Monday, May 31, 2010

Reader Ride. Very Nice DT175 Restoration.

 Mike Stratton Sends in this beauty of a restoration. I especially appreciate the "before and after" style of the pics. Very nice resto. When I was a younger (and lighter) lad I seriously lusted after one of these.Mike writes:Hey I stumbled across your site and really liked it! Thanks for your work on it! Here is my 1978 DT175E That I restored. Hopefully you will like it enough to put the

Reader Ride.

Jon sends in his former Triton. He writes:Built this a few years back - now sold and the new owner put it back to a 'standard' Triton, you know, Gold Star pipes and plain old 2 seater with a hump and he scrapped the fairing - oh well...CheersJon(an Englishman living in Australia)I'd have to see it now but it seems to me that this would be hard to improve on. If you know the new owner ask him to

Link to 2010, 11'th annual Deals Gap 2-Stroke Rally Photos!

Click the Photo for a slideshow. Enjoy!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Just returned from the 11'th annual Deals Gap 2-Stroke rally!

I just got in and I'm exhausted from a fantastic week of 2-stroking in the Carolina / Tennessee mountains around Deals Gap. Outstanding week of riding and fun. More to follow. Please stay tuned!

My favorite Norton. The 850 Commando.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Reader Ride. A rare 1971 T120RV, a 5 speed Bonneville.

This in from Dogtown Cycles.  They write:A rare T120RV, a 5 speed Bonneville from 1971 with matching engine and frame numbers. The T120RV was released in the US in 1972, to permit Triumph to use them in American Motorcycle Association production-based racing.  But a few were imported in late model year 1971.  In order to race, all bikes had to be made and sold to the public in the same

Honda RC162 Replica.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

For those of you who read MotoKafe... Some Mixed news...

Please see the link: HEREPlease stop by and wish him well. I've really enjoyed visiting his site and he could definitely use some encouragement.

Yamaha and Triumph. A Serious Set of Street Trackers from RIding Into History.

And not to mention those sick custom billet track-stands!! I mean Damm!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Stunner of a Kawasaki KZ900 For Sale...

A good friend of mine is selling his fantastic Kawasaki KZ900. It's located in Jacksonville, Florida. I've ridden it and it's ridiculously fun and fast. Recently rebuilt engine and a serious looker. Bike just never gets ridden so he's selling. I would definitely buy it myself but I can't offer him nearly what it's worth. If you're interested let me know and I'll put you in touch.And for the

MV Agusta 750S

For more on this model SEE HERE.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Riding into History Show and I had the wrong Camera... Brough Superior. Arial Square Four. Vincent. Triumph

Next few days will be some of the better posts from the local Riding Into History Motorcycle Concourse in St Augustine Florida. Sadly, I packed the wrong lower resolution camera so my pics are not as sharp as I'd usually hope for. A little post processing seems to have given them some usefulness though. Here's some of the first pics I snapped. I was an perfect day and an outstanding event. 

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Reader Ride. SR500 Fighter.

Zaine Engelbrecht sends in this nearly complete SR500 fighter.He Writes:I am not finished yet battling my ass of with the back brakes.( modification without ruining the original)The swingarm pivot i cut just before the bearings each side so its 80mm, The nice thing is all the SR parts just bolt back on, no mods to my original frame.The triple clamps just need different bearings and it bolts right

Friday, May 14, 2010

Reader Ride. Stunner of a Custom Buell

Paul Shore send in this sweet Buell.He Writes: Here are some pictures of a buell that i built for my wife Ann. a bit of Ducati but more Buell = Bucati????At break in, we had 100 bhp + 100 ftlb torque with another 1000 rpm to go and power / torque still climbing.That was with the PSI series III 48 ( which actually measures 57mm across the throat ) lectron style carb. having some trouble withthe

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Reader Rides. Custom Triumphs. A stunning pair of Mules.

Richard over at Mule Motorcycles sends in a pair of beautiful custom Street Trackers. For more check out  www.mulemotorcycles.net

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Two more Nortons from Jakarta.

Two more bikes from reader Mochammed Ballazam from Jakarta, Indonesia

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Reader Ride. 1969 Norton Cafe.

Mochammed Ballazam from Jakarta, Indonesia sends ins these stunning pictures of his 1969 Norton Cafe Racer.  There will be a few more from Mochammed later tomorrow.A real Beauty!  Thank you for the great pictures!

Continuing on the theme of multi-engine bikes... Here's a CB750 twin engine drag bike.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Update: Reader Submittal. Very Unusual Twin Engine V4 NORTON TRIUMPH DUCATI VELO 1000cc SPECIAL TRITON

An alert reader led me to this bike for sale on E-bay. Link here while it lasts... Update... To see a proper job go see BSA Bits and Scraps's post HERE. Now That a beauty.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Reader Ride. Nice XT500.

My buddy Butch sent me some pics of his stable including this nice thumper.  I'd love to find one in this shape to park next to my DR650. 

Monday, May 3, 2010

Reader Submittal. NCR Ducati Hypermotard.

Richard Shatto writes in:Last Sat. I was in San Rafael (See Hattar Motorsports on facebook about the build) & spied this bike. Let me tell you that NCR does not stand for National Cash Register anymore. It stands for a ridiculously light, (& obscenely expensive) Carbon fiber & Titanium custom Ducati Hypermotard. I have to say one of the most desireable bikes I've ever seen, & quite an

Interesting Honda CL450 Cafe Racer.

A friend saw this on the Chicago Craigslist. Nice build.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Big Tank BMW R50/5

Interesting ride. A Cafe/adventure/cruiser. I imagine the range on this bike is rather impressive.