Without the need for a gas-tank, McInnis and Falzon were able to run a single piece aluminum rear-fender, seat/seat-pan combo unit atop the frame. The chassis had to be hacked up and modified to accept a hardtail rear-end, which was quite a chore. The front end is off a CB350, and the front wheel and rear brake pedal are off old Sportsters. More Alta E-Customs: Dirt Tracker Conceptĭespite the electric custom being a factory-backed project, Falzon and McInnis had to get pretty resourceful and creative. Falzon was immediately on board with the project, so the two got the ball rolling on tearing down the 275 pound Redshift donor and began sourcing parts. After deciding a design, McInnis showed his renderings to Vinnie Falzon, Alta’s assembly line supervisor.
Sadly, Murray passed away in November of 2014 at the ripe age of 78, but prior to doing so had inspired a new generation of racers, and, based on Alta’s build, seemingly continues to have an influence on the motorcycling world. The southern California-based drag racer famously built his own bikes and, created and piloted a 305-pound racer powered by dual, heavily modded Triumph 650 engines that ran on a mixture of 92-percent nitro-methane and eight percent alcohol. John sketched some designs inspired by some of Boris Murray's 1960s and ’70s-era drag racers from when-for a time-Murray held both the National Hotrod Association and American Motorcycle Drag Racing Association records for elapsed time and top-speed, as well as the records in five other leagues.
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