Ton Up NC Snow Day: BSA 4x41

Ton Up NC #3c 2015 AHRMA Vintage Cross Country National Champion

2015 was a good year for Ton Up NC. Some great vintage British bikes were acquired by the club, Dave J was inducted as our newest member and the cherry on top was Chad B. being christened the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association's 2015 National Cross Country Champion in the Classic Intermediate racing class. Chad accomplished this feat riding his hand-built late 60's BSA Victor 441 thumper to victory several times over the course of the 2015 racing season. The bike was assembled over the years from odds and ends gathered at vintage swap meets, part donations, and good ol' blood, sweat and tears. If I'm not mistaken, total cost was less than $100. If you've never heard Chad kick the life into this great machine, you are missing out, the sound of this thumper is unmistakable and angrier than any Harley you might hear at the local poker run. In a nut shell, when you hear this beast going up behind you in the woods, your best option is to just get out of the way. Congratulations Chad on getting your first National Cross Country Championship (Chad was also a past AHRMA National Champion in Road Racing astride a Triumph T140.)

See you at the races in 2016 (click link for schedule)

Ton Up NC= Riding, Racing and Restoration of Vintage Motorcycles

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Ton Up NC.

Happy Thanksgiving. Ride or wrench safely today!

Ton Up NC AHRMA Racing: Mckee Sky Ranch, WV 2012

The first annual AHRMA Cross Country/Vintage Motocross race at McKee Sky Ranch took place in July 2012 and Ton Up NC had all hands on deck at the event. Jim, Chad, Eric, Alex and myself loaded up the pickups and headed northwest on a Friday afternoon for a weekend of dirt bike racin' in God's country, Terra Alta, WV.

Its a 441 sandwich.

No this is not Rio, it is me taking in the glory that is WV on a Saturday pre-race morning.

...had a double burger at Biggie's

Durham, NC bikes.

Eric kicking ass on the Hondapotomus.

Chad taking the 441 through the paces in the wild and wonderful woods of WV.

Jim, getting blurry like bigfoot on his 71 Triumph.

Post-race rehydration.

Chad takes the checkered flag.

Bikes grow like weeds along the fence row at the VMX course.

This picture does no justice to how awesome this Dick Mann designed natural track VMX course was...

 And Dick Mann (white hat) saw every thing that he had made, and, behold it was very good.

Chad and the Mann.

Starting line for Post Vintage Cross Country.

Me (Brian) PVXC.

Ton Up NC and Ton Up Indy.

Chad and ALex on the line for Vintage Cross Country day 2.

Eric is on the hunt (right).

Jim getting some.

Alex takes the checkered flag.

Ton Up NC.

-Brian