First serious competition rig

[socalmx]

quote:Originally posted by sixdazed

First car/truck/hauler 1957 ford ranchero with big block v8.First "serious" racer 1973 honda cr125m-one of the first 75 pre production bikes.Wish i had them both back.
                                            Ric

I was out at Indian Dunes on a weekday in 1973 when Honda was there with the prototype CR125 and CR250. I watched them test them most of the day and a friend of mine actually got to bum a ride on the 250. About a year later, I was at Jawbone Canyon on a Friday and Honda showed up with the prototype XL250 to test. They didn't stick around too long once we started snooping around.

[socalmx]

Correction: It was a year earlier in 1972 when I saw the XL250

[socalmx]

For me I went from a Honda SL100 to a DKW 100 in the spring of 1974. Race vehicle was a 1967 International Harvester truck with a 220 straight six with 3 speed, 8 ft. cabover camper, and pulling a 3 rail motorcycle trailer. If you know Southern California, I used to floor the truck coming out of San Bernardino and by Cajon Pass I was in second gear going 35 mph at best.

[jeff greenberg]

1971 Chevy station wagon pulling a little Dude trailer with a SL-100 on it!  Yikes!

[Randy Kirkbride]

My first Bike-Hauler was a '57 Pontiac Safari 2-door Station Wagon with a piece of 4" channel-iron bolted to the rear bumper.

[checkcrew]

this will make you guys laugh :

17 yrs old in 1974,
 65 Rambler station wagon 6 cyl, 3 on the tree lasted 2 weeks, cut a hole in the floor and put in a Hurst floor shifter, removed the muffler and installed a Cherry Bomb with a long flex pipe coming out in front of the right rear wheel, as many cycle stickers as i could get in the back window, 3 rail trailer "Lil-Dude"
71 AT1MX set up for dirt track,
God i loved those days !!!!!!!!!!!!!

here is a shot of me on the Yamaha # 144, Elkton, Md   D-7 scrambles,




Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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[tomale]

first hauler, a 51 ford pickup. It use to have a flat head straight 6 and a 3 on the tree. but I blew it up and we put a small block V 8 with a 2 speed auto.. The bike was a 1970 Montesa 360. It must have been funny to watch me ride that thing, it weight twice what I did.. I could not have been more than 5'2" at the time.  It was the heaviest bike I have ever rode at 250 pounds.
Dad kept the P/U and I bought a 65 Chevy suburban. that thing took me to alot of races. Not a care in the world but when was the next race.

Thom Green,Still crazy after all these years!
76' 250 MC5 (orginal owner)
74'250 hare scrambler (project)
74' 1/2 440 maico
78' 440 maico
72' cr125 Husky (project)
93' RMx 250 suzuki

[tvrc18]

That exhaust pipe looks pretty flat on the bottom on that Yammy.

[checkcrew]

yes it does but it came from the factory that way,

the pipe is the right side pipe from a Yamaha TD-2 factory road race bike, they are flat on each side for clearance, the motor was built by Don Vesco with that pipe set-up, it was fast as hell and bullit proof, the frame had the lowering mods as well and the back bone was cut and a 4" dia. section of pipe welded in so i could use the long K&N air filter right off the back of the carb, it ran as strong as a Noguchi but easier to get parts for :-)))

hope that clears the pipe issue for ya

thanks,

quote:Originally posted by tvrc18

That exhaust pipe looks pretty flat on the bottom on that Yammy.

Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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[Cliff Cook]

Hauler - 1967 Chevy van with motor cowl between the seats. Van was painted with school bus yellow and white combo.  Bought used and front tires squeeled driving it home.  Yep, I said front tires.  Got under it to look see, and noted that the PO had broken a tie rod and welded it right across the threads.  Both wheels pointed outward for negative tow in.  Bought a tie rod , installed it, and pointed the tires the direction they were supposed to go.
I am still learning lessons about buying cars/ trucks.

 MC - 69 Yamaha DT1 tied down against the motocowl with chains and S hooks over the handlebars.

[Mick Milakovic]

Forgot about another one my brother had, white '67 Dodge van that used to be a florist shop (you could still see part of the logo), he painted a huge similie face on it and then wrote "Have a Maico Day!"

Mick

[checkcrew]

Cliff, hi,

i guess there is a time in a person's life when they should just own up to the fact that they never get rid of anything - should i say compulsive saving  :-))))

i STILL have my origional bike hold down chains with their S-hooks attached just like you described - LOL -

God help me :-)))

quote:Originally posted by Cliff Cook


 MC - 69 Yamaha DT1 tied down against the motocowl with chains and S hooks over the handlebars.

Mike Gallagher, NJ.
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[t20sl]

In 1966 a 1961 TRIUMPH T20SL 200cc mountain cub.  Still have it, totally restored to new.  Next was a new 1969 Penton 125 kitted to 152cc.  Then a new 1971 Honda SL125 kitted to 175cc plus. Ted