found a picture of my hero from 30 years ago

is it any wonde i love z1s?:laugh:

i think i just rediscovered the paint scheme for my turbo bike!

I would like to build a time machine and bring a couple of those baby's back with me.

Schwing.... Look at that monster..... Beautiful isn't she...

You just have to love those magnificent machines. Even back then and compared to todays technical advancements, she's a killer. Look at her prowess, just sitting there silently, waiting to pounce and attack.

Any specifications (motor, cams, carbs etc...) on that bike?

Thanks for sharing,

OMR

Beautiful! I'm moving this thread to Bike Related to save it.

thats bob carpenters prostock bike from around 79,the bike that handed terry vance his ass a week before vickie farr smoked terrys as again in the king of 1/4 mile post we have on here someplace! i used to have a poster of him launching that psycho machine on my bedroom wall when i was a kid. ah the memories that brings back from back before a lot of the guys on here new what a kaw was

So good Russ Collins sponsored him the next season to challenge Byron Hines on a Kawasaki. Vance was good but Byron won a whole bunch more races than Terry ever did.

Have that same picture from damn near the same angle I took up in Union Grove in Wisconsin at an IDBA race, I think. That bike always sounded like it was screaming compared to all the other bikes. Was told he ran smaller motors on kill while the other racers always went with the bike cc motors. It has a stock block and uses the kick starter also. Remember someone told me he was running a 1075 motor while the other racers were using either 1132cc (very popular) or 1170cc. He spent all his time in the head while others used cc's to get them there. Seen him hand it to Vance out at Edgewater Park in Cincinnati the next year. Guy knew what he was doing, that's for sure. There is a Carpenters Racing, somewhere in Pennslyvania I think. Wonder if that is him? Anybody know?

yep thats him hes still a genius with cylinder heads,mostly sportbike stuff now though!

Jack wrote:

So good Russ Collins sponsored him the next season to challenge Byron Hines on a Kawasaki. Vance was good but Byron won a whole bunch more races than Terry ever did.

yeah ol byron hines could put a moped in the 10s if he set his mind to it,hell of an engine builder look what hes done with the harleys!:laugh:

Jack wrote:

So good Russ Collins sponsored him the next season to challenge Byron Hines on a Kawasaki. Vance was good but Byron won a whole bunch more races than Terry ever did.

didnt bob and terry both ride for russ at one time;)

i need to make an 8x10 of that bike to mount on my wall! B)god i love that bike!