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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 15:38 #493798

bluej58 Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member The chrome don't get you home Posts: 2484 Thank you received: 511	Not sure on the year but I took this picture up at Road America . I was there for the first Super bike race they put on sometime around 79 and for many years there after. Them was the good ol days. JD 78 KZ1000 A2A Attachments:
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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 16:18 #493804

wireman Offline User The most interesting prick in the world Posts: 4761 Thank you received: 299	Attachment calf-n-ahracingspecial.jpg not found heres Larry C on his factory backed calf-n-ah special back in 1935,he was a company rider for shwinn back then. he was porting flathead ford blocks back then after hours,working on his own overhead cam conversion kits posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha. Attachments:
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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 17:25 #493814

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wireman wrote:

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heres Larry C on his factory backed calf-n-ah special back in 1935,he was a company rider for shwinn back then.
he was porting flathead ford blocks back then after hours,working on his own overhead cam conversion kits

COOL!!!

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Had Hondas, Harleys and many ,many Z Series Kaws both Std. & LTD's

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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 20:20 #493843

bluej58 Topic Author Offline Sustaining Member The chrome don't get you home Posts: 2484 Thank you received: 511	That is awesome. Looks pretty ridged . Is he racing on wood planks ? 78 KZ1000 A2A
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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 21:24 #493855

roy-b-boy-b Offline User Posts: 3255 Thank you received: 103	It's called board racing. Very dangerous. It was outlawed. 1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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An old picture 19 Dec 2011 23:30 #493870

ramtough_63 Offline User Posts: 2559 Thank you received: 132	roy-b-boy-b wrote: It's called board racing. Very dangerous. It was outlawed. That is too cool! 1978 KZ1000 A2 Thrown Together To Ride Til Winter Facebook Page Free Range Custom Art 1982/83 750R/GPZ 1984 Goldwing 1200 Interstate 1982 Yamahopper QT50 Previous 2 79 HD sporty XLH 02 HD FLSTS Heritage 60's HD Hummer 70's Honda 550 Four 70 Yamaha 100 and various enduros dirtbikes minibikes...
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 00:41 #493877

roy-b-boy-b Offline User Posts: 3255 Thank you received: 103	I have just now got off of youtube from when I posted the first reply. I can watch bike and engine vids for a long time. Roy 1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 10:49 #493927

wireman Offline User The most interesting prick in the world Posts: 4761 Thank you received: 299	bluej58 wrote: That is awesome. Looks pretty ridged . Is he racing on wood planks ? Yep thats wood,Larry aint scared of anything except 5 ex wives! posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha.
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 10:50 #493929

LarryC Offline User Posts: 1241 Thank you received: 309	Men were men back in those days... If you didn't have hemlock splinters in your a$$ you were considered a pussy Larry C.
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 10:53 #493931

LarryC Offline User Posts: 1241 Thank you received: 309	wireman wrote: bluej58 wrote: That is awesome. Looks pretty ridged . Is he racing on wood planks ? Yep thats wood,Larry aint scared of anything except 5 ex wives! Just 2 Jim.... We don't use Nebraska math here Larry C.
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 10:55 #493933

wireman Offline User The most interesting prick in the world Posts: 4761 Thank you received: 299	werent you married to one of them 3 times,maybe that was dave! posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha.
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An old picture 20 Dec 2011 10:58 #493935

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It's mind blowing that even then these machines at their top end speeds was impressive. Now throw in the suspension that would have been pretty much nada :ohmy:

... Just shows you how tough these early racers were, balls of steel, no fear...

indeed!

1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

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