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Harley Racer Update

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dlm32

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Been a few months since I posted photos of my 1920s Harley-Davidson racer project. It's coming along nicely. Still need to find a very rare set of piston rings to get it up and running. Got a few leads, but like metal detecting, when you least expect it, you'll find what you are looking for. Keepin my fingers crossed.
 
I'll show you how it works! It's been 30 years but I still remember the drill: Go fast, turn left. Surely there must be a half mile dirt track near you. Photos are my junior year and then my expert year I bought the XR 750. Ah those were the days!
 
I never made it to pro level flat track. Just local events. Couldn't justify a purpose built flat track bike for the limited schedule in Central Florida at that time. I did build a trick TT500 a few years back, and was practicing at the local clay bull ring in Orlando. Still got my steel shoe hanging on the shop wall. One of the last ones Ken "Shoe Man" Maely made before he passed away. I did make it to the pro roadracing circuit in the eighties, first in the Battle of the Twins, and then 250GP. National #32 and FIM #508 in 85,85. Here's a photo of me in practice for the Daytona 100 mile 250GP race in 86.

The other photo is a professional dirt track motorcycle race at the Birmingham, AL. fairgrounds race track in 1916. You can see the Vulcan statute in the background. It now sits up on Red Mountain overlooking downtown Birmingham.
 
my friend Kurt Lentz made the TV show "Wide World of Sports" intro, he is in the later shows when they say "and the agony of defeat" he is the guy highsiding the Yamaha 750 into the haybales. Glad we have a common interest, like I said "those were the days" I almost flipped when I saw what my novice bike, Bultaco Astro goes for now on Ebay!:yikes: I can't believe what those guys wore back in 1916, wouldn't want to fall off!
 
Jeff,

How well do you know Kurt. He is my cousin and I have been longing to get in contact with him. I only had the pleasure of seeing him race once in Pocono years ago. I saw that his TZ-750 still seems to be out there making the rounds. Any way you could get him in contact with me would be appreciated.

Thanks

Rick Lentz
 
So I see, Elson...so I see :rofl:




p.s. on a serious note....I have never seen these types of shows in person, but

I sincerely hope that the field is full of bundles of hay so that the landings are soft and no one gets hurt.

Magz
 
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