Prostock Sportster

When my dad was in business for himself, Jeff (pictured above) was his right hand man, apprentice and mechanic. Jeff did much of the service work. They both worked 2 jobs - the shop and the local tractor factory. Jeff built many motorcycles and raced everything from drags, flat track, motocross and ice. However, his most famous bike was this Prostock Sportster he built from a model XLX. The bike went through a variety of transformations. In the end it had a 96 cu.in. engine, airshifter, slipper clutch and many lightweight one-off parts. He set the AHDRA prostock national record speed at the Gateway National in St. Louis with this bike. He was known by the other racers for a couple reasons.
One: His race bike was fast and looked like a showpiece going down the strip - and Two: He didn't wear boots, just Nike wrestling shoes for better feel. Those were the good ol' days !