Built by drag bike pioneer and howner of Hahn Racecraft, a very popular turbo kit manufacture. Powered by two 8hp Briggs&Stratton. He just posted this up on facebook, I HAD to share this with you guys.
And the story:
"In 1976, I was 14, and built a fun little number to race in the concrete alleys of my Chicago neighborhood. My friends were a bunch of dedicated, creative inner-city junior gearheads, cobbling together what we could with found materials and ingenuity.
Dad was 2000 miles away, so while his work inspired me greatly, I had to pull it all together on my own. With Mom's approval, and the assistance of a local machinist, this mini-tribute to the full-size multis of that era barked to life!
I won my races basically by default after that, for no one would take this new ride on. I was disappointed, to say the least. They basically all just said, "you are crazy, this proves it, so you win." Soon after, we'd discover that even though we were not yet of age to drive legally, we could still buy cars and drive them...well...illegally. We quickly forgot these juvenile home-made concoctions,moving right up to cars. But for a few years there, we terrorized those alleys!
Luckily, I've managed to hold onto this primordial machine for almost four decades. Soon, it will bark again. Sounds a lot like a 650 Triumph at full chat!"
And the story:
"In 1976, I was 14, and built a fun little number to race in the concrete alleys of my Chicago neighborhood. My friends were a bunch of dedicated, creative inner-city junior gearheads, cobbling together what we could with found materials and ingenuity.
Dad was 2000 miles away, so while his work inspired me greatly, I had to pull it all together on my own. With Mom's approval, and the assistance of a local machinist, this mini-tribute to the full-size multis of that era barked to life!
I won my races basically by default after that, for no one would take this new ride on. I was disappointed, to say the least. They basically all just said, "you are crazy, this proves it, so you win." Soon after, we'd discover that even though we were not yet of age to drive legally, we could still buy cars and drive them...well...illegally. We quickly forgot these juvenile home-made concoctions,moving right up to cars. But for a few years there, we terrorized those alleys!
Luckily, I've managed to hold onto this primordial machine for almost four decades. Soon, it will bark again. Sounds a lot like a 650 Triumph at full chat!"