Saturday, 17 October 2009
Supercharged motorcycles, the good old days
Superchargers are in no way a modern phenominum. This OEC Temple JAP v twin kicked hole in 1930. Fell a tad short of Ernst Henne on his supercharged BMW heap
Save weight, Cut things off
1905 Circuit des Ardennes racer chops off part of a footrest to save weight.
1905 Alcyon v twin
Which would You rather ride? A stupid Yamaha XV1900A Midnight Star or this, 1905 Alcyon v twin?
Friday, 16 October 2009
chopped CHP shovel
Jeff McCann says :
"This was one of the many CHP bikes we bought at auction in Sacramento. Most we resold to shop customers but several we chopped and rode as shop bikes, then sold. We had a used vehicle dealers license and sometimes sold customer bikes on consignment. This is one of the few bikes I didn't paint as I was busy traveling to socal on buying trips and overseeing two retail stores plus the wholesale/mail order business. That's a 20 over Wayne engineering girder fork with a Santee 21" half brake front wheel. These tiny brakes were useless but satisfied the vehicle law requiring brakes at both axles on bikes manufactured after 1965 (current law in 1973). Paughco Mustang tank, oil tank and pipes, our own "butt bucket" seat made by Cheetah Engineering of socal. Scanned from a 1973 8x10 Kodak print."
"This was one of the many CHP bikes we bought at auction in Sacramento. Most we resold to shop customers but several we chopped and rode as shop bikes, then sold. We had a used vehicle dealers license and sometimes sold customer bikes on consignment. This is one of the few bikes I didn't paint as I was busy traveling to socal on buying trips and overseeing two retail stores plus the wholesale/mail order business. That's a 20 over Wayne engineering girder fork with a Santee 21" half brake front wheel. These tiny brakes were useless but satisfied the vehicle law requiring brakes at both axles on bikes manufactured after 1965 (current law in 1973). Paughco Mustang tank, oil tank and pipes, our own "butt bucket" seat made by Cheetah Engineering of socal. Scanned from a 1973 8x10 Kodak print."
ride in show
Jeff McCann
"Scanned from a 1975 Kodak print. At the grand opening of my latest chopper shop, Arlen and a group of friends rode over from the bay area. Other locals rode over and we roped off the parking lot for and impromptu show. These are all daily riders, many of which Arlen or myself painted."
"Scanned from a 1975 Kodak print. At the grand opening of my latest chopper shop, Arlen and a group of friends rode over from the bay area. Other locals rode over and we roped off the parking lot for and impromptu show. These are all daily riders, many of which Arlen or myself painted."
Hellbound 3
Quote :
"Scanned from 1976 Kodak print. This was my hard luck bike, wrecked twice by people I let ride it. This was the second incarnation, cobalt blue pearl with my signature goldleaf work."
"Scanned from 1976 Kodak print. This was my hard luck bike, wrecked twice by people I let ride it. This was the second incarnation, cobalt blue pearl with my signature goldleaf work."
1965 Triumph 650
Jeff McCann says:
"Typical of the many Triumph chops to come out my garage in the late 60's. Raked frame, extended fork tubes and drag bars on dogbone risers were the style here in NorCal. Photo scanned from 1968 Kodak"
"Typical of the many Triumph chops to come out my garage in the late 60's. Raked frame, extended fork tubes and drag bars on dogbone risers were the style here in NorCal. Photo scanned from 1968 Kodak"
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Update on the killinger & Freund:
This was what Donzilla from the jj had to say about the bike. It's in good hands apparently.
"The pix of it sitting with no wheels on it are from the Oley, PA, AMCA event a few years back. A member named Harry Buck had the bike for a long time. It was discovered back in the 60's in a Philadelphia womens basement. There was a ton of paper work that went with it, with all of it's history. Her father brought it over from Germany. He was involved with the project from the beginning. It was after he passed that she sold it. The only thing missing was the rear wheel. (I know the person that has that wheel and won't part with it.) Harry sold the bike to some men from Germany. They know what they have and their plans were to restore it as it was in the Munich bike show back in 1938, I believe?
I begged Harry for that bike for years. Nothing, then he took it to Oley and sold it off. I was mad that I wasn't there for that. It is an amazing piece of engineering and has a documented history.
So not to worry, it's accounted for and in safe hands.
Zilla!"
"The pix of it sitting with no wheels on it are from the Oley, PA, AMCA event a few years back. A member named Harry Buck had the bike for a long time. It was discovered back in the 60's in a Philadelphia womens basement. There was a ton of paper work that went with it, with all of it's history. Her father brought it over from Germany. He was involved with the project from the beginning. It was after he passed that she sold it. The only thing missing was the rear wheel. (I know the person that has that wheel and won't part with it.) Harry sold the bike to some men from Germany. They know what they have and their plans were to restore it as it was in the Munich bike show back in 1938, I believe?
I begged Harry for that bike for years. Nothing, then he took it to Oley and sold it off. I was mad that I wasn't there for that. It is an amazing piece of engineering and has a documented history.
So not to worry, it's accounted for and in safe hands.
Zilla!"
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