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Harry Everts’ Legendary Twin Carb Puch 250 – The 1975 World Championship Bike
Interesting but painful to watch!
I remember seeing that bike at the Primm museum in Vegas, I’m boycotting the International mx museum and I’m not sure why….Actually I’m mancotting the joint….
Here's the Primm Puch with its two carbs and Bobby with his one leg.
It can be if you are not interested on the technical aspects.......or have add, I could see that.
Could be argued that it is one of the most "Works" bikes to win a championship.
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I would imagine there was homologation rules back in the day, so has anyone seen a Twin Carb in the wild ?
They are out there -- the replica models, that is. Not quite as cobby as Everts' championship bike. The Mungenast Museum outside St. Louis has one on display. Very cool bike -- so advanced for its time.
I don't know that there were homologation requirements in the mid 70s works bike era, These were available to the public, but they were really expensive as I recall, very limited production for maybe one year, and there were not a lot of Puch dealers in the US. I don't ever recall seeing many Puchs, let alone this one, in the wild back locally and can't recall if anyone raced one in the US pro series.
It seemed like about 20 years ago, when the internet made it easier to connect, crated models popped up from time to time. I don't think the one at Primm ever touched dirt.
No homo rules back then. Honda had Open class Works bikes for 5 or 6 years before a production Open class Honda came out in 1981.
No homologation rules ever in FIM motocross as far as I can recall. If it’s the correct cc, not under weight or over the sound limit, you can ride what you liked.
Not sure about modern rule book but certainly no homologation/production requirement.
👆Judging from the seat, that's Everts on the Suzuki
That the production 76-77 model. Harrys exotica championship bike had down pipes, it was a one off just like Bobbys left leg. I mentioned this on Goods utoob video, but he deletes my posts.
It is , & as 125 world champion.
Still .. it's Harry F,n Everts pinning it
Clearly one of the left over the production models - hence the observation it looks like it never touched dirt.
The big bore for sure had a down pipe, they may have mixed it up with the 250 but I've always seen it, even back then, with the up pipe.
Same here. The 250 GP championship bike was up-pipe, at least at the end of the season.
Back in 1976 local District 14 fast guy, Bob Rutter showed up at Red Bud riding a Puch twin carb 250. I only saw him race it once or twice. I never knew any of the story as to how that ride came about but I've always wondered about it.
There was one ridden in the support class (250cc bikes) in the Trans AMA series that year, if I'm remembering correctly. I think I know who the rider was (someone who is still in the game) but I want to be certain before I say...
Harry still own this bike and few years ago he raced that thing in European classic Championship in Stříbro, Czech republic
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I’ll have to grab some decent pics without me on the bike, but a private collector I know has a really nice one with the tank signed by the man himself;
Nice Heckle boots
Todd DeHoop’s dad Jim had one and raced it locally in Michigan back in the day.
A friend had a pair. The plastic on those was a lot more flexible than the Scott boots that came out shortly after, but I recall the Heckles broke down pretty quickly. Took him a while to get shifting down.
Cool photos. How about the weights of those works Suzukis -- barely only 170 pounds. Back when light weight was perhaps the principle engineering goal for MX bikes, especially the factory machines.
Ricky Racer,
I have a great story to back up what you said about Bob Rutter and the Puch. In spring of 1977 my friend and fellow racer Mark Barnett came to one of our practice places in Michigan City and asked Bob to come out also. Mark did this probably to give himself some competition for hard practice session. As soon as those guys were out there, they were so much faster and consistent all other guys pulled off and watched for a solid 40 minutes in awe of their speed. Mark rode a stock RM250 (just signed with Moto-X-Fox) that I had just put a new top end at my new shop I opened up in Michigan City. That Puch was actually faster on straights, but Mark and Bob rode their brains out, it was great! I had heard back then that Bobs dad was able to pull some string from his connections and bike shop to procure one however parts were impossible to get consistently. If only I had a camera handy then.
That pic is of Harry on the 400 during the '74 Trans Am? Maybe '75.
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