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. :thumb:
5) keep pics reasonable size :cheers:
I loooove these old gals..
(http://www.indianmotorbikes.com/restos/jd/bobber03.jpg)
I can't get in fast enough to be original! But, uhm yeah an Indian!
Mary
1977 my birth year HD XLCR Cafe Racer
(http://garagecompany.com/bikes/american/1977XLCR/IMG_3531.JPG)
Sorry for the big pic. :dunno_white:
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.
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
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
(http://www.scooterbob.com/files/RE_Military_38.JPG)
Royal Enfield Bullet 500
big pics are nice
this is the indian bike Eh?
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......
Thanks for that. Never knew that fact about HD :thumb:
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.
Well it was a dark time for them.
In much nicer shape than mine is (or ever has been since before I bought it)
(http://vjmc.org/Event_summaries/05_dfwaugust/xj650.jpg)
My brother's custom Triumph... :cheers:
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1806/mountingsamstriumph.jpg) (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mountingsamstriumph.jpg)
Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1806/mountingsamstriumph.jpg) (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mountingsamstriumph.jpg)
Do you need to tell us something about your brother.
Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM
My brother's custom Triumph... :cheers:
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1806/mountingsamstriumph.jpg) (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mountingsamstriumph.jpg)
Cute brother.
Hottest brother i've ever seen!
Quote from: cafeboy on May 28, 2009, 07:41:34 AM
Quote from: JStrube on May 28, 2009, 07:19:52 AM
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1806/mountingsamstriumph.jpg) (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mountingsamstriumph.jpg)
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...
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!
Velocette Thruxton
Matchless 85 500 single
Norton Manx
X-6 Suzuki Hustler- the ORIGINAL production super bike (re:Walt Fulton @ Daytona)
CB160 Honda
I almost bought a Royal Enfield here when I was bike shopping last time...damn that bike has character :)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2449534129_5666505d53.jpg)
BMW R60/2 with sidecar...the cool bullet-nose sidecar, even. With a bumper!
Hmm, I'd say I'm a fan of the 1973 Norton Commando 850. My dad always says how he regrets not buying one, and I hope I can be making the money someday to buy him one.
(http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/images/your_garage/cars/4864_98936299146a6d5a789ea6.jpg)
Another 1973, the Honda 350. Coincidentally, my dad's first bike. There's one on CL in my area for $500, but I don't have the skills or space to fix it up and get it running. Someday I guess.
(http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic-bikes-2/1973-CB350G.jpg)