Spirit" of the Honda Family ... Jabez Cowboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L 2,030 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Once knew a biker that wore a spur on his left boot so he would know when he was taking a corner too tight! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 526 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The Indian had the chain on the right side of the bike, Harley had it on the left. Old time biker I used to work with told me you could tell the Harley riders from the Indian riders by looking at the back of their jackets to see which side the oil streak was on. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 1,191 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Late 1930's Chief. In 1940 Indian went to the flared fender style. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 12,002 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Rex M Rugers #6621 said: By the way , is that Ken Maynard ? Inquiring mind would like to know. Rex I am pretty sure it is. Here is a photo I found that claims it is him. Notice he is wearing the same outfit. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Hanger #3720LR 668 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 My dad was an Oklahoma cowboy. Horses and motorcycles. I have some teenage years photos. (early 1940s) Here is one of dad and one of his working horses. Then there is his 4 cylinder Indian. Then there is dad on the Indian tearing up the yard back of the barn. I remember a lot of full dress Harleys. (this is the last big bike I remember him having. 1963) 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,515 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 7 hours ago, Sixgun Seamus said: I beg to differ with you on this one. A neckerchief was a term used for a piece of the official Boy Scout uniform since 1910. I wore one proudly for many many years. Back me up on this one Hardpan. Yer darn' tootin' Boy Scouts wear neckerchiefs~!! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirty Dan Dawkins 894 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Cliff Hanger #3720LR said: My dad was an Oklahoma cowboy. Horses and motorcycles. I have some teenage years photos. (early 1940s) Here is one of dad and one of his working horses. Then there is his 4 cylinder Indian. Then there is dad on the Indian tearing up the yard back of the barn. I remember a lot of full dress Harleys. (this is the last big bike I remember him having. 1963) Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 1,191 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) My dad in 1946. His birthday was December 7. He went down to the recruiting office on December 8, 1941, but they would not let him enlist because he had just turned 16. On the day of his 17th birthday, December 7, 1942, he joined the Navy. He bought the motorcycle with money he had saved while serving in the Pacific. He was not yet 21 in the photo. This was Indian's brand new model for 1946. It was the first one without the leaf springs in the front. P.S. He was an Indian on an Indian. He was born and raised on the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Minnesota. Edited January 9 by Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 6,903 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 20 hours ago, Marshal Hangtree said: My apologies, Mr. Forty Rod, if I stepped on one of your toes. Not a problem. I have a lot more toes. I just never heard these terms used until the last thirty years or so. it's like an entirely different language....sort like Australian. (Bet I catch a piece of hell from Jack for that.) 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 526 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 16 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: I am pretty sure it is. Here is a photo I found that claims it is him. Notice he is wearing the same outfit. Looks like a different motorcycle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 2,325 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Not a problem. I have a lot more toes. I just never heard these terms used until the last thirty years or so. it's like an entirely different language....sort like Australian. (Bet I catch a piece of hell from Jack for that.) .................................... and here it is ...... HELL! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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