PIC REQUEST for 60's and 70's drag bikes...

[Luke Nosewalker]

Thanks.

[Irishman]

This eventually became the blue Drag inspired Cole Foster bike

[Danny F.]

[Danny F.]

[Danny F.]

[epinut]

Pure sweetness...

[Blacksmithbilly]

[hatchethairy]

Originally Posted by Irishman

This eventually became the blue Drag inspired Cole Foster bike

that's special k. not the blue bike.

[epinut]

Monday evening "Scan O Rama"...

[epinut]

Some more...

[epinut]

Again...

[epinut]

Last bunch, enjoy!

[Richard D]

Why do the Europeans know more of our history and build cooler bikes that us? Or all all those pics from "across the pond?"

On another note, where are all the old drag bikes? I figured I'd find some on E-bay for sale, but it's just newer stuff or Jap.

[machobuck]

epinut cant thank you enough...Great stuff

[itusedtobeaboutchoppers]

Damn, epinut; GREAT PICS !! Thanks for posting them...

[Irishman]

Originally Posted by hatchethairy

that's special k. not the blue bike.

Ok ,my bad
either way it fuggin rocks

[Luke Nosewalker]

Originally Posted by epinut

Pure sweetness...

God damn! Thats cool!


keep 'em coming.

[Hoofhearted]

Don't forget my childhood hero, Clem Johnson.[/IMG]

[machobuck]

I dont remember the site I got thease from...Part of many...Lemmy dig around for the link

[machobuck]

Here we go...Read and click on "more photos"

http://www.hotrodsbikeworks.com/feat...nt_motorcycle/

[fergenboysinc]

Shit I knocked these off my site so i cant post them but...here is a old thread of a side by side twin sporty! These are from Minnesota Dragway.
http://www.jockeyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=17669

[Hoofhearted]

Great shots of the "Barn Job". Thanks.

[TheFrenZ]

The Black Knight bike is KILLER ! Thanks epinut.Almost looks like mine,you see Danny ?

[fouraceswes]

Friend of mine has one of the Barn Job motors. he says he got it on the curb of Johnson's house when he was THROWING IT AWAY. It is now built into a 1500cc fuel monster with hand made cylinders. He is gonna put it in a side car rig he owns. Seemed it was "used up" and so Clem was throwing it away. He said Clem was (is) a total perfectionist and did not use anything that was not perfect, once it got bad enough he just threw it out. Said he had (still has) the cleanest shop he had ever seen, like an operating room. By the way, Clem Johnson is still perfecting the Barn Job, making it go faster and faster. Seems it is so fast now that he is afraid no one could hold on to ride it.

[ssjones]

This bike is at R&R Cycles in DC. He does business on Ebay as Triumphwizard and is the guy pictured.

[machobuck]

[farmboyuk]

Pete Williams on Two Faced

[RidingHood]

If any one is interested ,
Disc 3 (Titled;The way it really was ,the L.A. drag race scene) of the Dreams of Legends dvd set has some killer footage of lots of pre unit triumph drag bikes and some HD's(one of the triumphs looks to be the one from the west coast choppers mini mag that came with a recent garage mag) and another is the #2 drag bike version of "lil Pam" the dry lakes triumph posted in machobucks early 60's question thread.Oh and some barn job footage too.

Pic one from custom bike mag 6/78 -Gene Schille's vincent from the mid 60's
And more of the Barn Job (coolest drag bike ever)

[bongoman]

Here are a few from another Bike Site:
http://www.hotrodsbikeworks.com/even.../photo_18.html

[caffeine]

Originally Posted by machobuck

any more of this one or any details on it?

[Blacksmithbilly]

"hogslayer"

[Cyclone]

Clipped this from the www a fews years back
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[missinglink]

Posted this recently in the Questions about the 60s thread , think it`s worth another look.

[RidingHood]

Originally Posted by caffeine

any more of this one or any details on it?

Here is the specs from cycle guide oct 67 ,Owner :Al Brown,frame TR6
'57 engine ,12.5 to 1 comp,worked 64 head with1 1/4 amal GP carbs ,barnett clutch,front tire 2.50 X19 on alloy rim ,rear 18 -avon slick,paint is metalflake fusia.Bike is named Kepaloa which is Hawaiian for night rider.
Caffeine, the colour pic is from another mag as the cycle guide pics are all black and white (mine is a photocopy of the original article but I can scan if you want as there are 3 pages,just PM me) cheers

[Richard D]

Originally Posted by RidingHood

Disc 3 (Titled;The way it really was ,the L.A. drag race scene) of the Dreams of Legends dvd set

Where can I get the DVD you speak of?

