I've been a little busy - we had an offer on a house accepted, so our fun is going to go away for a couple of years. But we did take a little road trip this Thanksgiving, and it involved a stop at the Solvang Motorcycle Museum. It's a private collection, so don't be in a hurry; we kicked around the town for a while while waiting for the place to open. Michael Jackson was here:
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At a glass shop down the street.
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I loved the dragons.
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Finally, the motorcycle museum! It's a personal collection, but a cool and diverse one.
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The days of big vented drum brakes...
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And little ones.
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Matchless.
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Eyes without a face?
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A lovely miniature Ferrari engine. We were assured that it runs.
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Big ol' belt drive!
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Strap-on metal shoe to use for flat-track.
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Classic.
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Back when Harleys were state-of-the-art.
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VERY '50s.
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Buell - ugly from the get-go.
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Check out the exposed front springs - and the little tail...
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Lovely speedway bike.
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See '50s,' above.
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I can't decide if it's ugly or cool - I think it's both.
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Eyes without a... never mind.
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This... I just love this. I can't put my finger on why. So delicate and graceful!
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Czech, please.
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This is not the biggest entry in 'stupid fast...'
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This is.
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Laugh ye not at the crazy pink bike!
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Everything that can be carbon is carbon.
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Aye, be that my tartan?
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Very cool, thanks for the pics!! And congratulations on the new home :thumb:
-Jessie
Yeah, what Jessie said. Really enjoyed the pics.
congrats and awesome pics as usual :thumb:
mmmm... sweet bikes, especiallly in a private collection
Very cool, and the collection has a Britten, very rare. Theres only 10 Brittens that were ever built. The museum at Barber has one as well, I believe it's the one that won at Daytona.
A lot of great looking bikes. I bet that jawa 500 was the meanest looking thing around in the 60's, it still looks fast by todays standards.
That monkey clock is awesome!
It's a pretty awesome collection. And yes, the Britten is one badass bike. Apparently, he took it to a trackday before bringing it back. I can't imagine riding that thing at a trackday; I'd be going 10 miles an hour, petrified of binning it.
I really like the other bike with the oil pan under it as well. Nothing quite like going to an art museum and seeing a beautiful painting fixed with a strip of duct tape right across the front.
THANK YOU ! congrats on the house, enjoy the simple life of fewere things for a while ;)
Quote from: bettingpython on December 11, 2009, 06:46:57 AM
Very cool, and the collection has a Britten, very rare. Theres only 10 Brittens that were ever built. The museum at Barber has one as well, I believe it's the one that won at Daytona.
Great pics! I saw a Britten in a traveling collection "The Art of the Motorcycle" that stopped in Orlando a few years ago. They also had a couple of Steve McQueen's bikes. I can just wander around for hours looking at all those beautiful old rides!
Thanks for sharing!