budget bikes?

[Curly3]

Is that blood stains on the seams of the tank.
OUCH.

[VMX247]

Firko/anyone is there a link/history or do you have more info on the

Blue and green bikes back shockies -thanks 

[JC]

Mark,

Whats the Kaw dirttracker behind the Trumpy in yr last post? Looks interesting. Got any pics of it?

[firko]

John, the Kawasaki was built in the early 70s and is based around a Kawasaki 350 Bighorn. At the time importing a genuine flat track frame from the USA was a bit of a job so the owner cut and shut the Bighorn frame using photographs as a guide. A number of us have been involved with aftermarket American frames for yonks checked it out and it had us fooled. It just goes to show what Aussie ingenuity can come up with, using a crap trail bike, a hacksaw and some magazine photos . Peters IZ465 project is a latter generation example of the same spirit. I posted this photo elsewhere but here it is again. The original Budget dirt tracker.
 

[pancho]

hey mark that blue and green monster looks to me like an old beeza gold flash or maybe an A7. It being fitted with a beeza bantam tank takes me right back to my start in '57 when most bikes looked like that! no pressure pack cans around then, if you wanted to paint it you got a brush and a little can of whatever paint was available in the local general store.... kind of reminds me of the once only time i rode a rigid Tiger Hundred at moorebank scramble! cheers wally.

[Curly3]

Well spotted Wally, the old girls a BSA. I agree, big Gonads required.

[EML]

If I had a jig of an early 70's Wasp- i.e fetherbed chassis, would anyone want some copies for this or that??

[firko]

Well spotted Wally, the old girls a BSA

Of course it's an A50, not a Triumph....as my cred slips further down the drain you can even see the BSA emblem on the cases.

[Curly3]

I missed it to Firko, "DOH"
Your Cred is pretty secure I think.

[matcho mick]

err A7/A10,(your'e testing us again Firko)

[firko]

Doh...that A50 thing was a bit of an in joke to a fellow kevlar but it went through to the keeper. A7 or A 10 it is. The cred's certainly gone now.

[mainline]

CZ rear hub in shed, 35mm forks, triples and rickman front hub en-route as we speak

[firko]

Paul, At the next Classic dirt we'll have you drinking Margaritas and Absinthe as we sit around talking about the exploits of Brian Stonebridge and Arthur Lampkin while extolling the virtues of cast iron and Amal carbs.
Welcome to the dark side my friend!

[mainline]

when I get an engine do I qualify for chilli tasting?

[firko]

You Betcha!