Classic/Vintage Bikes

[Trumpess]

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!

[Motu]

So what have I got nosey?

[Ixion]

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.

[Motu]

I've finally got a reason not to wave - and now they all start waving at me! Back to black....matches my fingernails.

[Trumpess]

Geez .... you two got your periods???

Very bitchy ... tisk, tisk!

Heads up - full moon is wanning, won't be much longer now girls!

[Zeph]

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.

[sinfull]

So what have I got nosey?

Awww cool a guessing game ! I got one

[Blackbird]

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

[Motu]

Awww cool a guessing game ! I got one

Large dia backbone,oil tank....and no swingarm mount - I'd say a Commando frame.

[sinfull]

Large dia backbone,oil tank....and no swingarm mount - I'd say a Commando frame.

Tis a tricky one ! Have ya heard of triumph playing with isolastics ? Were a few prototypes made, but the beancounters decided it wasn't gonna be a go, so they were all dissasembled !

[Motu]

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?

[Voltaire]

So what have I got nosey?

um....71 grey frame BSA A65L....

[laRIKin]

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.

[mountainboy65]

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.

[rat biker 08]

Got two a 1978 GS550 suzuki and a 1978 XS1100 yamaha both of witch i ride