Dave Ekins

Dave Ekins (born 1932 in Los Angeles, California) is an American off-road racing pioneer having set the first Tijuana to La Paz timed run in under 40 hours aboard a Honda CL72 Scrambler in 1962.

He is the brother of legendary stuntman and motorcycle superstar Bud Ekins. Dave joined brother Bud, Steve McQueen and Cliff Coleman in the ISDT, winning the Gold Medal.

Dave founded and launched the Sunline brand of motorcycle parts and accessories.

References

• AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
• Rick Sieman on the first Dirt Rider (Dave was editor)
• Ed Youngblood's (AMA) site with article by Dave Ekins (Honda's First Four Years in America),[1]
• bot assisted (not a ref but added to help expand stub)
• Tony Tellier's site with article by Dave Ekins on the first trip down Baja

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