For sale: 1975 Can Am 250 TNT. $1750. All parts there from turn signals on. Recent $1200 engine rebuild. Less than an hour on bike since. Has high and low pipes. New: fenders, seat cover, side plates, tank decals (not installed), speedometer (old one said 2500 which I think is accurate), brake shoes (drums turned). Email Larry direct at larryakoch@yahoo.com
Once again Canned-Ham will be at Alan Wright’s 2012 Classic Off-Road Show at Telford. Held the weekend of 04 and 05 February at the Telford International Centre, Wrighty’s show is one of the biggest classic dirt bike shows in Europe. Last year we had a brilliant time with even Jeff Smith popping along to talk to Can-Am fans and sign a few tanks along the way. This year Heikki Mikolla and John Giles are among the guests (John competed in the ’64 ISDT along side Steve McQueen!). Of greater note is Greg Hanson who competed in later ’80′s on a Rotax engined CCM- a legacy of the Can-Am years?
I will be sharing a stand again with my good friend Philippe of www.oldknobblies.com and hope to bring along my newly restored Qualifier 1.
Check out the full details at www.classicoffroadshow.com
Canned-Ham t-shirts featuring the new Canned-Ham logo on the front and the original picture from the Can-Am flat tracker manual on the rear are now available in medium, large and extra large. The t-shirts are 100% pre-shrunk cotton and long sleeved so they make a great lightweight race shirt.
You can get one for free by simply donating a minimum of £18 / $25 / € 22 (plus some postage) to help with the costs of keeping Canned-Ham going.
Even more action from Gopher Dunes
So what do you do when your prep’d race bike suddenly gives up? Grap your show bike, kick it into life and go racing!
Mike Cove originally took his 82 bike to compete, and his recently acquired 77 Qualifier to show. When the race bike developed electrical problems, he pulled the 77 from the show, put an X on it, and entered. The 77 Qualifier 175, is original and unrestored. Still has the lever covers, tool bag with tools, and the lights, speedo, and oil injection are still working, and intact. It has a street legal registration, and will be plated, and street ridden this summer. I can’t imagine there was many racers there with street legal bikes with tool bags!
With a finished of 7th overall, it certainly worked. Mike hopes to acquire a ’75 TnT soon and to compete in the entire schedule with them next season.
For more Vintage racing action in Ontario check out www.sasquatchcycle.ca
If you ever doubt the performance available from a little Can-Am, then check out this fantastic shot of Dan Price and his 175 TnT. The shot is of Dan at the recent Gopher Dunes Sandstorm VMX (near Tillsonburg Ontario) race, riding his Dad’s 1975 Can-Am T’NT 175. Photo credit goes to Alexandra Franklin. Alex is a great photographer that contributes to offroadmotorcycles.ca . You can find more of her vintage race photos by visiting http://alexandrafranklin.smugmug.com/Moto
The Can-Am was raced by Dan’s Dad in Canadian Enduros when he bought it new in 1975 and was still a Jr rider and Dan was five. After a season or two he switched to a newer Can-Am and his TnT was unceremoniously leaned against the garage wall and forgotten about under a rapidly growing pile of garage junk. An endless stream of nagging by Dan and a full rebuild by Vintage Parts 4 U, plus a host of other Ontario based tuners, saw this little competitive weapon built.
Dan is a well known Canadian off-road journalist and you can read about the Can-Am rebuilds on www.offroadmotorcycles.ca and on www.offroad.com.
Dan aged 5, with his eye on Dad’s TnT and thinking of future racing success
