1982 Motobécane Vélover… The first french mtb ?

[Frankenorange]

Mad looking bike. I went to the Le Mans 24hr race most years from mid 80's to the early 00's and i remember seeing one around the campsites.

 

[Wilou]

24pouces, you read in my mind ! I also tought of the Rancho when I saw the Vélover.
I've always loved this car. My grandparents had a Talbot 1100 (the coupe version), which is the city version of the Rancho if I may say so :
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simca_1100


W.

 

[Tsundere]

A bit like that episode of The Simpsons when Homer gets to design a car

I found the episode

 

[24pouces]

I found the episode
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Exactly the same drawing !

 

[24pouces]

I have found those pictures of a Velover race : it was in the “Jeu sans frontières” (games without frontier) television game

 

[Markybeau]

I have found those pictures of a Velover race : it was in the “Jeu sans frontières” (games without frontier) television game

In the UK it was called 'It's a Knockout'.

When I was a kid the host spent half of the show pissing himself laughing

 

[yakboy]

In the UK it was called 'It's a Knockout'.

When I was a kid the host spent most of the time pissing himself laughing

Although we are not allowed to talk about him now as he did a "Rolf Harris"
So much of our childhood has been tainted.

 

[Markybeau]

Although we are not allowed to talk about him now as he did a "Rolf Harris"
So much of our childhood has been tainted.

Which is why I didn't mention his name.

There were so many wrong 'uns

 

[yakboy]

Which is why I didn't mention his name

Good man .....you, not him

 

[KermitGKona88]

Just remember the good things...