retro motorcycles post em

[*ASH*]

along time ago i remember a thread that pics of some cool bikes. the style of the ducati monsters and triumphs without the fairings . it would be cool again , after smashy posted his new retro bike i was thinking of getting a old style myself. i know someone posted one bike that looked like a cross between and monster and buell and it was cool as hell. dunno if custom or not but hopefully the owner will repost. bike was all flat black . post em up !!!

[Smashy]

Are you looking specifically for old bikes, or any naked bikes ('naked' meaning
designed without a fairing), including newer ones? Here's my '84 Honda Nighthawk...


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/russ5288/IMG_2066.jpg

[TacoPower]

http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/bike/vintage/images/vintage_4.jpg

[PeterJasonMN]

This is the ONLY style of Harley I would ever consider getting
http://www.detroitarsenalofdemocracy.com/images/MilVeh/harley/John%20Lind%20Military%20Bike.JPG

[*ASH*]

yeah those bikes are cool . i just meant post bike non fairing . older bikes say 85 on back or if you built a new one or bought a new old style would be nice.

[El_Ron1]

http://i36.tinypic.com/2vcsr3p.jpg

[El_Ron1]

http://i34.tinypic.com/2uicd4j.jpg

[Yo]

BMW R90s

http://bmwmotorcycle.home.att.net/r90sbig.jpg

1982 Suzuki Katana 1100
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20%20A/Suzuki%20GSX%201100S%20Katana%2081%20%202.jpg

1989 FZR1000
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%20%20A/Yamaha%20FZR1000%2089%20%201.jpg

73 Norton 850
http://i33.tinypic.com/2znsq5c.jpg

[windplex]

...
73 Norton 850
http://i33.tinypic.com/2znsq5c.jpg

Norton always had the best models.

And it made some great bikes, too.

[AirCav]

My 1983 Honda CB1100F

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/casino21/CB1100FMedium.jpg

Always liked these (Honda CB400F)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/casino21/cb400f_fullMedium.jpg

[ChuteTheMall]

Of the ten motorcycles I owned, my 2 favorites looked just like these:

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7874/7520r90smi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3846/1973rd350np7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Glocks&Ducs]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/shmauricio/thebikes004.jpg

[johnd]

......

[tehan2]

http://i34.tinypic.com/2uicd4j.jpg

we can close the thread now, the "holy grail" of motorcycling has been posted

[liliysdad]

By God, I WILL own an Enfield Bullet within the year.

[pjrocco]

84' Honda Interceptor 500

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f305/pjrocco/2006_05_01_bikepics-577353-full.jpg

[the fool]

http://www.iphotobox.com/uploads/240a087b9b.jpg (http://www.iphotobox.com)

http://www.iphotobox.com/uploads/f210cab789.jpg (http://www.iphotobox.com)

[Rinspeed]

Here's a classic I sold two years ago.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Rinspeed/DCP01130.jpg

[windplex]

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/3846/1973rd350np7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Those were a hoot! Consitently lifted the front wheel in first through third gears when it hit the power peak. Back in the day, tried to buy a friends; no dice.

The suzuki 750 3 cyl two stroke was quite the rocketship as well.

[windplex]

Anyone have a honda vintage 550/4 or 750 to post?

[utah]

What I have

http://ge-minigun.smugmug.com/photos/333147956_3NwyB-S.jpg

what I'm going to turn it into

http://ge-minigun.smugmug.com/photos/380146318_2KNfN-S.jpg

[Rabbi]

My first bike, 1970 Suzuki TS 250

http://i35.tinypic.com/a0z96c.jpg

[Rexzilla]

I had a Kawasaki Z-1 back in my day. The bike was known as "The King". It was the fastest thing on two wheels back then. I put a Kerker 4 into 1 on it. My neighbors hated the sound it made...but to me it was sweet. I wish I had it still.

[cphilip]

I am currently working on this 84 Honda Magna V65.... the 1100cc V4 version... was fast in its day... and still is.

