Submitted by the indispensable Dave Innola! For more on the very talented racer please see this ENTRY HERE. Great stuff!
Found this great photo of Mr. Duke in action “back in the day” on a Gilera at the Isle of Mann with the following caption:
Douglas, Isle of man: Geoff Duke, riding an Italian Gilera (493) round the bend at Governor’s Bridge during the Senior TT. Duke smashed all records to win his third Senior TT in 2-43-49 4/5 at an average speed of 97.93 MPH.
13 June 1955
The new Peraves MonoTracer . No raingear required and I think it will have a place in our energy efficient future…. but is it a motorcycle or “something else”? Oh and the price according to my e-mail is “price of approx. US$ 80’000.00/Euro 60’000.00”. That could be a reeeealy nice sportscar or a pair of very exotic Ducati’s.
This thing’s clean enough to eat off of. You don’t see the black engine coating and pipes hold up that well after all those years. A real beauty!
She runs like a scalded dog. Handles like she “planted” in the turn and if she was a singer that Kerker would be Pavarotti! Only downside is that I think I have a small head gasket leak from the high compression of the 650 head on the 750 juggs. No biggie really. I’m getting the hang of wrenching on this thing. Still a wee bit of jetting work to be done but it’s pretty close as is for a frankenbike with 900 carbs/pods/kerker.
What is it about these old boxers that make me want to roam… It’s funny how motorcycles can pull you in so many different emotional directions. A picture like this almost makes me want to buy one LOL..
I’m in an aircooled Z bike frame of mind lately so here’s another beauty.
12:45 at night on Friday err Saturday the 17th and SHE FINALLY FREAKING RUNS!!!
She’s been giving fits not wanting to start and coughing and backfiring. I’ve been pulling my hair out for a week. Got pissed off and put the kid to bed early tonight and went to work. I had one thing left to check and I was right. Turns out I screwed up the cam chain count by a link when setting the cams in. Reset it all. Reassembled… held my breath and hit the button…and she fired right up! A little bit of sputter but I haven’t had a timing light on her yet so no biggie. My first love is 2 strokes but I gotta say MAN does she sound strong on that Kerker pipe! I mean suddenly it’s 1978 in my garage LOL
Well! Time for a nice Crown Royal to celebrate and off to bed! Night all!
Found this over on “SOUP” Well this sucks.
Buell Motor Company Folds , October 15, 2009
BUELL OFFICIALS THANK CUSTOMERS, DEALERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR UNFORGETTABLE RIDEEAST TROY, Wis. (Oct. 15, 2009) – Buell Motorcycle Company officials thanked the company’s customers, employees and dealers for an unforgettable ride, following today’s announcement by Harley-Davidson, Inc. that it will discontinue the Buell® product line as part of Harley-Davidson’s go-forward business strategy. The new long-term strategy aims to drive Company growth through a focus of efforts and resources on the Harley-Davidson® brand.”I want to personally thank all our past and present Buell employees, dealers and suppliers for their efforts. I also want to thank Buell motorcycle owners for their support and passion for the brand,” said Buell Motorcycle Company President Jon Flickinger.Flickinger said a limited number of new Buell motorcycles remain available for sale through authorized dealerships and production will wind down by October 30. He also stressed that Harley-Davidson will provide replacement parts and service through dealerships and that warranty coverage will continue as normal for Buell motorcycles.”I will always be proud of what we have accomplished. It is a testimony to what a small group of passionate and inspired people can do, and with brilliant innovations, we’ve produced some of the best-handling bikes of all time,” said Buell Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Erik Buell. “I personally look forward to exploring how I can continue to work with Harley-Davidson to bring advanced product technology to riders.”I have also had the great fortune to meet and get to know many Buell riders over the years, and they are an amazing and interesting group of free thinkers,” Buell said. “May you ride with pride into the future. And may your roads ahead be as adventuresome and rewarding as mine have been for the last 26 years.”A wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, Inc. since 1998, Buell Motorcycle Company was founded in 1983 by Erik Buell and produced more than 135,000 motorcycles. Over the past 26 years, Buell motorcycles won numerous design accolades and awards, and countless races and championships around the world, including the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike championship in 2009.
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