pre 70 scramblers to look for

[SAABCOMBI]

[mx250]

I take it David that you think we are not talking about pre '70's bikes enough 

[paul]

   got 1

[tony27]

Last night l got an email from a fellow name Mark in europe  and he know of some fellows that are going to reproduce the CZ TWIN PORT 250.

That'll probably be the same guys who have been listing stuff on ebay us lately, things like new twinport head & drum/sprocket for the 69ish rear wheels

[SAABCOMBI]

Mx 250, that is your though, but you are right, pre65 pre70 is the start of the true spirit of our sport and we need to talk about this era of machines it was a good era.

[mx250]

maybe you should have a thread about pre '70's Hardly's - that should get tongues a wagging and fingers a pumping  .

[shorelinemc]

have a 69 250 husky coming over

[E74]

Find me one of these please 

[firko]

. It's pissing down outside so I've had to come back inside so I'll take Daves bait .
I reckon the pre '70 class is the most under developed class in the sport right now. On a dollar for dollar basis you have more chance to build a competitive bike on the el Cheapo than any other class. A smart operator can build up a DT1/RT1 or TS Suzuki for around 2k that would be as competitive as the sidepipe CZ or square barrel Maico class favourites. For those pre 75 or pre '78 racers looking for an extra ride you could do a lot worse than getting into pre '70.

Although side pipe CZs, BSA B44s and trick framed bikes still go for serious money, square barrel Maicos go for much cheaper prices than the radial models but the performance difference is minimal. I've raced in and later concentrated my efforts into that class since 1988 with my beloved 350 square barrel Maico and 250 DT1 Yamaha and will front up next season with two, maybe three new pre '70 class machines. For racers who see the pre 65 class as too expensive or intimidating, pre 70 is perfect for connecting with an earlier period without riding bikes that are dissimilar to pre 75 tackle.

[SAABCOMBI]

Mark is write, l started racing in the late 1972 only because my big brothers said so, so pre 75 was my era, from 1963 l was going to scramble meetings with my brothers and being part of that era l relate to it better and enjoy the bikes a lot more, l think it was the true spirit and era of what we are achieving to day. pre 70 bikes are much more interesting.

[firko]

I built this bike for really small money after Geoff Eldridge dared me to build a tricked up competitive pre 70 class DT1. The bike turned out to be far more competitive than I'd imagined with Kevin Flood coming within a metre of beating Boagy ahead of a quality field at the first Cherrabah Nats.
I rode it for a couple of years on and off and it's the bike that cemented the belief in me that once some sensible improvements are made, the DT1/RT1 engine is as good (or better)as any other two stroke in the pre '70 class. Even though my frame is radically modified and damn heavy, it handled reasonably well. Nathan, Vandy and others have found the potential these things hold and the best thing is that you can still find them for under $500. 

[SAABCOMBI]

Is their something wrong with this thread as l can`t see some of the  photo`s that has been up loaded.

[firko]

s their something wrong with this thread as l can`t see some of the  photo`s that has been up loaded.

No....I can see 'em all.

[SAABCOMBI]

mark, your yamaha looks good., l think the dt 1 is under rated,

[shorelinemc]

we ran our last meeting for the year at harrisville ,i think we had 7 pre 70 bikes on the line just appear to be growing