Primordial Superbike Racing.

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J.A.W.
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Primordial Superbike Racing.

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Here is a championship winning 'Superbike' from ~40 years ago.. http://www.ma.org.au/index.php?id=1728
..back when modified production/street bike racing started getting really popular..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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& a similar machine from the US, as presented for AMA Superbike homologation purposes..
http://www.kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles ... ncobb0.htm
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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& how it was done in Blighty - in that era..
http://www.guskuhn.net/GKMLtd/GKCommandos.htm
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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Over in California - they liked them Limey Norton Commandos - for a bit of superbike action too..
& how's that `70s purple metalflake paint job!
http://www.pwheelie.blogspot.com.au/201 ... racer.html
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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& in Nippon, the original Stig was employed to test thrash those big 2-stroke triples..
http://kawasaki750h2.free.fr/index.php? ... e&artid=14
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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strad
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1955 Bikes at the 'Ring
click photo for video
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To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

J.A.W.
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Interesting period footage there Strad, but the racing machines featured therein are pukka GP bikes..
'Superbikes' are ex-production road bikes, as modified for racing purposes.. ..like this..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9vs-hn6 ... re=related
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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strad
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Not sure they had Superbikes back in the Primordial period
Sorry if I offended your sensibilities. :lol:
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

J.A.W.
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strad wrote:Not sure they had Superbikes back in the Primordial period
Sorry if I offended your sensibilities. :lol:
Not at all Strad, the posted vid is cool..
& by comparison to current day 'Superbikes', those from ~40 years ago - are indeed 'primordial'..
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

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strad
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Cheers Image
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss

J.A.W.
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& even today, those elemental machines are in for a bit of specialised fettling & up-powering..

http://www.ebos.se/triples.asp
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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A period brochure from Norton, inc' Commando racing options..

http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Broch ... LineUp.pdf
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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A million greenbacks for a `70s Ducati Superbike racer.. certainly - more'n a bit rich for my taste..

http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/01/30/th ... d-on-ebay/
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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Joined: 01 Sep 2014, 05:10
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Hi-performance aftermarket parts/services brochure - for your Superbike needs, from back in the day..

http://www.3cyl.com/mraxl/manuals/denco/dencoperf.pdf
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).

J.A.W.
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This `73 showroom standard road going Norton Commando - on test - recorded a standing 1/4 mile in 12.75sec..

http://www.classicbike.biz/Norton/Mags/ ... -World.pdf

This compares well with current 'retro' type bikes of similar configuration, such as Triumphs.
& even today, not many showroom standard cars can accelerate that quickly, either..

Not too shabby for an ancient Brit relic.
"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"

Ed Hilary on being 1st to top Mt Everest,
(& 1st to do a surface traverse across Antarctica,
in good Kiwi style - riding a Massey Ferguson farm
tractor - with a few extemporised mod's to hack the task).