Showing posts with label motorcycle drag racing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motorcycle drag racing. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
1979 Dragbike "Wheels of Fortune" Las Vegas Nationals 2-Page Print Article
Photos: Rick Wood and Bill McReynolds of Tuscon, AZ, brought out this rear-engined Olds powered "scooter" for tests at Vegas. Great potential was shown; Squeaks O'Connor of Anchorage, Alaska towed all the way to Vegas - with 1400 miles of that tow over unpaved roads - it was well worth the run as it netted O'Connor his first National Title; also photos of Joe Shelton, Dan Ravary, Larry Cook running out of the Dan Baisley shop, Jim Bernard on the Ron Teson supercharged Honda...Marion Ownens Harley, Roger McPhail...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
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
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
1970 Vintage motorcycle magazine article - "Orange County Races" - forecast for the future
Fuel burners, asphalt scorchers and sidecars team up for an exciting day of racing.
1970 "Orange County Races" - forecast for the future 3-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
1968 Motorcycle Drag Racing Article: Dragging: East is Fast
Simpson put on the meet; Routt and Gamble put on the show; The East Coast went big time; And the people came in droves...
1968 Dragging: East is Fast 2-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
1969 March Harley-Davidson Enthusiast Magazine Back-Issue
Contents: Troy, Alabama Police Department Puts Motorcycles on Patrol; England's a Drag; The Compass points to Korea; Back Cover Photo: Daytona Beach Police Dept. Motorcycle Squad; more
1969 March Harley-Davidson Enthusiast Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
1977 January Motorcycle World Magazine - Suzuki's slick new 750 4-stroke
Road Tests: Suzuki GS750; Triple Twin Shootout - Yamaha XS360 vs. Kawasaki KZ400 vs. Honda CJ360; Features: Toy cycles for fun and profit; Anatomy of the Top Fuel Drag Bike; Gear up for Motosplash - the closest thing yet to motorcycling on water; Pocono AMA, AAMRR Road Race Jamboree; Technical: How to build yourself a stormin' Superglide (or any other big-inch Harley); Two-Stroke Technology; more
1977 January Motor Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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1969 February Harley-Davidson Enthusiast Magazine - Smoke of the Dragon
Contents: Beat them at their own game - Harley-Davidson's competition Sprint, the ERS; Draggin' Dragons - interview with Tom Reiser; Centerfold poster - Harley-Davidson - King of the Drags; Back Cover Photo: Wilmington Delaware police force relies heavily on Harley-Davidson motorcycles; more
1969 February Harley-Davidson Enthusiast Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
1951 Motorcycle Article: "Frenchy" Joe Le Blanc of Whittier turns 122.44 in quarter mile
...That day another cycle owned by "Frenchy" Joe Le Blanc of Whittier, and tuned by the same inimitable Roy Felkner - it also was equipped with one of Chet Herbert's cams - went 122.44 mph in a quarter mile, from a rolling start!
Other Article included: Back in Triumph Saddle - Rod Coates - last year's Daytona Champ
1951 "Frenchy" Joe Le Blanc of Whittier turns 122.44 in quarter mile 1-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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Monday, March 19, 2012
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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1966 Leo Payne Drag Bike - Quarter Horse 2-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com
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