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Bobby Sirkegian

1951 Triumph Thunderbird

Bobby Sirkegian’s stripped-down 1951 Triumph Thunderbird

11 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / RACING MOTORCYCLES

As a kid, Bobby Sirkegian had better “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” stories than the rest of his school chums. Already making a name for himself in early Southern California drag racing, running and winning against full grown men, 13-year-old Bobby traveled with his bike-dealer father to Wendover, Utah in 1953 to take…

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BSA Gold Star

Bobby Sirkegian’s BSA Gold Star Daytona Special

12 YEARS AGO / 19 COMMENTS / RACING MOTORCYCLES

From David Edwards—Last time we saw a Bobby Sirkegian bike on these pages, it was a super-clean Triumph 650 dragster. Now comes his BSA Gold Star Daytona special, last raced by Sirkegian 50 years ago and the subject of a recent full restoration. The Goldie’s history in the Daytona 200 is short but sweet; it…

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Triumph Thunderbird

Bobby Sirkegian’s Triumph Thunderbird drag bike

12 YEARS AGO / 27 COMMENTS / RACING MOTORCYCLES

What were you riding when you were 13 years old? In 1953, Californian kid Bobby Sirkegian was racing in the equivalent of the NHRA Nationals, so I’m surprised he’s not a household name in motorcycling circles. Bobby used to campaign this Triumph Thunderbird drag bike, “Pretty Boy II”: as a teenager he was a successful…

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