Suzuki School of Motocross

I found this in an old box of keepsakes my Mom had. This is the physical slip required to attend the Official Suzuki School of Motocross in at the legendary Carlsbad GP track the summer after 8th grade. 

Dr Pinkerton (my pediatrician) was a great guy. He was a road cyclist. I broke my hand when I was about 12 and was in the top 10 in the state for the BMX points standings. He set my cast so I could still ride/race even though it meant I had to write with my left.

JMC BMX

I remember studying this ad and a magazine test in Bicycle Motocross Action for months before I decided I had to upgrade my frame and fork to a JMC standard.

 I saved and got a little help from Mom and Dad to buy it around December of 1979. I was still mocking everything up in this photo.

Alaska Chugiok TT - 1955

The crowd and the riders some of before the main event at the Chugiok TT track located on the highway between Anchorage and Palmer. Rider #7 is on a 

Zundapp 200. The rider from the New Mexico Motorcycle Club (center)

participated in the races on a rebuilt Indian. He's a long way from home, but you con't stop the motorcyclist of today with mere distance or rough terrain.

 

Rod Coates -T100R

I stumbled across this photo of Rod Coates again recently with a 1955 T100R. 

It reminded me of this letter Rod sent out after he parted ways with Triumph and TriCor. Sorry, I don’t recall who posted this off hand.

1955 Triumph T100R

1955 Triumph T100R

1955 Triumph T100R

Albuquerque Fire Department- 1925

Portland Mile - 1955

13Q Bob Budschat Seattle WA

11W Buzz Chaney Boise ID (Triumph dealer)

48W Frank Williams. Cottage Grove OR

11X Brad Andres

1 Joe Leonard

Evel at Speedway Park - 1968

Evel Knievel 1968 at Speedway Park on South Eubank, Albuquerque, NM.

Sam Oppie Cut-Down Frame

According to the auction posting, this was believed to be a Harley Davidson Model J-JD Sam Oppie Period Cut-Down Frame from the Jon Neuman Collection. Jon is a well known early Harley Davidson motor builder and owner of Sagebrush Cycle. These are from his personal collection. Sold March 27th, 2023. No indication of who bought it or what it sold for.

JD Cut-Down vs Stock

 I was just curious about comparing the two side-by-side, stock vs Oppie cut-down.

Sam Oppie a founding member of the Seattle Cossacks stunt riding team was to become one of the most prolific exponents of the two cam cutdown. Usually finished in Robins egg blue, Oppie maybe built as many as 20 of his uniquely modified specials. The front downtube was reshaped to bring the engine forward for better weight distribution. The seat post was lowered 2 inches, creating a shorter backbone, that then required the gas tanks to be shortened as well.