Cool homemade 6 cyl Kawi

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Cool homemade 6 cyl Kawi

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I saw this at an auction i attended this past Saturday. I wish i knew something about it,and i really wish i could have gotten better/more pics. People were giving me the stink-eye when i got these 2 pics.

All i know is it is: Two 3 cly Kawis mated crank to crank,side by side.Chain down the middle,between the two engines. Pipes are the kickstand-typical drag bike fare. Back tire was a 28x9x15. Frame was homemade and VERY scary to look at. All in all,motorcycle perfection...'cept it's not a Cb of courseOh,and LOTS of trophies on the wall! Odd,it was onlt 20 miles form my house and i have never seen this bike at any track I've run at.Couldn't see the dates/locations on the trophies,but there were close to 50 of them. It's almost sad to see this much work put into to something by someone who obviously poured his life in to it,only to have some stranger buy at it an auction after he died. Oh,and a black bear showed up at on the scene.I guess the hot dog stand drew him in. Funny as #%(@ when people started scrambling!LOL

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Cool bike. It had to have been retired at least 15 years ago. There has not been any parts, for them in at least that long, and no one would want to pay the premium that they are demanding, for them today, to go drag racing.
Did, you get the lathe?
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No. Bidding on the lathe started at $500 and it went for $1200. Not a good deal. There were boxes of engine parts on the shelves. Tool steel wrist pins, new in the blister packs by the dozens. At least four sets of wisecos and a bunch of other stuff. 3 Cycle Kawasaki rods are super tiny!
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