Noot

The Most Beautiful Flat Track Bike

(CLICK PHOTO) It's absolutely perfect. Fast and functional. The Wood Rotax changed short track and TT racing. If you could have bought one from Ron Wood back-in-the-day and locked it in the closet, and got it out today. This 600cc model has the liquid cooled cylinder head and special muffler. After actually hitting the track, it wasn't the most successful design - and the air-cooled, single pipe version won more races and was favored by tuners and riders.

This model, to me . . . was The Racer's Choice.

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Chopper Dave's BORN FREE Bike had cast aluminum foot pegs installed that referred to "the fire" the bike had at a gas pump last fall . . . Flame Proof (or something like that?)

I assume Harpoon painted the Wretched Hive bike? Every year, there's kinda a bike that's "the bike" of the show. This year the chopper by Moon Haint (that candy red one) was just so purty & sweet . . .
like eating a hot cherry !

I liked the club colors . . . Steel Justice. Cool name and righteous dudes.

Warner W. Riley - The Scientist

Warner is still alive, living in Illinois. He always reminded of a high school science teacher, or some type of scientist, who's "into" properly designing and engineering a motorcycle that will propel himself at a speed of 200 miles per hour without engine failure. He's very intelligent. Riley utilized mathematics(bore/stroke/compression, overlap), physics(aerodynamics, resistance, wind drag) and chemistry(nitro fuel, oxygenation) . . . and a bit of meteorology(atmospheric pressure, air density) to get this Ironhead Sportster to set a multitude of motorcycle land speed records.

Incredible stuff here folks . . .

The Harley Hospital

I like how he left the steel brake tube mount on the leg(click photo)

It was already light enough for 200+

(unless maybe these aren't the actual forks?)

Mama Tried Weekend

I like driving sometimes.

Mississippi River, Iowa side open - Wisconsin side frozen.

This girl had her Triumph Cub, waiting for carry-out.

Races were great as usual . . . Jared Mees and Cory Texter battled until Mees pretty much ran into him to pass . . . bangin' is racing I guess ?

Michael Lichter was there doin' his thing . . . he also had a show at the Iron Horse Hotel with stories and commentary about his photographs. I was gonna say hello, but he was kinda busy, tryin' to make

some money . . . so was Kurpius.

Some guys fell on their ass . . . but it was pretty decent mostly.

Nathan made it . . .

Hux checkin' out Keith Ulicki's bikes and leathers on display in the lobby.

in the stands . . . being "Instagram'd" and don't even know it ! Hey Rich !

The Mama Tried Show in Milwaukee is the best motorcycle show I've ever seen. I haven't been to Born Free . . . but this show is really good - and it's great catching up with all the dudes !