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RIP John Trease

  • speedzter
    speedzter
    6 years ago
    Never met the man, but by all accounts he was a legend in engine design and building .
    Here's just one of his creations:





  • liberator
    liberator
    6 years ago
    That be Cam Donald on Trease's Panster, saw them race at the Classic 3 years ago ?, that bike sure lifted when given the onions,
  • brucefxdl
    brucefxdl
    6 years ago
    sadly we cant live for ever,but i read his work will live on through his son who has learnt the art.the bike in the vid sounded amazing on song.RIP john trease
  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    6 years ago
    Heard some bikes from John, did not know him (RIP) but they sounded so good. 
    They talked , exhaust note was magic. Classics at Isle. 

  • tussuck
    tussuck
    6 years ago

    Damn he was a legend.  I was at a DLRA meeting in Melbourne and not knowing anyone there started to chat to the chap sitting next to me.  He was interested in my bikes turbo setup and asked some very good questions - I'm thinking this guy knows his stuff!  Turns out it was John himself.

    A very modest bloke and a pleasure to talk with!

  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    6 years ago
    Very sad new's! eventually as all the people who can .    pass on..... what happen's ?

    a lot of things John made know one knows about.
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    6 years ago
    Quoting brucefxdl on 26 Oct 2018 09:19 AM

    sadly we cant live for ever,but i read his work will live on through his son who has learnt the art.the bike in the vid sounded amazing on song.RIP john trease

    Bruce, I wish it was that easy. I don't know John's son personally. but impossible to hand down years of experience. Such a smart mind & knowledge, can't be replace. it is sad!!
  • fatslim
    fatslim
    6 years ago
    A legend.
    RIP
  • brucefxdl
    brucefxdl
    6 years ago
    Quoting brucefxdl on 26 Oct 2018 09:19 AM

    sadly we cant live for ever,but i read his work will live on through his son who has learnt the art.the bike in the vid sounded amazing on song.RIP john trease

    Quoting Krash Kinkade on 31 Oct 2018 05:24 AM

    Bruce, I wish it was that easy. I don't know John's son personally. but impossible to hand down years of experience. Such a smart mind & knowledge, can't be replace. it is sad!!

    couldnt agree more krash,you might learn the art, but not the aged skill that holds it all together.
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    6 years ago
    My Friend used to talk on phone a lot with John, & When John & wife up his way they stayed with him. so as I was alway's interested & I alway's thought, not many people in this world that would or could put in the effort on motor's & bikes that John did. I heard people say " that sportster illegal for the class". and make wild claims about what it runs in its design. but most of the claims of the design, came from other jobs John had done for customers.
    I been lucky enough to see first hand some of his work. like some of the factory panhead head's he turned into performance heads & my friend has a Panhead performance manifold John made a casting and a limited run of, who know's how long back & not many people would even know about. As my friend a loyal Pan Man a few years back John gave him one of these Panhead manifolds. It bolts up to stock Panheads, looks like it will flow better than the stock T manifold.
    Another thing is John set up his Sporty's motor to fire in reverse, so motor spins back the front to normal ( not that hard to do), but if you try it on your bike, the bike will try to go backwards. I know the reason but another story.
    Also I got to look at new one off head castings John made about almost twenty years back for a really big inch Nitro Top Bike motor, it had stainless steel chamber , that is cast into cast alloy. I've seen plenty of stainless steel chambers that bolt into cast alloy but this is the only cast in one I have ever seen. and not many people would have the know how to do that!!
    I could go on but no point.

  • Baloffski
    Baloffski
    6 years ago
    Krash, am in speechlees, I know very little of HD  Construction, what I do know is peoples, talk. 
    You for one, talking of John Trease..Thankyou, for telling. I for one enjoyed. Thanks Bud..
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