Here's one I didn't even know existed... A friend just picked it up along with another Champion frame. It was former pro rider Dave Hanson's Husqvarna 360. I guess it once ran a 250 Mag engine, but has the 360 right now. I guess they didn't run all that great back in the day otherwise I'd probably have read or heard something about it. Another I never saw until one year at Ashland was a Maico flat tracker. I guess certain engines either weren't really worked with or just didn't work. Regardless, another interesting flat tracker from the past.
Interesting... I missed some time in flat track around 78-80 when I wasn't paying much attention. It is all just so cool.
Bill Werner tweaking Scotty Parkers ride at the Red Mile in Lexington, Ky. A great place for a race , but, it was one and done for the venue.
Best part about Sammy tanner, he's at almost every flat track or speedway race in the area, I usually see him at least once a month at a track, more like 3 times a week during the speedway season.
heres another "you don't see everyday" player.. saw this @ donelsons cycles in st louis mo. at their flat trackers reunion day yesterday.
The Elephant Ride was last weekend, I took the tracker. My son and a couple friends came along too. It was a blast. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hT5v9DBTm3c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
What an ugly, ill-conceived, poorly-engineered bike. I know it led to great things, and I'm sure Honda learned lots of important things because because of that bike. It certainly has a place in a museum, but it's probably my least favorite tracker of all time.
I like it because, like you did with your Suzuki, they took what they had and modified it to suit their needs. Of course in the case of the CX trackers the mods were at the extreme edge. Let's see , turn the motor 90 degrees , check ,lose the shaft and replace with a chain, check, juggle the bore and stroke to get a 750, check. Build a frame that works and try to get the carbs out of the way so a guy can ride it.And they did! It didn't set the world on fire and that's OK because a few years later when they did it started a firestorm and pissed off a lot of people. begat
Exactly. But I think if the RS was never developed, no one would remember the CX. BTW, an RS sold on eBay about a month ago for $24k and change. What great bikes. Anyone know how many RS engines were made?