Comments on: Narrabeen 1969

By: Gary Crockett

Gary Crockett — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:28:04 +0000

great snapshot Ron – thanks

By: Ron Turton

Ron Turton — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:05:26 +0000

Yeh ! The old North Narrabeen Surf Club in the backgound was the venue for one of the great Saturday night “Stomps” There was Avalon and Manly and a few on the southside. But when the “Sundowners” with Billy Jackson up front ripping out The Shadow’s F.B.I, Round and Round and 36-24-36 in full cry plus any guitar stuff like Pipeline, Walk Don’t Run etc.it was a ripper. Ah, the memories of the 60’s. The “Stomp” was fantastic! Anyone could do it and no dancing teachers required. Always great after a couple of cold ones at the Newport Pub!

By: Gary Crockett

Gary Crockett — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:13:05 +0000

great stuff Mick – Derek Hynd reckons that high powered bikes left a trail of wreckage amongst Newport thrill-seekers in the mid 70s as well. Do you remember any serious accidents or calamity back then…?

By: mick marlin

mick marlin — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 04:32:00 +0000

About 1966 when bikes were taking over from boards for some of us. Rhonda was one of the few girls who rode with the boys. Vic on his Yammy before he got his Triumph Bonneville. Brownie on my first bike, a US 350cc Honda Street Scrambler I bought from a Canadian.
Bikes were fazed out by the cops in the late fifties as rockers and ho-dads caused mayhem. A la Marlon Brando in “The Wild One” movie. Over 250cc’s were as expensive to register as a car.We reserected them when the under 250 CC Jap bikes became available.Every beach had a gang of surfer-bikers riding around in safety gear, shorts, thongs and T-shirts.