What would become of a racing series featuring bone-stock production bikes, with no more than the minimum changes absolutely required for track use - that is, just the lights and lubricant changes. Make people use street-legal tires, stock exhaust, etc. I bet you could have a hell of a competition!
Takes me back to the old days of Aquafest in Austin and racing around the Civic center. Those boys were racing "Super Moto" before the name was coined. Those were the days.
I'm Jerry Smith, a full-time freelance writer for consumer and trade motorcycle magazines since 1988. From 1984 to 1988 I worked at Rider, Cycle Guide, and Motorcyclist. In the 1970s I roadraced with the AFM and the AMA. I've been a member of the Iron Butt Association since 2000 when I rode 1,073 miles in 22 hours on a Harley Heritage Softail. I've been riding motorcycles for more than 40 years, and I like to think I've learned enough about them and the sport in general to have something worthwhile to say. You are, of course, welcome to disagree with me on that point. It's a free country. I might also write about writing now and then, especially about being a freelancer and writing for motorcycle magazines. Dogs, too. And don't rule out the occasional curveball.
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How many of those models can you identify?
What would become of a racing series featuring bone-stock production bikes, with no more than the minimum changes absolutely required for track use - that is, just the lights and lubricant changes. Make people use street-legal tires, stock exhaust, etc. I bet you could have a hell of a competition!
Takes me back to the old days of Aquafest in Austin and racing around the Civic center. Those boys were racing "Super Moto" before the name was coined. Those were the days.
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