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[QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 1322194, member: 17212"] Number 89 was my pro number Mike. The tracks shown in the photos are sportsman TT tracks. They are just like a MX track without the big jumps. They had left hand turns, right hand turns and jumps. Some of them were flat, some had many elevation changes. Many, like Perris, were very, very, rough. We also rode short tracks. They were flat smooth ovals. In those days you had to ride sportsman classes and achieve the rank of expert before the AMA would let you have a professional license. Pantsless. Been riding fourstrokes for a long, long time. Foxforks. The Euro and Jap bikes were already on the scene. They raced in the lightweight classes, 0 to 250cc classes. In the heavyweight classes, 251cc to open, the bikes were mostly Triumphs, BSA's, Royal Enfields and Harleys. They were 350 to 400+ pound motorcycles with about 4 inches of suspension. We rode the same bikes on flat, smooth tracks and on rough scrambles tracks. The rough scrambles tracks were similar to Euro rough scrambles tracks. (Early motocross.) Also rode them in the GP's, (Hopetown, Viewfinders, Elsinore) and desert races like the Barstow to Vegas race. Crash39. That's exactly what they were. Stock street bikes that we took the lights off and modified what we could to get them lighter. We used stock frames, forks, wheels and fiberglass gas tanks and special seats. We cut and ground what we could to get the weight off and gusseted the frames to keep them from breaking. The engines were modified heavily for both horsepower and reliability. You couldn't just walk into your local dealer and buy a race ready race bike. You had to build your own. Holeshot. Try herding a 400 lb motorcycle around a rough scrambles track or Grand Prix course. Takes a little strength. :nod: At one time I had a BSA 250cc, C-15 that I rode in the lightweight class. I rode it to work during the week and on weekends, I took the lights off and raced it. A lot of us did that. Glad you guys are enjoying these photos. Mario says he is adding more to the list every day. Hey copper. No donuts here. :ohmy: Go bust some bad guys or sumtin'. :fft: [/QUOTE]
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