[Leonard]

Can anyone identify this dirt bike?  I raced this bike in Hawaii in the early 70's.  Bought it new, in the crate, from a dealer that had it 'left over'.  Paid $600 as I recall.

[mrunderhill1975a]

Looks like a Bultaco to me,  I'm not sure what model.....Sherpa?

[boggy]

Ok, I'm fairly certain I can read the name stamp which is a bit of cheating (if my eyes are right), so I won't say it but I will submit a link with what I think I can see.

http://www.prestoimages.com/store/rd2006/2006_pd1271368_1.jpg

NOT easy to find a good pic online.  What megapixel were the cameras back then? 

[cyrusb]

You got it,American Eagle, but who made the engines? I think the smaller bikes had Villiers, But the big open bikes (like the one in pic)may have been CZ, or something like that. Anybody?

[Vince]

     I actually thought it was an American Eagle Talon 450. That would have used what ever European manufacturer that had a 450. Maico? I think your 360 was a CZ. I had an American Eagle 175. It was a Kawasaki F3, re-branded with new body work. They also had a couple of street bikes that were re-branded Kawasaki 250 and 350 twins. Those were the rotary valve Avenger series. They even imported the 750 LaVerda.
     It was an effort by McCormick International to build a bike line. They used the crappiest fiberglass body work. It cracked every where. Parts and organization lacks also contributed to the demise of the brand.
     I bought mine from Don Emde Motorcycles in San Diego in 1970. I still have the owner's manual in my file.

[ace.cafe]

American Eagle 405.
Engine was a copy of a Husqvarna  360, bored out to 405.
Chassis was an English chassis from a company called Sprite.
Reports on the web say it was a very low cost bike, and the gearbox was horrible.
There were several variations of it, and were only produced 4 years.
Not a successful venture.

[Leonard]

Man, you guys are good but Ace nailed it.  Yes, the transmission was crap and every time you changed the oil it was filled with little silver flakes.  it ran and handled well enough though and I was always competitive with it until I'd crash or do something else dumb. 
I sold it before I left Hawaii and called an end to my racing career.