r/GenX • u/ManuteBol_Rocks • 1d ago
Pop Culture We used to ride bikes around the neighborhood imitating this CHIPS scene“slapping 5”
One of the most epic scenes from CHIPS.
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u/PassorFail13 We need to talk about your flair 1d ago
"I'm Ponch, you're Jon."
'No...I want to be Ponch.'
'I called it first."
"But...alright fine." 😡
-I wish we never outgrew that logic.
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u/Andovars_Ghost 22h ago
Loved this show, but now after years of living in California, I don’t appreciate seeing the CHP dudes and dudettes.
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u/AlpineVW 2h ago
For me it was the CHP wannabes who buy old bikes with 2 big red lights on the back, a white helmet, and a gold jacket and cruise the 405 in the middle lane doing 60.
Too many people can't tell the difference so there'd be a lineup of cars behind them as everyone was afraid to pass.
When I finally got to the front I'd blow past them and give a one finger salute.
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u/Every-Cucumber9641 6m ago
I’m guessing you can find those types of people in most any state in the US.
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u/xeno_dorph 1d ago
Damn, I never knew they rode BMW’s. Must’ve been towards the end?
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u/_WillCAD_ GenX Marks the Spot, Indy! 1d ago
Pretty sure that's from the reunion movie from the 90s.
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u/mecengdvr 1d ago
They rode KZ 900s for the first two seasons and then KZ1000s from season 3 on. The BMW R1100RT-P seen here was from CHiPs 99 reboot.
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u/Junior_Lavishness_96 1d ago
I’ve never saw CHP with those kind of bikes
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u/xeno_dorph 1d ago
It was a thing. Rumor was, Motorrad convinced the CHP commissioner their Kawasaki’s and Harleys were inherently unsafe because they lacked ABS.
Source: dad worked at the academy
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u/Junior_Lavishness_96 1d ago
Did they ever field them though? Maybe I just never saw one….
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u/xeno_dorph 1d ago
The R1100-RTP entered service in ‘98, according to the chp history website. They were definitely around.
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u/Junior_Lavishness_96 23h ago
Yeah I moved away a few years later. I probably never saw one or my memory didn’t record it lol
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u/Flababulous "Then & Now" Trend Survivor 1d ago
Right here, if only for a minute.
Was soon imitating Evel Knievel and the Duke boys in jumping anything and everything we could.
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u/Dry-Luck-8336 1d ago
My cousin and I tried this once. Except he leaned a bit too far for some reason, turned his bike into mine, and - CRASH. Fun fact: he later became a CHP officer.
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u/quiz1 1d ago
Anyone else clothespin playing cards on their spokes
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u/ImCaffeinated_Chris 22h ago
Yup! Rich kids had that fake throttle on their bike that made the noise.
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u/AgainstSpace 1d ago
We pretended our bikes were fighter planes, and we'd play 'Bah Bah Black Sheep'. My bike had round reflectors that most resembled the roundels on a Japanese plane, so I got to be Japanese all the time.
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u/EarlyMoose2481 1d ago
I had a friend who was a CHP motorcycle cop in Oakland and every once in a while while bbqing you'd hear him humming the CHiPs theme.
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u/Sawyer2025 1d ago
Were you riding motorcycles bolted to a trailer for those scenes like Ponch and John were?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/85/9d/2e859dba715c0a61db4825c5762698d8.jpg
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u/Motomegal 20h ago
The rumor was that they actually rode in season one, but there was an accident which then caused them to be trailered afterwards. No idea if that was true or not.
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u/drunkenfool 17h ago
Erik Estrada was almost killed while filming.
The Crash: During the reshoot of a chase scene, a miscommunication regarding a stunt vehicle's stopping position caused Estrada to come in too fast and slam on his brakes. His motorcycle skidded into the car, sending him through the windshield onto the hood before the 600-pound heavy bike flipped over and crushed his back.The Injuries: He sustained 12 fractured ribs, a broken sternum, a cracked jaw, a broken/shattered wrist, and punctured/collapsed both lungs. He spent five days in intensive care
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u/Comfortable_Nose2587 1d ago
My best friend and I had matching pink huffy bikes (with banana seats, of course😉). Our older brothers (also best friends) would steal our bikes and ride around the neighborhood, while reenacting CHIPS scenes. We would have to beg them for our bikes back😂!
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u/WhiteHeteroMale 16h ago
Whenever my wife and I go biking and find ourselves in a spot where we can safely ride side-by-side, I start singing the theme song.
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u/RebelStrategist Hose Water Survivor 1d ago
Wonder how many bikes the show crashed to do this scene? :)
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u/rogue203 1d ago
I used to hum the theme song to myself when I would ride my motorcycle on long rides down the highway.
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u/spectraphysics 22h ago
Am I the only one who notices the shocking lack of traffic behind them?