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return of the vw dragbike

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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#956422
Awesome 🙂

modnrod Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#956427
YAY!!!!
Real nostalgia dragbike stuff!
(Excuse the outburst, love the old bikes).

Very best wishes for the build. Jeez, that's something I WOULD travel to the other side of the world to see (or East, same as).
Good onya.
🙅

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#956428
Unreal stuff !!!

I know where some S/P heads are that were from one of the blown Nitro bike engines, maybe you want ???
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#956432
You guys are mad.

GooNoo2180 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

94 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#956498
yep been called most of those names ,........thanks Matt we'll go with some big valve twin ports , lota good stuff avaliable now compared to 1974 , got a guy starting on the frame in few weeks , so will put some pics up soon as there's progress
...the POLICE..never think it's as funny as you do

modnrod Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#956503
Bloody lovely! 😀
I've raced drag bikes for a bit now, and always wanted to combine dak-daks and bikes, but knew it probably wouldn't happen.
Very very cool to see you back at it again.

Are you going to use offset Crower-style box and sliders, straight direct drive sliders, one of the new funny-bike trannies?

ocdrbug Seriously Crusin Dubber

169 posts · joined May 2012 ·

#956687
Will be interesting to see, i'm interested in what drive setup your going to use. Theres a lot of things about vw dragbikes that andra don't like but what the hell 🤪. An old friend of mine (Ronnie Scholes) still has one hangin in the rafters of his shed from memory. I remember watching some of you guys back home in Sydney back in the 60's & 70's before i got involved in Dragbike racing. These days i'm more involved in the new school style bikes ( Outlaw Sportsbikes ) but still have a soft spot for blown or inj vw db's. 😎
Cool is in the eye of the beholder.🤘

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#956788
Pete

your a really nice guy but MAD and bigger balls than me

I used to see Rick Thornley in my street about 20 plus years ago he had a mate that lived here I thought he was doing the steering towards the end

SO what the progress of the project
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

GooNoo2180 Slammed & Awesome Dubber

94 posts · joined Sep 2009 ·

#958184
thanks Dave your too kind ,Sam rode the bike for a long time , ,in early eighty's a guy the name of Peter Osterio rode it with a blower just before Castlrreagh closed ,

then faras i know was parked for long time then sold , i did some ringin around in Syd last week , an the bike is still in Syd an is for sale , going to arrange a time to look an talk ,

i want to keep it as old skool as posible , but as you know gota meet current ANDRA tech..not good pic of Thornley's , but the best i can do

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#958191
Ive stolen these pics of that link

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I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603


http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409