craigatcsi Posted September 30, 2014 #1 Posted September 30, 2014 Simply for fun..... When I was very young, I'm thinking back in the mid-60s or so, there was some kind of noise maker that mounted to our Bicycles that had a lever that you 'wound up' or 'pumped up' to make it sound like your bike had an engine. If memory serves me right, I am picturing something mounting on the cross bar of a boys bike and there was a yellow lever that we would pull back towards the banana seat. The faster you pulled the lever the louder it got and the longer it lasted. I don't have a clue what to search for on Ebay. Hey, maybe I need one for my Trike! craigr
jakester Posted September 30, 2014 #2 Posted September 30, 2014 We always used a clothes pin and a playing card in the spokes. Ha what fun. Bill
Motorcycle Mike Posted September 30, 2014 #3 Posted September 30, 2014 I don't remember the one your talking about, but I remember this. http://www.vintagevrroom.com/ I never had one though.
craigatcsi Posted September 30, 2014 Author #4 Posted September 30, 2014 Nopers - That isn't it. Dog-gone-it, I also posted this to my Facebook page and no one there can remember it either. I can't believe that I am the only one that remembers this. This will bug me until someone else remembers it.
craigatcsi Posted September 30, 2014 Author #5 Posted September 30, 2014 Well, after zooming in on the Pic, I think it WAS the V-Roooom. It seems to me that after some use, the Red Switch wouldn't stay up and we would have to hold it up to make the sound - making it a two-handed task. I may have to order one then figure out a way to mount it to my Trike!
etcswjoe Posted September 30, 2014 #6 Posted September 30, 2014 Here is a video of the Vroom Booster Engine.
craigatcsi Posted September 30, 2014 Author #7 Posted September 30, 2014 Yes, I am going to have to buy me one of those!
mralex714 Posted September 30, 2014 #8 Posted September 30, 2014 I don't remember the one your talking about, but I remember this. http://www.vintagevrroom.com/ I never had one though. I had one it was my first bike.
midnightrider1300 Posted September 30, 2014 #9 Posted September 30, 2014 We always used a clothes pin and a playing card in the spokes. Ha what fun. Bill lol a clothes pin is all we cold afford....we sure could afford no gadget that cost $$$
craigatcsi Posted September 30, 2014 Author #10 Posted September 30, 2014 I guess I won't be getting one of those! $165 was the cheapest I found on EBay. That is just Nuts. I figured $25 or $30 tops.
Mike G in SC Posted September 30, 2014 #11 Posted September 30, 2014 Save these ideas,,,, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM FOR OUR ELECTRIC BIKES!!!! (If we live that long.)
vzuden Posted October 1, 2014 #12 Posted October 1, 2014 Wow thanks for the memories! I had one of those and had completely forgotten about it
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