Who Remembers Ogri And Kickstart

I used to have a laugh at these, those of a certain age may recall them.

 

I remember Ogri's girlfriend Mitzi - Babes on Bikes!

 

Got this hat at last year’s Scottish bike show

 

Shout out for Malcolm!

 

I remember buying the first issue of Bike magazine in 1971.

 

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Ogri MCC

 

Ogri was The Man, with his dog Kick-start too. Great cartoon series.

 

Unfortunately, both rallies have sold out of tickets, they go fairly quickly.

 

Mitzi was a bit fiery, as I recall. Shame they still don't run these.

 

Been to couple of the OgriMCC summer rallies back in the 90's.

 

I have a few of the books. Still read them every now and then. Also have some old calendars as well. I did ask him a couple of years ago if he was going to do any more calendars, and he said no.

 

Oddly enough, I found the 1987 Ogri calendar in it's original mailing tube when we moved stuff for the decorator earlier this year.

 

I had a picture of Ogri painted on the back of my cut off. After years of use it was buried at sea on the way home from the TT

 

The wife bought me this must be 20 years ago now. Got most of the books too, and a sweatshirt that's seen better days. Plus a brand new helmet that I bought in 2004, and only worn it twice at best. And the Ogri board game as well.

 

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Ogri and ALF too, brilliant.

 

Ogri was my hero, though for laughs I preferred Fred Gassit.

Bloodrunners was good too - my 750 Turbo was known as "Hoover" after the main bike - and the girls were better drawn than Mitzi. If you get my meaning.

There was also a bizarre French (I think) cartoon biker called Rank Xerox, perhaps? It ran in one of the UK mags around 1985 and was hilarious in a slightly off your face sort of way.

(Edited - it looks like Ranxerox was Italian, but I suspect it was the inspiration for the cartoon I remember, not the actual thing because... well Google it and you'll see)

 

That statue of Ogri is brilliant, it's a shame you can't find it today, I'd buy it!
And did that HJC helmet come with the Ogri graphics? I've never seen one before.

 

Bloodrunners was excellent, I had a Jack Shit T-shirt and I think there was a DVD. And yes, the girls were pretty tasty (for a cartoon).
The only French cartoon I can think of is Joe Bar, great pictures but not particularly funny.

 

I've still got my "Jack Shit's totally unofficial bike show 1984" T-short. It still sort of fits. (Well OK, I can just about get it on but it doesn't cover as much as it should)