July 4th Show

mixedbikes · July 03, 2023, 08:50:50 AM

Took the Daytona to show, got a 2nd (first was bone stock new R6 ??) Anyway saw some old friends and had fun. My son rode bike to show, I took my old Super Bee(it won show).

pidjones · July 03, 2023, 11:37:39 AM

Congrats! Where was this?

mixedbikes · July 03, 2023, 01:38:21 PM

Southern Illinois

SoCal250 · July 03, 2023, 02:41:14 PM

Congrats

Really nice looking Super Bee!

mixedbikes · July 03, 2023, 02:58:16 PM

Thanks SoCal. it is a factory 68 Hemi.

SoCal250 · July 03, 2023, 05:11:46 PM

Quote from: mixedbikes on July 03, 2023, 02:58:16 PMThanks SoCal. it is a factory 68 Hemi.

Even nicer!

I was going to ask which engine it had and figured it was the 383.

m in sc · July 03, 2023, 09:54:24 PM

68. damn i was wrong. man, thats sweet.

mixedbikes · July 04, 2023, 09:58:28 AM

Thank you Mark, I knew you were a car guy also thats why I included the car pic with the Daytona. Here is a better pic. Hopefully any purists do not mind the few tweaks to the Daytona.

mixedbikes · July 04, 2023, 10:02:37 AM

I will be asking a few questions from some of you. One of the bikes behind the Daytona, I was installing a rear spoke disc hub on, but the spokes Buchannans sent me just do not fit right. Anyway, I will explain further when I get to it, maybe just drilling ?? Or something. Thaks again guys, such a good group of bike/car guys !!

mixedbikes · July 04, 2023, 10:17:46 AM

Mark, almost forgot, my son has a laser, vinyl cutter and 3d printer. I had him burn me a puck for under kick stand for show as it was on soft grass. if you want one, let me know what you want burned in it. I did not sand and finish this one, so it looks a bit rough. He also test printed a tank badge for an R5 for me to test fit.

pidjones · July 04, 2023, 07:35:58 PM

Hemis (the real, 426 Hemi) are scarce these days. What carb setup? When I was a teen, my friends ran a 426 with 2x4 barrel setup on dirt.

mixedbikes · July 04, 2023, 07:54:54 PM

It has factory 2 four bbl carter afb carbs.

pidjones · July 05, 2023, 06:59:27 AM

Quote from: mixedbikes on July 04, 2023, 07:54:54 PMIt has factory 2 four bbl carter afb carbs.

That is a monster! Harry Hyde told us the hemi couldn't be fed too much air and fuel. The issue becomes traction. Our engine came from a wrecked R/T that was pulled out of a tree where it missed a curve and ran off a cliff. Really, a bit too much engine for dirt in the late 60's.

m in sc · July 05, 2023, 02:20:08 PM

sweet thanks. actually we have a laser and sla printer here at work but i appreciate it. and, im the only one that knows how to use either, lol.

no offense, id walk right past the daytona to look at the car 1st, I was a (muscle)car guy long before i was a bike guy. Even back in 'the day' that was a crazy rare car.

mixedbikes · July 05, 2023, 06:25:42 PM

Thanks Mark,,,I have been a Mopar guy all my life. Have owned around 50 different ones. Bought this Super Bee in 1975 have owned ever since. Just dont take it out much these days. It is one of 94 hemi automatic cars, plain bench seat, all black. According to the odds(they have no records) around 5 black ones built, possibly only this one or maybe one or two others left.

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