Hello to All

[Doug Bridges]

I am a new member of POG and this message board. My name is Doug Bridges, and after 30 years without a bike I stumbled on to the vintage movement and POG through the internet and have been inspired to get my but in gear and get a bike. I just returned from Abbotsford British Coloumbia with a 1976 KTM (PENTON) MC5 125. It is a nice bike, but is in peices and needs a few things. I am looking forward to working on it and eventually rideing some trails, Poker Runs and hopefully some Enduros In the state of Washington. I will probably have some questions for you guys and will apreciate any help I can get.
Thanks, This is a great resource!

[thrownchain]

Welcome, you've arrived at the prime site for Penton motorcycles. If you have any questions, this is the place to ask. Good people here, and good advice..

[tomale]

Welcome Doug, you are for sure in the best place. More than you realize. There are a couple of Penton/KTM riders here in the Pacific Northwest. And I live in the Seattle area. Any thing I can do to help let me know.. By the way, there are well over 500 riders that regularly compete in our races. It is a huge group of guys but it has been an honor and a pleasure to ride and race with these guys. If you want to check out the local vintage dirt bike scene
http://www.siegecraftnw.com/VDR.htm
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/VDRNW/
http://www.gasitngo.com/

Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)74'
250 hare scrambler (project bike)

[Doug Bridges]

Thanks for the welcome and thanks for the links Thom. It is good to know that there are a few members on the west coast. It does not seem that there are as many of the Pentons out here as there are back East. I looked for a long time for one and ended up haveing to go all the way to Canada to get one. It was very interesting getting it back over the border. I don't know if I'll be up to any MX raceing anytime soon, but I hope to come check out those races at Washougal. Maybe I will see you there. I use to race ditrict 37 desert and MX in So Cal in the 70's. It has been a long time and I will need get use to rideing again. I am looking forward to it.

Doug Bridges
76 MC5 125