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Cycle News 1986 10 22

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1955 Vincent Black Knight was world's first fiberglass-fa ired sports touring motorcycle. 1OOOcc classic belongs to Charles Williams. Over 2000 people attended the free rally and 139 machines were offica1ly entered in the judging contests. The swap meet was well over double the size of last year's event according to John Eagles, spokesman. for the Chapler. Judges chose the 1935 Indian hillclimber of Mel Thornton as their overall favorite from among 19 an· tiques, 37 post-antiques, 42 classics, 21 competition, 17 scooters and three sidecars entered. Results BEST ORIGINAL UNRESTORED: 1. 1965 BSA 2S0/William Alexander; 2. 1960 H-O/Tom Morris. BEST AMERICAN RESTORED: 1. 1953 H-D FLI Rick Warren; 21929 Cleveland 4/Ken Young. BEST FOREIGN RESTORED: 1952 Mota Guzzi 2SD/Gregory Kruszewski; 2. 1950 Vincent Cometl Charles Williams. LIGHTWEIGHT: 1. 1951 James/Peggy Williams. POWERCYCLE: 1919 Evans/Randy Franks. SCOOTER: 1961 Mustang/Raben Smith. SIDECAR: 1945 Indian/Ed Osmosson; 2. 1·916 H-D/Mike Parti. . BEST OF·CLASS: 1~'5 H-D/Pe.e Smiley. POST ANTIQUES BEST UNRESTOREO: 1935 H-D/Hank Olson. BEST AMERICAN: 1. 1930 Indian Scout/Ron Weav8'r; 2. 1932 Indian ScoutlJ.A. Grubb. BEST FOREIGN RESTORED: 1. 1949 Matchless GBO/John McCoy; 2. 1940 Ariel Square 4/Bill Kiegger. • OLDEST ANTIQUE: 1903 Marsh/Norris Darnell. ORIGINAL UNRESTORED: 1909 IndianlWalter Riddle. BEST RESTORED: 1. 1917Cleveland/Don Weisbord; 2. 1929 Nonon/Paul Adams.

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