The most functional racing motorcycle ever made . Not an ounce of spare fat , simple push rod engine , tiny in size , 100 lbs less than its rival the 350 Manx Norton , with the same available power ( 40 bhp , the Manx , at the crankshaft , 38 bhp the Aer Macchi , but at the rear wheel ) just the same really ! The Ala D'oro 10 - 15 miles per hour quicker in a straight line , with better handling . No wonder Francis Beart said he'd been wasting his time for years with Nortons !
Miss my '67 H-D 250 Sprint... No ball of fire (85 mph..), but sweet handling.... $400 in 1970 from a neighbor inTampa... 6,000 miles on the clock.. Sold in 1975 for school money... Chicago is unsafe to ride in, anyway... So it goes... J.C.
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It sure does play a nice tune.
Sweet as silk gear changes there.
The most functional racing motorcycle ever made . Not an ounce of spare fat , simple push rod engine , tiny in size , 100 lbs less than its rival the 350 Manx Norton , with the same available power ( 40 bhp , the Manx , at the crankshaft , 38 bhp the Aer Macchi , but at the rear wheel ) just the same really ! The Ala D'oro 10 - 15 miles per hour quicker in a straight line , with better handling . No wonder Francis Beart said he'd been wasting his time for years with Nortons !
Yep!
Loved my $400 '67 H-D 250 Sprint H...
Humiliating CB-350s on twisty roads
Rural Tampa, FL...
1970-1976...
Miss that bike today....
Age 71...
J.C.
Nice outside line double overtake at 5:24
Miss my '67 H-D 250 Sprint...
No ball of fire (85 mph..), but sweet handling....
$400 in 1970 from a neighbor inTampa...
6,000 miles on the clock..
Sold in 1975 for school money...
Chicago is unsafe to ride in, anyway...
So it goes...
J.C.
He gets nowhere maximum revs , ( 8500 indicated on mine ) but I don't blame him , the price of spares these days !
OH, he got up to 8.5 after a bit there....
AFTER he was passed....
Got the bit in the teeth for a go!
J.C.