Pre 60 bikes. What are the choices?

[firko]

And then we have the budget racers budget racer.....the humble yet totally bulletproof Jawa Californian. Newcastle Jawa maistro Dave Morris once told me that to build a pipe that actually worked on a Jawa Californian it'd have to be 4 metres long! They're basic, some might say slow and a bit lumpy but a lot of punters raced them back in the day. Although they have a close resemblence to a twin port CZ, they're sadly nothing like them. I reckon they're as cool as.... .                                                                        
                                                                                 
                                                                             
                                                               

[EML]

Jeez Brad, you'll be sorry you asked soon

[firko]

It's an old ploy....give a bloke too many choices and he invariably picks the wrong one.

[GMC]

that bike of Dave Ekins is cool, would that be an aftermarket frame of some sort?

It's basically an original 60's CL77 frame with the usual doo-dads hacked off and some minor improvements done. I agree, these things are as cool as an iceberg.

My first bike was a CB72
While mine looks a bit different to the Ekins bike I didn’t realise at the time that I had the potential to be cool.
Pretty sure none of my mates realised I had the potential to be cool either.
I used to brag that Elvis rode one in Roustabout but the next thing I know Elvis became uncool as well.

I would have liked to have had a mask like Gekko Kamen when I was riding it so no one would know it was me but I was always too busy trying to turn it into a 250cc from a 125cc engine with a 125cc air pump.
I think it was around this time that I grew to hate point’s ignitions.

[Husky500evo]

Does anyone have a picture of a pre '60 Husky ? Rolf Tibblin won Husqvarna it's first World title (might have still been called the European title at that time) in the 250 class in 1959, so you would think that the pre '60 Huskys would be a competitive bike. 

[JohnnyO]

Does anyone have a picture of a pre '60 Husky ? Rolf Tibblin won Husqvarna it's first World title (might have still been called the European title at that time) in the 250 class in 1959, so you would think that the pre '60 Huskys would be a competitive bike. 

I would think a Husky would be up with the best in the class.

[Hoony]

pre 60 Husky sounds exy $$$$$

[Curly3]

Hopefully all this pre60 talk will inspire a surge of participation in both pre60 & 65 classes.
Merry Xmas guys.

[VMX247]

pre 60 Husky sounds exy $$$$$

called the Silverpen (spelling ?) only know of one and its in WA.Rare as RH blue frame  

[Husky500evo]

1958 HVA Cross   "Silverpilen"(means silver arrow, apparently) 175cc

[EML]

Was there anything under 100cc, we need touring him back to the field

[firko]

I would think a Husky would be up with the best in the class.

Not back then John, the 175 Silverpen wouldn't have been on the same lap as the British heavies, Greeves or Maico. Five years later it was a different story. If you're referring to those beautiful 4 stroke monsters, they weren't to become a Husqvarna until 1962. Prior to that they were Monarks up until 1960 and Sten Lundin won the 500 title in '61 in Lito livery. The Monark, Husky and Lito were for all intended purposes the same bike in different livery. If you could find one you'd have to ride it as a Monark in pre 60.  The engine is a Swedish Albin.
                                                                     

[09.0]

And then we have the budget racers budget racer.....the humble yet totally bulletproof Jawa Californian. Newcastle Jawa maistro Dave Morris once told me that to build a pipe that actually worked on a Jawa Californian it'd have to be 4 metres long! They're basic, some might say slow and a bit lumpy but a lot of punters raced them back in the day. Although they have a close resemblence to a twin port CZ, they're sadly nothing like them. I reckon they're as cool as...
                                                                             
                                                               

I'm into that.

[firko]

Was there anything under 100cc, we need touring him back to the field 

It's an old ploy....give a bloke too many choices and he invariably picks the wrong one

A little Bantam might be the perfect field leveller but he's showing interest in a Jawa Californian so that little plan seems to have worked  .
                                                                   

Or Perhaps a circa 1954 DKW. Now that's a hell of a seat my friends.     
                                                                   

[09.0]

Was there anything under 100cc, we need touring him back to the field 

It's an old ploy....give a bloke too many choices and he invariably picks the wrong one

A little Bantam might be the perfect field leveller but he's showing interest in a Jawa Californian so that little plan seems to have worked  .
                                                                   

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