Ahrens Marathon Cycle Race

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I was just browsing through coin-op sites when I spied this machine. A long time ago I had one in my collection.
It is a two player machine with revolving handles determining the speed of the motorcycles.
It will surely leave those members drooling who have an interest in motorcycles.
Again, my greed "done me in" .............It went out the door at a tidy profit.
It is hard to turn down an offer that is ten times your original cost. ROGER
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I remember playing one in Paignton in about 1962, big old thing.
Although probably not so big as I remember it being.

BP :cool:
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Badpenny admits to playing the Cycle Racer in 1962.........According to my math he is, surely, no Spring Chicken.
From one old chicken to another...........Roger
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Alas Roger, I too admit to playing the game in the very early 1960s - it could even have been down in Paignton.

I therefore reluctantly have to yield to the epithet as graphically shown below, but with slightly less energy.
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At 96......................I feel more like this.


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96 !?
You're nearly a National Treasure :o
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Pictured mine last year after having to move container :evil:
This machine had doubled in weight in 10 years 😮‍💨😮‍💨
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Is it still £400...?
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Put another £25 on it and it yours :tarah:
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jingle wrote:Put another £25 on it and it yours
£40025 seems a lot for that jingle :lol:
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No that’s about right that arg 🥳🥳
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That looks like the one from Mablethorpe.
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It was wrecked when we bought it from there
!!YIPPEE!!
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It's so beautifully engineered. :)
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SO WHO'S PERFECT ...

Some time ago I indicated that I had owned a Marathon Bike Race....oops !!! my mistake.
Recent research has disclosed that I owned a similar machine manufactured by the Munves Co. New York.
Many of my earlier years of collecting were spent in the Munves warehouse.
In the early 1960's I had the place to myself as there was little interest in antique Penny Arcade machines.
I wandered the isles free to pick and choose without anyone breathing down my neck.
Comparing the two attached pictures, it sure looks like Munves stole the idea from Ahrens. ROGER
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don't think much of yours in comparison Roger.....no offence.
By the way, are you really Dick van Dyke?
you're the right age
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moonriver.........I am, by far, better looking than VanDyke..............You be the judge !!!!! ROGER


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coinopron wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:20 am I recently purchased a marathon bike race in the US. It came from an operator and unfortunately some of the original coin gear was removed so that it could be operated on US coin. I'm interested in getting this machine operating correctly back on English penny. Is there anyone out there who may have some coin mechanism parts for sale? This is an original metal cabinet machine and is also missing its top marquee. I would be interested in any pictures showing what the marquee should look like or anyone who may have any parts for this game. Any help with this project would be appreciated. Future Thanks
The Marquee is porcelain enamel
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sentimental salvage wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 9:41 pm
coinopron wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:20 am I recently purchased a marathon bike race in the US. It came from an operator and unfortunately some of the original coin gear was removed so that it could be operated on US coin. I'm interested in getting this machine operating correctly back on English penny. Is there anyone out there who may have some coin mechanism parts for sale? This is an original metal cabinet machine and is also missing its top marquee. I would be interested in any pictures showing what the marquee should look like or anyone who may have any parts for this game. Any help with this project would be appreciated. Future Thanks
The Marquee is porcelain enamel
With the top on I don’t think it will fit in a 8ft container
😳wish I had a top for mine 😭😭anyone 😉
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Get one made Jingle, if you can get a good image from Sentimental, it would not be as expensive as you would imagine, simple text and three colours rather than pictorial, I have had some done before, smaller though……would be worth if with a nice period frame !THUMBS!
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