| Author | Message | ||
     186bigtwin |
On the XL forum site under the road racing post there is a video of Lucifers Hammer racing in the 1985 Daytona Battle of the Twins. It's 8 minutes long and surprisingly good for a film this old. If any one is interested............ | ||
| Crusty |
How about a link? | ||
| 186bigtwin |
I wish I could, it's very cool, I have problems loading pics and videos on this site.............. | ||
| 186bigtwin |
Or YouTube just search battle of the twins 1985, it should come up....... | ||
| Aptbldr |
This video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHIxDGtNsYs H-D's road race faring is a classic. Thanks. | ||
| Moxnix |
Thanks for posting that clip. | ||
| Smoke |
thanks also!! tim | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
Fun to watch... I need to get back on the track! | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Get back on track and I'll come out of crew member retirement. I've got another friend into buells now up here, I'm sure he'd be a crew member too. | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
That's the Daytona I remember... the footage really takes me back. Can anyone name the announcer? | ||
| Paint_shaker |
I believe I heard Dave Dispain's voice in there? | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Sounds like Dave Despain. | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Wolf... JenningsGp in Sept  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I have a track day I hope to do at Nelson in Sept. I'll wait and see how that goes... | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Dave Despain is correct! That was back in the good 'ol ESPN days. I will be taking the MV Agusta to Jennings in September- it would be great to see some BadWeBers. Let me know what dates you're planning on going. | ||
| Badlionsfan |
Let me know if you're coming up here wolfie, I'll come out if I can. | ||
| Crusty |
That was a GREAT video. That was definitely Dave Despain doing the announcing. Who was the color commentator? I heard Dave call him Dale a couple of times. Was it Dale Quarterly or maybe Dale Singleton? I'm assuming Quarterly, as he made reference to having raced against Luccinelli. I don't remember Singleton as having ridden any GPs, but I could easily be wrong about that. | ||
| 186bigtwin |
I think it was Dale Quarterly. That's 25 YEARS ago !!! | ||
| 46champ |
Too bad we can't get the speed announcers to watch that tape to show them how it is suppose to be done. | ||
| Crusty |
Dave Despain is probably the epitome of race announcers. He's enthusiastic, knowledgeable and articulate. You would never hear inanities like, "Look at the horsepower of that there Harley - Davidson!" when describing an 1125. You would hear him describe rider technique, or possibly explain the controversial points - both pro and con - about why an 1125 is running with 600s, but it would be intelligent and factual. I was at the Springfield Mile when he broke his foot climbing down from the scaffolding to interview a rider. In spite of his pain, he insisted on remaining and calling the Main Event. After the race was over, he then saw the paramedics and was taken off to the hospital in an ambulance. There aren't many like him. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
He says Dale Singleton right at the beginning of the vid. | ||
| Mbc |
Yeah,you gotta love color from an old pig farmer.Thanks for posting,good times. | ||
| Firstbuell |
thx many bunches for the way cool vid  | ||
| Badlionsfan |
That thing looks more like a steam locomotive the motorcycle sittin in my garage. | ||
| 186bigtwin |
There was alot of plumbing and venting on that old motor, it started out as a XR-750, was bored and stroked close to 1000cc when that was the limit and finally ended up being 1146cc and was in the Buell frame. I read somewhere in it's final guise it was doing 173mph down the front straight at Daytona.....But it was too late by then, the water cooled Ducatis's and the Britten had arrived at the spring race......... (Message edited by 186bigtwin on August 09, 2010) | ||
| Jeffb |
I could probably dig it up in old threads, but it's easier just to ask.... Where is this bike these days? Jeff | ||
| 186bigtwin |
That is the million dollar question. Seems no one really knows and Don Tilley ain't talking.......... | ||
| 186bigtwin |
Jeff: how the BIG 160 going, dyno time yet ?? | ||
| Mbc |
I believe it was Church himself that said the Hammer was at Tilley's shop,in pieces,buried amongst the rest of the parts and pieces.It may be time for a replica. (Message edited by MBC on August 10, 2010) | ||
| Prior |
The Hammer is in Tilley's shop, among with a lot of other really cool toys (VR1000s, a few XB race bikes, drag bikes, Tuber race bikes etc) They've been slowly and methodically putting the bike back to it's original race trim and it'll be loaned to the HD traveling museum at some point.   (Message edited by awprior on August 10, 2010) |
