Topic: anybody heard of the michigan mad man?

[faux fiddy]

We were looking through the months old mags at the shop and saw a good pic of this dragbike smokin a tire. I guess he passed away within  this decade or so.

EJ POTTER - THE MICHIGAN MADMAN - V8 CHEVY MOTORCYCLE DRAGSTRIP

[gregk]

Yea, I remember reading about him when he was still racing.  Interesting to hear the announcer say that the bike was one of only two V/8 bikes in the world.  How times change!

[Johnie]

Here is some info on E.J. Potter aka Michigan Mad Man:

http://dragracehalloffame.com/pics/motorcycle/motorcycle.html

[72 yellow]

Here is a pic of his 2 bikes.  Bloody Mary in the front, Widowmaker in the rear.  Pics taken 2009 at the Gilmore Museum.

[Duke McDukiedook]

I was thinking a a different Michigan Wild man.

[72 yellow]

I was thinking a a different Michigan Wild man.

Ted ??

[faux fiddy]

Yea, I remember reading about him when he was still racing.  Interesting to hear the announcer say that the bike was one of only two V/8 bikes in the world.  How times change!

I think there is a tiny  v-8 on display at Barber, production bike made by MV Agusta  if my reccollection is accurate.

[BLUE71TURBO]

I was thinking a a different Michigan Wild man.

                         Yea, Ted Nugent !   The Motor City Mad Man !!          


                                 Ted Nugent-Ted Nugent (Full Album) 1975

[seanbarney41]

lots of mad men in Michigan...Ted can move on down the road as far as I am concerned

[ekpent]

E.J. Potter was really big into tractor pulling also. He built some wild creations. He used to come and pull here in Kazoo and would really wake up the crowd when he would fire up one of his aircraft engined tractor or one of his other creations. The guy really dug huge engines and big horsepower. Hanging out with him would have been a blast.

[754]

Guys like him and Russ Collins are the grease that the Pyramid of LIFE slides Forward on..

[cj750]

I think there is a tiny  v-8 on display at Barber, production bike made by MV Agusta  if my reccollection is accurate.

This one perhaps? It's a Morbidelli:



They also had a Moto Guzzi V8 on loan at one time. Not sure if it's still there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moto_Guzzi_V8

[754]

Morbidelli supplied a packing crate with the bike, the purpose of it was to ship the bike back to the factory, when it needed a Tune-Up....no I am not kidding..
 They are a high end woodworking machine mfg, and I believe the owner has a huge bike collection..