Mr. February Dan Pagel you're next

[cubfan1968]

Dan what can you tell be about that all season mount featured on the calendar page.

Rod Whitman
Omaha, Nebraska
1972 Six Day (Rider)
1972 Six Day (Project)

[wildman]

As I had blown up my previous ice mount, a RM125, I needed another bike to use. A co-worker told me he had an old Penton 250 and he sold it to me for $40. I lowered the suspension, put extended plastic fenders to protect anyone I ran over and cut the stock pipe up and made it into a down pipe. I rode that bike on the ice for several years on the ice and had a lot of fun. I never got the knack of throwing it into the turns like the flat track guys did but I could wheelie down the straights. The bike never gave me any problems.
After a few years of warm winters and no ice, I noticed the vintage scene revival and decided to restore my old Penton. I painted the frame, redid the suspension and re-recut the pipe and put it all back to stock. I took it to some vintage bike shows and won several nice trophys with it.
I started riding it on the local trails,and a friends practice track and decided to try some AHRMA MX. I had been a trail rider for 30+ years and only ridden a couple hare scrambles. I made my race debut at Portland, MI in 2005 and had a blast. In 2006 I rode most of the AHRMA Great Lakes series plus Mid-Ohio and am proud to have won 1st place overall in Sportsman 250 Novice and 14th Nationwide.
All this from a $40 start. I've met lots of Penton people, joined POG and met Mr. Penton. I was thrilled to picked for February, Thanks Randy!
BTW, notice the secret hand signal on the winter picture;) Dan Pagel

1975 250 Cross Country, 1974 175 Jackpiner, 1975 125