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Good morning RACE FANS!!! Please share this post and tell your friends! Its gonna be HUGE!! The Rockford Liquidation Warehouse in Rockford, Illinois has stepped... up in a BIG way to help bring you the best in non-sanctioned, motorcycle drag racing! The 2021 Iowa Hog Drags Revisited and Nostalgia Reunion July 2nd and 3rd, Qualifying and Tune and test on Friday, with racing Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm North Iowa Dragway Humboldt, Ia The still growing, combined purse is nearing $7000.00!! Exact split to be determined The All-Out Racing & Rockford Liquidation Warehouse Nitro Nostalgia Class has a $100 entry, 100% payback has a $1300.00 seed thanks to All Out racing and Rockford Liquidation warehouse out of Rockford, Illinois in addition to the still growing purse. RULES ARE SIMPLE! Stock engine mounting cradle, NO SIDE BY SIDE RODS! The Apex Properties Nitro Open Class has a $100 entry, 100% payback. This class has a $1500.00 seed thanks to Apex Properties out of Rockford, Illinois and Blue Fire Fabrication headquartered in Rockford, Illinois and F&J Racing in Marshalltown, Iowa!! The Spider Company Nitro Pro Dragster class will run per the AHDRA rules! $100.00 entry fee with 100% payback in addition to the still growing purse. This class has a $1500.00 seed thanks to Spider Company and Blue Fire Fabrication out of Rockford, Illinois!! New for this year! Rockford Liquidation Warehouse Vintage Fuel! 4 inch tire limit, Nitromethane, $100 entry, 100% payback has a $500.00 seed thanks to Rockford Liquidation warehouse out of Rockford, Illinois!! Ryan Dhabalt and Redline Concrete out of Mason City, Iowa are returning with their Money Bike E.T. class. ResureXtion Cycle out of Rockford, Illinois and Rockford Liquidation warehouse have put up a $750.00 seed to start the class purse. $50.00 entry, 80/20 purse, buybacks are allowed. This is wide open class for any combination/any fuel/power adders. The only limitation is NO DELAY BOXES. The Silver Eagle HD in Waterloo, IA Run What You Brung e.t. class has a $40 entry fee with 80% payback in addition to a $500 seed thanks to Silver Eagle HD and Rockford Liquidation Warehouse!! Silver Eagle Harley is a pillar in our community and their entire staff serves the Cedar Valley in so many ways. A big thank you to everyone there for supporting our attempt at preserving history!! Check them out here: https://www.silvereagleharley.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SilverEagleHarley/ This year the Vintage/Nostalgia Gas ET classes will be changed only slightly. Thanks to Twang, Troy Fittro, and Motorcycle Speciaties out of Davenport, Ia, we are running an A/Vintage with 6.50 Index(sportsman tree) and a B/Vintage with a 7.50 index(sportsman tree), and a Vintage Open class, heads up, pro tree. Anything goes except for Nitro-methane. Troy and Twang are putting up a $200 seed for each class. These classes have a $30.00 entry 80% payback. Troy and Twang have also provided some very nice trophies for the Vintage Classes Vintage rules are the same as always. Show up, pass tech, have fun. Pretty simple. Class entries limited to Ironhead and shovelhead or older. Metrics SOHC and older, British pushrod and 1974 and older Swap meet and Vendor spaces available, $100 per spot. ALL FEES COLLECTED WILL GO TOWARD THE NITRO PURSES!!! How about that?? We have tentative commitments from a number of Legendary Motorcycle Drag Racers. We have double engined, nitro burning guided missiles making their way to Iowa to keep you on the edge of your seat! Pete and Jackie Hill will have their blown Knucklehead on display as well as selling their new book. Jackie likened last year's event to a family reunion. It really felt that way and it won't be the same without you!! Glen and Carolyn Kerr are coming from Louisianna with Dubble Trubble, the Concours de' Elegance and Barber VintageFest Special award winning, double engine Triumph Ken Halloway is bringing a stable of Bonnie Truett hardware and memorabilia!!! The Rocketman, Ky Michaelson will be there with his gorgeous Triumph! If you've never met Ky, you are in for a treat!! Lowbrow Customs has provided a very nice swag package as well!! There will be numerous Vintage and Nostalgia racing displays. All of this just 30 minutes from the A.B.A.T.E.. Freedom Rally in Algona, Ia. Be sure to check out A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa and the A.B.A.T.E. Freedom Rally, at Algona, Iowa(https://www.abateiowafreedomrally.com/) July 2nd-4th at the A.B.A.T.E Freedom Park for more entertainment on this outstanding weekend in Iowa Jay. See YOU in the staging lanes!! Be sure to Check out our sponsors, and let them know that you appreciate their support! The Iowa Hog Drags and Nostalgia Reunion July 2nd and 3rd, Tune and test Friday, racing Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm North Iowa Dragway Humboldt, Ia https://www.facebook.com/events/2870612993206516/ https://www.northiowadragway.com/ https://www.facebook.com/northiowadragway/ https://www.silvereagleharley.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SilverEagleHarley/ http://gearheadpublishing.com/ https://www.facebook.com/NationalMcMuseum.org/ https://www.facebook.com/All-Out-Racing-1739018059759587/ https://www.facebook.com/Rockford-Liquidation-Warehouse-1867257730240419/ https://www.facebook.com/Accurate-Engineering-1512249612322088/ https://www.facebook.com/ThunderRoadsIowa https://www.facebook.com/lowbrowcustoms With thanks to Twang and Troy Fittro, with Motorycle Specialties Redline Concrete Leo Hess and Full Blast Engineering Tator Gilmore #lowbrowcustoms

