Motorcycles Zine: racebike

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Built by Gene and Ron Atherton.

It is a 83 Honda VT500 Ascot. It was our ice bike, before that Gene tried to dirt track it but it didn't work out. We built it during the winter of 09. Gets road most ever day in the summer.

Thanks
Ron

Ha! Don't drink and post.. Triu... err Norton Tracker!

Stunner! From over on ADV Rider.

Ex Barry sheen Racer 1980 Yamaha Yamaha TZ 500 on E-bay. If I had $60,000 I'd buy this bike.

Ex Barry Sheen Racebike now on E-bay. And I believe the subject of the very first post on this very blog.

Update: Fantastic Triumph Land Sped Racer

Update: Just got a note from an ADV rider poster who wrote in.

Loadedagain of advrider here... I see you've got Tom Mellors silver bullet posted today. Just an FYI... He's got a 1000cc engine in it now. it ran in 2010 as a 1000cc bike....Ii was at his place a couple weekends ago... the crazy dude is going for 200mph in 2011! My bet is he'll make it.
Cheers, Colin

I bet he does too. Thanks Colin!
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I lifted this verbatim off of an ADV rider thread. Just too cool

750MPS-PG class (750cc Modified Production pushrod, pump fuel [gas], partially streamlined — the front wheel must be visible for 180 degrees below the axle), 180.317mph

750MP-PG class (750cc Modified Production pushrod, pump fuel, with no bodywork, but with the rear fairing left on since it counts as being the seat), 159.905mph

Unbelievable numbers for a pushrod 750 on gasoline (remember Bonneville is a little over 4,300' in elevation). Tom put a lot of people on the trailer with those numbers. Gorgeous bike!

Bub Racer...

Damm..

Very Tasty Duck!

Some Classic Baha Roger Decoster Racebike Action from 1981!

Thanks again to Danny Clark.

Fantastic Historical Boardtrack Photos

From a REALLY cool site with historical images of all kinds called SHORPY.COM The Caption reads "Fred "Freddy" Fretwell of Washington on a Harley-Davidson"

Fair warning. Don't go over there unless you have some time to kill. It's addictive.

Here's a great grandstand shot (of a car race obviously) to give you an idea of the scale of the the track sizes. Pretty amazing. Must have been quite a spectacle for it's time.

Wow! you don't see bikes like this very often! Yamaha WR450 with a JVO rally kit!

Hardcore Rally bike! And it's FOR SALE! No I don't know the owner. Just an FYI. I's a practice bike for this years Dakar!

Crossover post from the 2-stroke blog. Konig Racer. Really interesting engine cinfiguration.

this is a crossover post from the 2 stroke blog. I just did a cut and paste so i's complete with updates from the readers. A really interesting bike and story.

Second Update: I've got the smartest readers on the web!

Lawrence wrote in:

A documentary about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and posthumously came second in that year's World 500cc Grand Prix. The film mixes interviews and underdog triumph on the track scenes, with Super 8 footage of family life on the circuit, and poignant wife-of-maverick reflections from his widow Janeen. Love, Speed and Loss won best documentary at the 2007 Qantas TV Awards and Air NZ Screen Awards for best documentary, directing, and editing.
http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/love-speed-and-loss-2007

Also:
http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2010/01/love-speed-and-loss-remembering-kim.html

Thanks Again! You guys are the best!

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Update from the comments:
Hi,
it is not a twin engine. It is a 4 cylinder engine. Originally a motorboat engine.
Cheers Uwe

I suspected that it might be but it was hard to be certain from the camera angle. thank you for clearing that up! Makes it all the more interesting!

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A liquid cooled opposed four cylinder with a gear driven, toothed belt rotary valve intake intake setup. Interesting stuff.

Kawasaki Superbike Green on Green!

XR1200R... Orange and Blue!

A Tasty Triumph Tracker.

Reader Ride. Nice CB350 WERA Special. More Smiles Per Mile...

James Walker Writes in:

Hi there, ran across your site the other day and figured i'd send you a pic of my ride. when people ask i tell 'em she's a '71 CB350, but much like the Johnny Cash song she's a '69, '70, '71, '72.....

I currently race her with WERA in the 350 and 500 GP classes.

Love your site, BTW.
Thanks, James

Thanks James. These bikes must be the funnest "bang for the buck" way there is to go racing. I keep swearing I'm going to go race an RD400 someday.. tic toc.. If I'm ever going to do it I better get moving.

One more from Kieth Montgomery...

Kieth wrote in:

A CB350 i built a coupla years ago that i never got to race. money... always gettin in the way of the things we love.

Amen.

Update Request: Can the owner please contact me. A moto Morini Flattracker.

Pete Giammalvo (or anyone who may know him) if you're reading this can you please contact me. I received a request from someone to publish these pics of your bike and I'd like to put you in touch with him to work out any permissions. Thanks!

Reader Pete Giammalvo sends in thise pics of what I believe to be a really cool Moto Morini flattracker. I'm also guessing that it's a 3 1/2 (or 350) model.

Thanks Much Pete!