| Author | Message | ||
     Tramp |
he's a hero of mine- i never said i met him! How 'bout this guy, then: (if EVER a TV series should be remade w/a Buell, then this is it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q0e0wp-bOk&NR=1 I just watched the pilot episode on youtube, and realized that Martin Sheen played Bronson's buddy who leaps off the GG after asking Bronson to buy the sportster back from his wife (Message edited by tramp on August 01, 2008) | ||
| Tramp |
OK- here's a Motorcycling hero of mine who i did know (Big guy in the center):  that's me pushing the minibike out | ||
| Cochise |
Spidey, you posted the wrong list, you left Cochise off of it. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Evel and Bronson probably sold a lot of Sportsters. Calvin/Jay/Evel/Mert/Malcolm and Dick O'Brion stand out for me......... as well as all the rest of them in "On Any Sunday". | ||
| Cochise |
I like the Nova | ||
| Tramp |
That's right- I forgot about that... Good eye, Joe. can anyone tell the Super Rat from the Ace 100? | ||
| Henry_the_8th |
I'm going to have to go with my Dad also. I can't think of a time he hasn't had at least 1 motorcycle since I was young. He taught me to ride and is my riding buddy. It was a great day when he decided to buy a Buell. So I have to thank Erik and the Badweb for that. | ||
| Spiderman |
No mistake joe, none at all. I do need to make an adendum. NoRice Mrs. GLitch (so it's official) Paul in Oz Rocket man (Sean Pepper) Grumpy (called me all the way from France to congratulate me on the weddin) Gent Jon (for those wicked Hary Carey glasses) The Crusty Clan (I can't belive I even forgot the first time) RatBueller (even though I only met him for a sec) FastFrank PaintShaker All tho folks I met whoped and go whoped by at BattleTrax I am sure I will remeber even more... (Message edited by spiderman on August 01, 2008) (Message edited by spiderman on August 02, 2008) | ||
| Ezblast |
Erik Buell Jerry Haughton Evil Knevil Reg kittrelle Court Canfield And the origional Blastards - you guys know who you are, and you guys rock! EZ | ||
| Jramsey |
I always liked Carrol Resweber and Dick Mann because they were feet on the pegs dirt trackers. First time I saw Mann race in person was 1972 at Herrington Del. Broke his arm at a race a couple weeks earlier and showed up with a cast on his left arm and kicked butt. I don't think his steel shoe ever left the peg that afternoon. Dave Aldana was pretty awesome too. | ||
| Regkittrelle |
Super Rats were red. And lest we forget... The Road Toad The Wombat The Combat Wombat Thunderdog and of course, Pabatco I was a Hodaka dealer in the 70's in Castro Valley, CA ("Trackside") | ||
| Sparky |
Blake Rudy, Buell Forum Cyberspace Hero! Where would this outstanding online Bueller community be without his foresight and thoughtfullness? Most everything we (I've) learned related to these Buells, racing activities (Team Elves), riding/social events has come through the BadWeB. | ||
| Greest_lightnin |
Howard Mitzel... | ||
| Gregtonn |
Knevil? A con man who would drink your beer while you were playing pool. Scoop bar in Butte. (His home town). My friend Mike's beer (also his hometown) Knevil got his butt kicked. The whole dang bar cheered. | ||
| Rocketsprink |
Broc Glover | ||
| Danger_dave |
I had a Combat Wombat that I traded for a CB450. And the Wombat blew less blue smoke. Ahhh youth. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Long ago, my brothers, and far way, when men were men and racing motorcycles were English or Italian, lived the most stylish rider of all time, known even then as "The Immortal Geoff Duke".  Gilera Five Hundred Geoff Duke up In a career that spanned almost the entire decade of the fifties, Geoff Ernest Duke, OBE, won six world Championships and five Isle of Mann TT's. After winning the world championship on a Manx Norton 500cc single, he switched to Gilera, where he rode their four cylinder five hundred to three consecutive Five Hundred World Championships, as well as two in the Three Fifty class. In those days, it was not unusual for riders to compete in several Gran Prix classes on the same day. That motorcycle was the direct ancestor of the Japanese inline fours of today. The first rider to lap the Isle of Mann at "The Ton" , (actually it was 99.97 mph), he was also the first to wear one piece racing leathers. Like most young road racers of the day, I simply idolized Duke, and made every effort to copy his riding style, his outfit and his good manners.  1959 Ducati Elite 200 GJ up I had the unforgettable privilege of meeting Geoff Duke in the pits of the USGP in 1963. Having retired, he was wandering around the pits, and when he spotted me trying vainly to remove the head from my Norton, he suggested the proper technique from over my shoulder. Imagine my surprise when I turned around to discover that the man with the English accent was none other than "The Duke" himself! Always the perfect gentleman, wildly popular with the public and competitors alike, he set the model for the modern professional racer. Born in 1923, I believe he is still alive and even older than I am.  | ||
| Tramp |
GJ- I have no idea how you could remove the head from your Nortie from over your shoulder....do you use a mirror or something? | ||
| Paint_shaker |
F you Spidey!!!!!!!!! See if I ever put another dollar in your G-string!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL | ||
