1973 Danny Johnson's Roaring Double - a Mind Shredder

A Mind Shredder, two Harley-Davidson engines, each stretched out to 107 cubic inches, power this 460 pound Goliath. The thing has already devoured a quarter mile in 8.51 and its teeth haven't been honed. Does the monster have a seven second future? 1973 Danny Johnson Roaring Double 10-Page Print Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

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... 1979 Dragbike "Wheels of Fortune" Las Vegas Nationals 2-Page Print Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

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

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

1980 Roger McPhail Fast 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Turns 11.54

Fast Kawasaki. Roger McPhail's Record-Holding Stock-Class KZ1000 Turns 11.54

...McPhail, 28, is Sales Manager and technical Consultant at Vance & Hines Racing (VHR) in Southern California....

Photo caption: Roger McPhail concentrates just before the lights send him down the strip to a Dragbike national record.


1980 Roger McPhail article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com







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