Im just curious to know how many of you own old bikes?
What do you have thats classed as a classic or a vintage?
No reasons on my part, I just love old bikes and I'm nosey!
Im just curious to know how many of you own old bikes?
What do you have thats classed as a classic or a vintage?
No reasons on my part, I just love old bikes and I'm nosey!
Live your life in such a way,
that when your feet hit the floor in the morning,
Satan shudders & says....'Oh shit!....she's awake!!'
So what have I got nosey?
In and out of jobs, running free
Waging war with society
A MotoGuzzi. Thz classic. N now y' gone all upmarket n snob wiv a whole gargre of posh Yuropean bikes, n won't talk to us pheasants no more, eh.
Originally Posted by skidmarkOriginally Posted by Phil Vincent
I've finally got a reason not to wave - and now they all start waving at me! Back to black....matches my fingernails.
In and out of jobs, running free
Waging war with society
Geez .... you two got your periods???
Very bitchy ... tisk, tisk!
Heads up - full moon is wanning, won't be much longer now girls!
Live your life in such a way,
that when your feet hit the floor in the morning,
Satan shudders & says....'Oh shit!....she's awake!!'
Bought this 1980 Suzuki GS450 recently with 62 kms on the clock. Up to 1300k's now. Removed the extra mirrors and driving lights. Did the usual fluid changes and carb cleaning a bike needs after very little use. Polished the corrosion out of the cases and forks and powder coated the swing arm and stands. Replaced the holed muffler system which also got rid of the blued pipes.
The net result is a bike that looks like new and is fun to ride.
Surprisingly quick through country roads. Can't beat having modern rubber under you on older bikes. I don't know how much longer the original suspension will continue to be OK, but so far so good.
This was advertised on Trademe as an estate sell off. The original owner unfortunately ended up in a nursing home far ealier than he might have expected and never got to enjoy his new toy.
I'm a classic fan too, and would love one to restore if I wasn't too busy doing a million other things.
Thought you might like the attached photos taken when I was an impoverished student in the 60's. It's a 1955 Tiger 100 and was my sole form of transport, even in winter UK blizzards.
It had a heap of Triumph performance extras but whoever had fitted new barrel liners just before I bought it hadn't done it properly and they rotated. You can see the nice scalloping on the conrods. All that shaved aluminium had to go somewhere and neatly plugged the oil galleries with predictable results. Cost of repairs would have been prohibitive so I stuck in a standard motor I got from a wreckers. It remained my sole form of transport for another 3 years and Triumph oil leaks aside, it ran beautifully.
The colour photo of it was taken in 1969 at the IOM TT. By then it had dropped "Ace" bars as I was sick of looking like a Brando wannabe. The girl was a Scottish lass I met there who was clearly colour blind as I was wearing a green cardigan, orange T shirt and brown trousers as my contribution to the best of British fashion
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
I was a bit puzzled by the Triumph footpeg rubber,but everyone has a few lying around....bung it on a peg is easy enough.Is this frame in NZ?....got the rest of it?
In and out of jobs, running free
Waging war with society
We have had 3 older Guzzi, two MKIII's and a MKIVSE.
We now only have one naked 1981 MKIII left and have owned it for a long time now.
Feel the fear and do it anyway
Don't confuse education with intelligence.
There are alot of highly educated idiots out there.
Not that old, I know, but I have a R100GSPD which I think is gorgeous. I've been prepping it so I can take off from the UK in 2010 and head towards India. Should be a fabulous journey.
Got two a 1978 GS550 suzuki and a 1978 XS1100 yamaha both of witch i ride
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