George's 1967 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster Most of us have a favorite old motorcycle, the one we enjoy riding the most, the one we know model history on. For long time J&P Cycles employee, then National Motorcycle Museum part time guy, George Barnard, it was the Harley Sportster, the performance Harley-Davidson that hit the streets and drag strips in 1957. In fact, George’s email handle began; 58sport. Many moons ago George acquired a second year XL and it was a constant pro...Continue reading

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1951 Jacobsen Power Cycle Prototype In the early years, the American motorcycle industry served riders with a broad range of machines including lightweight singles. But post-Depression most American motorcycles were at least 500cc’s and had a considerable weight and price tag. The price of a new Indian or Harley-Davidson could buy most of a new Ford or Chevy. But the scooter niche, which began in the 1920’s, offered a more affordable, convenient and light weight alternative. ...American industry adapted, diversified and we saw machines like Salsbury and Cushman scooters come along and then the Whizzer, a power cycle built around a bicycle chassis. Not a new idea, the clip-on engine for a bicycle, but they served well here and abroad. In fact, Honda’s first machine post-World War II used a War surplus Tohatsu engine. A Racine, Wisconsin engine and lawn mower manufacturer considered ways diversify its offerings. The Jacobsen research and development department built about ten prototype power cycles using one of their small two-cycle engines mounted high above the pedal crank on a standard bicycle. The idea was to offer a kit customers could install on a standard bicycle, not to sell a complete machine. The January 1985 edition of THE COASTER, the newsletter of the Classic Bicycle and Whizzer Club of America, tells the story. In 1951 about ten prototype kits were made by Jacobsen Manufacturing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, and installed on a range of bicycles. The Racine Explorer Scouts were engaged to test the new machines on a 1000 mile ride through Wisconsin and Michigan, followed by a truck with mechanics, factory staff and spare parts. The test went well and each Scout was offered his test bike for $45. But the rest of the story is that an employee apparently lost part of a finger in a drive belt perhaps before a belt guard had been designed in, and the company cancelled the project. Long time Museum supporter and motorcycle lender Dan Rognsvoog acquired this week’s featured bike. He enjoys that it’s a prototype, one of a few likely still existing, and likes that it’s pretty much original and has an interesting back story. Knud Jacobsen, a Danish immigrant was a skilled woodworker and developed a successful industrial pattern making company, Thor Machine Works. Thor launched Jacobsen lawn mowing machines in the early 1920’s. Commercial in capacity, they were favored by golf courses. Jacobsen is now owned by Textron and is based in England. Specifications: Engine: Two-Stroke Single, Port Induction Cooling: Shrouded, Fan Cooled Bore & Stroke: 2.00 Inches x 1.625 Inches Displacement: 4.71 Cubic Inches Carburetor: Tillotson MT8A Drive: Belt / Jackshaft Clutch Frame: Excelsior Schwinn Wheels/Tires: 26 x 1.75 Inches Wheelbase: 44 Inches

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1965 Honda 150 CA95 The Honda Dream series was touring oriented and encompassed machines from 154cc’s to 305cc’s, all OHC parallel twins. Its styling with squar...ed headlight, fender edges and distinctive flips at the fender tips, is sometimes referred to as pagoda styling as the shapes mimic some forms of early Eastern architecture. The frame design makes use of the electric start engine/transmission unit as a stressed member. This frame engineering is derived largely from the work of a couple of European makers, BMW and NSU to name two. Honda perfected the pressed steel/backbone frame and used it on numerous motorcycles from 50cc to 305cc’s. In addition, a pressed steel leading link fork, housing springs and shock absorbers and an integrated headlight case with speedometer, also squared off, worked well on dozens of machines. Black tires, then wide whitewalls, then narrow, showed up on many of the bikes in this series as did enclosed final drive chains. The Honda 150, sold in America from late 1959 to 1967 remains a popular machine with collectors. It was available in black, scarlet red, blue and white. The CA95 engine design places the cam chain to one side, while the later CA160, CL160 and CB160 engine ran the cam chain between the two cylinders and cooled better. The Honda 150 CA95 was superseded by the CA160, or CA160 Touring 160 which used the newer design Honda CB160 style engine. Honda used this very capable 124cc/154cc single overhead cam parallel twin engine design in several models shipped to America including the CA95 Dream and, with enhancements, the 125cc CB92 Benly Super Sport 125, also known as the Benly 125. The National Motorcycle Museum has a good collection of Japanese motorcycles including early pre-importation 1950’s Honda models along with 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s machines, mini-bikes, street and off-road. This Honda CA95 was graciously donated by Martin Carver. Specifications: Engine: 360 Degree Parallel Twin Design: Single Overhead Cam/Air-Cooled Bore & Stroke: 44mm x 44mm Bore & Stroke Displacement: 154cc’s Carburetor: Keihin 22mm Electrics: 6V Battery, Points / Coil Horsepower: 16.5HP Primary: Helical Cut Gears Transmission: Four-Speed Clutch: Wet, Multi-plate Final Drive: Enclosed Chain Starting: Kick and Electric Electrics: 6V / Alternator / Coil & Points Suspension: Leading Link / Swingarm, Dual Shocks Wheels/Tires: 3.00 x 16 and 3.00 X 16 Brakes: Drum, Front and Rear Wheelbase: 52 Inches Weight: 245 Pounds

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1933 Brough-Superior 11/50 Just about any seasoned vintage motorcycle enthusiast’s eyes will light up when you say the words Brough-Superior. Though out of production for about 80 years, among all brands world-wide they are still regarded as very fine, even luxury motorcycles, if there is such a thing, even though their engines were sourced, not made by Brough. Along with Vincents which are more sporting oriented, starting about 40 to 50 years ago, Broughs gradually became hi...Continue reading