Classic Racing Motorcycles at Roebling Road Raceway

The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association or AHRMA welcomed vintage racers from across the USA for the opening round of the 2011 classic racing series at Roebling Road Raceway, near Savannah, Georgia on March 8 & 9. Whether your preferance is American, British, Italian, or Japanese iron, there was so much to choose from.





Longtime motorcycle dealer and racer, Tom Kerr and his wife Peggy
brought this 50cc Ariel to campaign in the "Classic 60's" class.





Roebling Road is near the coast and the combination of sandy terrain and pine trees is tough to beat. The track surface offers more grip in the wet than most tracks in the dry due to its unique mix. This is so far removed from the experience at big tracks like Daytona where concrete and asphalt dominate.  







Early morning shadows and bright sun awaits Gary Maucher on his Indian Scout when the first practice session opened up. Gary ran every session and two races per day on the Indian without problem.





This strange Moto Guzzi, dubbed, "the Raven" tells a lot about the effects of Cabin Fever during those long winter months. So much work done to accomodate the new inline positioning of the V-Twin engine.





The Harley crew let the big twin warm up in the early morning sun.





Tasty Triumphs are a favorite of the classic crowd anywhere you go.





Indian Chiefs and Scouts still doing battle with the Harley-Davidsons  in "Class C, Hand Shift" Class .





Early 1970's Ford Econoline window van from Johnnys Vintage Cycles
adds to the vintage vibe in the paddock.





Between races, Gary Maucher checks over the Scout, one of the oldest bikes on the grid.





That's Barbara Connors Harley K model being prepared for action and below, a "Harley" of a different type that Dave Roper uses to great effect in the 350 GP class.





The number 1 plated Seeley framed Norton owned by Kenny Cummings and
ridden to victory in the premier event by Tim Joyce.





Team Hansen hits some snags with it's Honda 450 twin during the meet, but is likely the fastest Honda of it''s type in the USA.



A BSA Goldstar is displayed prior to it undergoing a thorough rebuild for "Classic 60's" class racing.



If you like classic motorcycles and want to see them in action, or race your own vintage bike, please visit an AHRMA race soon. Check out http://www.ahrma.org/ for complete schedule and information.

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Triumphs: Good and Evil

Light, bright, clean and in good nick, a stock 1966 Triumph T120 Bonneville is a visual treat. 
Was there a prettier British machine made in the mid -1960's?






No signs of oil leaks, burned chrome or misuse. This restored Triumph was done right, giving it's owner a machine he can proudly ride without fear of breakdowns. All the nostaglia without the drama.






And now for something completely different, a Triumph with a vibe that's as moody as it's exhaust note. 



Dark, dangerous, rowdy and rude, this Bob Sholly-modified Triumph is pure evil in it's attitude.
It's an unapologetic "Speed Machine".  



That seat is a Sholly Triumph special, used at Daytona roadraces on a number of machines in the early 1960's. Sholly Triumph was a mid-Atlantic dealership that was a hub of racing activity in the glory years of Triumph and AMA Flat Track racing in the USA. 



With performance to match it's looks, this Bonnie rocks!



Those wide handlebars provide excellent leverage to push the machine
with authority through the twisty sections.



The fuel tank is a modified Yamaha unit.



Below, a great image of The Man himself, Bob Sholly riding the
wheels off his Triumph when he was
bangin' bars with guys Gary Nixon, Bart Markel and Dick Mann.

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LaBelle Lyster Triumph Racer

I first saw this bike about eight years ago. It was consigned to the Chadds Ford Classic Motorcycle Auction by Ed LaBelle, former Canadian National Champion Roadracer and longtime motorcycle drag racer who had a shop on Felton Street in North Philadelphia for about half a century. Ed was in frail health and passed away about a year ago. He was quite a character and I was glad to have known him. The bike didn't sell, but I bought it about a year later when I put sold another bike to buy it.




Below is a picture of an Englishman on his nicely finished
"Kennedy - Lyster" kitted out with lights for the roads.




I was drawn to the raw, crash damaged patina that the bike wore. Ed built the bike with Colin Lyster, the Rhodesian native who found fame in Europe first as a racer, but then as an early adapter of disc brakes for motorcycles of his own design. Grand Prix mechanic Nobby Clark told me he knew Colin from when they both worked together in the off season (from racing) in the Copper mines of South Africa. Back in Europe, Nobby went on to working with Mike Hailwood, Gary Hocking, Giacomo Agostini and Kenny Roberts over the next twenty years. Colin Lyster went on to design frames for racing motorcycles. When he decided to try his luck in America, he and Ed LaBellle formed a venture through the Bike Shop stores in the Mid Atlantic region, according to a press release in a Cafe Racer magazine I have from 1973. No more than a handful of this type where built, this one wears  #3.





While Lyster put together the package of triple disc brakes and a lowboy style chassis, Ed supplied the 800cc Triumph twin that powered this woolly beast. Ed told me the bike was crashed at Laconia in one of its few race outings and it was shuffled to the back of his workshop and forgotten while he moved on to other projects.






Along with the complete bike, a rough Lyster frame was found in the old shed at Ed's place.








Very purposeful looking all alloy tanks looked fantastic. The Marquis de Sade ergonomics were about the worst I'd ever tried. The poor rider must have had a difficult time wrestling this vibrating monster with those narrow clip-ons too. I know I did the few times I rode it.





I really wanted to buys Ed's old Ducati 900SS but a change of heart saw
the Lyster come home with me instead.



After we got the bike running again, it was sold in a moment of what can only be called poor judgement on my part. I was buying Yamaha two-stroke racers at the time and a special one came along I just had to have. In a perfect world, I'd keep them all, but I've come to realize we are merely  minding the machines until the next owner comes along. It's best to pass them on to someone else who'll appreciate it in my opinion.  The LaBelle Lyster Triumph found a good home and remains in the area for now.

Here's a short clip of the Triumph Lyster running for the first time in 30 years.
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Below is a shot of Ed about to give the Vincent a run. He also did battle on the back streets of Philadelphia in the 1950's against Harley-Davidsons, BSA and Triumphs to see who had bragging rights. Oee of my friends, Harley tuner Charles Kawchak said that seeing this as a young boy changed his life. He was fishing with friends when he heard the roar of motorcycles revving their engines. They scampered to the top of the hill just in time to see Ed get beaten by a Harley-Davidson ridden by Tommy Hannum.  After he got out of the Navy, Charles Kowchak, now grown up and a skilled machinist,  went on to tune for racer Cook Neilson (Cycle magazine Editor and AMA Hall of Fame) and has built hundreds of fast Harley Panhead and Knucklehead engines. Looking down at the worn asphalt on those same streets where tires have been shredded for decades, you can't help but admire the men who earned their street smarts here.





                                                                                 

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