The List: Xtreme Moto X Toyz
Thursday, December 20, 2012 | 9:15 AM
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PrintTime for some regifting, degifting and maybe even some Indian giving. It's getting late and we don't have time for Christmas shopping. So lets raid the palatial Racer X offices for all the old trinkets and toys we can find. Nothing says I love you like, "It's old so it must be a collectable." Ho ho ho, here's some of the crap we found!
Photos by Andrew Fredrickson
For you younger kids that don't remember Ryan Villopoto when he didn't run the #1. Once he got those handlebars out of his lap, he became unstoppable.
For the sophisticated cyclist who sees motorcycle riding as an art form, this paint by numbers can help release your inner Troy Lee.
Not extreme or Xtreme, but they're not kidding when they say Race of Champions. You've got Emig, RC, Albee and Travis. Go back to when this toy came out, 2000 or so, and that's a mega starting gate for the megacross. No doubt RC is hating on that Wall Jump, though. Might want to get some helmets.
No clue what's in there but we guarantee it's better than Supercross: The Movie.
By the looks of the enduro guy with the under-the-jersey chest pro and double eyes headlight, this game is all Euro. If it were American, it would have been called Moto MiXtreme
You know, we're just pumped no one ever saw this and got a hankering to try putting actual flames in front of the actual gate at an actual supercross. Let's figure out the riders. (Left to Right) That's Emig on his '97 KX, Doug Henry on one of his Supermoto Hondas, James Stewart if the Suzuki deal doesn't work out, Heath Voss back to grab another World Supercross Championship for Mach 1 Yamaha, and 1998 Greg Albertyn saying, "I've crashed in every way imaginable but I've never actually been lit on fire until now."
This one got spit out of our time machine. Not supercross, moto x, freestyle or Xtreme, just straight up Dirt Bike Racing. Looks kind of like a Bob Hannah/Marty Smith 1976 125 National battle here. And like most slot car sets of this era, we can pretty much guarantee you that the, "3 Challenging Hazards" will never, ever actually work.
Full evolution here. We've got Metal Mulisha General Brian Deegan all over this, along with his sponsors and evil-looking gear and graphics. But not a single use of the word Xtreme! You know, Deegan's people could make a killer FMX bike/rally car/off-road truck play set and call it the Mulisha Compound. They probably already have. If not, it's my idea and send me a royalty check next Christmas so I can buy some real toys.
Ack! A toy that actually takes physical effort to play with? C'mon! But only "MC" could make this thing look so cool. We've busted this out at the office and it's pretty hard. Almost makes you think McGrath has some sort of talent or skill that even Santa can't provide.
Merry Christmas!
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WOW cool toys.. none of which did I have growing up...however the picture on the Tyco box is a blast from my past ....looks like me on the cover from the day..yellow DG jersey, blue pants w/ yellow stripe, leather Tony D boots, all topped off by a yellow Bell Moto 3 helmet..on my RM400 carrying the # 25...how did they get my pic??... lol
Great pre-Xmas writeup ... man, I was deprived as a child ... I had no idea most of this stuff existed! Yep the Tyco box also really caught my eye. I wasn't aware that this configuration was available, but I did have a couple of difference Tyco race car tracks growing up, along with the Tyco train sets. The race cars worked on Christmas morning, but after that it was a battle just to get 'em around the track without stopping (lots of rubbing coins along the tracks to get a "fresh" metal surface to contact). Aaah the memories. Funny, like BD25 the picture on the box brings back an image of me riding my KE100 (that's right, not KX, KE) with the headlight removed and a home-made number plate painted white with an electrical tape #100 on the front. In the 80s I actually raced some trail races with that thing and as a kid could beat adults on their big bikes, especially in the wooded sections. But wow I looked like a complete Napoleon Dynamite goon / idiot / dork on that thing ... but that doesn't take away the memories. Hmm, I guess getting that KE100 for Christmas one year beat the pants off of any "toys" ... Santa was a pretty darned good guy back in the 80s who was able to navigate a difficult Ms Claus to get me that bike (and he heard about it the rest of his life when I finally saved up for a CR125, and so on...). Happy Holidays everyone, not long until the Supercross fun begins!
ramair350 - my first bike was just like yours, but it's older cousin. I had the G4TR 100 with all the lights and dual range transmission! Love the Evel Kneivel toys, I think I had all of them in the '70's.
