Old School Dragbikes and Riders

Pup,

Thanks, those were the best Knapp shoes you could buy, wore them every day to work.  They had oil resistant soles which were good for around the service department.

Jerry,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY......

At 54 you're OK, you don't become an Old Fart until you reach 60, (depending on your size) you're just "a big fart" getting older.

Any body know anything about this bike?

The current owner is looking for information on it's past.

http://www.antiquemotorcycle.org/TheMag/features/1320_memori es.html

Roy,

 You will probably be surprised at what the final bid will be..... and I doubt if it reaches reserve.  I was watching Speed Channel last week, you know the show with the babe, and she was covering a motorcycle auction in Vegas I think.  One of the top sellers was a restored late '60s-early '70s single engine Harley dragster (4" Avon slick era).  It was NOT a Joe Smith, Danny Johnson, Dave Campos owned bike.  I figured it would go for a max of $25,000.  WRONG! It sold for $73.000.  The old drag bikes are something motorcycle collectors want in their mix and are willing to pay big bucks for them. 

NICE PHOTO DICK,

That was probably in 1971.  Danny won the #1 plate in 1970 I believe.  That was Danny's first Fuel bike, I believe, the bike I mentioned several pages back. He first raced it in '68.  Am I right Boris.  You built the frame.

  Yeah Frank, Danny got one of my 'shaky-flyer' frames and did do very well back east with it. Set records and won races,.. a year or so later I built his double Sportster frame. - He did fair with that I think for awhile. Then--- it was T.C. and Joe that finally took over the double ranks,

                                                            ~~~ Boris

In response to the bike on Ebay, some of the facts are mixed up, but hey that was a long time ago.

Bonneville '73

If I remember right this bike was built & raced by Murray & Cook? in the 60's Bill Mesler purchased it from Mr. Murray and ran it at El Mirage and B-ville.

My dad, Ray Torrez (in front) and Mace Mesler (in back) with a bike that my dad and George Conboy built from a set of Mr. Murray's jigs. It had a 650 Triumph with a Rajay turbo. On it's first shake down run when the boost came on it spit the chain, which wrapped around the guard and embedded into my dads back. Note: This was the last time he wore two piece leathers. The bike ran consistantly at 176 in the mile at both the lakes and the salt.