Here are some shots from the bike races in Indy on Saturday. The little Aermacchi/Sprint is an early CRS. The remote float Dellorto has been replaced by a Mikuni carb, the ignition looks like it's been swapped out for an electronic setup and the catch bottle is definitely not stock, but other than that, pretty much what they came like from HD. It's pretty incredible that anyone with a few bucks could buy a factory racer and have a go. They used to flat track, road race and scramble with these things. A lot of the greats got their start on these.
The MV Augusta was plated so it's being ridden on the street. Check out the picture of the tire sidewall. That baby's been run about to the limit!
The girls are there to show that sexism is still alive and well in the merchandising game - at least as far as motorcycles go. There aren't too many jobs left that you can get just for standing around and looking pretty. The umbrella girls were earning their money on Sunday with the crappy weather and high wind, though.
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