Mike Parti Motorcycle Racer

An inductee into the american motorcycle association hall of fame, parti is now in his 80s and is one of the foremost restorers of antique motorcycles in america.

Mike parti motorcycle racer. Venter purchased this mike parti restored motorcycle from the george pardos collection dr. Mike and dianne traynor (2013) elmer trett (2000) marty tripes (2001) gavin trippe (2005) bill tuman (1998) u.s. Famous drag racer who amassed. Whether your interest is cafe racers, bobbers, choppers, brats, trackers, scramblers or you just want something a little different for your current ride, you are sure to find the parts you need right here.

His flawlessly restored 1903 orient is. Except when mike raced them, they were not old bikes!! Van order (1998) augusta and adeline van buren (2002) terry vance (1999) don. By howie zechner photo by harald zechner courtesy of judy whitson/ trailblazers news feb.

Good friend of many especially bud ekins, steve mcqueen, von dutch, and jay leno. | mike parti was a leading sidecar racer of the 1960s and later became one of the foremost restorers of antique motorcycles in america. Mike parti inducted to the motorcycle museum's hall of fame 2001 successful sidecar racer in scrambles and bonneville speed trials. A former motorcycle racer, parker has since turned to restoring vintage motorcycles.

See more ideas about motorcycle, cool bikes, harley davidson. See more ideas about racing bikes, racing motorcycles, bike racers. Trophee and mx des nations team, 1981 (2003) joe uebelacker (1998) pete uebelacker (1998) billy uhl (2007) john ulrich (2017) skip van leeuwen (1999) a.f. The sun shone bright as over 150+ of mike's closest and dearest gathered for an afternoon of food, drink.

He helped a lot of us kids on the west coast when we. Both bob and bud ekins worked together fixing up all the bikes steve mcqueen abused throughout his motorcycle career. The few that came around early were too quirky to be reliable in the sand. Today, we're thrilled to feature this stunning yamaha rd350 by 24 year old jake drummond of oshkosh, wisconsin.

17, 2016 trailblazers and ama hall of famer mike parti has passed away. This particular sled was owned by motorcycle hall of famer mike (party animal) parti and was campaigned in 1969 and 1970. He helped bob hansen out on several road race events when hansen was known as “the green meanie” while he worked with kawasaki. Eso was later acquired by the famous jawa company.

Held at the william hart ranch and museum in newhall ca. Admission and parking are free and it starts at 1:00 p.m. Consignment list page 1 of motorcycle lots running on saturday, march 16, 2019 at mecum phoenix • glendale 2019 in glendale, az. Today, he believes that between 20 and 30 yales exist.

Parti was born in fort wayne, indiana, on june 23, 1935. For this endeavor, though, we turn to our good friend and mentor, mike parti for our weapons of war. The other italian entry was a von dutch flavored moto guzzi falcone built by iconic socal restorer/hot rodder mike parti. 1935 ariel nf3 350 single.

Mike parti was a leading sidecar racer of the 1960s and later became one of the foremost restorers of antique motorcycles in america. Just heard about the passing of mike parti. Successful sidecar racer in scrambles and bonneville speed trials. Today, he is one of the most respected restorers of antique motorcycles.

This gathering of motorcycle greats. He was full of knowledge and humor and shared it with his family, friends and on facebook. Dime city cycles is the premier choice for diy custom motorcycle parts, accessories and life style gear. Jerry is racing on the big track in the sky and will be truly missed.

Bob also has done some work for jay leno on frames by way of the late great mike parti. Wes white of four aces cycle in pacoima, ca, plucked it up a few years back and pulls it out once in a while for a rip around the parking lot. He had a shop and collection we could only wish for. Parti was from the old school of

Today, he is one of the most respected restorers of antique motorcycles. The moto guzzi is an example of the care and craftsmanship. Campaigned in 1969 and 1970. We have been fortunate to race mike’s rickman 8 valve.

Mike is an “old timer” around here with plenty of old motorcycle racing experience. John hateley, eddie mulder, john parker and mike parti. The serial number of parti’s yale indicates that it was the 22,000th motorcycle produced by yale. No one worried about getting to the finish line quickly because the lightweight british bike had not invaded the desert sled culture yet.

His family moved to los angeles in 1945.