a couple of question on bikes

[B_Bogus]

Here's mine....a 'bit' on the retro side, mind you







Sold my modern bikes because they were far too scary - now the only fear is 'will I get there?'

[ATAG_Dutch]

Now that is a cracking trio.

When do you get the Jota to go with them?

[Sternjaeger II]

Jolly good B_Bogus! Now you need a BSA and a vintage Honda to complete yr masterpiece collection! What years are they?

[B_Bogus]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Now that is a cracking trio.

When do you get the Jota to go with them?

Thanks!
It's right at the top of the list
Followed by an X-75 Hurricane, of course!

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

Jolly good B_Bogus! Now you need a BSA and a vintage Honda to complete yr masterpiece collection! What years are they?

A Rocket 3 would be good, wouldn't it? I got offered an A65 last year, but the memory of the last one locking the crank at 85mph on the M61 has kept such notions at bay!
I did have a Kawasaki Z1-B, but it had to go

Perhaps an H2...?

[brando]

Here's a piccie for you Bogus, of my earliest outfit - now in new hands and still looking good



I envy you your collection. I must be a little older than you perhaps; I had a Norton Dommie for a couple of years, but the Commie was beyond my wage packet at the time. I also had a brace of BSA M21's, the side-valve 600 single, but nothing ever quite came up to the big Panther for sloggability.

@Katana. I remember your namesake as a wicked piece of kit I nearly bought a Kettle once, but otherwise it was all Yam's for me after the British industry crashed. I never met the Yam R1
rider, but while I was a NABD rep we must have done 3 or 4 conversions for one-armed riders. Unfortunately the damage to my shoulder and spine wouldn't allow me to check out a solo, as I couldn't risk any further impact damage in the event of a spill. My first converted outfit was a Yam XS650, quite a classic in its own right. It had the lightweight sidecar from one of those Harley Davidson 350 2-strokes (re-badged Aermacchis?), but even that was too much for the Yammy gearbox. Eventually I restored it as a solo and got a great price from a collector.

As you said, I recommend a well-fitting lid and good leathers at the very least.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Beautiful trio, Bogus! Back in the early 70's I was riding a secondhand Yammy R5 (later to become the RD350), but had a motomag coverpage of a Norton Commando 750 in Candy Apple Red pinned up over my workbench. Unfortunately these sleek Brit classics don't take kindly to older BUFFs like me, so I've had to "settle" for my ol' Hog.

Loved seeing those pics - thanks for posting 'em.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by B_Bogus

Sold my modern bikes because they were far too scary - now the only fear is 'will I get there?'

yeah I did the same more or less. I am getting too old for 200 kph plus Japanese rockets and so bought a B5 Enfield last year. Well, it is not actually vintage, its a 2011 model mind you, but its still basically the 1955 tech. They do get a unit engine and EFI these days but the frame is straight from Redditch in the 1950's. It's not retro, the indians just kept making them the same way for 50 years. Why change a good thing? Its actually an incredibly fun bike ...

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by WTE_Galway

yeah I did the same more or less. I am getting too old for 200 kph plus Japanese rockets and so bought a B5 Enfield last year. Well, it is not actually vintage, its a 2011 model mind you, but its still basically the 1955 tech. They do get a unit engine and EFI these days but the frame is straight from Redditch in the 1950's. It's not retro, the indians just kept making them the same way for 50 years. Why change a good thing? Its actually an incredibly fun bike ...

Beauty!!!!!

I'm a huge fan of the British (design) classics like this. So pleased to see the new Triumphs and even the Norton Commando reappear (all-to-rare still in N America still). It seems that there is a skillful blending of the old with the modern. Electronics, reliable electrics, disk brakes.....but still retaining the flavour and charm of their original design.

I should get the Enfield. Talk about incentive to lose 100 lbs! LOL

[Screamadelica]

Back in the Eighties.. Vespa PE200.
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And another Saturday night out...
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How do I make these pictures bigger?

[Hooters2]

I'm on a k9 gsxr750 it's a thing of total beauty.