Child of the Seventies. Part 3.

This is the 3rd and last part (for now) of Don Cammorata growing up "motorcycle mad" in NorCal during the seventies. These shots gimme the goosebumps! They are from the 'grid of Laguna Seca. Check the names on the leathers: Craaazy! Real Shotcallers!

"I'm guessing this is 1971 -72. Remember this is just me and Dad hanging out on the starting grid at a Laguna Seca Grand Prix.... No big deal at the time! Maybe he had some special pass, he did own a Kawasaki shop at the time, but I don't think so.. It's just the way it was back then!"

And last but not least, the Man himself in the seventies: DON!

 Good Year hat: check...Hang Ten shirt: check...long hair and shredded jeans: check!

24/7 two wheel rascal punk: CHECK!

Thanks again for sharing all these truly Glorious photos!!!!

Child of the Seventies. Part 2.



More photografic Glory from Don Cammorata! Don grew up on two wheels, making the streets unsafe around Oakland, NorCal. Such a trip! Epic pics Don!

"My first chopper - laid down ape hangers and a sissy bar, looking at it now I quite like the white seat with the knobby rear tire! First bike no training wheels I think."

"My first motorbike - Notice the missing rear tailight lens, I remember I used to pop it into first gear with the throttle slightly cracked to try and get it to do a wheelie... I always looped-it hanging on with my hands and chasing it down the street for a while... We never bothered replacing the rear light, lucky it had the grab handle crash-bar on the back to keep the seat from getting too thrashed!"

"The first and last snow ever seen in Danville - My Yamaha Moto-Bike... I loved that thing! ultimately I ended up braking the frame at the steerer tube from jumping it too much =( I held the record in the court for jumping over the most kids (13) They would line up in their backs, brother was the last one. Crazy stupid shit when you think about it, no helmet, nothing protective at all, huge consequences for all of us doing it if we fucked up. Too many Evel Knievel movies!"

"BMX days in the hills above Oakland... thinking this was a Chrome Molly Mongoose? Man I wish I had a head of hair like that now!"

Child of the Seventies. Part 1.

Here's a bunch of absolutely Glorious photos from fellow motorcycle designer Don Cammorata! Don grew up riding righteous iron in the Nevada desert, together with these two Kool Kats he called parents. Such a badass childhood! I got such a kick out of these pics. And there is more to come. Mega thanks for sharing Don!

"Mom and dad on their Kawees - Ma had a 125 and dad a 250... She didn't
like riding all that much =))"



"Some where out in the desert outside of camp on the 90"

"...big sand hill that used to scare the shit out of me coming back down."

"Our camp track - Camp was killer, right next to a big river with
tons of shade and partying parents... "

"Looks like a VW bus in the
background? Classic!"