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The Biker & The Cowboy: 1966
My older brother Jon proudly showing off his Sears Spaceliner bicycle he got for Christmas 1965. A little research I did shows that bike was $39.88 new (About $289 today). The "engine" in the middle was an aftermarket battery operated piece that made cool motorcycle sounds.
As for me, I'm not sure what's going on with that hat, it looks as if I have cowboy boots on, but I seem to be "unarmed"!
Pros and Cons
I had one of those add-on motors, too! At first, it seemed a good thing. Before that, we used to use clothespins to make playing cards fwap-fwap against the spokes for effect. The motor would prevent the spokes from coming loose and making the wheels go out of true. But the batteries didn't last so long, and they were expensive. Eventually, we went back to cards and clothespins.
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