E J Potter Motorcycle Racer

Ej potter runs the widow maker v8 bike in the 1990s!

E j potter motorcycle racer. Built by famous motorcycle builder and racer e.j. Fred luther began dirt track racing was he was 17, went pro in 1912 at age 20. We just lost a good one, e.j potter, the michigan madman, is gone. Potter's exhibition/drag bikes,widowmaker # 7.

Potter was the michigan mad man, he was a drag racer that build motorcycles with small block chevy motors in them. 3 thoughts on “ awesome video: The bike also held three ahra world records and went 8.72 at 172 mph! Before that, ej potter dared to put a jet engine on a bike.

Potter’s bike “widomaker 7” running after 16 years! Potter and tom reiser were similarly inspired, but built machines for the quarter mile. You can order the second edition of e.j. ” mgbchuck may 6, 2019 at 2:31 pm.

So potter took the bike to the drag strip, and soon a star was born. This bike was the last in a series of 7 motorcycles that e.j. Fabricated with theatrical roughness, the pullers carried the names tractor, ugly tractor, and double ugly, and won two national championships. See more ideas about drag bike, drag cars, drag racing.

In 1973 the guinness book of world records awarded ej potter’s v8 dragbike “widowmaker 7” the coveted title of “world’s fastest motorcycle”, finally making official what many in america already knew when they dubbed him the “michigan madman“. Hensley says that on potter’s very first test run, the teenager was immediately stopped by the local police, who told him they never wanted to see the bloody mary on the street again. Both are included with the bike as are e.j.'s original helmet, and 24. ( and sometimes more ).

He had a video made and the bike was on the front cover of his book, michigan madman; Thrilled the fans with in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Ej was a wonderful example of the hands on. The michigan madman, was an american dragstrip exponent.

With a heavy heart we report that elon jack potter, or better known to gear heads the world over as “ej potter the michigan madman” died on april 30 in ithaca, michigan at the age of 71. Potter of ithaca, michigan, also known as the michigan madman (not to be confused with the motor city madman, ted nugent). I used to go to a little drag strip in canada to race my motorcycle & he was there one day. The concept of this iconic machine was born during high school.

The tape is the same price. He earned a living motorcycle racing, according to a 1935 popular mechanics story on him and the plymouth monster land speed record bike. He would go as fast as 170mph on these motorcycles. The bikes are significant because they were once owned by drag racer e.j.

He was personable & answered all questions & then got his bike started (it was a corvette 327 engine), rocked it back on the center stand by the rear wheel, revit up, rocked it forward & took off. The cool part is he did this in the 60’s!! Potter, who passed away in 2012 at age. Was the last to ride it (1999).

Potter, one of my favorite 2 drag race legends of all time (the other is capt. Along with the bikes and tractors, some other ej potter productions: We’ve written about his chevy powered drag bikes several times on the kneeslider and a few years ago reviewed his book, michigan madman, but yesterday, when i wrote about his super slot car, i had no idea, that just two days before on april 30th, e.j. Born in ithaca, michigan, elon jack potter grew up on a.

Potter was a moto pioneer in the truest sense,” wolfe says. The book is $24.00 plus $4.00 shipping. Writing his obituary in 2012, paul vitello of the new york times described him as a legend.