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[[Image:VMX-Nov23.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Penton Berkshire 100 on VMX magazine]]
[[Image:VMX-Nov23.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Penton Berkshire 100 on VMX magazine]]
'''Penton''' was established in 1966 by John Penton of Amherst, Ohio. The [[motorcycles]] were well-known performers on the motocross, trials and [[enduro]] circuit in the late 1960s and 1970s.
'''Penton''' was established in 1966 by John Penton of Amherst, Ohio. The motorcycles were well-known performers on the motocross, trials and [[enduro]] circuit in the late 1960s and 1970s.
==History==
==History==
In 1950 John Penton and his brothers opened up a motorcycle dealership in Amherst, Ohio which carried [[NSU]], [[BSA]], and [[BMW]] motorcycles. In 1958, Penton was the winner of the Ohio State Enduro Championship, Stone Mountain Enduro, and the Alligator Enduro in Florida on a 175cc [[NSU]]. Later that year, Penton set the New York to Los Angeles non-stop record of 52 hours, 11 minutes on a [[BMW R69S]].
In 1950 John Penton and his brothers opened up a motorcycle dealership in Amherst, Ohio which carried [[NSU]], [[BSA]], and [[BMW]] motorcycles. In 1958, Penton was the winner of the Ohio State Enduro Championship, Stone Mountain Enduro, and the Alligator Enduro in Florida on a 175cc [[NSU]]. Later that year, Penton set the New York to Los Angeles non-stop record of 52 hours, 11 minutes on a [[BMW R69S]].
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==Penton 125 Mud Lark==
==Penton 125 Mud Lark==
In 1973, John Penton was selling some great race and [[enduro]] bikes that were being produced by [[KTM]] in Austria. However, he was forced to buy a whole load of the [[Sachs]] 125B engines in order to get a supply of the "good" engines. So, to get rid of the B engines, John contracted with Wassel, an English fabricator, and they threw together a frame, a set of wretched Betor forks, ginky shocks and a layout that made you feel like you were sitting on the edge of a pinball machine.
In 1973, John Penton was selling some great race and [[enduro]] bikes that were being produced by [[KTM]] in Austria. However, he was forced to buy a whole load of the Sachs 125B engines in order to get a supply of the "good" engines. So, to get rid of the B engines, John contracted with Wassel, an English fabricator, and they threw together a frame, a set of wretched Betor forks, ginky shocks and a layout that made you feel like you were sitting on the edge of a pinball machine.


John called it the Penton Trials, but not even Batman could have ridden it in a trials event. There was no power at all, the gearbox was spaced oddly and it wouldn't turn without plowing the front end. So, in desperation, John renamed it the Mud Lark, a sort of all-purpose play machine. In fact, it was a no-purchase dirt bike, and will go down in history as one of the few bad business decisions ever made by savvy John Penton.
John called it the Penton Trials, but not even Batman could have ridden it in a trials event. There was no power at all, the gearbox was spaced oddly and it wouldn't turn without plowing the front end. So, in desperation, John renamed it the Mud Lark, a sort of all-purpose play machine. In fact, it was a no-purchase dirt bike, and will go down in history as one of the few bad business decisions ever made by savvy John Penton.

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