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my 1975 Sachs 125 /6D has a yellow, red and green wire. I connected the yellow to the headlight of my Herc GS, using a simply on/off switch. The red wire goes to the tail light directly (it works inductivly, when the headlight is on) and the green one you can use for the stop light switch or a rectifier for charging a battery (for stop light, horn and flashers, if needed).

KTM's birthday wishes:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CERDMweHhvn/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

the other Six Day on page 46 (bottom right) is Paul Danik's ex bike that belongs to the KTM Motohall now.
On page 30 you will find a rare picture of a Hansa Trail bike. Another picture with Jack Penton on a HTB and other Hansa bikes you will find in Tom Pentons thread "The Beginnings".

if you use this link you can have a view into the book:

https://www.blickinsbuch.de/item/de306fd3ba6def097b082fea3a273f72

Hi Jake,
thank you for your offer, but a large truck would not help. I need a Boeing 747 because I am located in Germany

If you will give me the VIN I can tell you the production date. The 250 cc starts with 470 and has nine digits. Best you send me an email: [email protected]

Some years ago Speedy Clasen sent my 2003 Reunion Ride Hercules from Canada to Germany. The best way was to send some parcels with DHL as "used vintage motorcycle parts", but the frame and the engine was shipped in a crate, also as vintage motorcycle parts. I had to pay customs only for frame and motor.
I don't know if this was the cheapest way, but it worked.

quote:Originally posted by Paul Danik

Greetings,

     .... photo of the 1973 Penton ISDT Team, but in looking for it have come up empty so far.  It is the color photo that is the homepage photo of the Leroy Winters Memorial ISDT Reunion Ride facebook site.

Leroy Winters Memorial ISDT Reunion Ride  Facebook
//www.facebook.com/groups/425809647505835/


......
Thanks,
Paul
   

Ed Youngblood? I know that he used a Jerry West-photo for the John Penton-book

some more photos:


the buildung looks like a wheel with spokes and rim


Toni Stöcklmeier, John Penton, Arnaldo Farioli, ?, Jack Penton


Mr. Hubert Trunkenpolz, grand nephew of the founder,and JP


the Motohall workshop (and the buffet for the grand opening)


Hall of Fame, in front Guennady Moiseev, left Heinz Kinigadner and many more MX world champions and Dakar winners


John and Jack Penton - the floor is a ramp


the Motohall building


John Penton and Kalman Cseh next morning

KTM Motohall media information

Jack Penton said that it was a world class ceremony!
Indeed, it was an absolutly great event!

Media information: "...Distinguished guests also made the trip from the USA to the Innviertel, among them Roger DeCoster, who was responsible for KTM's unprecedented success story in the US Supercross, and who spent a busy evening in Mattighofen. The visit of John Penton to the Friends Opening of the Motohall was also a memorable and very emotional experience. The now 92-year-old American delivered essential impulses to the world of offroad motorcycle competition, and he made KTM famous in the world's most important offroad market...."

Paul,
I want to take some pictures for the POG for sure. Don't know if there is a booklet, my information is more than two years old. If so I will ask Jack Penton to bring one for you.

And yes, I will meet John Penton, we are staying in the same hotel, the "Gasthof Weiß" at Munderfing. Good to know that John likes black coffee.  Kalman Cseh will be there too.

Leo

Paul, then I will meet John at Mattighofen!

The museum will be absolutly great!

Here is one more story in front of the opening - the time before John Penton set the corner stone for a new era in KTM's history:
https://blog.ktm.com/inthisyear1959-crisis-and-shifting-focus/

Have a look to the picture at the bottom of the story: the design of the building looks like a wheel with spokes and knobby tires.
And did you notice your old 1969 Six Day? (you will find a part of the rear fender on the picture of the blue scooter )


Leo

quote:Originally posted by LeeBuff

Today is POG member " Young Ted Del Solar's" 25th birthday + (65).
Happy Birthday "TED" and many more.

Hi Ted,
happy Birthday and all the best from Germany,
Leo and Burchard
(I hope you remember us - Reunion Ride 2003 and others)

Leo Keller

@ Gordon: this T 325 was a hand made bike, but KTM built several of the Trial bikes, first as 250 cc, if I'm right. Heinrich Wieditz, the former Zündapp and Hercules constructor, changed to KTN in late 1977 and built the T325. Felix Kranstoever became German trial champion in 1978 on a KTM. As I know one of the T325 is still existing. More information (in German) you can find here:
http://www.webermichl.at/index.htm?bikes/ktm/ktm_trial.htm

@ Mike: I don't know why the Berkshire is red and the GS 100 is green, but the Penton-KTM was first, so my guess is that KTM just changed the green and red tanks for the CMF Euro models

Leo Keller