Works Bikes

Marty Tripes 1979 RC 250 & Bob Hanna's 1979 OW40

Jonny O'Mara's 1981 HONDA RC250A1D

Kent Howerton's 1980 Suzuki RH80 250

One off aluminum tank Roger Decoster used to win the 1973 World championship

Early 70's Yamahas hand machined titanium hardware

Growing up my grandparents owned newsstand/convenience store which meant I had access to amazing selection of magazines and throughout the 70's & early 80's Motocross Action and Dirt Bike were my among my favorites. Looking back I realize that the reason I was  really fond of that era of motocross is there was a lot more focus on bikes. It was the "Works Bikes" era and one off parts were being fabricated and tested on a daily basis. Back then they weren't afraid to test these parts on race day either which added another element of the unknown/excitement which is racing.  

Don't get me wrong this stuff has never gone away but ever since the production rule went into effect in the 80's the bikes are just not in the spotlight like they were. Although I still enjoy eyeing up a Pro Circuit race bike it's just not the same. 

A while back I stumbled across some photos the legendary Mugen ME125-W1 (header photo) which lead me to MXWORKSBIKES.COM a great site by Terry Good.  Terrys collection of these bikes. parts, and information from this era is amazing and brought back some great memories and generated some new inspiration.

Check it out: MXWORKSBIKES.COM

Alan foster Update

I received an update email from Al's wife this morning. Yesterday Alan underwent 6 hours of surgery to fuse his vertebrae. The next challenge being a 6 week to possibly a year recovery including a back & neck brace 24/7 until the Dr. says they can be removed. 

Let's try and keep the rubber side down people.

Kutty's & The Bash Roll Call

Who's in?

AF Down

Good friend and BMX fixture Alan Foster went down hard at Sheep Hills yesterday.

Alan fractured 3 vertebrae, two ribs and scraped up his face pretty good. Alan is coherent, moving all limbs and able to talk with no difficulty. Surgery is scheduled for Monday or Tuesday.

I'm not a religious man by any means but I'll be sending good vibes in that direction.

Duane Ballard Custom Leather

I dropped the pan and foam off at Duane's on Monday afternoon, He calls me yesterday (thursday) morning, it's done. The woman & I drove out to pick it up today. While there I got to check out McGoo's Street tracker seat/tail section & Duane showed me the progress on his new digger creation The Pink Taco, All great stuff . It's a pleasure to work with people who get shit done and done well. 

Thanks Duane I'm grateful.

link:  Duane Ballard Custom Leather