sideblog: Evil Kwacker

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Tuner Erv Kanemoto fettles the 2-stroke triple that Don Castro rode in 1975. The rip from those pipes on-song must have been ear bleed inducing. BP

photo Bert Shepard

Stuman714 in Indy said...: Those things DID sound evil!
Scott Brelsford's #19 Kaw in the back--this was another of Erv's bikes as well. Looks like #13 in back left, Rick Hocking at the time. He had one of the original 4 or 5 TZs at Indy in '75. That looks like it from the swingarm and shock set-up and pipes you can see in this shot.
Mark Gardiner of RoadRacerX.com's Backmarker column is trying to hook-up with Erv to talk about those days. I just sent him a few shots to use when he gets his story done. Mark's been doing the write ups on the Werner Springsteen Bryan Smith #42 Kaws that stormed Indy and Springfield this year. He plans to do a story showing the Kaws from 75 and now 35 years later. Should be some great reading!; 19 October 2010 at 00:40
Sideburn Magazine said...: Thanks for filling in the extra info Stuman.
BP; 19 October 2010 at 15:07
Stuman714 in Indy said...: You bet BP, always glad to help out and especially help you guys out!; 19 October 2010 at 17:10
Anonymous said...: how about a sideburn kwak special?.; 19 October 2010 at 18:17