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04-16-2007, 01:00 AM
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Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
The first one that comes to mind is the Michigan Madman EJ Potter, who raced his SBC powered bike (pic1)
But in Europe there was a guy called Les Fields that had a SBC powered bike too, and Volkers' Buick 215( Rover3500). (pic 2 & 3 )
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04-16-2007, 01:04 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Other car engines they used were NSU ( 1st pic, Blown )
And Hillman, a small all aluminum SOHC engine. (2nd pic Blown), ( 3rd pic Twin engined!)
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04-16-2007, 01:07 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
The Aircooled flat4 Bug engine was used as well...
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04-16-2007, 01:10 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Walley Pushkey rode an injected chevy powered bike in Australia. I saw him when he toured New Zealand in the mid 70's. He had it up on a stand at the start line and would wind the engine up and lean forward to get it off the stand and the rear tire would make contact and he would be off with a huge smoke show! It was an awesome sight!! I even saw him lay it down one time. I'll find some pics to scan and post later. I also remember a VW powered bike.
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04-16-2007, 01:11 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
The VW engine was also used in one of the wildest Dragbikes of them all.
Clive Waye built several versions of the Drag Waye. A VW powered Slingshot Bike...
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04-16-2007, 01:19 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Other wild machines were the "Bikes"( ?) from Sean Walche and Angus McPhail.
The rider would lay down in front of the engine that was mounted sidways in front of the rear tire. Wild Thing, Sean Walshe (pic1 & 2) Angus McPhail the rest of the pics. I know there is a Jockey Journal, and I have posted about Car engined Bikes on it before. But I figure they fit here as well because of the Car Engines...
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04-16-2007, 01:24 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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 You are always able to find some cool pics...
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04-16-2007, 01:30 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Heres a good one of EJ Potter
It too had a stand he would rock forward and take off boiling the tire |
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04-16-2007, 01:40 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Saw Wally a few times at SPIR. Nuts. There were a couple of other guys with SBC bikes here too. At least 3 also ran VW engines in the fuel bike classes in the early/mid 70's, Thorley, Cook and someone else I can't think of.
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04-16-2007, 02:04 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
may not necessarily be a drag bike. this ones from 1939.
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04-16-2007, 06:49 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Both Stan Pobjoy and Joe Cook ran VW powered Top Bikes in Australia in the 70's. I have some pix back in Australia but none here that I can scan,
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04-16-2007, 07:12 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
How about the world famous Wisconsin Roadog. Not a drag bike but still cool. [URL]http://www.factoryfat.com/roadog.html
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04-16-2007, 07:18 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Roadog pic.
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04-16-2007, 07:23 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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04-16-2007, 08:41 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
Already had this one in my computer, scanned from an early 60's Hot Rod mag'.
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04-16-2007, 08:49 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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04-16-2007, 10:09 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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Two more examples of true British madness. I can't remember the times they were running, but anything over 100mph with your chin 12" off the black top has gotta be pretty exhilerating!!
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04-16-2007, 10:36 AM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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04-16-2007, 12:20 PM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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I first saw it @ 14 years ago in an art gallery in Seattle...."Pepsi challenge" was the display, I believe.... Absolutely INSANE......I wanna ride it! 
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04-16-2007, 01:09 PM
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Re: Car Engines in Drag Bikes.
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Which was probably the most succesfull 4cyl in racing in its day. So it must have had plenty of power... Another cool feature about the Jade Warrior was that it used the exhaust stacks to pull a vacuum under the bike, sucking it down, which gave more grip... Lots of creative thinking in that machine...
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