fav OLD bikes

LOUiE · May 27, 2009, 08:18:35 PM

we've got the nicest car / ugliest car threads... why not a favorite old bike thread?

I'm thinking pre-GS old (therefore my 90 GS doesn't count for this thread)

Rules:
1) Custom is OK... buuuuuuuuut i think we'd rather see reg stuff here.
2) any kinds/styles of ride
3) bikes can be from any market (us, uk, aus, can, etc)
4) pics are not a 'must' but strongly desired.

5) keep pics reasonable size

LOUiE · May 27, 2009, 08:20:49 PM

I loooove these old gals..

Toogoofy317 · May 27, 2009, 08:22:39 PM

I can't get in fast enough to be original! But, uhm yeah an Indian!

Mary

cafeboy · May 27, 2009, 08:25:14 PM

1977 my birth year HD XLCR Cafe Racer

Sorry for the big pic.

The Buddha · May 27, 2009, 10:09:30 PM

Savage from 86-88. Easy to turn into a cheater chop and a true bobber as well as a true chopper ...
GR650 - hell, has to be crammed into a GS frame ...
XS650.
Truimphs - the 01 and later bonnie america ... old ones are too finicky for me ...
83-87 Nighthawks.
Many more ... sleepy and not drunk enough ... tommorow.
Cool.
Buddha.

08GSSteve · May 28, 2009, 01:34:41 AM

Im a fan of the norton commando 850 mainly pre 1975

http://www.classicmotorcycles.org.uk/bikemuseum/images/norton/norton_commando_1975_mk4_850cc.jpg

Hey cafe boy the AMF logo on the side of that HD......IS AMF a manufacturer for HD parts or something because that AMF logo looks exactly like the ten pin bowling logo over here in aussie called AMF bowling centers (Always Means Fun). Even the little red triangle above the M.

http://www.amfbowling.com.au/

Just something small but that logo stands out on such a lovely old HD

yamahonkawazuki · May 28, 2009, 02:33:05 AM

41 hd like i got the privelege to ride at teh gap for 1 pass. its owner rode my gs, the hd had a jockey shift and a foot clutch and looked mint. and leaked very little too. course youd leak SOMEHITNG if you were 60 plus years old

brickerenator · May 28, 2009, 04:14:12 AM

Royal Enfield Bullet 500
big pics are nice

yamahonkawazuki · May 28, 2009, 04:25:05 AM

this is the indian bike Eh?

cafeboy · May 28, 2009, 05:19:21 AM

Quote from: 08GSSteve on May 28, 2009, 01:34:41 AM
Hey cafe boy the AMF logo on the side of that HD......IS AMF a manufacturer for HD parts or something because that AMF logo looks exactly like the ten pin bowling logo over here in aussie called AMF bowling centers (Always Means Fun). Even the little red triangle above the M.

AMF owned HD for a few years so yes that decal is factory.
Sad but true.

Oh and around here the AMF means Adios Mother F......

08GSSteve · May 28, 2009, 05:39:09 AM

Thanks for that. Never knew that fact about HD

Just did some research into it. Till now I have not seen the AMF logo but there must be plenty of them about or maybe the HD's that reached Australia for some reason were not badged AMF.

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In 1967 the Harley-Davidson Company after several lean years was threatened by bankruptcy and accepted an offer to buy out the company by AMF (American Metal Foundries). This buyout ended sixty-two years of the private family owned company. AMF realized some of the problems the company had and decided that the way bring it back to the top was to produce large numbers of motorcycles quickly and cost-effectively. For the first time three letters appeared beside the Harley-Davidson name on the gasoline tanks, AMF. Harley was now trying to compete with the Japanese, which they could not do on their own ground, which was mass production. With the speeding up of the assembly line, it became apparent that the quality control which Harley had always been so concerned with was not deteriorating. As production increased there was a significant drop in quality. Since there was not enough space for working on this amount of machines, they were pushed through without adequate time or careful assembly. From this analysis, the only solution was to keep developing motorcycles that had built the company's success and legend, solidity, quality and reliability.

In 1981 the Harley -Davidson executives who were disappointed with AMF decided they would try to buy the company. Because the company was considered to be beyond recovery, they were able to purchase it at a good price. After the buy, some critised AMF for not taking better care of the classic company. Harley-Davidson began its new beginning and reclaimed its good name.

cafeboy · May 28, 2009, 05:51:48 AM

Well it was a dark time for them.

DoD#i · May 28, 2009, 07:05:37 AM

In much nicer shape than mine is (or ever has been since before I bought it)

JStrube · May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM

My brother's custom Triumph...

cafeboy · May 28, 2009, 07:41:34 AM

Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM

Do you need to tell us something about your brother.

97gs500e · May 28, 2009, 08:04:37 AM

Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM
My brother's custom Triumph...

Cute brother.

bombadillo · May 28, 2009, 09:50:20 AM

Hottest brother i've ever seen!

JStrube · May 28, 2009, 10:32:18 AM

Quote from: cafeboy on May 28, 2009, 07:41:34 AM
Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM

Do you need to tell us something about your brother.

he he he...

Yeah, that's not his wife... This young lady walked up & said, "Can I sit on your bike?" He trucked it home & I think he sniffed the seat for weeks...

utgunslinger13 · May 28, 2009, 01:07:47 PM

hahah I was going to post my first GS (89) was the oldest bike I actually like but damn that triumph is SICK! I think if i ever built an older bike it would be very similar!

grayghost · May 28, 2009, 01:08:30 PM

Velocette Thruxton
Matchless 85 500 single
Norton Manx
X-6 Suzuki Hustler- the ORIGINAL production super bike (re:Walt Fulton @ Daytona)
CB160 Honda

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