lets see them motorcycles

[Possum2]

1969 BSA 750 Rocket III. Bought it out of a chicken coup storage room in 1974 for $500 It had around 3,000 miles on it. The P.O. got scared and parked it. It was so dirty you couldn't tell what color it was. It was a working chicken coup It required many hours with steel wool and semi chrome to get the metal parts to look respectable. Those batman mufflers produced the nicest sound I have ever heard from a stock bike. A low booming sound without any sharp tones. The sound probably radiated from the flat sides of the muffler acting like the heads of a base drum.

 

[grizz55chev]

1969 BSA 750 Rocket III. Bought it out of a chicken coup storage room in 1974 for $500 It had around 3,000 miles on it. The P.O. got scared and parked it. It was so dirty you couldn't tell what color it was. It was a working chicken coup It required many hours with steel wool and semi chrome to get the metal parts to look respectable. Those batman mufflers produced the nicest sound I have ever heard from a stock bike. A low booming sound without any sharp tones. The sound probably radiated from the flat sides of the muffler acting like the heads of a base drum.

I own it's cousin,1973 Triumph 750 Bonnie. All original, even the paint. I rebuilt the engine foe a guy, he rode it 1/4 mi in first gear, Turned around and came back, asked if I wanted to buy it as it scared him! That was in 84, got it for $750 cash, been mine ever since.

 

[Possum2]

wish I still had this one.

 

[1Alpha1]

 

[derwoodii]

a few old pictures from the 80ies

CB900 bolador and kawaka Z 650

with my misfit wardrobe as i had to borrow bits to leather up to get on race track omg orange pants i think im picking bugs out my eyes

 

[1Alpha1]

1961 Triumph Trophy.

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...636212072.html

 

[derwoodii]

1975 TY250 and bad case of helmet hair

 

[derwoodii]

1961 Triumph Trophy.

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/...636212072.html

what the hell imaging chasing plugging all the oil leaks



Meanwhwile im looking at this tomoz 1993 CBR 600F very cheap lowish 53K clicks so a maybe ATM will need to listen to donk and check what needs fix up

 

[grizz55chev]

what the hell imaging chasing plugging all the oil leaks



Meanwhwile im looking at this tomoz 1993 CBR 600F very cheap lowish 53K clicks so a maybe ATM will need to listen to donk and check what needs fix up View attachment 1092762

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Fresh seals, professionally restored, I'd be more concerned with the Lucas Prince of darkness electrics myself. ( not to mention the Smiths Guages )

 

[rocketnorton]

likin placement of front carb, myself
all this time, thought motors liked cool air/fuel

 

[SS396driver]

Just picked this up for the wife . 2006 Vstar 1100 Silverado with 6k miles . I bought it way lower than wholesale . It’s has a windscreen too the guy took it off the day he bought it new

 

[1Alpha1]

 

[1Alpha1]

 

[1Alpha1]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230707/ddf5115fd1c63ead9e12a7d5819e343a.gif

 

[derwoodii]

Mate had a 501 Maico and it was stupid silly nuts but never knew the 760 existed and it was beyond silly nuts


https://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/tech/the-legendary-maico-760-54366.html

 

[1Alpha1]

Mate had a 501 Maico and it was stupid silly nuts but never knew the 760 existed and it was beyond silly nuts


https://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/tech/the-legendary-maico-760-54366.html
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My younger brother is a Maico fanatic. He has 3 or 4 of them. I've ridden some of his bikes and they are so cool to ride.

Gotta say, I never knew about the 760. I sent him this link and asked if he was aware of them?

Cool post.............thanks!

 

[1Alpha1]

I kind of hope that this pic is photo-shopped, cause I'd hate to think that there are people that are actually that dumb.

 

[rocketnorton]

sid [lsd] helped build few o those back then

 

[1Alpha1]

 

[derwoodii]