As the photo attests to, Penton Sportcycles have been ridden on the road pretty much since the beginning in one way or another. That being said, do any of you have your Pentons setup for street riding with insurance, licence plate and inspection if your state requires it ? If so please, please share with us some of your experiences and maybe a photo of your streetable Penton and any tips that you wish to share.
As fewer folks are looking to ride or race their older short travel suspension machines in off road events, possibly some backroad adventures on your Steel Tankers and CMF machines would be a great way to enjoy them.
"Back in the day" I used to put about a hundred miles of easy backroad miles on my new Pentons as a way to break them in and it was quite enjoyable. They were not exactly street legal, but our area was way more rural at the time. I am sure that is the same story for many of you as well.
In the photo, John Penton sure seems to be enjoying his ride as much as the bystanders are enjoying watching him go by ! I can just imagine John coming to a Wendy's drive thru and pulling up to the window on his Steel Tanker and ordering a cup of their chili that he loved so much !
A cup of chili and make it quick, just put it in a coffee cup and keep the spoon and napkin !