Bikes and Friends

[big turkey]

Ever had a bike you really wished you'd kept but did not.

Well here's your chance to spill your guts.

Love this song.

A Tribute to the Crocker Motorcycle	powered by Aeva

[valkmc]

Oh yea I had two, a Norton 850 Commando 1974 and a 1980 CB 750F, both great bikes and gave them up for nothing, Back in the day I use to change bikes a lot but I really had fun with both of those and wished I had kept them. The 850 put out a whopping 51 HP and vibrated like nobody's business but as a 18 year old I thought I was ruling the world. Spent a lot of time tightening bolts but even then I realized  a day on a bike or working on one was better that most other things I could do. I often wonder what the heck my parents were thinking letting me ride bikes when I was 17 & 18 years old.

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Velocette LE200
BSA A 10 with a square section rear tire
Yamaha RD400
Laverda Jota

[Spirited-6]

Bently 150
Super Hawk 305
CB350
CB750  two of them.
V65 Magna
Valkyrie, still GOTS. 

Never had a "bad" one.

[hubcapsc]

I sold my 83 CR 480 and got a 86(?) YZ 490... what an expensive downgrade! If I'da just got a
good shock for the Honda, I would have had a better bike and a fatter wallet...

Not that the 490 was unridable...



-Mike

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

I sold my 83 CR 480 and got a 86(?) YZ 490... what an expensive downgrade! If I'da just got a
good shock for the Honda, I would have had a better bike and a fatter wallet...

Not that the 490 was unridable...



-Mike

Tell me that's not the cautious level headed Mike I know in that picture. 

[Ramjet]

1981 Honda CB900F

[DaveC]

Great post BIG AL, video brought back a lot of memories.
I'm in my 50th yr. of owning & riding motorcycles.
My 1st was a 1956 Triumph T-Bird, & i rode Triumphs 'til 1968, alongwith a 500cc Matchless & 250cc MAICO.
'68 to '80 i rode HD, FLH
'80 got my 1st of 4 Goldwings, '80,'84,'00, & '05.
In '00 i bought a '98 Valk standard, but sold it to buy the GW.
ALWAYS regretted seeling the VALK. In '07 i had the opportunity to buy a '00 Valk Standard & i did
The Valk is the only motorcycle i REALLY missed, altho i've enjoyed every motorcycle i've ever ridden,
the VALK is the only 1 missed enough to buy another.
This 1 will go to my Grandson when i can no longer ride.
Dave C, the hobo
Blue Knight VAIII (ret)
PGR
Stafford,Va

[valkmc]

1981 Honda CB900F

Great looking bike, I had it's little brother 750F and loved it.

[GreenLantern57]

83 V65 Magna, great road bike.
74 Elsinore 250, MT that was street legal. Rode that thing everywhere.

[big turkey]

I finally after quitting competition Motocross bought a Honda CR250 and found out why I was getting beat in the turns.

That thing would turn on a half a dime and had about the same power as my YZ250.

Turning is where I was getting beat.

But If I started to win again I would probably not quit and be more crippled up than I am.

So all is good.

Thanks for sharing those MX pics, brings back memories.

Al

Here is a YZ 490 that is ridden by one of my heroes Brock Glover, the Yamahas were still yellow then.

BROC GLOVER RED BUD LEGENDS 1983 YAMAHA YZ490	powered by Aeva

[hubcapsc]

Here is a YZ 490 that is ridden by one of my heroes Brock Glover, the Yamahas were still yellow then.

Sometimes when Broc was on them, they were pink 

[Smokinjoe-VRCCDS#0005]

 I've owned two 750's this one was my favorite in fact I've thought about buying another one several times.I bought this bike with 2,300 miles on it. I sold it with 18,000 miles on it and made $400.00 on the deal .



 



 

[Rowdy]

  I kept one of my favorites    81 CB900F Custom 

[~ Timbrwolf]

. . .....GMTA Joe.....that was my first bike also....1977 Honda 750 F ...Burgandy....Matte Black Engine....had it about 3 months and strapped my back pack to it and moved to Houston Texas....my first road trip....what an adventure.....what a bike !. ...wish I still had it..

I've owned two 750's this one was my favorite in fact I've thought about buying another one several times.I bought this bike with 2,300 miles on it. I sold it with 18,000 miles on it and made $400.00 on the deal .



 



 

[~ Timbrwolf]

....very cool Rowdy....that was my 2nd bike !....except it was the 750.....1980 Honda 750 "Custom"....Iranian kid just learning to drive hung a left right in front of me and took me out....totaled the bike....still have the side cover "750 Custom"...badge that was on the side cover....put a 4 into one Kirker Header on her....first bike I ever bought...after market chrome for...think that was the year Honda got rid of the "kick starter"....nother bike I wish I still had...


....nother shot.....bought that back rest with the big ol chrome "Honda Eagle Emblem"...if ya remember thats when jap bikes forst started to try and emulate the.."Harley look"....Kirker Header on the side....think thats when my ..chrome addiction..kicked in.. 


 


....by the way....good Post Big Al..  

  I kept one of my favorites    81 CB900F Custom  

[Normandog]

An '03 Valkyrie Standard. I didn't get rid of it tho. Tropical Storm Frances took it away from me. Ins. Co. replaced it with another new out of the box '03 Standard but it is not as good as the first one. Seriously.
Not the same bike. Less power, worse fuel mileage and the finish on the chrome is no where close to the first one.
Good post Al, I enjoyed seeing the pics of the old bikes. 

[solo1]

Great post Al.  Nice to see those older bikes.  I had two '81 900F's but my favorite and one that I hated to part with was............my '97 Valk.

It made it easier since it went to Li'll D and Deb will take care of it.

[big turkey]

You are welcome Solo.

Large Al