1966 Dick Rios "One-Timer" motorcycle dragster - singular version of a well-known twin

Speed is becoming one of California's major exports and here, adding its mite to the gross national product is "The One-Timer," a dragster built to be sold. Putting it together for customer Ralph Smith of Columbus, Ohio, was almost like old times to Dick Rios, whose drag race experience with similar bikes goes back to the old Santa Ana (Calif.) strip circa 1956... 1966 Dick Rios One-Timer Drag Bike 1-Page Photos / Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1970 Vintage Motorcycle Magazine Article - "Boyce's Triumph" - Forty Inch Fuel Burner

Ronnie Boyce is a electrician by trade. By avocation this 30-year old citizen of Pittsburgh, along with brothers Roger and Robert, builds and races drag bikes... 1970 "Boyce's Triumph" - Forty Inch Fuel Burner 3-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1966 Leo Payne Drag Bike - Quarter Horse - Article

Primarily, Payne's remarkable device is a 1958 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster with all the non-esentials removed - except the kickstand, which Leo finds useful and does not consider heavy enough to make any difference in wins and losses. A "KR" Frame has been substituted for the original, as it is slightly lighter and has a steering-head angle better suited to the speeds involved...

1966 Leo Payne Drag Bike - Quarter Horse 2-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

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1983 Rivera SU Eliminator drag bike with Clark Sargis at the controls

Cover Photo: The Rivera SU Eliminator Drag Bike with Clark Sargis at the controls readies for win at Baylands Raceway, Fremont, CA. Our insert gives a taste of Phil Cowan's pearlescent H-D custom that's as mean as it's pretty.

Contents: Harley-Davidson Softail; Litestar Future Vehicle Today; Python Pipes; BSA Blaster; Jet Bike; Two Stroke Terror; Fremont Drags; Prowling Pantah; Hot Pink; John Griego Funnybike; Red Toy; Rivera Eliminator; Evolution Motor; IDBA Drags; Norton Fastback; Razorback Kawa; Thailand Triumph; Riverside Roadracing; Cowan Harley; more

1983 November Street Chopper Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1965 Very Hairy Hawk - drag bike

If there is a substitute for cubic inches it would befinitely be manifold pressure, and that is the thinking behind this supercharged Honda Hawk base drag bike. The machine's owner-builder-rider, Dennis Manning is using a Marshall-Nordic rootes-type blower to huff air into the engine at 17 psi, and feeds the fuel (alcohol and nitro') through a custom-made Hilborn injection system...

1965 Very Hairy Hawk - drag bike 2-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1968 Bomb with a 10-second fuse - Bob Braverman describes how he designed and built it...

Cover photo: Bob Braverman puts the meter on his wild new twin engine Yamaha drag bike to spotlight our How-to-do-it issue; Cover Story: Bomb with a 10-second fuse - Bob Braverman describes how he designed and built it; Road Tests: Jawa 250 Californian, Yamaha 180 Scrambler, Honda 125-SS, Sachs K-80-S; The 1320 Scene - a review of '67 lightweights; Street to Strip in nine easy years; Fab 450 - peace officer's off-duty wheels; How To: build a mini-mini bike; Harley-Davidson Drive Chains adjustment and maintenance; Ducati Tune-Up; Cycle Guide's 3-Wheeler part one; Spray mask; Extend your forks; Easy E.T. System for Honda 90s; Zanella Teardown - here's your service manual; Make a sissy bar; more

125SS K80-S K80S

1968 March Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1962 Harley-Davidson XLCH Road Test/Specs

Road Tests: Harley-Davidson XLCH, Suzuki 250 El Camino; Scooter Test: Lambretta 175 TV; Technical: Carburetion; The Value of Fairings; The Morgan Three-Wheeler; AMA 8-Mile National; West German Grand Prix; Begian Grand Prix; Soviet Road Racing for Ladies; Trailing with a purpose; All Go - Chevrolet powered Drag Cycle; Canadian Grand Prix; Mini-Bike Cross Country; Rider Profile: Carroll Resweber; Top Men in Europe - Jeff Smith; more

H-D

1962 October Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - Harley-Davidson available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1966 If it's motorcycle action you want, Hillclimbs are hard to beat

Contents: Road Tests: Bultaco Sherpa T, Marusho Magnum 500, CZ 250 Motocross; Special Drag Bike Issue: Drags at Lions Drag Strip; Stagefright -a double engined Triumph Dragster; Daytona Races; The Huffed Honda; Hillclimb (Ouch!); Motorcycle Art Show; Cal Poly Enduro; Randy Boone - young man on the way up; Three Wheeling - the old man's sport; Understanding the Amal Carburetor; Action Photo Contest; The Finless Wonder; Final Adventure of Batman; more

hill-climbing moto-cross drag racing

1966 June Modern Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1968 Article: Building a Yamaha Dragster

Actually this whole project started out as an experiment. For the past few years there have been articles on Yamaha 250cc dragsters but the larger 305 engine has been all but ignored. Probably the main reason this has come to pass is that you can walk into a Yamaha shop, plunk down several hundred dollars, and walk out with a real honest to gosh genuine racing engine that you don't even have to touch. Except for maybe matching ports and timing the ignition. With the 305, things aren't quite so rosy. In this case you have to do everything yourself...

1968 Building a Yamaha Dragster 4-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com

1974: The Twelve Cylinder Express Motorcycle Dragster - 7-Page Article

1974 12 Cylinder Express Russ Collins Dragster Drag Racing Bike 7-Pg Article - $12.99
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