I don't have any current pictures of it, but this one I snapped when I first found it in the back of a local shop.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/cphilip/IMG_0139.jpg

[magnum62]

My 1984 V65 Sabre

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/magnum62/th_sony077.jpg (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/magnum62/sony077.jpg)

[okie]

This was a bad assed awesome bike:thumbsup:
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p64/okie1911/kawamach3750-1.jpg

[Jefs]

I am currently working on this 84 Honda Magna V65.... the 1100cc V4 version... was fast in its day... and still is.

I don't have any current pictures of it, but this one I snapped when I first found it in the back of a local shop.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/cphilip/IMG_0139.jpg

Damn, these motorcycle posts are killing me (why do I keep viewing?) I remember lusting over an '84 or '85 Honda Magna 750 back in '84 or '85 but not having the jack to do the deed - so that solved that problem. Now, I can pony up, but am trying my best to withstand the temptation to convert. In 1977, I was 16 and had a '71 350 Pontiac Firebird and a '73 Honda CB350. Ahh, in my old age I'm reverting back to visions of youth (hey, I'm still in shape, and, kid you not, - I still get carded whilst buying beer (hey, wait a minute, I'm still buying beer from convenience stores - starting to scare myself, now.)) Cool bikes you've posted, guys. Congrats.

[cphilip]

Yep... me too lusted after the Magna but I was too poor and just had a young child and a house payment to deal with. So it was a real treat to find this one...

I did find some pictures I had taken later on after I first cleaned it up and started refinishing it some.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/cphilip/IMG_0031.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/cphilip/IMG_0034.jpg

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/cphilip/IMG_0035.jpg

A real muscle bike of its day...

[Jefs]

chilip, that is one nice looking bike and thanks for the pics. It's bringing back memories - oh, how I did look at the pics and lust (kinda sounds like porn.) Congrats to you. Now, given the shaky state of the economy, if I can only hold out...

[Jefs]

I want a Standard/Naked!

[DRZ]

http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/42881/2975351500103004280S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/4970/2748036880103004280S600x600Q85.jpg

[Jefs]

Cool bikes, DRZ. That's a Yamaha what in the top pic?

[Eric]

I love old Jap bikes. I've been kicking around getting one to fix up and threads like this recently are helping to make up my mind. There are several I would like to get: I want a mid-seventies Honda CB-750, a late-seventies Kawasaki KZ-1000(With the mag wheels), and early-eighties Suzuki GS-1100 and a Honda V-65 Magna. I love them all though. My first bike was a '76 Honda CB-400F. I miss that old bike. Eric

[fnfalman]

I don't know if this is retro enough. It's still being currently manufactured as the Ninja 500. But the pic was taken circa 1990...I think...when you get old the mind is the first to go.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f308/fnfalman/Pics001.jpg

[cphilip]

That Magna I found for $1500... and I have seen a good number of them for sale for around that, sometimes less sometimes a bit more... some even more mint that that one.

[DRZ]

Cool bikes, DRZ. That's a Yamaha what in the top pic?

'78 Suzuki GS400.

Took me across the country a couple of times in the good ol' days!

[Jefs]

'78 Suzuki GS400.

Took me across the country a couple of times in the good ol' days!

Damn, I thought that looked familiar! I had an '79 or '80 GS400 back in 1980 or 1981. I was in college and I remember when I first got it I used to wheel it down the hall to my apartment and park it inside my apartment (my roomate quipped, "that's a fire hazard", but we were young and strong, so who cared :).) I think I bought it for about $1,000 back then. I had a honda cb350 that I got in '78 or '79 that was a great bike that I bought for $400 when my folks went out of town (I didn't know how to drive a bike and had to have my friend drive it home - but, an Aerosmith (or was it AC/DC) concert and a few beers gave me the confidence to hop on and ride away - totally unacceptable behavior, yes, but that was me then. I sold it a year later for $350 - a great bike it was.

