What Did You Do To Your PENTON Today?

[maurice reynolds]

if this is the style of 77 your friend just got double check the serial number as this is a early 78 with that style of pipe but everyhing else except the footpegs is 77 and the frame serial number is 855 not 550

[454MRW]

Did any HS 250's come with the toaster tank? Mine had those same decals on an mx tank. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[400gs6]

Really like that '74 and like the fact that you are not going to paint anything.  Only original once!  Also interested in the fact that it has a red toaster tank. -Thought all '74-75's were fitted with the watermellon tank and '73 was the only year for the toaster tank (yellow)on a 250.??

Kurt

[marsattacks]

wow if those are original decals on that tank that is a real rarity!  what is the frame number?  and engine number?  I have the same bike with a watermelon but with BLACK small Harescrambler decals

[rob w]

It was pretty common for '74, '75 KTM's in Europe to still have 'toaster' tanks. More so than here, where we had 'watermelon' enduro tanks. Maybe that was more of a U.S. thing.

So do you think I might have a missing-link here.

[rob w]

Okay I fess - can not tell a lie. The bike originally came with a watermelon style tank. That's a '72 Berkshire tank. I really like the looks of this though, and will have to keep it this way.

[marsattacks]

Those are sweet! With the orange star adjusters

[rob w]

Thanks John, yeah pretty cool eh? Totally different perches that accept the orange/or grey adjusting stars, and little pegs to secure the dust boots. They're not listed in the 1977 Hi-Point catalog, but are in the 1982 catalog.(don't have the years in-between) So they're from some time between '78 and '82. Even though they remind me of an earlier era.

[Daniel P. McEntee]

Hey Rob! You see that little glass bead on top of the headlight? It's the high beam indicator lense. HAs anybody found any kind of replacememnt for those? I just need something to fill the hole and look about right, I don't know if I'll ever get high and low beam working, but will get at least a basic headlight working, and need something to fill the hole. I was taking the old one out so I could do some metal work, blasting and painting to the bucket, and it shattered on me. I haven't had time to really check, but I'm hoping a kids Lite Bright toy peg fits, and a can reshape one of those to fill the need.
   Nice looking levers and adjusters! No problem finding those in the dark!
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

[LeeBuff]

Dan,
  I had the same thing happen to me when I went to remove the indicator. I could not locate one so I put a small chrome carriage bolt in to plug the hole in the headlight shell. I had the bike to shows through the years and nobody has noticed.  Lee Buffenmyer

[Keith Meatyard]

I've been building this 73 Jackpiner which came with a modified pipe that has a super trap forrestry approved silencer on the end of it.  I thought I would leave the pipe as is so it would be legal in areas that require spark arrestors, but it needed a heat shield.  I fabricated this from stainless steel to look similar to the originals but made it tapered to fit the cone shape of the pipe.
This is without the heat shield:
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This is with the heat shield:


Keith Meatyard

[Dennis Jones]

That pipe is cool! Your 73 is looking good, I really like riding mine.

Dennis Jones

[rob w]

Good job Keith, that looks cool. A heat shield there is a necessity.

[KJDonovan]

Keith,

The Jack Piner is coming along awesome!  Heat shield looks slick.  I noticed you got Hagons on it, did it come with them or did you get them from Dave Quinn?  I put them on a lot of bikes and think they are the best for not a lot of money.

Kevin

Kevin J. Donovan
Foster, Rhode Island
72 Jack Piner (My Ride)
72 Six Day (Wifes Ride)
71 Suzuki TS125
72 Montesa Cota 123

[Keith Meatyard]

I bought new Hagons from Hagon USA.  The folks there were very helpful in picking the right shock for my application.  They are the first Hagons I have tried.

Keith Meatyard