You HAVE to include the Big Wheel, and Evel Knievel stunt cycles. Those two alone got me hooked on big air! Dont tell me after launching the Evel stuntcycle over toy cars for the 1st time, you didnt make a ramp, and then crush some toy cars when you came up short on the Big wheel.........and what about Excitebike??????
I'd like ti see a Tickle me Jessica doll !
@ BD25
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your Family !
Did you get any snow your way ! .. I'm roughing it till A-1 trying to shake off another L-5 surgery.............. Today 80 and sunny looking out over the atlantic .. LOL !
Enjoy !
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all !
you forgot the RC Honda #4 rc bike large scale, and the large scale MC #1 Yamaha, I have 2 MC rc bikes brand new still in the box with new battery packs never used, and the RC honda but that one has seen some airtime, and a few high-sides! ;) fun stuff!
MXLord327, ha ha, wow, I'm sure that was a sweet ride for you back in the day! True story - there was a motorcycle shop out in the country a few miles from where I lived. I bought an intact but not running bike for $25 that I never was 100% sure of the model, but I'm now 99% sure it was the G4TR 100 you mentioned (just did some Googling, looks identical based on what I remember, chrome fenders and all). I do know it was a 100cc Kawasaki, and I was even able to swap out the clutch plates with my bike successfully (I was quite "financially challenged" to say the least). And a friend of mine that I haven't thought about in 20 years had one of those; I remember that dual-range transmission thing and thought that was super cool. Nice trip down memory lane :-)
My son had the Road Champs mega-cross toy, it was kinda cool.. And he still has the MC #1 Yamaha rc dirtbike..And we also have a Travis Pastrana one also.. But my kids have countless toy dirtbikes like the RV#2 one at the top.. Everyone from RC to Kelly Smiths bikes.. Dozens of them..But they all were played with countless times.. Wish they had those when I was a kid..
Had an Evel Knievel wind up motorcycle that was derived from the SSP gyro toys. Would wind that think up, go ripping across the floor in a wheel stand and drop down on two wheels. Wedged itself under the bed and proceeded to grind itself into destruct mode.
SSP toys had a lot of potential to do some damage and inflict pain in the hands of children. I pulled the rip stick and held the toy up to my little sister's ear to hear the awesome wind of the gyro and ripped a clump of hair off her scalp. Not intended to do that.
The 70's toys were some of the best due to lack of regulations. Of course lawsuits shaped the demise of some fun stuff.
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http://www.google.com/search?q=kenner+ssp+toys&aq=2&oq=SSP+toys&sugexp=chrome,mod=1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Sorry,This is the correct link.
This story got me to look for and find my unopened Road Champs MXS toy motorcycle and rider combo of Kenny Bartram and Travis Pastana from 2000 and my Dreamco Bears of McGrath and Pastrana from 2001..
Blackjack-
The SSPs were the baddest thing around when I was a kid, coolest cars, and yes they would do some damage if aimed in the right direction,
thanks for the reminder of these awesome toys. and the link.
I had both the Jeremy McGrath scale model bike and rider, as well as the McGrath R/C Dirt bike. Making me feel old, and I'm only 18. The forks on that little model really needed a revalve though...haha
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Glad to share that time in history.
YES--I forgot about the SSP toys, they were great.. And I did have an Evel Knevil stunt cycle.. Then got the sky-cycle, which was kinda useless if you tried to jump it.. Had a "Team America" one a few years later and it was better balanced and pretty cool as far as jumping and stuff... Man I miss those days..good times guys, thanks for sharing..