"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2009-05-01, Dimitri > wrote:
>
>> If you ever get a chance try an old Sachs with the floating front end (I
>> don't know what else to call it) but when you climb on the front binders
>> the
>> front end lifts. Weird but GREAT in the dirt (which is what the bike was
>> designed for.)
>
> These were called "leading link" forks. Many early European enduro and
> motocross bikes favored them. Greeves (UK) was another and I think Cotton
> (UK) and possibly Penton (US) offered LL forks as an option. They are
> still
> available and very much favored on any kind of competition sidecar rig
> (track or dirt).
>
> http://danielstiel.tripod.com/1969sachs125.html
>
>> Don't worry about your reminder. Anyone who rode for any length of time
>> has
>> one of those.
>
> My weirdest bike was the Sears Allstate 250, the legenday Puch "twingle".
> It
> handled like a waterbed, but was stone-axe in both reliability and design.
> Never failed to start or run. Despite it's 250cc engine capacity, it only
> generated a monster 15hp and could cruise at a smokin' 60mph (wfo!) all
> day
> long. Owning this bike was the source of much hilarity in a world of Kawy
> 350 Avenger twins which could easily smoke an HD Sporster.
>
> http://home.sprynet.com/~inniss/sears.htm
>
> nb

I remember the Puch - I was racing/building Go Karts for a small LA based
fabricator why also did Formula 3 cars - wish they still has F 3.

aside from the Manx Norton's etc one day a guy brought in his Ariel Sq 4 in
for some work - It freaked me out when we pulled the head all 4 pistons were
TDC ????

Then someone explained it fired right bank, left bank and then reminded me
it was a 4 stroke. Duh..

A buddy kept his Competition 500 cc AJS thumper in his living room - at
least he kept a drip pan under it. His future wife/girl friend at the time
said You love that bike more than me - He looked up and said "2nd best isn't
all that bad is it?"


Dimitri