Motorcycle Racer Ralph Hudson dies from Injuries Sustained in Bonneville Crash

Autoweek ^ | 8 Sept 2020 | MARK VAUGHN

[martin_fierro]

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[wardaddy]

I loved that part of my life

I’ve got the pins and perforated spleen and non existent pituitary sella to prove it lol

Shoei full coverage saved my life repeatedly

And simple buckskin gloves my hands

But my love will always be the H1 or H2s

Squirrely as eff

We would plate triangulate the frame

And so on anything to stop that oscillating when your knee was dragging on a curve at 80-100

But man that instant power and sound

There’s just nothing like it

Running three hooker straight pipe chambers you could hear me coming literally a mile away

There are drag version 1977 H2 running today turning 8.2 quarter

Kenny Roberts was King Kenny on that cray YZ

And Paul Gast was God

I’m glad I got to enjoy it

I’d like to buy one just for the hell of it

[DUMBGRUNT]

“I’ve got the pins and perforated spleen...”

Did you have the Dave Aldana ‘Bones’ leathers to assist the ambulance crew? I met him a couple of times at Santa FE.

For the early Kaw triples, don’t overlook the swing arm bushings and maybe add an inch or so to the swingarm, depending on the type of racing.

IIRC Kaw did both after a while?