Friday Bike

Deus Ex Machina Motorcycles Kawa 650

click title for more info on the company

Kempton Park

The Redmax Norton


Kev from Backstreet Thunder has been out and about with his camers again, this time at Kempton Park, click on title to take you to his site and a link to his photos

Friday Bike

This bike popped up a few years ago, a nicely modified Kawasaki W650 to look a bit like the old Kawasaki W2TT/ 650TT. I don't know whos project it was, anyone know the builder?

Just a Photo

Posted for no other reason than I like the look of this bike :-)

Flattracker

I really like this Yamaha RD Flattracker replica, it looks just right!

Friday Bike

An HD XR750, ridden by Scott Parker at Del mar 1998.

Friday Bike on the following Tuesday.... I've been busy!

Friday Bike

Another Kawasaki Twin, but 35 years apart. This one is a modified W800, the LSL Clubman W 800 TR. Click on title for a bit more info

Flattracker BSA

This great looking BSA flattracker is in the National Motorcycle Museum, it has an A65 engine fitted in a Trackmaster frame from 1969 and was raced by Dave Aldana

Royal Enfield Fury

BRITISH MANUFACTURERS have a close association with the history of flat-track racing with both Triumph and BSA taking success in the States and Royal Enfield will be adding their marque with the new flat-track inspired Fury.
The road-going flat-tracker has been styled by Watsonian Squire and and is based around Royal Enfield's fuel-injected 500cc Electra engine, and is the first new model from the British marque in 40 years to feature twin silencers.
To gain the flat-track appearance the design team replaced the twin saddle rear-end with a glass fibre single seat unit, with the tail light hidden discretely.
Commenting on the new machine, Sales Director Ben Matthews said: "“Following the introduction of the new fuel injected unit engine Royal Enfield appeals to a younger and more image-conscious customer base. We have been working on the Fury for 12 months to produce a machine for this group of riders.”
Pricing and availability of the Royal Enfield Fury will be announced at the Carole Nash Motorcycle Live, which opens on the 27th November.

Taken from http://www.visordown.com/

Old Adverts

Sometimes when looking through old magazines you come across some great adverts from that time, this is one of them, Gene Romero on a Triumph flattracker advertising Pirelli tyres (tires)

One for Bodger

Seeing you liked the last BSA Flattracker, heres one a bit closer to what you've got

Vintage Flat Track Races

Vintage Flat Track Races, swap meet, and vintage bike show at the Wilson County Fair Grounds in Middle Tennessee

This event was put on by a local promoter and is the first short track race he has done. It was $15 to get in as a spectator and while I would have been happier at $10 it was ok. There was a decent crowd gathered in the stands but not that many booths in the swap meet and not all that many bikes in the bike show either. There were a couple really nice bikes present though. The track seemed short, really short. I talked with a couple of the racers who said they just had far to much motor for the track. When the bike was not bucking up on them it was spinning the tire down the straights. It was dusty and dry as well. They had to spray things down a couple times.
Thanks to Jason F for the words and pics from http://www.sohc4.net/