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Joe Smith's Nostalgia Drag Racing Forum
Come Visit Joe Smith & Others
Joe Smith's Double Harley-Davidson
NHRA US NATIONAL CHAMPION
Joe Smith Racing Heads
Hi Preformance Joe Smith Ported & Polished Shovelheads, Manely Thin Stem Valves. Note The 4130 Chromoly Top Motor Mount
Aircraft Fuel Shut Off Valves
Check Out Those Fuel Lines
Paul Burkhart 4130 Chromoly Cylinders
Big Bore Cylinders
Joe Smith Slidder Clutch Hat
Utilizing Barnett Clutch Plates. Diamond Chains Were Uses Between The Motors & From The Rear Motor To The Clutch Shell.
D&K Tappered Push Rod's
To Handle The Cam & 220 Lbs. Seat Preasure
The Rear Seat & Fender
6061 T-6 Aircraft Aluminum
The Front End
Cerriani Forks
One Of The Two Powerplants
S&S Fuel Carb, Joe Hunt Magneto
Top View
Sleek, Reliable, Powerful, Quick & Fast
Family Affair
Joe's Wife Pat Pushes Joe After The Long Burnout At The NHRA US Indy Nationals
Harley-Davidson Drag Bike
Joe & Pat Smith
Fun Days
Joe Smith VHT
1 comment:
I loved that dual engine bike. I was just a kid working at Laidlaw’s and I remember asking Joe when he was going to build a dual engine bike. He said no way. A friend of my Dad's had built the frame for Boris Murray’s twin triumph. I remember trying to sketch out what it would look like. I was drafted into the army and I remember seeing Joe's new dual engine Harley on the cover of a magazine. It was almost as if I imagined even if my sketches didn't do it justice. I was so happy he built it. I still have the magazine today. Joe was great guy. He had a lot of suggestions on what do with my ’80 “ Stroker Sportster, lengthening and raking the frame, cutting down the tires to make sure they were round. I had some nasty speed wobbles before that. I used to race that thing down Garvey and Joe would tell me that was far more dangerous than what he did on the drag strip, especially when not wearing helmets. Fortunately I’m still here to talk about it. One other thing, I purchased Joe’s open motorcycle trailer that he sold to scotty. I had that thing until just a few years ago. There was just something about having the trailer that carried the world’s fastest and quickest drag bike. This was the previous single engine bike as the trailer was too short for the dual engine one. Definitely ‘Back in the Day’.
Thanks…
Frank Beck
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