| Hexangler |
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| Tramp |
Topic for another thread- Who can name the motorcycles featured as Fonzie's on Happy Days? I can get a few.... | ||
| Miamiuly |
I had a Combat Wombat that I traded for a CB450. And the Wombat blew less blue smoke. Ahhh youth. first real bike I got to ride was a dirt squirt. Add to the top of my hero list my friend's late father and whole family who made if possible for me to ride. And set my foundation for wearing gear. | ||
| Ebear |
Nice Reg!!!...I probably visited your shop a few times!! Grew up in South San Jose(Metcalf Rd/Silver Creek/Morgan Hill) Had a Super rat in a Bultaco Frame with Ceriani forks.....Travis,my Brother and I learned alot on those bikes. In the late 60's my Mom would use the bike to ride to the Coe's Ranch many miles away to visit their daughter ,cause back in those days out in the boonies you didn't see police ever! One day while returning she went to avoid a skunk in the road and rode off of a 50 foot high cliff into a stream bed. Took us over 4 hours to find her....broken pelvis,legs,arm,ribs etc. Said the only thing that kept her alive was the constant attempt to reach her cigarettes that were just out of reach! The bike actually flew 20-30 feet straight out in the air untill it hit a tree and plunged straight downwards where we found it upright.We took it home,worked on it for a few days and were riding it soon after again!I guess in the long run you couldn't kill those darn things! my first two-wheeler was a Steen's (Super) Taco Mini bike...Now THOSE were incredible bikes and I have numerous stories on how that thing could mess you up! Had many heros growing up....Aldana being a big one..... | ||
| Ebear |
Just in case some of you didn't notice when we watched "Then came Bronson" as young'uns...(which as a family we never missed it!) When he would do stunts, like jumping over something, his bike would suddenly become a Sprint dressed to look like his regular bike! | ||
| Hexangler |
Here is a list of my modern day speedway heros (I'm on this list too): http://www.speedwaybikes.com/rw/index.htm Bart Bast, Mike Faria, Charlie Venegas, Eddie Castro, etc, Here is my favorite track where the action happens every Friday from May through Sept.: http://www.fastfridays.com/homepage.htm This is from Eddie's page:  | ||
| Tramp |
Yep- Just like the Military Zundapp in "The Great Escape" became a (BSA) Triumph 250 when he jumps the fence | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
This thread got me thinking about those that got me into motorcycles, and those that inspired me in my early days of riding and the ones who continue to inspire me: The man who got me into bikes and riding, Nigel, who later become my brother-in-law. He introduced me to bikes, twisty roads, Moto-Guzzi's and Stones Green Ginger Wine. If it wasn't for him I'd probably have bought a Valiant instead of an RD250LC. (I bought the Valiant Charger later anyway!) Performance Bikes magazine, late '80's/early '90's. Mark Forsyth, John Robinson, Rupert Paul. I spent countless hours poring over JR's technical articles (and his books) learning how things worked, Forsyths crazy roadtests, and soaking every back page Readers Special. I loved that they tested peoples specials as much as new bikes, not something you read too much these days. Mike Hailwood Peter Williams - Norton racer and development engineer. Anybody who can make an air-cooled british twin that fast, AND ride it that fast, has to be admired. I especially admire how he stuck to his engineering principles, working to create a bike that was small and compact through unconventional (at the time) ideas. (Sound familiar?) Fabio Taglioni John Britten Erik Buell The four above and those old Readers Special's keep inspiring me to build my own bike, one day, and to think outside the square. My best friend Pete - because he's so naturally fast through a set of twisties, and because he's never given me a hard time about being not as quick as him  And because he puts up with listening to all my crazy ideas about bikes | ||
| Tramp |
has gary Nixon's name surfaced, yet? HUGE hero of mine.... along w/Fred Nix. I rode with, from a very early age, Al Snoop (Ossa/Hodaka Dealer, legendary Ossa flattracker) and , later , "Jammin'" Jimmy Weinert. They were both incredibly instructive. Jammin's dad ("Big Al") used to race Indians, and was a Triumph dealer 10 minutes from me, when I was a teen. Roger DeCosta (or was it "deCoster"?) was abig hero of mine, too. Loved to see him at Una("F******")dilla, I copied his line when I later raced there, and at Modena. I'd love to actually meet Gary Nixon someday. | ||
| Ezblast |
Gregtonn - maybe - he never claimed to be some kind of great fighter or saint, and just as obvious to me he didn't run away either, and if your dumb enough to give away beer for words, I'd be smart enough to take it - Knevil never claimed to be anything special, just someone who was willing to do something few others in the whole world even had the balls to try - he failed almost as often as he succeeded but he was always game, and that counts for a lot in my book - to try when others don't even think of trying - my personal quote: "It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt Deal. EZ | ||
| Tramp |
+1 WELL-DONE, EZ!  |
