For fun, let's hear about your first "serious" rig....For me it was in the mid 70's.....a used 1972 Husky 250WR, 1967 Ford Econoline van...6 cyl, 3 speed manual trans, plywood bed frame in the back and a 3 rail Holtzclaw trailer. Had a ball for a couple of years. Then I went "Penton" in 1977 with a new 400GS6.
Steve Minor
Wilmington, NC
1975 Honda MR175, handed down from my Uncle, then to my Dad, then to me at 13 yrs old, on a home made three rail Sears trailer behind a '71 Ford full size Ranch Wagon station wagon. If you want to go more "real" my '82 Husky XC125, same trailer, same Ford Ranch Wagon.
Brian
1974 Vw Thing with bike carrier on back with a 1974 Honda Elsinore 125 off to the track I went.
First car/truck/hauler 1957 ford ranchero with big block v8.First "serious" racer 1973 honda cr125m-one of the first 75 pre production bikes.Wish i had them both back.
Ric
p.s.-not to say the Pentons i rode before the Honda weren't serious,they just weren't mine-sponsor supplied bikes.And the Hodaka's etc.i owned before that weren't really out of the crate race bikes(except maybe the Steens SS Hodaka-another i wish i kept).Man,if i could just get in my time machine and go back to those days:D:D
My parents had a '68 4dr Mercury Monterey with bumper mounted bike carriers. Dad's bike would go on the back bumper, and my '73 Yamaha Mini Enduro would go the front bumper. Then when I moved up to a '77 Suzuki RM100, Dad bought a'71 Ford van and built a 3 rail trailer.
1970 Ford Mustang Fastback with a "Bumper Humper" pulling a 1971 CT-1 Yamaha. Put the front wheel in the hitch-mounted chock, take the chain off, and run on the rear wheel.
Mick
1969 Penton Six Day for MX, 1969 Kawasaki F21M 238 Green Streak for Scrambles and Flat Track. Bikes pulled by a 1969 RS/SS Camaro pulling a 3 rail tilt trailer (can't remember the brand).
Then in 1973, a 125 Monark, a Penton Jackpiner and a 73 Honda Elsinore carried in a 1973 Ford Club Wagon Van.
Donny Smith
Paragould, AR
VW bus with a DT-1 in the back. But first serious race bike was my 73 Jackpiner.
Lew Mayer
1965 Chevy pickup stepside longbed with a 1965 Ducati 250 Gt morphed into a scrambler. First real race bike, 1970 Penton Steeltanker. Still have it, needs restored. The Ducati also.
Hank Rinehart
First serious bike was a 1974 Yamaha MX125 (the yellow one) with a Skyway low pipe/big carb kit to keep up with the Elsinore/YZ brigade. Pulled it with my dad's company car - a gold 1972 Chevrolet Camaro on a borrowed Holclaw 3 rail trailer. That poor V-8 probably didn't make 150 hp with all of the smog controls but it was nice chick-magnet car for a 16/17 year old at the races. At least until they got close enough to get a good look at ME. Then they moved on...:D
Light blue 1967 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pick up, 283 ci, three on the tree.
My Dad's 1967 FORD F-250 farm truck. 352 cid, 3 spd., and LOW rear-end gears. On Sundays, I frequently had to go with him to work, so that I could drive the truck home and borrow it the rest of the day for racing.
My first "True" dirt designed race bike was my steel tanker 125.. The first vehicle of my own that I took to the races was a 64 Buick Rivieara with 458 v8 and dual 4 barrels..
We put a bumper mount on it to take the bike to races. Before that I had always rode with my dad or friends in trucks or trailers.
Bob
1986 ISDE Italy
1987 ISDE Poland
1989 ISDE Germany
1970 125 Six Day
1973 100 Berkshire
1973 Jackpiner 175
1974 Penton 250 Harescrambler
1976 Husky 250CR
1981 Husky 250CR
1982 Husky 250CR
1985 Husky 400WRX
1985 Husky 400WR
First serious rig a '74 CR125 Elsinore still in the crate from a guy who had received 2 of them as payment for something?? Tossed the cardbord covered crate in the trunk of my Dad's Chevy Impala. Got home, removed it from the box, popped on the bars and front wheel, added fuel, and went tearing down the street (after dark) with the front end in the air! One of the most exciting moments of my life!!
Chris
we had a 1962 ford falcon a small utilty trailer useing ropes to tie down a 1965 greeves enduro and an sachs boondocker
dennis l.brown
Quotequote:Originally posted by sixdazed
First car/truck/hauler 1957 ford ranchero with big block v8.First "serious" racer 1973 honda cr125m-one of the first 75 pre production bikes.Wish i had them both back.
