Before disc brakes and integral helmets

Motofool · December 22nd, 2013, 09:26 PM

rojoracing53 · December 22nd, 2013, 09:44 PM

choneofakind · December 22nd, 2013, 09:49 PM

Fat fingered the wrong thumb! That's supposed to be a big ole

from me

ninjamunky85 · December 22nd, 2013, 09:52 PM

Very cool

eddiekay · December 22nd, 2013, 09:59 PM

and there was no better feeling in the world than getting started on the first kick

ninjamunky85 · December 22nd, 2013, 10:44 PM

Looked like they were doing push starts to me.

Motofool · December 23rd, 2013, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by choneofakind

fat fingered the wrong thumb! That's supposed to be a big ole

From me

Quote:

Originally Posted by ninjamunky85

Looked like they were doing push starts to me.

Either that or using the kickstart, .....but those were usually removed, ...... no electric starters for small cc's engines back then.

Not only that: racers streamlined themselves laying flat on their stomachs between curves when the bikes were naked.
Note how they did stand up the upper body for aerodynamic drag during braking and setting entry speed (brakes were weak and used to become less effective with heat).

Those helmets were made of thick fiberglass and leather for the lower part.
I wore those things and they were noisy and heavy.

greenaero · December 23rd, 2013, 09:57 AM

Hernan, Great stuff!! It brings me back to my earliest days of motorcycling and following the exploits of the great ones of that era: Hailwood, Agostini, Read, Ivy, Redman, Gould, Saarinen ... It was a very dangerous era with many not surving their time on the track .

Motofool · February 28th, 2015, 06:49 PM

Ghostt · February 28th, 2015, 08:08 PM

Here's some of my personal favorites, especially the last one, now that how a real man races.

fast1075 · March 2nd, 2015, 12:16 PM

The pictures of Ago on the MV with Quad leading shoe brakes brings some memories. I built a CB-350 cafe racer in '72. The shop I worked at had a whole warehouse full of scrap bikes from the 50's and 60's, and boss was happy for the employees to get ride of parts if they uesed then on their own bikes.

I found a quad shoe front wheel from a Guzzi? and used it. It was powerful. The tire would skid before the bike could stoppie because I had Yokahama tires that really sucked. The brake worked great, they are tempermental and hard to keep in adjustment, but when they are right, they are good.

December 22nd, 2013, 09:26 PM	#1
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December 22nd, 2013, 09:52 PM	#4
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	Very cool __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!

December 22nd, 2013, 09:59 PM	#5
eddiekay ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: eddie Location: Lawnguylind Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 300, WeeStrom Posts: A lot.	and there was no better feeling in the world than getting started on the first kick
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December 22nd, 2013, 10:44 PM	#6
ninjamunky85 Que Buenos Son!!! Name: Ryan Location: Grovetucky, OH Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia Shiver 750, Husaberg FE 450, Ninja 300 (sold), xr100 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Nov '14	Looked like they were doing push starts to me. __________________________________________________ Don't do something because it's easy,.. Do it because it's not! If you aren't going forward, then you're falling behind. "Drive it like you stole it"!!!

December 23rd, 2013, 09:57 AM	#8
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	Hernan, Great stuff!! It brings me back to my earliest days of motorcycling and following the exploits of the great ones of that era: Hailwood, Agostini, Read, Ivy, Redman, Gould, Saarinen ... It was a very dangerous era with many not surving their time on the track . __________________________________________________ 235 MPG Hypermotorcycling to a better tomorrow
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December 22nd, 2013, 09:44 PM	#2
rojoracing53 Fast-Guy wannabe Name: Jason Location: Brentwood, Ca Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja250, 2011 RM-Z250, 2004 NSR50, Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '13

December 22nd, 2013, 09:49 PM	#3
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Fat fingered the wrong thumb! That's supposed to be a big ole from me

February 28th, 2015, 06:49 PM	#9
Motofool Daily Ninjette rider Name: Hernan Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2016, MOTM - Dec '12, Jan '14, Jan '15, May '16	__________________________________________________ *Motofool* *.................................Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly* "Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy. Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world." - José Martí

March 2nd, 2015, 12:16 PM	#11
fast1075 ninjette.org guru Name: harry Location: Central Florida Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250, 2004 Buell XB12s, Honda 110 Elite Posts: 332	Quad shoe brake The pictures of Ago on the MV with Quad leading shoe brakes brings some memories. I built a CB-350 cafe racer in '72. The shop I worked at had a whole warehouse full of scrap bikes from the 50's and 60's, and boss was happy for the employees to get ride of parts if they uesed then on their own bikes. I found a quad shoe front wheel from a Guzzi? and used it. It was powerful. The tire would skid before the bike could stoppie because I had Yokahama tires that really sucked. The brake worked great, they are tempermental and hard to keep in adjustment, but when they are right, they are good. __________________________________________________ "They don't pay me enough to ride this thing!" Kenny Roberts after winning the Indy Mile on the TZ750 powered Grand National bike.

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