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I was shocked and saddened by the news of Jim's passing. Although I didn't know him personally, I did have the chance to see him race in SoCal back in the mid 70's. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Jim was a class act, he will be truly missed.

quote:CZ is more of a MOTORCROSS company and Jawa was more interested in ISDT / Enduro bikes. Jawa made more street bikes also. CZ also made guns.  

Didn't Jawa also make speedway bikes?

Ahh, The good old days!  Ascot on Wedsdays, Irwindale on Thursdays(?), Lions on Fridays, then on the weekends at either Carlsbad or Saddleback... I really had it bad back then... ha ha!!!

I don't recall the KTM lower end on Bowers 125... but, he did also race the 250 class on occasion though.

And Tim Hart raced a DKW?... never saw that either, but then again it has been over 30 years and the memory ain't what it used to be.[:0] Hart rode a Maico for Bob Bailey before he went to Yamaha... I know that because Bailey's shop was about a block from my home.
http://www.bobbailey.com/

Uncle Donny did port work and built a pipe for my 250cc Maico back in 74... if FMF can't make your bike fast, nobody can. [8D]
http://www.fmfracing.com/

Hi all... I'm new here, I just discovered this forum.
It's been quite awhile but here's what I recall from my CMC days.
I had two 125's built by Mettco back in 72-73. So I used to hang out there quite a bit. I do remember that Fred Hayes was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I was not a Pro, but yet he would take the time to help set up my bikes. Also, some the top 125cc riders at the time worked there; Chuck Bower, Bruce McDougal, Danny LaPorte and Mike Garrett... and they were always happy to give advice and share racing stories.

I know this is an old thread but here is a link to     
Hayes Diversified Technologies:
//www.m1030.com/home.htm

I spoke with Mike Garrett about five years ago and he was working at FMF, he's another you can contact about Mettco history.