[Kickstarter]

[RidingHood]

Originally Posted by Richard D

Where can I get the DVD you speak of?

I PM'd you ,Maybe someone else can help with a USA seller as I got my copy from Kustom Ink here in Australia.Cheers

[Cyclone]

Originally Posted by jw_

that's gotta be a hell of a ride

Sounds like it was!

"Russ Collins' three-motor monster eventually ran a best of 7.80 sec./179.5 mph but, in the end, proved a death-defying ride. In 1976, it was destroyed in a horrendous crash at Akron, Ohio that nearly killed Russ, put him in the hospital for several weeks and kept him in a wheelchair for several more. You can't keep a wild man down, though. "

[fouraceswes]

That triple Honda was called the "Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe."

That is one of Sonny Routt's double Trumpets.

[chopperking]

more here

http://granddaddy-joe-smith-nostalgi...-dragster.html

[Oru4]

Another double Triumph....

[lennyway]

found on nostalgia on wheels blog

[flat out]

..
something needs to get done when i quit drinkin w/ my friends..
.kk

[little d]

very close to what im gona build

[browder]

here's one-

[BN10]

Photo of our Triumph Drag Bike as it was raced in the 60's.

[Larry T]

[Billy Whiz]

Sunny 1975 Santa Pod, Wellingborough U.K. ... Happy days!!

[Ducbsa]

http://www.thefang.co.uk/singles.htm

[stumpworks]

the BARN JOB is the shit dreams are made of!

[chaoscycle]

looking for pics of 60-70's drag bike paint schemes, just about ready for paint for my summer ride (not really a jj style bike )and would like to do something blue with flake

[epinut]

Found this one, nice & yellow... KR/XLR style hard tail.

[lytedrive]

[67beesa]

that is a genuine bad ass piece of history! is it yours or is there any history on it or something? do you know anything about whats done to the engine??

[lytedrive]

It has a 180 degree crank,
4 cylender Joe Hunt Magneto
SS1 Dellortos

it,s cousin has Duall engines

[lytedrive]

[RidingHood]

Originally Posted by lytedrive

It has a 180 degree crank,
4 cylender Joe Hunt Magneto
SS1 Dellortos

it,s cousin has Duall engines

John whose triumph is/was that,tell us the details, and whose is the dual engine one you are speaking of.Off the top of my head I can only recall the Dual engined trumpets of "pommy"Pete Allen, the one also campaigned/sponsered by Ryans of Parramatta,and Warren Afflick's (spl ??) ex Sonny Routt nitro burner.So fill in details ,thanks.

[lytedrive]

This bike is from NJ
800CC Routt Cylender,
C/D Record Holder(Gas)
11.27 sec
122.97MPH

J,Melniczuk senior (rider) The duall engine machine is called the Parisite

[lytedrive]

[lytedrive]

[lytedrive]

This bike has a T100 at the front,
T110 rear,
It came from Broken hill NSW ,
Vincent front end,
Very Successfull speedway bike,

[Hoofhearted]

Spotted this in a little shop here. Stretched road going featherbed, twin come and gos, welded on rigid rear. No details. Must try and find out more.

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[RidingHood]

Found Joe Smiths forum via the Knuclehead theology blog ,some really neat(old) dragbike stuff going on there in the different forums (including Brit stuff).
http://www.phpbbplanet.com/granddadd...randdaddyjoesm

[Art]

Dual engine Triumph

[scsporty]

Here is a link to a video I shot at Pete Hill's yearly Christmas party. Always a good time when he fires the nitro burnin KnuckleHead!!

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvVl899Zyk

[jbfrmca]

check out clem on the barn job!

[doubt]

this is a 65 bsa maybe by jerry rachel somewhere in "cajun country" its called the ragin cajun. would love to see some color shots, sorry for the bad images, i thought the bike was cool enought o make it worth it anyway. would love to see or hear more about it.

[Purple Ridge Rider]

Somebody asked where all the old dragsters have gone, a couple of years ago I was driving the Oregon coast and saw Stan Dishong's Antique Motorcycle Museum, Port Orford, Oregon. I went and called him it was by appointment only once a week I was lucky to raise him on the phone. He came over and showed me his modest collection 40 bikes.
He was like 72 and was retiring entire collection and shop. It included his early Harley dragster "The Hog" from just after the WWII. He raced at Lyons drag strip amongst others in So Cal. thru the 50's.
I later read of his exploits as one of the first draggers.
His collection was going to Europe or the Parnell's Motorcycle Museum in the midwest for a tidy sum finally calling it quits. Nice collection, was one of the first aftermarket guys with custom parts for draggers ?
Sorry No pics
Ross