Flat track motorbikes

Griff · 12-08-2013, 08:10 PM

One of my fencing buddies was a flat track racer back in the 70's. How he survived I do not know but he did marry a nurse. He posted this film. Wait out the intro, it's worth it. Great music and footage.

To me this is "real" racing. Fixing your own equipment, racing on your own dime,..

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2013, 10:30 PM

Whee, flat trackers are the very definition of fearless.

Gravdigr · 12-09-2013, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Whee, flat trackers are the very definition of fearless.

...and 'hotfoot'. These are the guys with the steel-soled shoe, are they not? The sole of that shoe gets H.O.T.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2013, 04:25 PM

Yes, unless the steel plate is embedded in a cast, which I've seen.

Griff · 12-09-2013, 05:19 PM

Hey it's already broke, what could happen?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-09-2013, 10:57 PM

More broke?

Gravdigr · 12-10-2013, 04:00 PM

Broker, and wedged in ya bunghole after the wreck?

Gravdigr · 12-10-2013, 04:05 PM

I love motorcycles, and I've done some rapid riding, but, I've never had the desire to race, and/or go really fast on one.

Fastest I ever went on a bike was 140 (speedo said 140, anyway), briefly, on a 87 Suzuki 550 LTD (4 cyl, 4 carbs), just to say I done it.

I done it.

12-08-2013, 08:10 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Flat track motorbikes One of my fencing buddies was a flat track racer back in the 70's. How he survived I do not know but he did marry a nurse. He posted this film. Wait out the intro, it's worth it. Great music and footage. To me this is "real" racing. Fixing your own equipment, racing on your own dime,.. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-08-2013, 10:30 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whee, flat trackers are the very definition of fearless. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2013, 04:25 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, unless the steel plate is embedded in a cast, which I've seen. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2013, 05:19 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hey it's already broke, what could happen? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-09-2013, 10:57 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	More broke? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-10-2013, 04:00 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Broker, and wedged in ya bunghole after the wreck? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-10-2013, 04:05 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I love motorcycles, and I've done some rapid riding, but, I've never had the desire to race, and/or go really fast on one. Fastest I ever went on a bike was 140 (speedo said 140, anyway), briefly, on a 87 Suzuki 550 LTD (4 cyl, 4 carbs), just to say I done it. I done it. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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