1987 Factory Team Green Tecate

**dcreel** · 12-02-2010, 09:56 PM

I like the Porterville foil.. I assume that is Jimmy White? Going by the JT gear, and the #1 plate.

Yes..

**HondaHarry** · 12-02-2010, 10:02 PM

lol. I dont know if thats JW or not. look close at the seat cover. could be a twin of the above bike or this exact one. Thats why I put em up. It looked WAY familiar. *shrug* HH

**Racingdr.l** · 12-02-2010, 10:14 PM

good old day,,,by the way we all had a little pink in are gear....we had jt or gear racewear gear...i think i still have at lot of that gear around...pink and turquoise.......Heidi lived about 5 mile away from me in a little town called Auburndale,,, she lost her dad then her mom,,and Mike Deck her brother has been in and out of trouble.. Heidi would be around 40 years old...wow..... i have been looking for Heidi for a while.

**Racingdr.l** · 12-02-2010, 10:17 PM

That is the bike, and that is Heidi she had the number 1 plate in the woman division...

**swampthang** · 12-02-2010, 10:30 PM

Im sorry but I was born in 1986 what is this Porterville foil I read about?

**dcreel** · 12-02-2010, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Racingdr.l

That is the bike, and that is Heidi she had the number 1 plate in the woman division...

Awesome.. The porterville foil was used for mainly tt or fast ovals, and put pressure on the front end of the bike at speed. At least that is what I remember. In the 2nd pic posted by HH it's the foil on the triple trees in place of the numberplate.

**Racingdr.l** · 12-02-2010, 10:47 PM

the front fairing/ number plate,,, used in TT and speedway racing,,,they made 2 verison of the foil i have them both....one was a little better then the other...the foil provided down force on the front end in high speeds.. team bike were put in a wind tunnel for more speed,,,look at the front radiator fins in my pictures,,,,,,different and very trick

**Racingdr.l** · 12-02-2010, 10:48 PM

dcreel are you related to me,, we think alike....

**dcreel** · 12-02-2010, 10:51 PM

Originally Posted by Racingdr.l

dcreel are you related to me,, we think alike....

I apologize for stepping on your toes. You have an amazing piece of history there. When it comes to Tecate's and racing history.. I'm a sponge. But alas..a poor sponge. :-)

**swampthang** · 12-02-2010, 10:54 PM

Could you actually tell a difference in handling with the foil on? Why are you wanting to sell this bike? I can tell you like sharing all the stories with us there has to be some attachment to this awesome machine.

**Racingdr.l** · 12-02-2010, 11:07 PM

No problem Dcreel, you are very smart and have a lot of knowledge from the past, im sure we will meet someday.....

Back to Swampthang,, yes you could, i liked my set up to be a little loose,,Heidi like hers tighter..it was up to the rider, James would set up bike, how you wanted it... i have raced all over the world, yes there is a lot of history with this bike,,if it could only talk.. and i think it did during a desert race that ended in vegas. But, i think it might be time to let go of history, and move on

**Bryan Raffa** · 12-02-2010, 11:09 PM

dont sell it.. tell the story first!!!!!!!! please,, tell the story's... then decide!

**cr480r** · 12-03-2010, 12:00 AM

dont you have kids? or someday grand kids? You've held onto it this long for a reason.. I think you should ride it on special rides. and pass it along to family someday

**Xpress** · 12-03-2010, 12:21 AM

Wow, looking great still.

I'd be interested in seeing how the hydraulics work on the neck

**dcreel** · 12-03-2010, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by Xpress

Wow, looking great still.

I'd be interested in seeing how the hydraulics work on the neck

There was a post about it on a 250R or a Tri-Z, and someone posted a test that was in one of the magazines.

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