by James Pratt
WOW, just watch this. Former world champion Kenny Roberts is riding the much feared Yamaha TZ-750 2 stroke dirt track racer at the 2009 Indy Mile. It has twice the horsepower and 1/2 the weight of the Harley’s, with a hair trigger throttle and a narrow 2-stroke powerband. Even current world champion Valentino Rossi was left with his jaw agape after witnessing this spectacle!
Bill Dragoo rides his Harley at the Hallett Racetrack on track day, then moves to a Honda CBR-600RR for a few extra laps – which sounds like a flock of bumble bees!
Tommy Bolton came to Oklahoma City from Los Angeles, where he was dubbed the “King of Cali” but local southern California motorcyclists. He went on to a career in NHRA and Prostar drag racing and is now one of the top motorcycle engine builders in the world.
In 1966, the Beatles song “We Can Work it Out” topped the charts, the Green Bay Packers beat the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship…
What a fun time once again riding the Kiamichi Mountains of southeast Oklahoma. To those who say the area around Clayton is all fenced and…
The thirteenth annual Clayton Lake Dual Sport Ride is in the books, and what a great weekend. The weather was darn near perfect except for…
