My dad used to take me for rides on his 1958 Cushman Huskey when I was 7 years old and then it sat in our garage for 54 years my dad is deceased now and now I have that 1958 Cushman I'm in the process of getting it running again looking at that video in Sturgis makes me want to be a part of that also hopefully I will be one day
I'll take the early 60's yellow Husky at the 2:27 mark, thank you! I can almost cry. As a 15 year old who had just gotten my auto learner's permit in 1964, I parked my red Husky in the back of my mechanic's shop to repair the brakes. I forgot about it and a couple decades went by when I started to feel guilty about abandoning it. By then I had been off to college, etc., and the old mechanic had died and sold his shop and I feel sure legally it was no longer mine anyway. Have no idea what happened to it, but I hope it was restored by someone; maybe it's that yellow one here in video:)
At 7:50 minutes into video you'll see the White Cushman Sharknose with the American Eagle on the hood......I now own that unit......it's found a nice home on Cape Cod, Ma.....Great Cart!
WOW! I have never seen so many Cushman's in all my life! I didn't know those types of cycles,or scooters were even allowed there! Awesome video any way! I always wanted one of those as a teenager,but we were poor,& my parents thought i would get killed or seriously injured on one. But,the want is still there,but there aren't any in my neck of the woods,so,I'll just keep on looking.
Nice one!! I would have loved to be there. I ride a Vespa! I notice one thing on your video there are not to many young people riding those Cushman. It is a shame! When you look at the Vespa scene they come in all age brackets.
Good point. Like many things we had or wished we had in the 50's.. nobody else is impressed much.. and when the baby boomers like me die.. so will most of the interest.. Almost every single part for these things is available as a newly made part. So they are surprisingly viable as daily drivers... if you only ride on roads that run at 45..
I've been in the Vespa scene for decades and yes it is very diverse in many ways, but the Cushman owner has pretty much always been exactly as show here. White, senior citizen, baseball hat and potbelly....and more than likely midwestern. Which is fine if that's where you comfortable.
Not a single Trailster, very few boat tail model 60s 1 or 2, and one model 50. No pre-war 20's or 30's models. This is mostly Retro-Rods.. gussied up with chrome parts, Very few original wheels and fat tires. The people who actually restore .. a small minority.
I had one in 1967. From the looks of the age of most of the riders, I think there will be a lot of Cushman scooters for sale in a couple of years. 🤣🤣😷😷
Since I had a 58 eagle when I was thirteen, This could have been a neat video except there was rock music and not the melodious sounds of the mighty eagle. Shame on you.
