Author Topic: What's the oldest motorcycle that you have ridden ? (Read 4412 times)

greenjeans · « **on:** June 09, 2014, 10:50:23 AM »

Got a chance to ride a 1905 Thor over the weekend. One of 2 known to exist. Ran like a champ.

That smashed my previous record of a 1957 Panhead earlier in the day that the owner generously let me ride all afternoon.

Not sure I'll ever top that.

scunny · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:01:35 AM »

nice
had the pleasure of riding a Vincent 500 comet, would have been a 1950 model.

Sami1987 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:11:23 AM »

1958 panhead. Its was a fun ride!

toytuff · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:29:32 AM »

57 pan head back in the day.

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ofreen · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2014, 11:51:45 AM »

My dad's '49 Hydra Glide when I was 16.

754 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2014, 02:29:09 PM »

28ish Scout..
Had an 05 or 06 Indian project a while back..stll got a lot of a 14 HD twin motor and some other bits..

dusterdude · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2014, 02:34:05 PM »

49 panhead,ride it when the urge strikes me

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azuredesign · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2014, 05:54:30 PM »

48 Whizzer!

scottly · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2014, 07:50:14 PM »

'53 BSA 650. Bought it as a basket-case for $350, and sold it the day after this pic was taken for $500.

mrbreeze · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2014, 12:39:35 AM »

I rode a few 60's bikes back in the day but can't really think of any years so I'm gonna say my old Honda 305 Scrambler which I believe was a 66.

rickman750 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 10, 2014, 02:12:38 AM »

I used to bash a '48 sidevalve BSA 500 around the forrest before I could afford a (very!) 2nd hand DT1.

bwaller · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2014, 06:07:12 AM »

52 Ariel square four with a very cool period sidecar.

wardenerd · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2014, 06:14:07 AM »

minister here has a first year Indian that has to be worth a high 6 figure number. A strange ride but how neat he let me ride a bike that old. Bike is unrestored but with great patina.

754 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2014, 08:29:44 AM »

I can probably shed more light on the year of the Indian, my buddy has a lot of the early ones, and knows them well. He has a complete 04 and part of a 03 And I think some 02 Stuff...and a few other pre 10 years
If its got a spring fork its at least an 06 or maybe 05.
You said it's a runner, a lot of them are not. Is it possible to email me a pic of it. And which color is it ?

wardenerd · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2014, 10:42:00 AM »

754 I will try. It was a single cylinder and an 03 I think in rusty rd and black if I remeber correctly. It has been 6 years since I rode it.

dusterdude · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2014, 02:06:21 PM »

Thats freakin cool

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bwaller · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2014, 04:35:20 AM »

Freakin cool for sure. We were at Barber a few years ago and they had one lap "race" for motorcycles at least 100 years old. It was crazy how many bikes took part...very cool. At VRRA race events one lad from Maryland always brings his 30's something Rudge and races it. At our Mosport event there are several Rudges, part of a club I assume, out there mixing it up. Tremendous. Not that everybody should be racing these things, but I think it's great these old bikes are being ridden and not locked up in a glass house.

Gaucho · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2014, 12:42:52 PM »

1938 BMW motorcycle, from a friend's private collection. It completely blew my mind how good this bike rides for 1930's standards. Also my W1 Kawasaki 1967.
Gaucho

strynboen · « **Reply #18 on:** July 30, 2014, 06:26:45 AM »

i have rode old dkw125 and nimbus 750cc from 40"-50"...years

MoMo · « **Reply #19 on:** July 30, 2014, 06:34:40 AM »

my first bike-the Harley Hummer- don't remember the year but probably a 1958

Rocky2010 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 13, 2014, 09:09:34 PM »

I have a couple of 1948 Velocette's

StClair · « **Reply #21 on:** October 26, 2014, 01:43:14 AM »

1926 Ner-a-car at the Shetland Classic Motor Show in June this year

MoMo · « **Reply #22 on:** October 26, 2014, 03:51:14 AM »

Quote from: StClair on October 26, 2014, 01:43:14 AM

1926 Ner-a-car at the Shetland Classic Motor Show in June this year

Is the rider sitting on the gas tank? Very cool old ride and one I've never heard of....Larry

StClair · « **Reply #23 on:** October 26, 2014, 09:08:23 AM »

Well, yes - but there is a seat between me and the fuel tank

'Twas a very odd thing to ride - the hub-centre steering doesn't have very much lock, and I suppose I might, in time, have got used to the hand change, but the huge gap between first & second gears meant that by the time I'd found second, it wanted first again

754 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 26, 2014, 09:33:51 AM »

There was a Neracar in the Cannonball. Run this year..

StClair · « **Reply #25 on:** October 27, 2014, 01:10:57 AM »

Quote from: 754 on October 26, 2014, 09:33:51 AM

There was a Neracar in the Cannonball. Run this year..

Whoever was riding it has my unqualified admiration

Don R · « **Reply #26 on:** November 03, 2014, 09:41:52 PM »

58 beemer for me,

bill440cars · « **Reply #27 on:** December 25, 2014, 06:51:15 PM »

I have pictures of 2 or 3 Super Hawks and 1 Scrambler with 400F motors. No shots that show much, that would give much Input on how they mounted the motor In the front or top. Now. I am kinda thinking now. I have a 400F that isn't complete and I also have some Superhawk bits as well.

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