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I bought a pipe from Emler for my 72 penton 125 back in about 1974.It worked great. I think I paid like 35 $$ for it.Back in his early days he would have garage sales every now and then{probably around rent time}and you could get some great buys on Penton stuff.

 

Gary,
I saw one for sale at this phone # 810-791-0006.Good luck.I wish I had the $$$ to buy it.
Dano

 

Great work!! Those bikes look better than new.I would be afraid to ride them....well maybe not..
Dano

 

Sounds like a great idea,would be fun to watch.How about getting Bruce McDougal to bring his 125 as well?

 

Try //www.speedandsport.com  ,they do Rickmans,and are a Zundapp source.

 

Sorry,I don't Have any contact info for him,but I do know some of his history.Bruce McDougal is probably the reason I bought my first Penton,back in 1973,and I have 3 that I still ride today.He was one of the So.Cal hotshoes back then,and had some great races with his Mettco {Metco?} teamate Chuck Bower,and the other fast locals of day like Danny Laporte and Marty Smith.That was a pretty fast group, and Bruce won his share.He and Marty were the first factory 125 Honda Elsinore riders.I did read in the ahrma results from Glen Helen a couple months ago where Bruce won both the classic and sportsman overalls with 4 moto wins,all on a Penton!Would have loved to see the look on all those YZ and CR riders faces!
 It would be great to get guys like that on this forum,with photos,and to spread some of that go fast tech Penton love on us !
Cheers,
Dano

 

A 73 Berkshire is listed on the AHRMA webmart page.Goto links,then webmart.Good luck!

 

I remember the Mettco Pentons very well.They were very fast in so,cal. in the eary 70s.They won all the time at Ascot,Irwindale,Saddleback,ect.The 2 riders that i recall the most were Chuck Bower and Bruce Mcdougle.Am not sure,but I think Danny Laporte may have ridden for them also.The Penda was an early Don Emler creation in his early FMF days.He was a Penton dealer before he started FMF.He loved the handling of the Pentons,but didnt care much for the Saches engines.Before the Honada cr came out,he raced a Penton with a Zundapp engine,called the Pendapp.It was ridden by Billy Payne and it smoked.I think that bike would make a KILLER vintage racer!There is a great article in this months Racer X mag. on Emler,and he talks about his Penton roots.
 Cheers,Dano

 

Jeremy McGrath signed a 4 year deal with KTM
He will ride the new 250 2 stroke starting at the vegas US Open

 

Very nice 73 harescrambler for sale.Runs great.A must for you collectors.Can e-mail photos,call for details  425-836-9520

 

Says it is a mid to late 70s,either a 420 or 465.Cylinder,head,piston,$80.item#595077950
Might be a good find for someone.