Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O

Myron Piatek · 11-20-2007, 07:46 AM

This was posted on a Mopar-related forum I visit. I don't remember the commercial, but thought it was cool because it is associated with drag racing!

Kenny Wigington · 11-20-2007, 08:55 AM

Thats hillarious ! I remember seeing that on a few bikes when I was young. Not the commercial though.
Funny to see kids riding a bike in a TV commercial, and not look the Gordy tire man, ballooned up in safety gear. Bare footed, etc.

Michael Beard · 11-20-2007, 09:44 AM

Cool!

Someone posted on the YouTube comments that the commercial would never fly today because of the liability if a kid got hurt. Sad, huh?

You need one of those for your car, Myron.

Jack Matyas · 11-20-2007, 09:50 AM

As a young kid I had a Wham-O slingshot that was great but this , well maybe I can get a set for my Trans-Am and impress my friends as the commercial advertised.........Better yet I should send a set to my friend Wayne Totaro for Christmas--he sure needs 'em.

Wayne Totaro · 11-20-2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

As a young kid I had a Wham-O slingshot that was great but this , well maybe I can get a set for my Trans-Am and impress my friends as the commercial advertised.........Better yet I should send a set to my friend Wayne Totaro for Christmas--he sure needs 'em.

Hey Jack,

Do you think they will fit?

Myron Piatek · 11-20-2007, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Beard

You need one of those for your car, Myron.

I hope I do! But i gotta get some tips from Jamie and a few other people first. (If she'll talk to me.

)

Bench Racer · 11-20-2007, 02:08 PM

Sometime around 1970 I got a bike for Christmas that had a wheelie bar made on it as well as a big sissie bar. I could not wait to get out amd show this baby off. I was pretty fat for a 10 year old, wish it has came with the super low gear set too! We had a gravel drive that was not well adapted for the Jr. Evil Knievel stuff, so some of my best stunts were on the Mean sidewalks of Columbus,NC, LOL.
Don Jackson

SSDiv6 · 11-20-2007, 02:24 PM

I remember getting a set for my bike from the catalog of a business called Auto World, I think it was located in Scranton, PA.
Quite an outift, they sold model cars, HO slot cars and also real race car stuff. The wheelie bars needed to have an option that you could purchase a box of Band-Aid's with them too....they did not work well in gravel, specially if there were any fences nearby that had barb wire...

Isaac Zane · 11-20-2007, 10:26 PM

My Uncle Jim and I made a set of wheelie bars for my Schwinn Orange Crate bike. Sold the bike for $25 years later at a swap meet. Who would have known that that bike could be worth over $2,000 now......

Parachute worked OK also.

Myron Piatek · 11-20-2007, 10:50 PM

"Crate"?

11-20-2007, 07:46 AM	#1
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O This was posted on a Mopar-related forum I visit. I don't remember the commercial, but thought it was cool because it is associated with drag racing! __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing Last edited by Myron Piatek; 11-20-2007 at 07:54 AM.

11-20-2007, 08:55 AM	#2
Kenny Wigington Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cumming,Ga. USA Posts: 967 Likes: 36 Liked 60 Times in 12 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O Thats hillarious ! I remember seeing that on a few bikes when I was young. Not the commercial though. Funny to see kids riding a bike in a TV commercial, and not look the Gordy tire man, ballooned up in safety gear. Bare footed, etc. __________________ 2894 STK

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Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O Cool! Someone posted on the YouTube comments that the commercial would never fly today because of the liability if a kid got hurt. Sad, huh? You need one of those for your car, Myron. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

11-20-2007, 09:50 AM	#4
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,927 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O As a young kid I had a Wham-O slingshot that was great but this , well maybe I can get a set for my Trans-Am and impress my friends as the commercial advertised.........Better yet I should send a set to my friend Wayne Totaro for Christmas--he sure needs 'em. __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

11-20-2007, 02:08 PM	#7
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O Sometime around 1970 I got a bike for Christmas that had a wheelie bar made on it as well as a big sissie bar. I could not wait to get out amd show this baby off. I was pretty fat for a 10 year old, wish it has came with the super low gear set too! We had a gravel drive that was not well adapted for the Jr. Evil Knievel stuff, so some of my best stunts were on the Mean sidewalks of Columbus,NC, LOL. Don Jackson

11-20-2007, 02:24 PM	#8
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,043 Likes: 712 Liked 1,578 Times in 581 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O I remember getting a set for my bike from the catalog of a business called Auto World, I think it was located in Scranton, PA. Quite an outift, they sold model cars, HO slot cars and also real race car stuff. The wheelie bars needed to have an option that you could purchase a box of Band-Aid's with them too....they did not work well in gravel, specially if there were any fences nearby that had barb wire...

11-20-2007, 10:26 PM	#9
Isaac Zane Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 361 Likes: 391 Liked 50 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O My Uncle Jim and I made a set of wheelie bars for my Schwinn Orange Crate bike. Sold the bike for $25 years later at a swap meet. Who would have known that that bike could be worth over $2,000 now...... Parachute worked OK also. __________________ Isaac Zane STK 1237 J/SA Buick Apollo Patriot Guard Rider DOOF 43

11-20-2007, 10:50 PM	#10
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Wheelie-Bar by Wham-O "Crate"? __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing