This supercharged 1949 Vlnc t Black Lightning was one of
only 30 Black Lightnings ever m e, and the very first In the
USA. This is the bike that held the -mile world speed record,
before the supercharger was adde ,and then held the
Amerlcan record of 182 mph whll supercharged. It's
undoubtedly one of the fierce pre-1950 bikes that you may
ever see..
This 1955 AJS 7R 350cc Grand Prlx
racer was calle the "Boy Racer"
because th 350cc lass was the
junior to e 500cc cl
• It's an
, awesom . example of h~ cool bikes
were
oming in the mIG-'50s. Ellngs
raced fUle of these In AH
vintage
racing or many years.
The museum owner, Virgil Ellngs, actually
rode up to the mus um on this 1979 Honda
CBX 1100 before e flanging it for another toy
to ride home. A Ig, slx-cylinder "superbike,"
the CBX was
ead of its time and provided
Hond an arena in which to flex its
engineerlng m
Ie. The CBX was the first
production bike offe
to the public with over
00 horsepower.
Harley's dominant ovalck racer, the 1972
XR75 ,
res its first
engine utlliz
an
aluminum cylin
head. This model
n
the AMA Grand National
Championship in 1972,
and virtually every y r
since, with few
exceptions. The ie
shown is as I ame from
the
, complete
th Italian wheels, forks
and no brakes.
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