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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #500 on: September 30, 2012, 06:39:01 AM »
Any idea where that bike is now Chuck? If I ever get across to the US I wanna see that beauty up close! ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #501 on: October 01, 2012, 11:21:29 AM »
The last I heard ,Chris sold the ALFA-BEAST to a guy in California shortly before moving back to the UK. I've tried to send Chris some E-mails but never got any return answers.
I'm going to check Youtube Videos to see if MAYBE someone has posted something on there since it was such an unusual bike!!


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« Reply #502 on: October 03, 2012, 03:54:18 AM »
Thanks mate, my sister lives in California, I might have to pay her a visit! (and do some snooping) ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #503 on: October 03, 2012, 07:10:27 AM »
Found out a guy named RON living in Camarillo,CA owns it now. At least you could get yourself to Camarillo,CA and ask around. You can bet it is a well known bike and I would start by asking at bike shops!!


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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #504 on: October 04, 2012, 01:12:18 AM »
Quote from: Xnavylfr on October 03, 2012, 07:10:27 AM
Found out a guy named RON living in Camarillo,CA owns it now. At least you could get yourself to Camarillo,CA and ask around. You can bet it is a well known bike and I would start by asking at bike shops!!


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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #505 on: October 16, 2012, 08:48:52 PM »
 I live in Northwestern Alberta, Canada. A friend of mine owns and restored these:










He (Mark...the owner) is in the process of setting up a museum in B.C. Canada
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #506 on: October 17, 2012, 12:19:16 AM »
Beautiful! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #507 on: October 26, 2012, 11:26:27 PM »
Love that BSA!
My brother-in-law Don rebuilt this Norton flat tank from what I thought was a mangled bicycle frame, he had to make some of the most intricate parts by hand, in the process he found a ready market (sep in the USA) for the tank caps he was machining.
Not my idea of an easy beast to ride but I can appreciate the years and craftmanship he has put into it, he regularly wins trophys on rallies and it has never let him down on any trip so the original engineering must be pretty sound. :)
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« Reply #508 on: November 11, 2012, 06:34:09 AM »
Ive been wanting to find something to add here. While I still havent found anything to fit in the wonderful catagory, here is something slightly wierd that I came across on Craigslist
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« Reply #509 on: November 12, 2012, 01:41:47 AM »
Sweet! Do you have a link to the CL advert mate? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #510 on: November 12, 2012, 06:32:54 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 12, 2012, 01:41:47 AM
Sweet! Do you have a link to the CL advert mate? Cheers, Terry. ;D

Here you go Terry!

http://hartford.craigslist.org/mcy/3399620209.html
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« Reply #511 on: November 12, 2012, 07:36:38 PM »
 That Duggy.. One day I get a call, to look at a new  find motor..was a 15 Douglas.. Not for sale.. Been in the family probably for at least 70  years, guy never found it till then.. A buddy has a 13 with a wicker chair on the side..
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #512 on: November 12, 2012, 08:12:40 PM »
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #513 on: November 12, 2012, 08:16:13 PM »
Quote from: 754 on November 12, 2012, 07:36:38 PM
That Duggy.. One day I get a call, to look at a new  find motor..was a 15 Douglas.. Not for sale.. Been in the family probably for at least 70  years, guy never found it till then.. A buddy has a 13 with a wicker chair on the side..

G'Day Frank, I read a story in a bike mag last month about a Douglas that was bought new in the 1920's, then was taken off the road quite early in it's life has just been put back on the road in almost perfect condition, it was in the one family for over 90 years! I'll see if I can find the article. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #514 on: November 13, 2012, 11:43:45 PM »
Is that like a Kwaka 750 triple with Yamaha trail add ons?
Weirdest off road bike I ever seen was a Suzi 750 waterbus with knoblies, the guy was sooo big he couldn't get a trail bike to go pig hunting on so he refitted a GT750 lol. ;D
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« Reply #515 on: November 14, 2012, 01:41:40 AM »
Quote from: Hush on November 13, 2012, 11:43:45 PM
Is that like a Kwaka 750 triple with Yamaha trail add ons?
Weirdest off road bike I ever seen was a Suzi 750 waterbus with knoblies, the guy was sooo big he couldn't get a trail bike to go pig hunting on so he refitted a GT750 lol. ;D

That's a 500 with dirt bike add-ons Rick, and would be a wicked ride, methinks! Your story about the waterbottle dirt bike is cool, but geez, they were heavy bikes, whereas the Kawasaki's were pretty light in comparison.

My cuz had a GT750K which he commuted on from his bush property into town and back every day for years, about 10 Km of dirt before he hit the bitumen, dodging Kangaroos and errant livestock. The dirt was awful, but he got so used to it that it never seemed to bother him. I rode my CB750 out there a few times, but always rode at my own pace, there was no way I'd try to keep up with him.

He eventually sold it and bought a ute, which was a shame, because I quite enjoyed the smell of 2 stroke smoke as I followed him around hairpin bends in loose gravel, while swerving around potholes and dodging 'roos..... ;D
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So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #516 on: December 13, 2012, 09:42:30 PM »
Oh I should have recognised the stacks, I followed one of those around for a long time when my best mate had a Mach 1, seat like a concrete slab but open the taps and hang on!! ;D
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I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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« Reply #517 on: January 03, 2013, 09:00:39 PM »
Something that caught my eye. ;D
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I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #518 on: January 03, 2013, 09:09:39 PM »
I wish I could have gotten a picture of it, but I recently talked with a guy who had an '87 Yamaha Warrior 350 with a '79 Cb650 engine on it! He said it needed some little things still, but ran! I don't think I am man enough to try and ride that thing! :o
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #519 on: January 07, 2013, 04:44:57 AM »
Quote from: scunny on January 27, 2011, 05:54:56 PM
1950 German-built Imme won "Most Unique" award at the 2009 Dania Beach Vintage Motorcycle Show. Immes featured a single-sided telescopic fork and a single-sided swingarm that also routed the exhaust (!); its 99cc two-stroke engine moved with the rear suspension. Immes were built from 1948-1951.



my grandfather use this in the early 50`s for roadracing. and they drive on public roads,not race tracks. he had one artificial arm because he fought in the 2 world war in france against the yanks and lost the arm due to machinegun.but it worked out fine with a wooden hand.lot of vets were involved in roadracing in this times.
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CB900F(wish i still have it)
FZR1000(too fast)
Rickman CR900(sold for a good price)
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CB 125 CL(just for fun)
Yamaha XTZ 125
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #520 on: January 07, 2013, 04:55:04 AM »
For the CBX fans out there.

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Kreidler RMC(50cc)
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XS850(great bike)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #521 on: January 09, 2013, 08:50:04 AM »
That last CBX V12 must be a total nightmare to tune..,but a complete BLAST to ride  ;) !
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #522 on: January 09, 2013, 11:10:03 AM »
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« Reply #523 on: January 09, 2013, 02:39:20 PM »
Broken link?  :-\
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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