[Rinspeed]

I love old Jap bikes. I've been kicking around getting one to fix up and threads like this recently are helping to make up my mind. There are several I would like to get: I want a mid-seventies Honda CB-750, Eric



The first big bike I rode was a 73 CB-750. For a 14 kid that thing was a monster.

[Eric]

I just found one of the nicer KZ900's I've seen on eBay. I want this bike! I am not crazy about the diamond plate pattern in the paint, but overall, this is a beautiful bike.

http://glocktalk.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158031&stc=1&d=1222462057

[DriBak]

Nice, my brother has gotten me interested in the retro bikes also

[MtBaldy]

This was my last bike, I sold it in 1981 at the urging of my first wife. It was a blast to ride and fast for the time. I still have a motorcycle license though so maybe some day.....:

1977 Suzuki GS 750
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b20/wscott52/1977_GS750_blue_600.jpg


ps this is not the actual bike but identical to it. Any pictures I had of it were blown out to sea by Hurricane Hugo.

[Rabbi]

This is a good and fine thread!!!!

[windplex]

foolishly I never took photos of most of the cars and bikes Ive owned. Time to start!

love the older bikes where you can see the workings.

[MooseJaw]

What did Steve McQueen ride over the fence??

[blown03']

When I was a teenager I had a kawasaki mach III, about killed myself on several occasions.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie0gBFLS3yc


.

[MtBaldy]

What did Steve McQueen ride over the fence??

Someone will correct me I'm sure but off the top of my head I think it was a Norton 650 or 750 Commando.



Edit: A quick Google says it was a modified 1961 Triumph TR6 so I guess I shouldn't trust the top of my head.

[Herb Twoleaf]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/cbk3_rl.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/clk3_1.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/image_01.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/manon_3.jpg

[Bill Powell]

A Steve McQueen bike I work on, and ride occasionally. Well crap, my picture making thingie don't work at all now. It's a red 1926 Indian with sidecar. Really cool.

[Bronson7]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/cbk3_rl.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/clk3_1.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/image_01.jpg
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/manon_3.jpg

That brings back some pretty vivid memories. The CB 350 was my very first bike.
Bronson7

[Dandapani]

Daily commute scoot. 2006 Ural Tourist LX sidecar rig. 750 cc, horizontally opposed, air-cooled twin engine. 4 forward speeds with reverse. Russian built. Based on 1940s BMW design, been in constant production since then.

http://www.danobrien.ws/~dmobrien/Ural/dscn0716.jpg

[MtBaldy]

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh82/stagar15/bikes/clk3_1.jpg


My first real bike was identical. Bought new in 1975 for around $900.00. They didn't have a CB360 on the floor and the salesman said this was the same bike except for the mufflers.

[LAWDOGKMS]

My 80 Suzuki GS850

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/lawdog1971/GS850.jpg

My 84 Honda V65 Sabre

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/lawdog1971/HondaSabre.jpg

and my 90 Yamaha Radian 600

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/lawdog1971/MYYAMAHA600RADIAN1991.jpg

[Flying-Dutchman]

Triumph 650 Bonneville. The oversized pistons made it vibrate a bit and parts were always falling off.
http://www.ghqst.com/img/Triumph.jpg
Kawasaki 440. Check out the rear shocks or lack thereof that made for interesting handling.
http://www.ghqst.com/img/Kawasaki.jpg

[rocknocker]

BMW K 1200 GT great all around bike.

[Deschain]

My first real bike was identical. Bought new in 1975 for around $900.00. They didn't have a CB360 on the floor and the salesman said this was the same bike except for the mufflers.

My first ride too!

[Historian]

This is the ONLY style of Harley I would ever consider getting
http://www.detroitarsenalofdemocracy.com/images/MilVeh/harley/John%20Lind%20Military%20Bike.JPG

There's a navy version ebay right now for $23,000.

Oh the temptation! Oh the temptation!

[Short Cut]

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh67/JMB1911/R69Sleftsm.jpg

[Jefs]

Why is it I'm beginning to develop an aesthetic appreciation for retro's? Great looking bikes, guys. Congrats.

