Ride, Captain Ride!-How many bikers?

Jon Kostal · Post by **Jon Kostal** » 2 Oct 2005 3:23 pm

Beemer not for sale. My kids can fight over it.

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Jon
Uncle Jons Music

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Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 6 Oct 2005 5:36 pm

With gas at $3 (plus) per gallon, and climbing, I went out and bought myself some transportation. 60 mpg, baby.

Check out that sissy bar.

Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 6 Oct 2005 5:40 pm

Sorry about the double post.

Very funny, Jim.

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Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 6 Oct 2005 9:06 pm

Nice bike Rick, but did you buy two of them?

Ride carefully.[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 06 October 2005 at 11:10 PM.]

Chuck Hall · Post by **Chuck Hall** » 7 Oct 2005 2:06 pm

Bobbe I used to ride a Beemer R65. Had side jugs. Had several and am now riding a Gold Wing Aspencade. Right Gene, sure are more comfortable than the bone shakers I once had.

Ride on Bro

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EMCI D10 8/4 and Nashville 400

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 11 Oct 2005 3:36 pm

I saw this in the November issue of Motorcyclist Magazine. I want one!

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John Drury
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Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 11 Oct 2005 3:50 pm

OK John, I'll buy one! And an old BMW.

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 11 Oct 2005 4:54 pm

Steve McQueen lives!

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 11 Oct 2005 11:21 pm

Now that is cool!!! Looks vintage, but probably is more reliable than the old ones... I would hope..., ha.

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 12 Oct 2005 2:17 am

Jim M.,
Yes, that is Steves number plate. In the article they had a picture of him on his Triumph at the 1964 ISDT in E. Germany, #278.

Jim P.,

I haven't ridden one yet but yes, the new Triumphs are very high quality machines, extremely reliable. They are built by an entirely different Company at an entirely different plant. All the new ones share with the old is the tank badge.

I went through a raft of Triumphs in the 60's and 70's. Cool bikes but between the Lucas electrics, and the cheesy trannys, I had a lot of down time.

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John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 12 Oct 2005 2:25 am

Bobbe,

The new ones are 900cc's, they should really fly with an engine like that!

According to the article the MSRP is $7999-

I was knocked out by the new T100 they are building but now they have really got me going!
This scrambler is the cats @$$!

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John Drury
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Jon Kostal · Post by **Jon Kostal** » 12 Oct 2005 10:25 pm

I'm asking $3500.00 for my 1973 BMW R60/5. If a forumite buys it, I'll make the appropriate donation to the forum. Pictures and description can be seen if you Click here.

Thanks.

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Jon
Uncle Jons Music

Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 13 Oct 2005 10:23 am

Are all bikers this mental? http://www.compfused.com/directlink/931/

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One of those steel guitar thingies and an amp.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 14 Oct 2005 7:07 pm

Jon Kostal, I'll trade you a great '92 BMW 325-I automobile for the Cycle. I've run out of storage space for my cars this winter. It is a GREAT running car. No dents, no rust, great glass etc.,I just spent a small fortune on it, 5 speed, white 4 door. Yep, your gain, even trade. Good move for the winter, you make the transition.
I'm serious!
Bobbe[This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 14 October 2005 at 08:08 PM.]

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 15 Oct 2005 3:52 pm

My Scooter, BMW K1200GT

Here is a link to some pics from a recent tour in Newfoundland: http://members16.clubphoto.com/chris791772/3522948/owner-61fe.phtml
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Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 15 Oct 2005 8:39 pm

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 16 Oct 2005 4:00 am

John,

Great pictures!

Thanks

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Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 16 Oct 2005 7:44 pm

2005 1100 Yamaha Red and Black. 40 MPG My Steel Wont Fit in the saddle Bags?

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 17 Oct 2005 6:05 am

Thanks guys, me and the infamous Mrs. W sure had a ball. Folks up in Canada sure were nice. It's been awful wet up here in CT lately, but It dried out yesterday with some big wind, so perhaps I'll get in a quick scoot this afternoon. Precious little warm riding left...
Best to you all.....JW

James Lombard · Post by **James Lombard** » 23 Oct 2005 9:00 pm

Hi, am a new member,but an old biker.I presently ride a Shovelhead. Frame ,trans & engine are 1974, and the rest is whatever I say it is.Front end is '49 -59, tanks, '66, solo seat on seatpost, Kickstarter (and an electric foot,).In the past I've owned and loved a'29JDH two-cam,'30VL, '28101 scout, and '55 and '56 pans. Yeah, I llke the old stuff. also have a '41 WL project in the works. started riding back when it was a little less repectable, and a lot more fun.

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 24 Oct 2005 3:11 pm

James,

The Shovel sounds like an interesting bike, put up a picture if you can.

I had a 37 WL, and a 48 Pan,61 incher. I think it was the first year of the Pan. Both were fun bikes but I don't miss kicking either one of them. My 37 was a 3 speed on the tank. A guy I knew back then had one just like it that also had reverse.

Thanks for posting!

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Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 26 Oct 2005 3:47 pm

Traded up to a 2000 Kawa Vulcan 500 w/ 2100 miles on it. Nice! Plenty of bike for me.

Rick Vizzi · Post by **Rick Vizzi** » 27 Oct 2005 8:41 pm

Just bought a BMW R1100S, Pacific Blue. Had a '76 R90S, with the Dellorto pump carbs. Had a '78 Triumph Tiger 750, and a '72 Norton Commando Combat 750. Almost had '70 Bonneville in mint condition c.1990 but the deal fell thru. The R1100S is awesome. Gas prices and 0.9% financing "forced" to get it (HA!)! One thing I will say, though, I wish I had bought a steel guitar in '72 instead of the Norton, maybe I'd be playing for a living right now. Then again, we can all say we should've done this & that, etc.!
I guess the love of a two-wheeled freedom machine (to quote Junior Brown's song) is similar to the love of musical instruments. (?)

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 28 Oct 2005 2:07 am

I had a TR6 in the sixties, then after a guy screwed up the boring job the thing would sieze up on a hot day so I sold and wanted anther bike, a 441 Victor came along and loved the little dual purpose bike, but had a severe wreck on it not long after, so being laid up I bought a Guild guitar to pass the many hours in bed, I sort of learned a little finger picking, one day listening to rock station they played this new group with a new sound, the group was Pure Prairie League and I loved the crazy instrument that was bending all those notes, if anyone recalls the album cover credits called the instrument a "Sho Boo" steel guitar, I said to myself "I gotta get one of those things".
Rick, there is a guy here that moved up here from the Edison area of Jersey and he needs to sell a pristine fully restored down to the cadium plated fasteners 69 Bonneville (restored in Jersey somewhere), it is showroom! My trumpets I have now are 68 TR6, 70 Bonneville, 79 Bonneville Special, and in pieces a 73 Bonneville

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 30 Oct 2005 9:30 am

Jim,

I went through a couple 441 Victors myself, great bikes! In 1965 BSA made the first step toward the Victor, it was a 350cc round barrel single. They called it a Silver Star, or Shooting Star, or something like that. The next year they lengthened the stroke adding one fin to the cylinder (that is the only difference) and called it the 441 Victor Spl. Later years had a square barrel. This bike in the photo is the 350 in stock condition except for the paint job, straight pipe, and the addition of a 32mm Keihin.

That is me on the bike, downhill and WFO,warming up for a nice friendly Sunday afternoon scramble. (friendly, yeah right!)
We didn't have helmets on all the time in them days. Actually, back then we didn't have all that many brains to put in a helmet. LMAO!

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