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By the time Penton sold the distributorship to KTM in 1978, more than 25,000 Penton motorcycles had been sold in America. [2] John Penton was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998. The 1997 KTM Jackpiner 200 LE was a limited production run of the first 200 cc KTM enduro motorcycle. It was built to celebrate the 30th anniversary ...
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]
Carl Lee Cranke (September 24, 1948 – November 14, 2020 [1]) was an American professional motorcycle enduro competitor. He represented the United States in 10 International Six Days Trial (ISDT) in the 1960s and 1970s.
The KTM 200 consists of a series of two-stroke off-road enduro motorcycles made by KTM, the European, road legal 200 EXC, 200 MXC and the 200 XC-W for the US market being the last versions. The 200 attempts to combine the agility of a 125 cc class motorcycle with the power of a 250 cc. [ 1 ] As a small bore enduro bike it is equipped with a ...
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
1940 Indian Chief. First sold in 1922, the Indian Chief had nearly two decades of history under its belt by the time 1940 rolled around — but two things happened that year that divides the ...
KTM is an Austrian motorcycle, ... John Penton under the ... This company originated by the spin-off of KTM in 1991 and shares the same history and heritage as that ...
The Springfield History Museum's latest exhibit highlights the people and history of early motorcycle culture in the early 1900s.