1970 Jackpiner Steel Tank on Ebay

[desmond197]

Check it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Penton-Jackpiner-Jackpiner-1970-Penton-Jackpiner_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6719QQitemZ230106289017QQrdZ1

I wonder what the history of this bike is.

[thrownchain]

That would be interesting to know.  It'll be fun to watch this one.

[OUCWBOY]

The listing indicates a Yamaha piston which is the 1st Piston that Penton recommended fot the 152cc conversion. Very litte work needed to be done and the Yamaha piston was much more reliable than the early Wiseco.

Donny Smith
Paragould, AR

[chicagojerry]

that bike is listed from dale barris.the owner of "on the edge" honda suzuki ktm. (the old penton honda) he also owns # 1.
chi jer

[TGTech]

This machine was owned by George Slater, the "Mr.-Do-It-All" who worked for Penton R&D and Penton Imports. George was an HVAC guy by trade, but he could do about anything in the fabrication work and when he did it, he did it absolutely perfectly. His son JD also worked for the Companies, first at R&D and then later in Penton Imports service department. When John Cobb left the Company, JD took over the service department manager's job.

Dane

[gooddirt]

With a VIN# of 425 it would be a 68-69[?]Or did Penton ID the Jackpiners with their own vin numbers[?]

[t20sl]

Did the speedo mounts look like that?  I thought that was for later model CMF's?  Seat looks later also.

[TGTech]

Read my post. This bike was owned by a guy who didn't stand for anything that he didn't like. He didn't care if the parts weren't original, but if they worked better than the stock stuff, George would adapt them. If he found a better idea, he would include it in the bike. George was probably 6'2" tall, so the seat was better for him to be spread out on the machine.

There is a really trick chain quide/guard on the rear wheel, that when the chain would jump off the rear sprocket, it would keep it from binding up with the sprocket bolts.

Dane

[Rocketman]

$5900 and it didn't make the reserve price


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