Author Topic: Let see your 'other bike' !!! (Read 47042 times)

kslrr · « **Reply #75 on:** January 06, 2008, 01:56:45 PM »

Finally able to connect to my camera.

Here is my fleet in order that I aquired them:

'72 CB350F (still working on it for the last 20 years)

'04 HD 883 Custom (bought new in '04)

'81 CB650 Custom (picked up last June, almost finished)

'77 Yam XS750D (left behind by previous tenent, needs much work)

'81 Yam IT465 (free from wifes co-worker, needs some work)

Andoo · « **Reply #76 on:** January 06, 2008, 11:19:23 PM »

My other honda is a cl350

Also have a w650

seaweb11 · « **Reply #77 on:** January 06, 2008, 11:26:52 PM »

Nice CL

754 · « **Reply #78 on:** January 07, 2008, 09:05:06 AM »

Toycollecter,

What I meant was there is no end to what you can change or upgrade.. but eventually it becomes a less and less original bike.. Original bikes always show some wear..

The older bikes are the harder it gets to find original, and the higher the value gets..

That is why I brought up the others as an example.. I know a guy had a 49 pan.. original paint with a dent in the tank.. no way he was going to fix it and ruin the paint. It actually had white on the bottom of the seafoam green tank..with little curls like waves, it was owned by a navy guy. He added the white paint or curls.. but it was part of the charm of a2 owner bike!

Resored bikes tell no stories.. every nick or scratch in an original is another marker of something that happened to the bike along the way..

But if a part is real bad, change it if you have to..

bgfootball67 · « **Reply #79 on:** January 07, 2008, 04:24:48 PM »

Love those Hondas Andoo!

toycollector10 · « **Reply #80 on:** January 07, 2008, 11:31:21 PM »

Thanks for that 754..Yep I understand alright. My K0 has a slightly different amount
of fading on the headlight bucket, fork ears, side covers, tank and air box etc but I'm not going to
repaint it as that would sort of spoil it. I got rid of the rusty spokes and poished the hubs. Rebuilt
the carburettors and serviced the brakes and forks etc and a whole lot of very minor stuff.

It runs like a brand new bike but it kind of looks used, which how I like it.

With the Z1, I will do the spokes and hubs and detail the cosmetic bits and also get the engine
running as best as it can. The pipes are a bit munted but I can live with it. POR the tank etc...
Keep it as original as I can but also make it look a bit better.

CrisPDuk · « **Reply #81 on:** January 08, 2008, 12:45:02 PM »

Quote from: Andoo on January 06, 2008, 11:19:23 PM

PxTx · « **Reply #82 on:** January 08, 2008, 01:21:37 PM »

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #83 on:** January 08, 2008, 01:32:20 PM »

Not so

............

Sam.

Swede · « **Reply #84 on:** January 08, 2008, 05:19:15 PM »

Here is a picture of my little 73 Trail 90. This was my first bike it belonged to my grandfather who bought it new. His best friend owned a Honda shop and sold him a 72 and a 73. The 72 was sold to buy me a 3 wheeler. It has just over 500 miles on the clock and it is a blast to ride around town.

RRRToolSolutions · « **Reply #85 on:** January 08, 2008, 05:33:53 PM »

I don't know how this little thing survived 42 years with it's original paint, rims, spokes, bars, and cables all in tact but she has. I bought this several years ago to replace one I had when I was 11 (38 years ago. I have the original seat put-up, but it's seen much better days. It still runs like a swiss watch, just doesn't have near the power and speed I seem to remember my first one having back then

Gordon

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #86 on:** January 08, 2008, 06:21:23 PM »

Quote from: Cyclone on December 30, 2007, 07:45:20 PM

1975 FXE, Paughco wishbone swingarm frame, its a rat but I'm not in it a whole bunch.

i like it........................................................alot.

TEET76 · « **Reply #87 on:** January 08, 2008, 06:51:49 PM »

Heres my youngest on my 05' V-Star.....

TEET76 · « **Reply #88 on:** January 08, 2008, 07:06:03 PM »

Heres a better pic, if I can figure this out

and my CM400A....

and my 92' SecaII 600...

MRieck · « **Reply #89 on:** January 08, 2008, 07:16:04 PM »

Quote from: Ilbikes on January 08, 2008, 05:33:53 PM

just doesn't have near the power and speed I seem to remember

Gordon

My wife often says that about me Gordon.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #90 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:12:21 PM »

I'm not so sure a restored bike doesn't tell a story. It just tells your story, a different story. A resto can have a lot of love final coat over the primer of blood, sweat, and tears. And money.

I've sold several primo bikes this year. Very sad and frustrating, but, aside from my 400, here's what I have left;

W650 A friend calls it a Watchless.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #91 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:18:53 PM »

R100 conversion w '53 Steib S500. I'll never sell this.

'52 R67/2 Still working on it. Finally got an original carburetor (if anyone needs to borrow a 15x1 bottoming tap, I have one), got the front fender brace fitted, trying to get the rear wheel straightened... stuff like that.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #92 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:25:28 PM »

Hmmm- the real one isn't all wavy-gravy like that...

Anyhoo- wrote his name down but now I can't read it. Way nice V7 Sport. My favorite here so far. (he knows who he is) Have to say there are some awfully nice bikes up, though. I'm kind of surprised there aren't more Brit bikes up here. And only one other Beemer. Sad.

Oh- that one sidecar rig without a body- can't tell from the picture; is that a Ural or Sunbeam?

Bill- why us that rig only temporary and what kind of SC is that?

DarkRider · « **Reply #93 on:** January 08, 2008, 08:45:01 PM »

Bill is installing his sidecar rig onto his 750 A ernie

mikedialect · « **Reply #94 on:** January 08, 2008, 10:25:08 PM »

you have great taste uncle ernie.

azuredesign · « **Reply #95 on:** January 09, 2008, 09:20:06 AM »

That is a beautiful looking collection!

FunJimmy · « **Reply #96 on:** January 09, 2008, 09:55:39 AM »

'97 Buell S1 Lightning and 2001 Honda RC51

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #97 on:** January 09, 2008, 01:48:11 PM »

What a fab looking V twin.....shame about the other one

Sam.

jbailey · « **Reply #98 on:** January 11, 2008, 08:52:47 PM »

This is my 2005 Kawasaki Concours.

neil young · « **Reply #99 on:** January 11, 2008, 10:46:17 PM »

My 1982 GS750TZ

Over this winter i"m having a tank and new after market side covers painted>i just finished rebuilding the carbs>next is fix some minor wiring issues<change the front fender and im good to go this spring

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