And that is why there is a picture of this bike on my wall :-)
Was in Performance Bikes mag again recently,
a blast from the past. Used to be a great mag.
RIP, Gus, Ronnie, John. The good (mad) old days.
...and of course the predecessor to "Monster" here at Ramsey sprint:
He would have to be the Godfather of Streetfighters.
Performance Bikes mag used to have the best modded bikes.
The back page specials were excellent.
Kat's, Spondons, Harris's, YammaGamma's, CBX's etc.
Im sure if they could see the "streetfighters" of now,
then they would roll the floor and piss themselves laughing.
I loved the second clip with the "original Monster" when Steve was attempting the world speed wheelie record and the commentator comments ".....the record for a wheelie currently stands at 153 mph and it's held by a Frenchman"
I liked Performance Bikes in the old days, not just the back page.
Ronnie Smith, Gus Scott, John Robinson, and stuff from legends
like Stan Stevens and Leon Moss. The "frenzys" they did with all
"LC's" or all "Katana's" etc. After 3 or 4 deaths and a few changes
it wasnt / isn't the same. RAPID or Streetfighters doesn't even
come close for me.
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics isn't bad.
Latest one has a good interview with the Harris Brothers and some
tech stuff from Stan Stephens and a regular page by Pip Higham
and a interesting page on a modded 1100EF.
Last edited by Tony Nitrous; 15-02-2013 at 04:43 PM.
Man I love that bike.