Weekends work

A successful trip into Wisconsin this weekend.

Head was removed from the Triumph to get that intake valve back on the straight and narrow.

Got a new AGM battery in the KLR, gave it a good rhomp around.

Nothing was done on the Hummer frame, only dreaming.

But some oggling was done over the stainless tubing that will be used for Bonneville Hummer frame

The decision has been made to use an old Bates scramble re-pop seat for the 441

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The Hummer motor has begun to be broken down.  A bit of rust inside.

Even re-birthed a friends guitar and got my p-bass all shielded up.
Not to mention a couple train rides, and a good amount of rest.

Speed freaks

This has been quite the weekend.

No records set, but it was a successful trip as we returned with a running bike.

Stopped at Wheels Through Time in Maggie Valley, NC

All American motors - All in running condition 

Couple trackers from the flat track floor

They say it all runs, I would say 75% will probably start on the spot

Boneyard

Made it to the racer meeting Saturday morning

Downpour rain, couldn't understand

But before that we did a Rookie Orientation lead by Keith Turk.

Keith was partner in crime with David Freiburger for the Great Whizzer Defacing of 2008

So he remembered us and made sure to give us a hard time.

The specks in the right corner = starting line

Trying to remove whatever makes those Hiya-boosas go so fast to put on the Triumph

Quick while his back is turned

Staging  -  Nice MG from Milwaukee 750cc motor

If you go off course at least you land on cotton

1st run - 99.5 mph on 1.5 cylinders, 3/4 throttle, and one triple clamp tightened

And he still gets the front end up between 3rd and 4th

More Wisconsin Folk

Father and son duo   Egli and Vincent

53 Stude

HD - ERS 350

My dad got one run in on Saturday.  Shut it all down at 6.  We drained the break-in out of the bike and left it at the front of the pre-staging line for the night.

The record for our class is 117mph.  

750cc Altered frame (Not stock at all) - Pushrod - Gasoline - 4 stroke

This bike has run 126mph at Bonneville and that was before the head was redone and the cylinders plated.

The bike has it.

 

Next morning, scraped the frost off the bike and I took a try at the bike.

Crummy run, thing was dogging.

The whole trip, the mid range of the bike the bike would bog but it almost seemed to have the power band of a 2 stroke.  Once you hit it, hang on.

Couldn't even get the bike into 4th gear.  Also a nice thick layer of fog on my helmet my whole run.

79mph

We tighten the base gasket and check the valve clearance once I get back in line.

Pushrod jumped off, I was running on one cylinder.

So we fix that while moving in line every 10 minutes, packing tools into the van - pushing the bike - and getting tools back out

My next run,

This bike is a fucking beast!

I can barley hold on as I roll the the throttle on.

I miss a shift and recover only to find the bike dead a half mile into the course.

I get to do a 1/4mile push of shame until a kid on a ttr125 comes to give me a drag push off the track.

Magneto pully slipped on the shaft throwing the timing who knows where.

Fix that again while moving through the line.

Its now noon on Sunday and at 2 Keith Turk gets the last run at Maxton ever.

My dad takes the last run.

Its getting close and my Dad is all suited up helmet on next one in line.

Keith walks out - points at his watch - jumps in his(or someones) Camaro and goes down the track.

Closing Maxton for ever.

Those stock car wheels get me every time

DPR Racing - for you folk

One more 53

 It was a sign,

Something was going to happen to that motor on the last run.

We always have Wilmington, Ohio(The replacement meeting place for Maxton) next year.

Every record will be an open record, and with a $50 class change.  That could mean a whole slew of records.

It was a good time, it was nice seeing as we skipped out on Bonneville this year.

Met alot of like minded crazies.   Speed is a drug for sure.

Maxton

Just got message that my Dad that he got the carbs and mag back on the Trackmaster Triumph.
Oil and gas and it should be running.   If all goes to plan, we will be heading down to Maxton, NC the 27th-30th of the month to attend the last ECTA speed trials located in NC.  They are getting kicked out of the location and moving to Ohio.

New addition of a mile bar

Wr-Kr master Fred Pettis is working on porting our 125 Harley Hummer.  My dad is welding up the head to re-shape it for a squish chamber.  Hopefully we can find a bigger carb before we head down.   Its currently running a scooter carb.
Rule books still need to be checked to make sure Bonneville guidelines will suffice.
My brother Alex will be driving over from Alabama and sounds like Fred may be down to take the trip.   Hopefully my brother Chris will be able to get out of work to make the trip too.



Hopefully this works out, its weird not being around for any of the preparation.

Rocka Box

Made it to Rockerbox Saturday with no disasters.

Was able to convince my friend Karissa to ride along and stand in the sun staring at motorcycles looking pretty.   May have used up that one free pass.

This is it.

Cub drags

Looks to be a Tracy tank/seat combo

 

 

Trail-Breaker

 We use to have a Rokon, we got it off a farmer who had it sitting out in a field in the UP.

We were in the process of adding a sidecar before we sold it, setting it up for 3 wheeled drive.

Ahead of its time

Dan over at DPR, his newly painted rig

The Salt Ghost

I was paging through one of my favorite Motorcycle Sport Quarterlys, ill go over that reason why in a future blog.  (Von Dutch+ XLR+ Street Tracker+ Classy)

 

There was an article on transporting your cycle via 4 wheels.

And what do I see, the now Four Aces "Salt Ghost" crammed into the back of a cadillac.

 

Now this bike is more famous then ever.  It even has its own movie!

Couldn't find my salt ghost pictures from Bonnie, so I thought I would throw in some Four Aces bikes from 2007.  The first year I caught the Bonneville bug, and my first land speed record on the Whizzer.

I love that mag on the Cub

Salt Ghost article - I got a soft spot for Hodakas