October 14th, 2007 was the 30th anniversary of that competition. In 1977, he even won the "CBS Sports Spectacular World Championship Motorcycle Jumping Competition". That dedication has given him many records and world firsts. Right: Bob jumping at the Orange County Dragstrip in Orange, California in 1980. The pilot maintained the rotor rpm of 30,000. Left: Bob was the first in the world to jump over a running helicopter on Jin Las Cruces, New Mexico. They have two sons and three grand children as of November 2007. He was married July 18th, 1968 to Ana Duffey. Bob's grandfather was a Baptist preacher and Bob has been a believer in Jesus Christ for many decades. Bob went to be with the Lord March 2, 2023. And that’s why it’s one of my favorites.Bob Duffey was born Novemin Las Cruces, New Mexico. Yes, this "light truck” had a driving feel quite similar to a $100,000 car. That vehicle served as the benchmark to shoot for with regard to ride and handling for the new Odyssey. When we were developing it, he brought along the highest-end, most expensive European luxury-sport sedan on the market. The chief engineer on this project was a super-sharp expert in the area of chassis dynamics. It wasn’t until later that I realized I also caught one of my all-time favorite Hondas - the 2005 “King of Minivans" Odyssey. I was literally running across the street, looked up and was quite surprised to see the capital building, so I grabbed this quick shot. This next shot shows how Honda helps people have a hot lunch at the food truck.īut the final shot is my favorite. Remember though, Honda is a “Motor” company. The new Si was also there but due to the current press embargo, NO PHOTOS! You might have seen it pop up on some various social sites. Since the car had been shown in Geneva, we allowed photos. We shared the production Type R with our dealers ahead of the U.S. More info about this great organization is at: D.C. It was a great reminder that one of the thing besides the hardware that makes motorcycles so cool is the people! …and the former editor of Dirt Bike magazine, “Super Hunky” (Dave got inducted into the Hall of Fame.)ģ) Dick Mann - winner of the '70 Daytona 200 on a CR750Ĥ) Gunnar Lindstrom - Early Swedish MX star, Gunnar Gasser throttle inventor, R+D Engineer, Race Team, and former manager of our Alternative Fuels Department.ĥ) Johnny Campbell - Multiple-time Baja winnerĦ) Malcolm Smith - Honda dealer and star of “On Any Sunday” There were about 700 guests, including these numerous Honda champions:ġ) Preston Petty - first “factory” rider on a ‘58 250 pre-ScramblerĢ) Dave Ekins - early dealer and co-rider on a 250 Scrambler for the first timed Baja run. Finally, we see the Honda XR/XL-powered Gurney Gator. The third shot is a Marty Smith tribute bike owned by one of our vendor partners, Todd Huffman, the producer of the MX files videos. The second shot is just a small potion of the MC show. It likely raced against the bigger British bikes at the Ascot dirt track. The first bike we see looks like a vintage photo of a mid-60s custom 450 built for dirt track. The legendary SoCal MC club, the “Trailblazers” had their 73rd (!) annual awards banquet over the weekend. If you liked this, stay tuned for the Honda CR480 wheelie challenge post! His van has a half-million miles on it, so the Insight is just getting warmed up.īob is a fascinating guy who loves all cool cars and bikes. Do not attempt.“ĥ) Today, Bob’s family daily drives a first-gen Insight with 150K miles on it. Check out the rare aftermarket mag wheels, originally designed for choppers.Ĥ) Did you know that a powerful Hurricane hit Texas in the eighties? All I can say here is… "Professional rider on closed course. He had four in total and did shows all over the world. He bought it himself as a teenager bagging groceries.ģ) One of Bob’s numerous Honda XL/XR 500 stunt bikes in the late 70s. I think the rider here is Dave Ekins, one of our first two sponsored riders.Ģ) This is Bob’s first Honda Scrambler in 1968. You can see that Honda was expanding to the east coast. During a recent visit, he shared the following assets:ġ) This is an ad reprint and a magazine road test made into a Honda brochure from ‘61 or '62. He sold them, was an MFS instructor, and served several seasons as a contract test ride leader for American Honda at various MC rallies. You may recall my previous post about pro stuntman Bob Duffey, who was featured on American Pickers last season.
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