Perhaps best remembered now as one of the UK’s most successful-ever drag racers, Alf Hagon only turned to ‘straight line’ motorcycle sport after a lengthy career in the top flight of international speedway and grass-track racing. Eleven times British Grass-track Champion, he began developing his own frames soon after taking up the sport in 1947, and in 1957 set up Hagon Products in Leyton, East London for their manufacture. Exported worldwide and fitted with a wide variety of engines, Hagon bikes have won countless championships and continue in production today. This Hagon grass-tracker is fitted with Jawa’s DT500 four-valve engine, which was introduced in 1978 to counter the threat from the newly arrived Weslake four-valver and made available in two versions: type 894 (speedway) and 895 (long track). The machine is fitted with an AMC gearbox and carries ‘Team JAWA’ and ‘Skoda GB Ltd’ decals.
Perhaps best remembered now as one of the UK’s most successful-ever drag racers, Alf Hagon only turned to ‘straight line’ motorcycle sport after a lengthy career in the top flight of international speedway and grass-track racing. Eleven times British Grass-track Champion, he began developing his own frames soon after taking up the sport in 1947, and in 1957 set up Hagon Products in Leyton, East London for their manufacture. Exported worldwide and fitted with a wide variety of engines, Hagon bikes have won countless championships and continue in production today. This Hagon grass-tracker is fitted with Jawa’s DT500 four-valve engine, which was introduced in 1978 to counter the threat from the newly arrived Weslake four-valver and made available in two versions: type 894 (speedway) and 895 (long track). The machine is fitted with an AMC gearbox and carries ‘Team JAWA’ and ‘Skoda GB Ltd’ decals.
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