Ric
I was out at Indian Dunes on a weekday in 1973 when Honda was there with the prototype CR125 and CR250. I watched them test them most of the day and a friend of mine actually got to bum a ride on the 250. About a year later, I was at Jawbone Canyon on a Friday and Honda showed up with the prototype XL250 to test. They didn't stick around too long once we started snooping around.
Correction: It was a year earlier in 1972 when I saw the XL250
For me I went from a Honda SL100 to a DKW 100 in the spring of 1974. Race vehicle was a 1967 International Harvester truck with a 220 straight six with 3 speed, 8 ft. cabover camper, and pulling a 3 rail motorcycle trailer. If you know Southern California, I used to floor the truck coming out of San Bernardino and by Cajon Pass I was in second gear going 35 mph at best.
1971 Chevy station wagon pulling a little Dude trailer with a SL-100 on it! Yikes!
My first Bike-Hauler was a '57 Pontiac Safari 2-door Station Wagon with a piece of 4" channel-iron bolted to the rear bumper.
this will make you guys laugh :
17 yrs old in 1974,
65 Rambler station wagon 6 cyl, 3 on the tree lasted 2 weeks, cut a hole in the floor and put in a Hurst floor shifter, removed the muffler and installed a Cherry Bomb with a long flex pipe coming out in front of the right rear wheel, as many cycle stickers as i could get in the back window, 3 rail trailer "Lil-Dude"
71 AT1MX set up for dirt track,
God i loved those days !!!!!!!!!!!!!
here is a shot of me on the Yamaha # 144, Elkton, Md D-7 scrambles,
(http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss114/checkcrew/MikeG009.jpg)
Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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first hauler, a 51 ford pickup. It use to have a flat head straight 6 and a 3 on the tree. but I blew it up and we put a small block V 8 with a 2 speed auto.. The bike was a 1970 Montesa 360. It must have been funny to watch me ride that thing, it weight twice what I did.. I could not have been more than 5'2" at the time. It was the heaviest bike I have ever rode at 250 pounds.
Dad kept the P/U and I bought a 65 Chevy suburban. that thing took me to alot of races. Not a care in the world but when was the next race.
Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)
74'250 hare scrambler (project)
74' 1/2 440 maico
78' 440 maico
72' cr125 Husky (project)
93' RMx 250 suzuki
That exhaust pipe looks pretty flat on the bottom on that Yammy.
yes it does but it came from the factory that way,
the pipe is the right side pipe from a Yamaha TD-2 factory road race bike, they are flat on each side for clearance, the motor was built by Don Vesco with that pipe set-up, it was fast as hell and bullit proof, the frame had the lowering mods as well and the back bone was cut and a 4" dia. section of pipe welded in so i could use the long K&N air filter right off the back of the carb, it ran as strong as a Noguchi but easier to get parts for :-)))
hope that clears the pipe issue for ya ;)
thanks,
Quotequote:Originally posted by tvrc18
That exhaust pipe looks pretty flat on the bottom on that Yammy.
Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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Hauler - 1967 Chevy van with motor cowl between the seats. Van was painted with school bus yellow and white combo. Bought used and front tires squeeled driving it home. Yep, I said front tires. Got under it to look see, and noted that the PO had broken a tie rod and welded it right across the threads. Both wheels pointed outward for negative tow in. Bought a tie rod , installed it, and pointed the tires the direction they were supposed to go.
I am still learning lessons about buying cars/ trucks.
MC - 69 Yamaha DT1 tied down against the motocowl with chains and S hooks over the handlebars.
Forgot about another one my brother had, white '67 Dodge van that used to be a florist shop (you could still see part of the logo), he painted a huge similie face on it and then wrote "Have a Maico Day!"
Mick
Cliff, hi,
i guess there is a time in a person's life when they should just own up to the fact that they never get rid of anything - should i say compulsive saving :-))))
i STILL have my origional bike hold down chains with their S-hooks attached just like you described - LOL -
God help me :-)))
Quotequote:Originally posted by Cliff Cook
MC - 69 Yamaha DT1 tied down against the motocowl with chains and S hooks over the handlebars.
Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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In 1966 a 1961 TRIUMPH T20SL 200cc mountain cub. Still have it, totally restored to new. Next was a new 1969 Penton 125 kitted to 152cc. Then a new 1971 Honda SL125 kitted to 175cc plus. Ted