What Did You Do To Your PENTON Today?

[Andreas Piepke]

My 1973 Hare Scrambler is coming together now. Installation of the rebuilt engine:




Hope to finish this year!

[Dale Sonnenschein]

I bought a 73 jackpiner last weekend. I stripped it to the frame and suspension.  I was going to repaint everything but decided to clean everything and put it back together. It's going to be a rider. I'll post some pictures later.

73 Jackpiner
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[Dale Sonnenschein]

I bought this bike a couple weeks ago and so far stripped a lot of it and cleaned it all up. I was going to restore it but i like the way it cleaned up. It's going to be a rider.


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73 Jackpiner
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[KJDonovan]

Dale,

Looks nice!  Did you just buff out the tank? One other thing it appears to be 72 not 73 based on the where the kickstand is mounted.

Thanks,

Kevin

[Dale Sonnenschein]

Kevin, I just cleaned the tank and waxed it. I could buff it and get it a little nicer, which I may do. It does have a few digs on the top. But it looks pretty good the way it is. The build date is Feb 73. They must have had some 72 frames left. My buddy has a 73 and it has the same stand mount. I cleaned the frame, it has some scratches and worn paint but it's not bad. The wheels have some surface rust that won't come out along with some surface rust on the spokes too. All in all it's in decent shape.

73 Jackpiner
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[Keith Meatyard]

Just finished my 70 Steeltanker Six Day






Keith Meatyard

[Dennis Jones]

Very nice Keith! I plan to do my steel tanker this winter.

Dennis Jones

[Gordon Brennan]

WOW! Very nice indeed. Beautiful job!

[rpage11]

My wife, Cathy, is film captain for the John Penton Story here in Tucson.  Wednesday evening we went to a vintage bike night at the local pub to try and sell the remaining tickets for the show.  We were talking to some of the old MX riders and we started talking about the Nationals coming to Tucson in a few weeks.  We had arranged the movie to coincide with the race to get more people involved.  Our new friends let Cathy know the track they plan to run the Natl's at will be open for practice tomorrow, Sunday.  That's all Cathy needed to hear and the next thing out of her mouth was, "Which bike can I ride?"  

So back to what I did to my Penton today? ...... Get it ready for the wife and the Natl's!

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[firstturn]

Looking good Skip.  Love the number plates.

Ron Carbaugh

[Andreas Piepke]

New piston being installed in bored cylinder.



Cylinder and cylinder head installed



Installation of the exhaust seems to be a real challenge. There just doesn't seem to be enough room to position the exhaust.

[454MRW]

You may have to remove the skid plate prior to inserting the pipe in, in  a rotating twisting motion. The front fender may be a factor also, but I'm not sure on that one. You can always take the airbox loose and then reassemble it to provide a little extra clearance, because it is a tight fit. 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

[Andreas Piepke]

Thanks for the tip. The pipe is not binding at the skip plate but the two down-tubes of the frame (behind engine). There isn't enough room to rotate it. If you look carefully you can see that the bolts holding the airbox are already out. I thought about that too but that didn't fix the issue.

Thanks again

Andreas

[Dale Sonnenschein]

I know my jackpiner pipe has to be screwed out.It took about 1 1/2 rotations to get it out.  And Mike is right, the fender is in the way. On my 74 250 I had to remove the airbox to get the pipe in.
The bike looks awesome tho.  Good job!!!
What shocks do you have on it?

73 Jackpiner
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
76 Husky WR360
78 husky cr250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[454MRW]

See the other thread "Penton Hare Scrambler exhaust" for what I believe to be the solution. 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