Burn plastic on these chumps!!

Ah man the year was 1980 something and it was about 85degrees outside with a light breeze so it had to be Christmas in South Georgia. This is the day that all the poor kids got to play on the toys their parents took loans out from the local high-interest rate white owned and black gauged companies. Typically the kids rode the $60 bike from Western Auto that only came in Red and Blue, but this year was different. This contraption that sat before me in front of the 8-track player with x-mas lights (no trees for us) on it was what I thought I had to go out and make some white friends in order to enjoy. This is all mine..what? A Green machine! I will love you forever and wash you twice a week too. This was my first official mode of transportation since I had flat feet and couldn't skate too long. I remember coming down hills doing what had to be 15mph and engaging the joystick to bust the biggest Yuee ever seen. What killed when trying to ride back up that darn hill cause the front wheel (i.e the Big Wheel) kept moon walking on me and refused to get a grip. Even at 8 I knew I should have submitted engineering revision to fix that because after a 7 t0 8 month run your Green Machine was dead due to big ass holes in the Big Wheel. I must also mention that it didn't have any brakes.



Now here we are in 2008 and I'm turning into my neighborhood and what do I see? Four kids riding high on Stimulus Checks benefits a.k.a the 2008 Green Machine!
Of course it's expected, but this version is stupid dope! Starting with the Green itself, it's a deeper less puke looking green and it screams luxury (ha). The joysticks are a lot more sturdy with a hand brake now (I ruined a good pair of pro-keds stopping mine). It has a steel frame now and best of all the Big Wheel is a standard rubber one you will find on a bike so now getting up a hill is nothing. I am gonna buy one for my son as soon as I brace myself to shell out around $100 for it. Ah man the Green Machine I still love you.



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