[donbubbo]

My current ride has a "retro" feel to it:http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo161/donbubbo/bonnie0708-1.jpg

[Smashy]

Well, since we're doing retro, my latest acquisition fits the criteria for this thread.


http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/russ5288/IMG_2776.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/russ5288/IMG_2788.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/russ5288/IMG_2783.jpg

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc22/russ5288/IMG_2787.jpg

[Norman]

Geez Smashy, I'd be tempted to buy that thing and just put it in the living room. Let it be admired. It's just too beautiful to dirty up.

[MtBaldy]

Well, since we're doing retro, my latest acquisition fits the criteria for this thread.




Wow! Gorgeous bike. Did you restore it or buy it like that?

[MtBaldy]

My current ride has a "retro" feel to it:[]


Yes it does. Nice bike.

[Smashy]

Wow! Gorgeous bike. Did you restore it or buy it like that?

Check out this thread (http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926940). I posted the story behind it on page 2, and more info on page 3.

[Norman]

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh67/JMB1911/R69Sleftsm.jpg

Yep, that's what I would do with a beautiful retro, just let it sit admired upon nice tile flooring.

[MtBaldy]

Check out this thread (http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926940). I posted the story behind it on page 2, and more info on page 3.

Very cool. Thanks.

[Lethal Farce]

My second HD restoration, a 1948 WL. More pix of others to come. Gotta work on the file sizes.
LF

[Bill Powell]

.....Go figure. Today it works. Herer is a Vincent trying to out-vincent the other Vincents.

And the 1926 Indian from the McQueen collection, restored for McQueen by Von Dutch.

[wrenrj1]

My 1981 KZ 550. That's my basement living room by the way. If it was up to me it would be upstairs...

[wrenrj1]

Ok, why can't I edit my post?

[Jefs]

Cool. I thought I was the only person in the world who'd ever kept his bike inside his house. Great pics, guys! I'm feeling the strain for two-wheeled transport yet again.

[omega48038]

New:
http://www.apriliausa.com/upload/modelli/road/p00675_0123.jpg
Old:
http://www.caferace.com/vin4.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/bmwcafe.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/norcafe.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/srx2cafe.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/ducMh900e.jpg
And the baddest bike I've ever seen:
http://www.caferace.com/borile1.jpg

[omega48038]

Sorry, same post with pics instead of links. (limited to 5 pics)

Old
http://www.caferace.com/vin4.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/norcafe.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/srx2cafe.jpg
http://www.caferace.com/ducMh900e.jpg

And the baddest bike I've ever seen:
http://www.caferace.com/borile1.jpg

That Borile would really stand out in a crowd.

[Short Cut]

Yep, that's what I would do with a beautiful retro, just let it sit admired upon nice tile flooring.

Thanks Norman. That bike has 8k original miles and original tires even. I rode it a bit, but had 11 other bikes to ride at the time. Having it the front room allowed me to appreciate it everyday.

[Norman]

I rode it a bit, but had 11 other bikes to ride at the time.

I hate you. :supergrin:

[windplex]

...And the baddest bike I've ever seen:
http://www.caferace.com/borile1.jpg

is this the spanish Or italian 260 pound thumper being made on orders?

[Short Cut]

I hate you. :supergrin:


You can hate me half as much. I only have 5 now. :supergrin:

[Lethal Farce]

Not mine but I wish it was. 1947 Knuck

[Lethal Farce]

Mine, but currently in several hundred pieces and many plastic containers and cardboard boxes. 1948 Panhead barnfind.

[Bill Powell]

Hey Eric, help your old man out here. I posted two pictures yesterday, and one of them is already gone.

[Hobear]

One of the best threads in recent memory, great posts keep 'em coming!

