1976 250's colors

[tmc3c]

I was just in e-bay and there is a mc5 for sell and it has orange tank and side panels and the one's I have for my gs are red.Is this right?

Thomas Carmichael

[Rocket]

I believe all of the MC5's were orange, at least east of the Mississippi river in 76 and 77.  The GS6 machines, made in 77, were all orange that I know of other than what was sold on the west coast.  I think some of them out west were blue.  Can anyone confirm this?  The blue bikes might have been sold as KTM's when things were changing over.  The enduro model GS bikes in 76, old stlye frame, could have been red or orange, I've seen both.  In 1976, I had a 250 GS, old style frame, marzzochi leading axle fork, and orange tank.  I have also owned a 76 250 red tank with Ceriani straight leg forks.  Anything was possible.  Rarely were 2 Penton's just exactly alike at the dealer, they were always making changes.  That is one of the reason's they were so good!!
Rocket

 

[mad max]

HEY Thomas I have a 1975 Mc5 KTM which is red a 1974 Gs400 which is blue and a 1976 Mc 5 in white confusing yes ?

 

[tmc3c]

Hey Mad Max,I always thought that the 100cc was red, 125 green,175 blue,250 yellow, 400 white.But since I been on line I hear all kinds of colors coming from the factory.Man there must have been some wild parties at the plant.HEHE

Thomas Carmichael

[skiracer]

I have a 76 MC-5 250, bought in June of 76, and it has the orange tank and number plates.

 

[Rocket]

Mad Max
I am not a 100% sure on this, but I don't think the MC5's were available until 1976 in the US, and the only one's that I have ever seen have been orange.  What is the serial numbers of your bikes?
thanks
Rocket

 

[Mike Lenz]

The deal on the mc-5s was when Penton went to orange in 76 Ktm kept the red[250] and white[400] colors west of the Big Muddy.

 

[tmc3c]

Mike, was the G.S.in 1976 red?

Thomas Carmichael

[Heinz Raidel]

I have to throw in with Rod on this one.\

The MC5s were not available here until '76; the GS6 models weren't available until around the dealer meeting in february of '77.  I remember going up to Lorain with my brother in frozen february of '77 to pick up his new GS.

They might have called the orange '76 enduro models "GS" in Europe, it being for "gelandesport".

For what its worth- the GS6 gets my vote for best penton for their time.  They had serious suspension for their time, were reliable,  and were faster than anything we rode back then.



Edited by - heinz raidel on 08/05/2002  9:42:44 PM

[Heinz Raidel]

One more thing...  I have a '76 that is orange with the straight leg cerianis, sun rims, big clutch actuator.. matches my '75 model, which is red.   Most of the 76s were like Rods' with the offset marzochis...

Our silent Penton collector from eastern OH has a red '76...exactly like our '75s models... only it has a one position rear shock (cantilevered)  a low breather frame and an MX pipe.  It is a KTM from Idaho.

The folks in Mattighofen never were afraid to make changes!!




Edited by - heinz raidel on 08/05/2002  9:42:07 PM

Edited by - heinz raidel on 08/05/2002  9:43:28 PM

[tmc3c]

I GUESS you can't go wrong with any color you go with except white and green.

Thomas Carmichael