The machine that makes champions

[rob w]

[hotrod392]

Great photos!
I especially like the steel tanker Jackpiner!

Thanks for posting them.

Anyone else have cool advertising peices? There should really be a section of the website dedicated to old ads.

Shane

[Rain Man]

a 175 Sachs motor ?? fill us in Bob.

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[Dwight Rudder]

The true 175/6A Sachs engine didn't appear until Sept 1973 just in time for the Dalton ISDT. Wasn't available in a production bike until 1974.  So it was only made for 1974-75 models.  Only imported to the USA in 1975 in the Hercules GS175/6A . I have 2 with a spare engine. Very hard to find parts for it. Before that the Sachs / Hercules Werkes built 135cc bikes for the 175 class.

[gooddirt]

So was the bike given to Penton shop dealers  to sell ?

[Dwight Rudder]

No, The steel tank Jackpiners were actually left over 100 Berkshires that were bored out to 152cc with a Yamaha 305 Big Bear piston. The tanks were specially ordered from KTM for those bikes. That is why there were quite a few NEW Berkshire tanks around.

[gooddirt]

Not the iron barrel , the alloy type in the photo.

[Dwight Rudder]

There were no production or preproduction 175cc Sachs engines until Sept. 1973. Just prior to the Dalton ISDT. Any Sachs powered bikes entered into the 175 class before then were actually 135cc.

[Dwight Rudder]

You want one?  Put a Jackpiner top end on your Sachs engine. It can be done.

[Paul Danik]

The photo of Jack in that piece of literature was taken in John Penton's yard, we will be visiting that exact location and hearing the story from Jack Penton himself about that photo shoot at our June 1st. meeting. We will also be discussing the details of those two??or is it actually one???  Penton Steel Tankers in that literature, maybe it wasn't even a Jackpiner...stay tuned, better yet, BE THERE.
Saturday June 1st...Pentonville.

Also wanted to make mention of the PENTON name plates covering the area where SACHS would normally be, I think I read somewhere how those plates didn't come into being till later but these photos help to clarify that issue.
Paul