[Short Cut]

The absolute longest distance between two points is usually a shortcut


Great signature, Bill. That's how I got my nickname while riding motorcycles. I knew the area better than the guys I was riding with and suggested a short cut. It actually was shorter in distance, but often rough and overgrown. When we got to our destination one of the guy's bikes was a little scuffed up with a broken blinker and he told me "short cut my ass". :supergrin:

[mac66]

This one is a 1975 XL175 which I've been riding for a few years
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/mac66/100_0770.jpg

Yellow is a 1969, Red is a '75. I restored these about 10 years ago and still ride them
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/mac66/ct90s.jpg

[Yo]

Love to have one of those for running errands. Prefer the open motor access and big wheels to a modern plastic-bodied scooter. And, after just replacing fork seals on my FJ1100 I wonder why ALL bikes don't have fork gaiters/boots. It makes sense to protect those sliders!

Honda Trail 90 ad:
http://www.hondatrail90.hondagl.com/wp-content/uploads/ads-brochures/ct90-ad-shes-loaded.jpg

http://www.hondatrail90.hondagl.com/wp-content/uploads/Postie_Bikes/lazy-k-slides/Honda-Postie-Bikes-3.jpg

History: http://www.hondatrail90.hondagl.com/category/honda_90_honda_110_history/
When the Honda Trail 110 CT110 replaced the Honda Trail 90 in the late 1970’s, it was soon adopted by the Australian Postal Service as the official motorcycle of the Postal delivery sevice. This was largely because of its convenience, reliability and ease of getting on and off the bike. Because of this, Honda Trail CT110 Trail bikes became known as “posties”, and Australian’s adopted a new motorsport known as postie racing; where owner’s would soop up their Honda CT110 Trail bikes with bigger engines, performance mufflers, aftermarket parts, and you name it, and race at local dirt tracks.

Note: These bikes are still sold in New Zealand as a CT110 "Farm Bike" with enclosed chain. Cool, eh? http://www.otorohonda.co.nz/new_bikes/2_wheel_farm/ct110/index.htm

http://www.otorohonda.co.nz/images/bikes/farm/ct110_06.jpg

[ChuteTheMall]

My first bike was a 1967 CL90 like this one.:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/738/cl90pz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[OJ]

BMW 1977 R100S - some mods - dual plugging with Dyna III electronic ignition, Luftmeister fairing, Lester wheels, Corbin Dual Seat, Koni shocks, etc. -

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/VEHICLES/P1010010A.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/VEHICLES/PC070001.jpg

Plus - safety reminder stickers on the dash - :upeyes:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/kmastf/VEHICLES/BUCKLEUP_edited.jpg

At least one ride per week (must be at least 100 miles to qualify as a "ride") We're aging gracefully together - it's my 16th bike - first one was in 1940 - and third & best Beemer ! !

:supergrin:

[Dalton Wayne]

http://pixpipeline.com/st/713a96a577.jpg (http://pixpipeline.com/d/713a96a577.jpg)

[BuckeyePPC]

Here's the last of mine. A cherry 1973 Norton 850 Roadster. Used to have a 74 Norton Interstate but to my everylasting shame, I sold it a while back super cheap.

[donbubbo]

Here's the last of mine. A cherry 1973 Norton 850 Roadster. Used to have a 74 Norton Interstate but to my everylasting shame, I sold it a while back super cheap.
WOW! Don't see many of those.
Super nice!

[IV Troop]

This thread needs to stay alive!!

[HollowHead]

Here's my '88 79" Sportster. Wife's '85 Superglide right behind. HH
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l249/marmadukeruggles/minihorse006.jpg

[Herb Twoleaf]

That brings back some pretty vivid memories. The CB 350 was my very first bike.
Bronson7

Me too. What's more, I bought it from a dude whose name was Charles but we all called him "Bronson".

No lie.

[johnd]

Lust after this:http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm

listen to the audio files, see manufacturers pix and vintage pix...see the stuff for sale!!!!!

[Lethal Farce]

Here is current project. A 1948 FL ( First yr for Panhead) Although, it's had to say current, when I have been waiting on the repaired heads since May.
LF