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Marque Remarks => Kawasaki => Topic started by: holeshot buddy on June 10, 2008, 09:27:39 pm

Title: whose works bike was this
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 10, 2008, 09:27:39 pm
have a guess 1984 sr500 kawasaki :P
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Hoony on June 10, 2008, 09:54:47 pm
Jobe?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 10, 2008, 10:04:56 pm
you better stick to hondas ;D ;D ::)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: NSR on June 10, 2008, 10:29:35 pm
Wards :-[
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: bultokid on June 10, 2008, 10:30:04 pm
Howerton
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: firko on June 10, 2008, 10:30:51 pm
Dave Thorpe....oops, Thorpe was on a Honda in '84. Let's go with Jeff Ward.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: 090 on June 10, 2008, 10:35:37 pm
Ron Lechien?

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-5/1259377/Ron_Lechien.jpg)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 10, 2008, 10:51:31 pm
Goat Breker ?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: 090 on June 11, 2008, 05:55:30 am
Holeshot Buddys' ?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Maico31 on June 11, 2008, 02:13:33 pm
That is Kent Howertons bike.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: oldfart on June 11, 2008, 03:49:16 pm
Quote from: Maico31 on June 11, 2008, 02:13:33 pm
That is Kent Howertons bike.
Na he road  a SUZUKI.  maybe  Ron Lechien ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 11, 2008, 04:23:49 pm
Kent Howerton had factory rides for Husqvarna & Kawasaki , as well as Suzuki .
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: mainline on June 11, 2008, 06:38:05 pm
I think Howerton had retired from full time racing by then
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: mainline on June 11, 2008, 06:43:43 pm
I'm voting for the Flying Freckle (the american one) too by the way.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 11, 2008, 06:54:23 pm
My guess is still Goat Breker . He finished third in the 1984 AMA 500 class on a factory Kawasaki . But while we are talking about goats , Holeshot may have to be renamed " Goat Molester Buddy " if he passes the new Montesa owners club initiation process.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: 090 on June 11, 2008, 07:01:52 pm
The suspense is killing me!
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: DJRacing on June 11, 2008, 07:13:03 pm
George Jobe
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: evo550 on June 11, 2008, 07:18:43 pm
Ron Lechien didn't ride kawasaki's until '86
Jeff Ward rode 125's in '84
Kent Howerton rode 250's in '84
Gotta be Goat Breker
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: DJRacing on June 11, 2008, 08:09:15 pm
Is it Dave Watson??
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 11, 2008, 09:08:28 pm
you guys crack me up  ;D
one of you guessed it ::)
ill wait a bit longer ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: magoo on June 11, 2008, 09:11:45 pm
Ken Smith
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 11, 2008, 10:21:19 pm
Bring on the goat if I can get me one of those '77 VB360 Cappras .
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Hoony on June 11, 2008, 10:21:54 pm
come on Quizmaster Buddy whats the answer?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 11, 2008, 10:27:46 pm
ok this has been good got the kawa forum going
the bike is kent howertons he had two of them
he still owns one the other is
here in australia
he raced the bike in the usgp
very nice bike all hand made
worth more than a maico ;D
 
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Wombat on June 12, 2008, 06:43:49 pm
Quote from: Maico31 on June 11, 2008, 02:13:33 pm
That is Kent Howertons bike.

See the authority in this reply? He knew...
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 12, 2008, 09:12:09 pm
Doh! I knew that I had seen that bike before . It is pictured on pages 136 & 137 of Ray Ryan's " Motocross Racers " book. Holeshot's description was inaccurate though because it is actually an '83 SR500, not an '84.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: holeshot buddy on June 13, 2008, 10:00:38 pm
i knew that i was just trying you out ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: DJRacing on June 14, 2008, 09:21:51 am
No wonder you get "holeshots", you tell everyone to come a year late??  ;)  ;D
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 14, 2008, 08:24:12 pm
hmmm, love a good quiz..anyone know who's ride this was?  :-X

(http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2928/yamahasz6.jpg)



Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: magoo on June 14, 2008, 08:25:42 pm
My Postman
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 14, 2008, 08:27:47 pm
nope! he rides one of those fast red bikes  ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 14, 2008, 08:30:13 pm
Rick Johnson ?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: magoo on June 14, 2008, 08:30:58 pm
Good point Doc. The mail has to get through rain, hail and snow so it would be no good using a Yamaha.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 14, 2008, 08:32:09 pm
no but that is oh so close! Rick reputedly had (correction - rode) another and it was all but the same  ;)

Yup Magoo, Honda's do have that agricultural aura to them ;)

Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 14, 2008, 08:38:48 pm
My next guess is Doug Dubach .
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: magoo on June 14, 2008, 08:44:44 pm
I think I'd better quit while I'm behind Doc. My guess is Mike Bell.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Maico31 on June 14, 2008, 09:26:44 pm
That's hard to say without numbers on it. Those Protec bikes were ridden by a few stars over the years, Rick Johnson the most notable.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 14, 2008, 09:35:03 pm
no, no, no,

that is why I removed the number from the picture Maico31 ..a cunning stunt!  :D I guess I could pay Rick Johnson as his was the same but not the bike in the photo ;)

The riders name has been mentioned in this thread but not in regard to this particular bike.

Sorry Magoo, was jus' kidding!  I dun like those tuning forks either and I proudly own a Honda  ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: VMX247 on June 14, 2008, 09:39:08 pm
your a cruel and hard may Doc ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 14, 2008, 09:49:01 pm
:o I am not cruel! :-\ I just don't tell the whole truths is all so at worst I'm only a liar :P 8)

I will tell you the bikes owner, Greg Bastek.

Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: pokey on June 14, 2008, 10:20:20 pm
Ron Lechien?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Lozza on June 14, 2008, 10:42:29 pm
Ummm I dunno but either his career took off when he got on a proper bike or it nose dived not long after he got on it.Am I close Doc? ;D
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: firko on June 14, 2008, 11:14:30 pm
I know I got beaten to the punch but it's definitely Ron Lechien.
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 15, 2008, 06:58:50 am
Yup, Pokey and Firko have it!  The bike was ridden by Ron Lechien ;)
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 15, 2008, 06:36:29 pm
Another bit of Ron Lechien trivia . What motorcycle related company is Ron Lechien's father the president of ?
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Maico31 on June 15, 2008, 07:50:53 pm
Maxima
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Husky500evo on June 15, 2008, 08:31:03 pm
Thats right & they make good oil too . Even smells nice . I have swapped over from Castrol to 927 Maxima in my bikes & I am going to run it in my Jetskis as well .
Title: Re: whose works bike was this
Post by: Doc on June 15, 2008, 10:13:11 pm
just for the smell of it!  ;D