New Penton Owners Group Member

[mike scholl]

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your response! by any chance did you get in on the racing action inside the Roller Skate rink? or have you heard any tales about this?
Also here is a picture of the J&J Cycle Enduro Race Team

Mike Scholl


 

[Paul Danik]

Mike,

   No, I wasn't in on the racing inside the building. Jack usually tells that story, I don't know if Dane was in on that or not, maybe he will chime in.
 
   Do you remember the names of all the guys in your race team photo?

I see your Dad, is Jim behind the Rokon?  Do you still have the shop sign ? I love old shop signs, fortunately I have been able to snag a few.

Paul

[mike scholl]

Hi Paul,

Starting from the left, Ronnie Smith is behind the Rokon,He and Uncle Jim always battled each other for the win in Disrict 11 Enduros. If im not mistaken I believe Ronnie won a Stone Mountain National Enduro? Ronnie's son still races Enduros,HS,GNCC. Then Dad,What more can I say about him! A Legend & Hero in my mind! Next is Danny James,He would race everywhere! and often on a different make & model,Penton/KTM,Husky,Rokon. Then the last one is Berman "The Glassman" Thompson. He was are Senior rider that could whip most of the young pups! Missing from the picture was Larry Taylor,he rode the wheels off a 125 Six Days. There are several pictures of him in the Penton Photos! Uncle Jim was already riding for Rokon and was not in town when the picture was taken. As for the sign,the one that is in the picture, I have it, along with some other goodies that came from the shop.  

Sincerely,
Mike Scholl

[Jeff D]

Paul and Mike, some great photos and history.  We sure were lucky to grow up in that era of motorcycling, weren't we.  Mike, I remember you on your Husky now.  You definitely know how to move it quickly down the trail!  Keep talking up the Reunion to your Uncle Jim.  If you have a current email address for him, shoot it to me off line at [email protected].  I keep a partial list of ISDT vets for the Reunion and his old email address keeps getting kicked back to me.
Jim Simmons has been to several of the Reunions.  All those guys are my heroes from 1973!

Jeff DeBell

[Paul Danik]

Mike,

   The picture of your race team is awesome, it tells so much about that era, thanks for posting it.  Just look at the differences in the machinery, in my opinion that era was truly the golden era of dirt bike riding and racing with the constant development and introduction of truly significant changes in the bikes. I can remember sitting along a trail in those days and being able to tell what make of bike was coming towards us just by the sound, maybe its just me but I couldn't do that today.  

   That picture reminds me of one of the great things about the ISDTRR, seeing all of those various machines at work in their element.  I always enjoy the time we get to spend at the checkpoints out on the trails, it is like a traveling museum display.

  Is that a 125 Husky in the picture?  If so John Penton always says that if Husky would have built a 125 when he asked them to that the Penton never would have come into existence.

Thanks
Paul

[mike scholl]

Hi Paul,
To answer your question,yes that is a 1974 Husqvarna 125 CR. I am very thankful that they did not have a "race" version in the late sixties otherwise as you said there might not have been a Penton motorcycle developed. Mr Penton actually makes this statement in the POG Volume 2 DVD. I also wanted to share a photo of my Dad's 74 Husky 125. How many Penton part's can you find on it?

Sincerely,
Mike Scholl