Friday, October 31, 2008

Old school pitbike races - SL70 and XR75

Recently my old school friend Ronnie Welch sent me a bunch of pictures from TVRC's annual "King of the Ant Hill" race in Texas. If you were under the misguided belief that pitbike races were some new phenomenon, well, let me assure you that the only thing truly new in dirt biking is the backflip.

There were plenty of cool XR75s, including some single-shock models using aftermarket swingarms. But Ronnie was representin' for all the Po' Boys who had to ride 'em like they came from the factory. His beater SL70 was sporting nothing more than a Green Weenie filter and a DG-style megaphone.

Wish I had been there. I have two SL70 project bikes sitting around the house here somewhere if I can ever get back to them...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Vintage tall tales from dirt bike legend Super Hunky

Would you like to see more classic dirt bike stories like this? Let's see if we can build a little momentum to get Rick "Super Hunky" Sieman to make his own "MX Files" video. Please click the [More...] link and post your comment in support.

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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Terrific vintage racing video from 2008 Nostalgia Scramble

Here's some top-notch racing action from the 2008 Nostalgia Scramble at Kendal, Cumbria, England last weekend. The rider in yellow is 67-year-old Terry Challinor. Found via RacerX and artist Rob Kinsey.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Tribute to motorcyle pioneer Don Jones

Motorcycle pioneer Don Jones passed away this past week. Terry Good, of MXWorksBikes.com, has posted this very nice Don Jones tribute page with a variety of personal photos that Don sent him several years ago.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Italian police riding in formation - very cool old school precision

This '60s-era video shows an Italian police squad riding in some very cool formations. Nice.