Topic: Let's see your non-SOHC4 on the road

[Stev-o]

Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois....

Old Starline factory, Harvard, Illinois...

Is that your bike Schmitty? Nice!

Good to see it out of the garage.

[Scott]

Nice morning,  then it rained. Still it beats working

[jas67]

Nice morning,  then it rained. Still it beats working

Nice Duc!   Want to see more!

[Stev-o]

Nice morning,  then it rained. Still it beats working

Nice Duc!   Want to see more!

+1.  And details....

[Scott]

Hi there
82 model 900ss. It was my only bike for a while when I got back into riding.
Now that I have few other bikes the  Duc doesn't get out that often,  but when I do ride it I love it.
The girls just bought me a Ducati sign last week that says "all others will be crushed". But I fixed it

[Terry in Australia]

Is that your bike Schmitty? Nice!

That it would be, Uncle Terry! 

Thassa nice looking bike Schmitty, enjoy!

[Sgt.Pinback]

Not on the road

but finally found the time to push our own barn find



home

[strynboen]

is the nuser vith 2 big 12 volt batterien in front..most old germen bikes have low elektric power...but this is heavy elektrified

[Terry in Australia]

Double post time......... Well it was cold and miserable again today, but being the manly man that I obviously am, I braved the slings and arrows of outrageous weather conditions and whipped my dirty old "Wang out for a lazy 150 mile ride. I dropped in to see Steve K0 in Wallan first for a cup of coffee and a chat, then headed off into the frozen tundra.

I headed north, and took the Broadford exit, then east across to Yea (pronounced "Yay", not "Yeah") for another coffee and a couple of jam donuts, and a smoke. The lady that served me must have been bored because she came outside for a chat about my magnificent 'Wang, saying that she'd never seen one that big before? "I bet you have", I thought to myself, but being the gentleman that I am, I thanked her politely.

By now my bladder was full of second-hand coffee, so it was time to head for home. The 'Wang was in it's element cruising at 75 MPH at a leisurely 4000 RPM in 5th gear, and silently passing all and sundry, and whilst bitterly cold, the warm air coming off the engine provided some comfort as I rode west into the setting sun. All in all a lovely ride, and a nice way to spend an otherwise miserable Sunday afternoon. Cheers, Terry.

[Terry in Australia]

Not on the road

but finally found the time to push our own barn find



home

Excellent! I love that moped too mate, what is it? Cheers, Terry;D

[Sgt.Pinback]

No idee what I am ging to do with those two.

That Mopped is a 1966 "Staiger", made in Stuttgart




Been here this morning, for you, my friend .....




...... and found some nice roads

[70CB750]

Nice pictures, guys.

Terry, what do you call bitterly cold? 20C?

Sgt, nice find, plans to fix it?

[MoMo]

Nice pictures, guys.

Terry, what do you call bitterly cold? 20C?

Sgt, nice find, plans to fix it?

had the same thoughts Prokop,  hope all is well with you....Larry

[70CB750]

Nice pictures, guys.

Terry, what do you call bitterly cold? 20C?

Sgt, nice find, plans to fix it?

Doing well, Larry! How about your? Done painting your beautiful house?




had the same thoughts Prokop,  hope all is well with you....Larry

[Damfino]

Noble, Illinois...

Abandoned stretch of U.S. Route 50 and bridge over Little Muddy Creek - east of Clay City, Illinois...

Little Muddy Creek...

Last painted the year the mighty CB750 first came to the States!!

[750cafe]

One of my fastest scooters...



Eric

[Terry in Australia]

Nice pictures, guys.

Terry, what do you call bitterly cold? 20C?

G'day mate, nah, it was maybe 14 deg C when I left, and about 10 when I got home. I know it's nothing on your winters, but that's why my 'Wang's got almost 100,000 miles on the odo, and bikes on your side of the pond don't..........

[70CB750]

Nice pictures, guys.

Terry, what do you call bitterly cold? 20C?

G'day mate, nah, it was maybe 14 deg C when I left, and about 10 when I got home. I know it's nothing on your winters, but that's why my 'Wang's got almost 100,000 miles on the odo, and bikes on your side of the pond don't..........

You got that right   And USA is still better then Europe, the other day I realized I never had the need for mash jacket in Czechoslovakia, while in Virginia I park the leather in April and use it again in October.

[ofreen]

My brother had never ridden Chief Joseph Highway, Beartooth, or the Going To The Sun road, so we decided to make it a trifecta last week. 

US 150 through the Uintas in Utah seemed like a good start, a great road in its own right. 





Chief Joseph Highway -




A couple of pix on top of Beartooth Pass -




The general store in Neihart, MT -


Going to the Sun.  The construction is on the east side this year -

[Terry in Australia]

Great pics Greg, and that old CBR1000 looks to be in great condition, they weren't really appreciated here (overshadowed by Suzuki's GSXR1100 and Yamaha's FJ1200) but good bikes, just the same. Cheers, Terry.

[ofreen]

Great pics Greg, and that old CBR1000 looks to be in great condition, they weren't really appreciated here (overshadowed by Suzuki's GSXR1100 and Yamaha's FJ1200) but good bikes, just the same. Cheers, Terry.

Thanks Terry.  The CBR is doing well, soon to hit 70,000 miles.  They didn't sell well in the U.S. either.  After 2 years, the Hurricane received a makeover in 1989, but Honda didn't sell them in the U.S. because there was still a supply of '87 and '88s still sitting at the dealers.  Mine is a '90, of which Honda only brought in 1000 bikes. 250 were painted like mine, the rest silver/black.  Subsequent years didn't sell well here either.  There was no '92 model sold in the U.S.  Too bad because build quality was better than its competitors.  But the ZX10/FJR1200/1100 Katana had more horsies, though the CBR has plenty, and the bike magazines damned the CBR with faint praise.  I bought mine on October 4, 1990, and 95% of the miles are touring miles.  The bike has one weak spot, and that is the cam chain tensioner.  They are good for maybe 35,000 miles, even after two updates by Honda. I replaced the one in mine the second time just before this trip.  No big deal, a couple hour job if you are not in a hurry.  But otherwise a great bike that still compares favorably with modern bikes.

The Hurricane section of the CBR forum has several Australian members who seem to be the most active riders of their old bikes.

[jas67]

2013 Ducati Monster 796 




This last one is actually in my driveway, but, after looking at the first ones, I needed to remove all those stickers from the trellis frame, and this is the only shot I've gotten since.

[jas67]

1968 CL175

[MoMo]

1968 CL175

nice bike, nice shot ....Larry

[Terry in Australia]

1968 CL175

+1, there's one just like that one at my favourite bike shop, in really good condition. The owner bought it from a museum in Queensland and Jeff at Ace Motorcycles is bringing it back to life for him, after sitting on a display stand for the last 20(+) years.

He told me that the new owner is going to "Cafe" it, and ditch those beautiful pipes, so I told him to tell the owner that I'll take the pipes if he wants to sell them. No idea what I'd put them on, but they're minty, so I'd hate to see them in the trash............



nice bike, nice shot ....Larry