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Title: 1976
Post by: pnaberhaus on July 06, 2006, 03:34:25 PM
[img]http://www.gstwins.com/photogallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1364[img]
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: ajgs500 on July 06, 2006, 03:35:43 PM
(http://www.gstwins.com/photogallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1364)


linky no worky
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: pnaberhaus on July 06, 2006, 03:38:52 PM
For some reason(operator error, no doubt), I can't get a picture pulled of the photo gallery. I keep reading the FAQs, but "no joy" HELP :oops:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: RVertigo on July 06, 2006, 03:47:51 PM
(http://www.gstwins.com/photogallery/albums/userpics/13060/normal_036_36.JPG)
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: ajgs500 on July 06, 2006, 03:48:23 PM
Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: TadMC on July 06, 2006, 03:49:38 PM
who is that
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: pnaberhaus on July 06, 2006, 03:56:03 PM
RV.......thank you :thumb:

Back to 1976. That's me :o Then we had to "roll our own". No real factory sport bikes . We called these "cafe racers". That's a 1970 Honda 450 K1.  Those days, the bikes were skinny. The tires were skinny. And the riders were skinny. :laugh:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: porsche4786 on July 06, 2006, 03:57:46 PM
It doesn't matter who it is, just look at that mustache!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: RVertigo on July 06, 2006, 03:58:55 PM
Totally!  I love those old cafe bikes...  I was originally looking for an old UJM that I could cafe, but I found that they aren't as cheap as I am. :laugh:



Nice Moo-Stah-Chay.  :flipoff: :laugh:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: Caffeine on July 06, 2006, 06:36:14 PM
Far out!   O0   :thumb:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: pandy on July 06, 2006, 06:51:09 PM
Cafe racers!  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: scratch on July 06, 2006, 07:26:40 PM
Castrol and Champion stickers...Srinath would be proud.

Look at the size of that belt!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: NiceGuysFinishLast on July 06, 2006, 08:16:44 PM
Dirk Diggler on a motorcycle!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: melloGS on July 06, 2006, 08:34:57 PM
tight bro...and to only think, i was born next year...and here we are...you've been down for deep
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: Alphamazing on July 06, 2006, 10:26:17 PM
Dude, that is awesome! I like the non-conventional café tail too. Looks awesome!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: Jake D on July 07, 2006, 08:01:27 AM
That is an awsome picture.  You look big pimpin' to me.  That bike is awsome! 

I read an article recently on the etymology of the term "Cafe Racer".  Apparently in England, there was a cafe all the bikers would hang out in.  A couple miles down the road there was a round about.  They would turn on the juke box and play "House of the Rising Sun" and see if they could fly down the road, go around the round about, and get back before the song was over.  Thus the term Cafe Racer.

If there are any old British dudes (ahem, Cal Price) that can confirm or deny this, speak up. 
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: LimaXray on July 07, 2006, 08:09:41 AM
They had a show about motorcycles on the history channel the other day, they talked about the British MC culture from back in the day and they said the same thing about cafe racing. Pretty interesting stuff if you ask me  :thumb:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: Yankee Punker on July 07, 2006, 08:19:00 AM
  That's like far out man, I love nostalgia!!!!
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: common sense on July 07, 2006, 09:41:54 AM
good stuff, makes me wonder what pics will be posted 20 years from now.

isn't anyone going to flame this noob on not wearing gear?? :laugh:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: The Buddha on July 07, 2006, 10:10:39 AM
Champion sticker ... prolly makes better spark than an NGK spark plug  :laugh: ...
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: average on July 07, 2006, 08:23:45 PM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on July 07, 2006, 10:10:39 AM
Champion sticker ... prolly makes better spark than an NGK spark plug  :laugh: ...
Cool.
Srinath.
IDK, those things sucked im my 8G galant   :2guns:   :laugh:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: john on July 07, 2006, 11:11:48 PM
(http://www.gstwins.com/temp/annefirstbike.jpg)

Similar vintage.  Anne started on about the same bike way back in the early 80's
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: scratch on July 07, 2006, 11:13:25 PM
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Look at those boots!  Rawr!  Nothing more sexy and stylin' than a pretty girl in plate glass goggles.  :icon_mrgreen:
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: john on July 07, 2006, 11:22:59 PM
Quote from: scratch on July 07, 2006, 11:13:25 PM
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Look at those boots!  Rawr!  Nothing more sexy and stylin' than a pretty girl in plate glass goggles.  :icon_mrgreen:

While you were still pooping in diapers she was living the dream.
Title: Re: 1976
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on July 08, 2006, 12:16:42 AM
Quote from: average on July 07, 2006, 08:23:45 PM
Quote from: seshadri_srinath on July 07, 2006, 10:10:39 AM
Champion sticker ... prolly makes better spark than an NGK spark plug  :laugh: ...
Cool.
Srinath.
IDK, those things sucked im my 8G galant   :2guns:   :laugh:

wth is an 8G galant? :dunno_white: