What bike is that that John Lennon is on?
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Stars on bikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can anyone tell me or figure out what bike John Lennon is on in this picture? I honestly do not know.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/55...20acee2c0a.jpg for a bigger picture.
This might be the same moment in time. The caption reads: "John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Parade, June 25th 1972 (via bohemea) From an article titled “The Americanization of John and Yoko” about John & Yoko’s fight to stay in New York." So that might help date it.
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d2/55...20acee2c0a.jpg for a bigger picture.
This might be the same moment in time. The caption reads: "John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Parade, June 25th 1972 (via bohemea) From an article titled “The Americanization of John and Yoko” about John & Yoko’s fight to stay in New York." So that might help date it.
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Dunno, but having worked a hot dog cart in Philly in '82 the prices caught my eye. $0.35 for a dog and $0.25 for a can of soda was the going rate in Philly at that time. The prices in NYC will kill you.
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That it is a Bottecchia?
(The more famous picture is John and Yoko kissing.)
-mr. bill
(The more famous picture is John and Yoko kissing.)
-mr. bill
Last edited by mr_bill; 10-29-19 at 06:36 PM. Reason: Because Missouri, added the famous photo
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He used to ride Raleigh bikes in earlier days. I wonder how often Bottecchia was imported to the U.S. in the early seventies. If he had gotten in an argument with Yoko he could have got away quick. No slight on her....I think they were deeply in love. So once people opine on any of this it will be time to shut this thread down.
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I noticed only the drops on the bars are wrapped.
The white bike is obviously a ghost bike they are going to put on some street corner.
The white bike is obviously a ghost bike they are going to put on some street corner.
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My dad ran a service station and I think our price was 25 cents for a can of soda back then. I remember candy bars were 25 cents around that time as well. We even had a cigarette machine in the office and they were 75 cents a pack.
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Here is a picture of John Lennon from those earlier days, as well as John and Yoko on a mystery bike. Maybe the Genius of the Universe of Things That Have No Significance will unleash his mastery of cryptic trivia and provide the answer of the provenance of this white bike.
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No idea what John is riding but whatever bike Yoko was riding probably went out of business after the company's board of directors suddenly all had creative differences with each other and refused to work together anymore.
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