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1958 175cc Allstate made by Puch sold by Sears Roebuck for about $300 brand new |
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These were guys I knew and raced with regularly. Photo is from about 1966. |
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Ronnie Rall 52, Babe DeMay 51, Roger Rieman 55, Bill O'Brien 63, Bart Markel 1, Gary Nixon 9 |
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My Triumph 500 flattracker from 1967 |
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I found it at the "Momma Tried" show in Milwaukee Feb 2014. Still had my number plates. I sold it in 1968. |
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My Triumph 500 flattracker from 1967 |
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My Triumph 500 flattracker from 1967 |
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My Triumph 500 flattracker from 1967 |
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My 1968 Amateur (later Junior) ride
Ted #36 feet up & sideways on Team Hansen BSA Gold Star at Pecatonica IL |
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Racing with Danny Ware from Oklahoma. Note how loose, deep & rough this dangerous track was. |
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The BSA Gold Star I raced in 1968 |
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Owned and tuned by my friend World Class Tuner Bob Hansen. This was a fast flattracker. We won most of the time. It was fun. |
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Mike Anderson 32 and me 36 in the final. |
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I won |
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Wilmot IL March 1969 Motocross |
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Cold |
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Brothers Ron & Ted Kieper |
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Close racing at Santa Fe Speedway in Chicago |
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The late Ron Kieper taking a checkered flag lap after winning at Santa Fe Speedway in Chicago |
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Gary Nixon, Neil Keen & Joe Salazar is 69x |
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Tulare CA mid 60s |
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I spent 2 days performing in the Milwaukee Summerfest 1970 Motor Drome |
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I rode my 405 American Eagle (Husky copy) |
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Aztalan 1973 |
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Ted #3 having fun in the mud |
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Ted in 1973 on a 326cc Bultaco |
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Practice at Aztalan |
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Mark Dolacin & Ron Kieper at Santa Fe |
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Ted at Santa Fe Speedway in Chicago |
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Ted with the checked flag 6-14-68 |
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Ted leading over the jump at Santa Fe on 7-14-67 |
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Walt Fulton 66 Ted Kieper 36 |
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Amatuer Main at Santa Fe Speedway in 1967 |
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Ted winning the main at Santa Fe on Sunday 9-1-68 |
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The was the only day motorcycle race at Santa Fe |
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Ted in 1969 age 26 on a 650 Triumph TT Special |
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At my motorcycle shop in Milwaukee.
Competition Cycle Center |
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Ted at Santa Fe TT in 1974 |
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Ted at Santa Fe Short Track 5-10-72 |
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Ted with the checkers at Santa Fe 6-7-72 |
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Ted Kieper jumping |
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A daytime show at Charleston IL in 1971 |
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Gerry Aschinger & Denny Kieper 1969 Milwaukee Journal Insight first issue article |
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Ice racing 1970 |
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It was cold!! |
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Ice racing 1972 Clear Lake near Edgerton WI |
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Great traction with needle point sharpened spikes |
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The late Mike Sweeney & Ted at Hales Corners Speedway 1972 |
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Milwaukee Journal article |
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Plymouth WI Faigrounds |
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Weekly Saturday night races |
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Great Lakes Dragway jump 1971 |
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Great Lakes Dragway jump 1972 |
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On my Bultaco 250 |
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Setting up the jump ramps at Great Lakes Dragway 1971 |
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State Fair Park Jump 1971 |
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State Fair Park Jump 1971 |
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Elkhorn WI Fairgrounds jump 1971 |
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Moto Cross Diploma |
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I gave these to participants in my Moto Cross schools over the years. This one went to Roy Ferguson of Lake Mills WI who now lives in Washington. |
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Dave Arva at Elkhoron 3-23-70 |
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Ted at Elkhorn Motocross 1970 |
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I crashed on my last jump- definitely not fun- broken ribs and sternum |
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Rice Lake WI stock car race |
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Verona WI Scrambles 1973 |
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Big lead at finish |
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Ted 3 & the late Rex Beauchamp 31 in 1973 |
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Rex was killed in a street bike accident |
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Craig Vetter 2nd from right at a Champaign-Urbanna scrambles in 1971 |
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My 1980 GS750L |
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Lake Michigan in background |
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Tuner Bob Hansen posing with his early fifties Indian flattracker |
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Bob convinced Mr. Honda to build 4 cylinder bikes to sell in the US & changed motorcycling forever. |
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Ted & Brenda on the Gold Wing 1500-6 in Tampa March 2007 |
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1st asphalt win |
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Francis Creek WI near Green Bay |
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Taking a victory lap in my modified |
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Ran on alchohol. Car would do wheelies when the traction was good. Had about 600 HP. |
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Ted as a flight instructor at Timmerman airrport in 1977 |
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Cessna Cardinal 180 HP with a constant speeed prop |
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Ted Kieper |
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I had just landed the Cessna 172 4 seater at Flushing Airport across the river from Manhattan in summer 1970. |
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Aerobatic training |
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Great Lakes open cockpit Bi-plane. Great fun in the summer.. |
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Jim Fitzgerald on his 900 Ducati |
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Slimy Crud Run 09 |
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Former Sante Fe Speedway racing competitors Ray Smith & Ted |
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My 05 ST1300 |
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Incredible motorcycle- like a magic carpet ride- smooth quiet & very fast |
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ST1300 Honda |
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Ride one if you ever get the chance.. will run 120+ all day long 2 up. Has incredible brakes as well. Best feature is the electrical adjustable windshield. |
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4 of my toys |
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Hayabusa, Bandit, Gold Wing & GS1100 in 2010 |
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Erik Buel Brenda Kieper Ted Kieper Peter Egan |
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At EBR Motorcycle Grand Opening party on 3-18-16 in East Troy Wisconsin. It was 40 degrees. |
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Chariot racing from the 1920's |
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