74 and a half

[SIEGE]

http://www.hellbentracing.com/HBKTM.htm

OK it's only been two years (argh) since I plunged in- but with the help of Charlie Brown, Russ Hoehn, and Thom Green I'd like to thank them right here- it is gradually coming together...

SIEGE

[Ernie Phillips]

Siege, Look'in good!  Don't know if your photo scence was done on purpose, but the old brick pavers add a nice 'vintage' touch.  If you ever race east of the Missippi ... look for your Penton breathern.  -EP

Ernie P.
Chattanooga, TN

[Big Mac]

CJ - where's the high-zoot custom seat for that beast?

Keep this thread going with race reports, riding impressions, results and pics after you fire it up. It's chomping at the bit to out-run the 250 herd on Horsepower Hill...Washougal, 43 days 22 hours til gate drop. Get wrenching!

Jon

[Rain Man]

And it has real shocks ta boot !

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[tooclose racing]

SIEGE..good luck on the 2-5-0.  

But I gotta ask..when do us Penton guys get a Siege-design t-shirt? Or have I missed a previous limited run?  If not...puh-lease do a Penton shirt.  Yes..let me acknowledge the Katoom on your 2008 catalogue/poster.  But for chrissakes..you designed shirts for the Hodaka fraternity..and COOL ones at that!  

BTW - your work is awesome...I was just at the site trying to make a decision on what to get.  It took me a couple of visits to figure out the inventory situation (duh...).  Just in case any other POGGERs haven't seen this guy's vintage MX work - it's #@!* brilliant, to borrow a British phrase.

http://www.wischt.com/siegeshirts.htm

[SIEGE]

hey Boys

whoah! I didn't realize anyone had responded! my apologies for being MIA here- I can design a Penton Shirt- no problems!  I would have come unglued to have had a Hodaka as a 12 year old - especially with the chrome tank- I don't care now. Instead as a 45 year old I lust after KTMS and Montesas, and luckily have the chance to experience them. Jon- the kickass custom seat for my KTM is coming by the way fear not!

I am designing the ISDT Reunion Shirt this year, and I'll be thre one way or another
I hope with a ride of some sort - in a perfect world it would be my own KTM.

thanks for the kind words by the way about my work: I obssess and struggle with design constantly and wonder if I am sane sometimes - at least I get to shoot the models, and between that and my racing family / community I ought to be a happy man.

I'll be in Pennsylvania racing at Allentown in a week or two, and as I said at the ISDT thing in November- I'd love to join you guys, Ernie - thanks man. The bricks were here when I found the place....

- SIEGE

[SIEGE]

OK Project nearing completion.
http://www.hellbentracing.com/HBKTM.htm

the shocks cleaned up nicely- (seen only in the "before" photo on bottom of this http://www.hellbentracing.com/HBKTM-2.htm page)

it turns out are NOT Konis, but .... how do you spell it?
Cortecosi ?
or are they Ceriani?

let me know // CJ

[Tahitian_Red]

Wow Siege,

It looks like we are travelling down the same path.



Hopefully I will have the my 75 Katoom running well by Washougal.  I'm really looking forward to it this year since I missed 2008.

The "Factory Novice"

[Rain Man]

they look like early WP shocks to me. [?] Maybe the colors throwing  a wrench into it.  I have 3 1/2 of these 250's. I wish I could find the time and $$ to get them running...

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[Tahitian_Red]

Rain Man,

The shocks in the photos are WP's, but the captions say they are not the "real shocks".  I had to read it a few times to catch that.


The "Factory Novice"

[SIEGE]

hey Jay

that's looking good
better than mine- my Q is what came on the bike originallY? I think it was Cerianis, but not positive - are Ceriani's made by / for Corte Cosso? Or Vice versa ?

- CJ

[Larry Perkins]

The first multi-position swingarm bikes had Ceriani gas shocks but they did not last well and later ones came with the Marzocchis that we see on most of them.

Larry P

[SouthRider]

Yeah, but they sure were great until they blew.....

I wish I had a working pair of those cherries today!

[Rain Man]

I have 2 of those 74 1/2 250's in the barn with the cerriani's and I can bottom them both out... with my hands unfortunately

Raymond
 Down East Pentons

[Dave Mitchell]

Siege, You gonna have her in Boise.I didn't make it last year sounds like I missed a good race.I'll be on my 72 125 six days hopefully hooked up and runnin.I think a 250 is definitely in my future.
best of luck,
mitch