May 22, 200719 yr Here is a link to another site where this bike has been mentioned. Anyone know more about these bikes or seen or riden them? http://www.ozvmx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3179
May 23, 200719 yr In 1977 on a trip back east to ride nationals, my friend Jack B. and I stopped for gas along I 90 and the gas station was also a dealer for these. He had one setup and on display. It was peculiar enough to warrant our curiousity, and the guy even let us ride the bike. I found it was ear splittingly loud, seemed to run rich and sluggish, and felt very front heavy. Despite repeated attempts I could not really even get it to wheelie more than six inches off the ground before the leaden front end came smashing back to earth. In the end it seemed the bike was best left unridden as a show piece. ANY other trials bike would be better to ride. Still I think they are pretty bikes and undeniably very rare.
May 24, 200719 yr In 1977 on a trip back east to ride nationals, my friend Jack B. and I stopped for gas along I 90 and the gas station was also a dealer for these. He had one setup and on display. It was peculiar enough to warrant our curiousity, and the guy even let us ride the bike. I found it was ear splittingly loud, seemed to run rich and sluggish, and felt very front heavy. Despite repeated attempts I could not really even get it to wheelie more than six inches off the ground before the leaden front end came smashing back to earth. In the end it seemed the bike was best left unridden as a show piece. ANY other trials bike would be better to ride. Still I think they are pretty bikes and undeniably very rare. US National rider Jerry Young rode these as a sponsored rider. Believe Bill Grapevine made them here in the USA.
May 24, 200719 yr Yep, Grapevine Racing Machine Others will know much more than me. There was a good article a while back in Trials Comp. It was when Bill Grapevine passed away. He also made a trials bicycle called a Maverick? Ryan Young rode one. I think the bikes were made in Mexico with a Moto Islo engine. Supposed to have chromoly tubing but ended up being just steel, long story. We had one when I was a kid, so you know they're old!
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