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John Penton (born August 19, 1925) [1] is an American professional motorcycle racer and entrepreneur who developed an enduro motorcycle brand that bore his name. [1] [2] A national champion enduro rider, he was an influential figure in the development of off-road motorcycle racing in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. [1]
Penton was a rebadged American brand of off-road enduro motorcycles designed by John Penton and manufactured by KTM in Austria for distribution in the United States between 1968 and 1978. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] History
John Penton 1962, 1965–70 Canadian Team 1962 AMA National Enduro Champion George Stack, Jr. 1962 Cliff Coleman 1964–1965 Dave Ekins 1964–1966, 1969–70 First US Brothers 1964 Paul Hunt 1964, 1970 Steve: McQueen: 1964 American film actor Stu Peters 1964 AMA Hall of Fame inductee [6] Al Rogers 1964–1965, 1968 John Smith 1964 John Steen ...
John Tibben (2004) Rolf Tibblin (2008) Walter and Lucille Timme (1995) Kenny Tolbert (2022) Fred Toscani (2003) Mike and Dianne Traynor (2013) Elmer Trett (2000) Marty Tripes (2001) Gavin Trippe (2005) Bill Tuman (1998) U.S. Trophee and MX des Nations Team, 1981 (2003) Joe Uebelacker (1998) Pete Uebelacker (1998) Billy Uhl (2007) John Ulrich (2017)
Hollywood actor Steve McQueen and his friends Bud Ekins, Dave Ekins, Cliff Coleman and John Steen represented United States at the 1964 ISDT held in East Germany. [4] This would be the first United States team ever, organized by John Penton.
KTM started exporting their GS model to the US in 1968 through an American importer, John Penton under the Penton brand. This joint venture lasted until KTM established KTM America Inc. in Ohio in 1978.
John Dutton was buried on Yellowstone Ranch with his ancestors. The final six-episode run started with John Dutton's murder by professional hit men and his body examined on a morgue table after ...
It came with Penton blue plastics and a sticker attached to the front fender bearing John Penton's signature. It was outfitted with Öhlins Forks and was the first bike with PDS no-linkage rear suspension developed by Öhlins, and was also one of the first bikes to incorporate a hydraulic clutch. [ 2 ]