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Marque Remarks => Yamaha => Topic started by: Tahitian_Red on January 11, 2009, 06:00:26 pm
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Here are a few pics a friend shared with me from his personal collection. The team was BP Racing and think they had three HL's in their stable. Can you guys guess who number 29 is?
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/BP_Racing1b.JPG)
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/BP_Racing2b.JPG)
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/BP_Racing4b.JPG)
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It looks like our Steve Gall but it couldn't be....could it??? ???
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The bloke on the race entrant list after Number 28 ;) I like Firko's guess is it????
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Darn Firko,
I knew you would probably be the one to get it first. This may have been the CMC Golden State series or the 4 Stroke World Championship. I'll find out which soon.
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/BP_Racing3b.JPG)
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yep i guessed right as well, nice to see Gally on a 4 stroke, awesome photos thanks for posting them. HLs look like NVT production bikes. What forks are on Galls bike, Simons ???
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I do believe those are Simons with white paint on Gall's HL. I have some more photos to scan and post later. I will also try to get more info on the bikes.
;)
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do you think Gally is using production twin leading shoe front brake, do we no what year this is.
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I reckon this would be about 1980 when Gally and Gunter did the Golden State series and the Bell Moto 3 had just come out. There was a story in Motocross Action on the 2 of them.
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do you think Gally is using production twin leading shoe front brake, do we no what year this is.
Here is a closer shot of the front wheel.
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/HL_Brake.JPG)
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Those bikes are pro fab USA built frames and swingarms.
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Who are the other 2 riders?
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Those bikes are pro fab USA built frames and swingarms.
And those are Japanese built Yamaha motors. ;)
Dave,
Are you saying because they are HL replicas that we shouldn't admire them or take note of them. I would think 90% of "HL's" in the world today are from the Pro-Fab gigs or replicas of the replicas. True HL's have and will always have the greatest monetary value it doesn't mean the replicas don't have "value", monetary or otherwise. If I misread your statement I apologize in advance.
One of the other riders is American Danny Turner.
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True HL's have and will always have the greatest monetary value it doesn't mean the replicas don't have "value", monetary or otherwise.
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Mine has a huge amount of 'otherwise value', like what it has taken in time and effort to make it a quality build.
Plus for me the replica chassis is preferable given the quality of Geoff's work. There are a lot of nice things you get with the GMC kit that are an improvement.
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Here are a few more pics. They show Turner's bike in action, the three ProTec team bikes (the additional bike has Fox Factory Forx) and rear end shot of Gall and the HL.
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/Turner1.JPG)
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/Turner2.JPG)
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/ProTec.JPG)
(http://www.post-vintage.com/images/Gall2.JPG)
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side covers changed, is one set of bike Pro Tec and the others someone elses.
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side covers changed, is one set of bike Pro Tec and the others someone elses.
All three bikes are owned by the same person. The third bike has Fox Factory Forx and the other two are the same bikes from the previous photos. I believe the newer FIM style side-panel and yellow backgrounds were required for use in either the 4 Stroke World Championships or possible the CMC Golden state series.
I'm not sure if that's Magnum P.I., but I'm pretty sure the guy standing behind bike number 30 is Higgins. ;D