Author Topic: Pictures of SOHC scene back in the 70's and 80's (Read 63072 times)

nccb · « **Reply #100 on:** March 10, 2012, 02:46:39 PM »

Quote from: Prospect on March 10, 2012, 11:24:33 AM

This is one of my favourite pics of the cb750. Anyone know if the background is Trafalgar square in London?

I think the tags up front are aesthetically pleasing.

gerhed · « **Reply #101 on:** March 10, 2012, 02:49:36 PM »

Buckingham Palace, I'd say!

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #102 on:** March 10, 2012, 02:53:20 PM »

Not the palace. It is the Square as Nelson's Column has lions at the base of it.

scottly · « **Reply #103 on:** March 11, 2012, 06:39:51 PM »

Quote from: CycleRanger on March 07, 2012, 11:22:49 AM

Quote from: scottly on March 06, 2012, 06:04:19 PM
I've GOT to get a slide scanner. I've got a bunch of pics from the Laguna Seca super-bike race in '79. Rode up there on Hwy 1 from SLO.

I have one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/Epson-B11B193081-Epson-Perfection-V300-Photo-Color-Scanner-Black/dp/B001GBKTGM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331148056&sr=8-1

Totally exceeded my expectations for scanning slides and negatives!

Thanks for the tip!

736cc · « **Reply #104 on:** March 11, 2012, 08:42:22 PM »

My 1971 CB500Four w/ Action 4 headers, pic taken at Shinnecock Bay, Long Island 1977

scottly · « **Reply #105 on:** March 16, 2012, 06:48:12 PM »

Just got the Epson scanner; works great! This pic is from 1979. Not sure exactly where, but I think it's somewhere in Colorado, maybe Montrose?
(BTW, I know it's a mirror image.

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Retro Rocket · « **Reply #106 on:** March 16, 2012, 06:52:21 PM »

Same bike Scott? you've had that one for a while mate...

scottly · « **Reply #107 on:** March 16, 2012, 07:08:23 PM »

Yeah, Mick, it's the same bike. You might say we've grown old together.

I bought it about 2 months before that pic was taken, and completely tore it apart and put it back together, barely in time for that ride.
Here's another from the same trip; I think this one was taken in Aspen.

Prospect · « **Reply #108 on:** March 16, 2012, 07:37:06 PM »

Quote from: scottly on March 16, 2012, 07:08:23 PM

Yeah, Mick, it's the same bike. You might say we've grown old together.
I bought it about 2 months before that pic was taken, and completely tore it apart and put it back together, barely in time for that ride.
Here's another from the same trip; I think this one was taken in Aspen.

Is that a simpson helmet on your bike?

CycleRanger · « **Reply #109 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:18:53 PM »

Quote from: scottly on March 16, 2012, 07:08:23 PM

Yeah, Mick, it's the same bike. You might say we've grown old together.
I bought it about 2 months before that pic was taken, and completely tore it apart and put it back together, barely in time for that ride.
Here's another from the same trip; I think this one was taken in Aspen.

Pretty high cylinder count in that photo! Glad you like the scanner. Are those shots from slides?

HondaMan · « **Reply #110 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:39:30 PM »

Me, on a trip thru Oregon in 1976, on my way back from Seattle. I rode Denver-Idaho Falls first day, to Seattle next, then around Tacoma and back to Seattle and along the Puget Sound next, then to Big Bear Lake the next day, which was this day. Then back to Denver the next. Still have this, my K2!

scottly · « **Reply #111 on:** March 16, 2012, 08:41:07 PM »

Yeah, 35mm slides, scanned at the default 300 dpi. I'm impressed!

Prospect, the helmet is a Bell Moto-star.

brandEn · « **Reply #112 on:** March 16, 2012, 10:19:31 PM »

Quote from: HondaMan on March 16, 2012, 08:39:30 PM

Me, on a trip thru Oregon in 1976, on my way back from Seattle. I rode Denver-Idaho Falls first day, to Seattle next, then around Tacoma and back to Seattle and along the Puget Sound next, then to Big Bear Lake the next day, which was this day. Then back to Denver the next. Still have this, my K2!

Is that a Snickers or a pistol in your pocket?

scottly · « **Reply #113 on:** March 17, 2012, 11:38:43 AM »

This Rickman was in the parking lot at Laguna Seca, '79.

GreenHornet74 · « **Reply #114 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:01:30 PM »

I found this pic in one of the Beatles Books I had. Not sure on the year though.

dhall57 · « **Reply #115 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:14:48 PM »

Here I am in 1971 on my brand new Honda SL175.

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #116 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:21:48 PM »

Quote from: nccb on March 10, 2012, 02:46:39 PM

Quote from: Prospect on March 10, 2012, 11:24:33 AM
This is one of my favourite pics of the cb750. Anyone know if the background is Trafalgar square in London?

I think the tags up front are aesthetically pleasing.

If by tags you mean number plate these were outlawed for safety reasons. Tho I'm using one on the bike in my avatar cos I'm a rebel.

Greggo · « **Reply #117 on:** March 17, 2012, 02:05:42 PM »

Why would those be outlawed? How are they unsafe?

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #118 on:** March 17, 2012, 02:10:33 PM »

Cutting pedestrians in half!

Greggo · « **Reply #119 on:** March 17, 2012, 02:39:19 PM »

Oweeeee!

mcpuffett · « **Reply #120 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:31:26 PM »

Pedestrian slicers they were nicknamed

, cheers Mick.

MRieck · « **Reply #121 on:** March 17, 2012, 08:31:44 PM »

Quote from: scottly on March 16, 2012, 07:08:23 PM

Yeah, Mick, it's the same bike. You might say we've grown old together.
I bought it about 2 months before that pic was taken, and completely tore it apart and put it back together, barely in time for that ride.
Here's another from the same trip; I think this one was taken in Aspen.

Not 1 but 2 79 CBX's. Neat!

I have a red one myself.

scottly · « **Reply #122 on:** March 17, 2012, 08:43:52 PM »

The silver one was the very first CBX to be sold on the west coast! BTW, the piston pics were taken about 3 weeks earlier...

scottly · « **Reply #123 on:** March 17, 2012, 08:53:14 PM »

Another pic..

CycleRanger · « **Reply #124 on:** March 17, 2012, 09:18:34 PM »

HA hah hahaha! The bell bottoms!

/....are just like the ones I wore then....

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Author Topic: Pictures of SOHC scene back in the 70's and 80's (Read 63072 times)