Big D Cycle Blog

This is the newest bike in the Big D racing fleet. It is going to be a 750cc motor in a T-120 frame. It is being purpose built to compete in the Euro American Twins and novice GP classes at Mid-Ohio this year. It will also qualify for the BEARS class in AHRMA, as well as clubman in the CMRA. Jerrett Martin will be riding the bike. Keith has put a lot of time and thought into the setup of the bike, and its been tricked out all the way. One of the coolest things about it, is that the motor will be left hand shift. So, the rear drum has had the sprocket teeth machined off, and the brake has been located to the right side. A dirt track quick change rear wheel setup has been used, for easy gearing changes. This bike is a collaboration of Big D fabricated parts, and left over spares from the Les edwards collection we recently acquired. It also has a hand made aluminum catch pan that is really neat, although it is not pictured mounted on the bike. We will keep posting photos of the progress.

Received a picture of Dr. Rob Tuluie piloting “Pepe” to victory on the last lap of the race at Mid-Ohio. He is passing Richard Moore in the last corner for the win.

We are gearing up for the AMA Vintage Days event at Mid-Ohio that will be held July 24th-26th. As you may already know, Ryan won the number one plate in AHRMA’s Sportsmen 750 class last year. However, AHRMA has fallen into both legal and financial problems recently. AHRMA was affiliated with the AMA, but these recent troubles have led to the AMA to creating its own vintage series in which the points leader will receive a “real deal” number one AMA plate. Mid-Ohio has been the premier event for vintage motorcycle racing for quite some time, and this year it is the only event scheduled for the AMA vintage series. Meaning that it will be a winner takes all event, and the rider with the most points at the end of the weekend will receive the number one plate.

No one was sure which way the AHRMA situation would pan out, and the AMA vintage series was announced last minute. This gives Ryan little time to prepare the bike and come up with the money for travel and entry fees to the race. This year Ryan is paying for racing mostly of his pocket, and a couple of his sponsors have dropped out. Ryan would love to have the opportunity to put the number one AMA plate on the sportsman bike, but he has to come up with the funds himself.  We pulled the sportsman bike off the showroom floor and back into the shop area to begin healing all the wear and tear from last year’s championship winning season.

Last year at Mid-Ohio Ryan placed first, and we are confident that he could do it again this year. If you are a fan of motorcycle racing, or a racer yourself, and would like to make a personal contribution to Ryan’s Mid Ohio efforts; you can do so with the paypal donate button below. Be sure to include your full name and that it is a donation to Ryan’s race effort. This is not a donation to the shop, but a donation that will be applied directly to Ryan’s race funds.Any amount will be greatly appreciated, and will help get Ryan on his way.Once again, be sure to include your name so we will know who to thank when Ryan goes out and dominates Mid-Ohio.