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Offline Rookster

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Jim Morrison Honda CL305?
« on: August 04, 2012, 04:43:57 PM »
Jim Morrison Honda 305?

http://thevintagent.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/pur-sang-psychedelic-provenance.html

The Von Dutch paint is total bs as he would have signed it.  I doubt Von Dutch would have actually bought a Honda 305 anyway.  He had a pretty unique collection of bikes but they were mostly European or American, early 1900s, and wierd in some way.  1971 is when he left California for Arizona also which doesn't really add up to a Honda 305 purchase.

The Morrison connection is interesting.  He wasn't known to be into bikes and there are no pics of him on a bike.  If you watch "When You're Strange" there is pristine footage from Morrison's never released movie 'HWY: An American Pastoral' where he is driving a Shelby Mustang.  In one of the scenes he passes a truck with 2 Harley Davidsons in the back.  Morrison stares at the bikes which says something.

If the Von Dutch connection is made up then the Morrison connection is probably made up too but he really looked hard at those FLHs in the back of that truck.

Here's the link to "When You're Strange": The Doors - When You're Strange [Part 2] (part 1 is missing).  The scenes from 'HWY' are so clear that it really brings Morrison to life.  The film maker was actually criticized for using an "actor" to re-create Morrison on screen, but its really him.

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Re: Jim Morrison Honda CL305?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2012, 06:03:56 PM »
Too bad this didn't come up a few weeks ago; I ran into Von Dutch's daughter, Lorna, at the supermarket. I hadn't seen her for several years...
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Re: Jim Morrison Honda CL305?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2012, 10:56:32 PM »
Lizards don't ride bikes man.
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Re: Jim Morrison Honda CL305?
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 09:31:38 AM »
Lizards don't ride bikes man.


i think lizard kings do though.
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Re: Jim Morrison Honda CL305?
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2012, 09:36:18 AM »
Lizards don't ride bikes man.


i think lizard kings do though.

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