Favorite FOB (Friggin Old Bike)?

[Sortarican]

Trash-can triple?(Ugly and fast)
Norton Cammando?
Old 30-something Indian?

I've always loved and really want an old Matchless though:
2029

2030

[rybo]

Ariel Square 4

[Nick_Ninja]

Vincent Black Shadow

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/1949_Vincent_Black_Shadow.jpg

[BHeth]

Nuff said.

[Fly boy]

92 cbr600 F2....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/flyb0yo21/Bike/side2580.jpg

[Devaclis]

You just had to toss a cock into an awesome wet dream didn't you?

[daemon]

i miss my old turbo:scream1:

http://www.netbikes.com.au/yourbike/kawasaki/july2_01_anil_gpz750turbo.jpg

[Husky]

Maico
Bultaco
SWM
and even the old Hodaka Road Toads and CZ's

[macktastic brake grabber]

well it may not be real old , but my favorite (and i wish i had one ) a 72 h2 kawi 750 triple 2 cycle. man at sea lavel that bike was crazy shit....mine was bored out 60 over rejetted to burn alc. and had wheely bars.. it was the most un rideable bike i have ever been on , but it sure was fast. 0 to 125 faster than i have ever been in my life, one scary ride .. i ran from many of the boys on that bike. i read somewhere that that bike killed more guys than any other.
on one sunny sunday morning i almost got my turn.. soon after i sold it to a guy that was about 5'5" and i think he killed himself on it about 6 months later.
funny part was i told him i would not sell it to him... he literally through a fit in my front driveway so i sold it to him... r.i.p.
he was warned.
sure wish i could get my hands on one that is cherry. i hear they are still drag racing them in texas.



btw what to hell is fly boy doing in here ... you aint old... and neither is your gay ass bike...lol
mack:slappers: :slappers:

[Nick_Ninja]

I lied ----- my '84 GPZ 900 A-1 was my fave sled ---- until I sliced the deer in half at 90mph.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/84_Ninja2.jpg

[BigE]

My 72 Kawi H2 that I was stupid and sold:cry::banghead::slap:

[Dysco]

Always lusted after the CBX... and the 4cyl CB350.

[BenDover]

Some one was selling a couple of H2's on Craigslist a few weeks ago. He said that one ran and one was a parts bike. I also know where there is quite a few bikes for salvage, if you were to pick one up and needed parts.:drink:


I saw this cool bike, Royal Enfield, parked out behind my office. I don't know too much about it, though.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6216/royalenfieldnm9.jpg

[Sortarican]

well it may not be real old , but my favorite (and i wish i had one ) a 72 h2 kawi 750 triple 2 cycle. man at sea lavel that bike was crazy shit....sure wish i could get my hands on one that is cherry.

It made my list too, had one for a week and traded it for a Kawi 900.

Saw one down at Faster motorsports when we dropped off Dana's Hawk this Friday.
It was buryed behind a bunch of other bikes, don't know if it's for sale though.

[Sortarican]

Nuff said.
Love it!

[Sortarican]

Vincent Black Shadow

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/1949_Vincent_Black_Shadow.jpg
Want it!!!!!

[Husky]

I've been trying to find a 1976 125 YZ. This was the last year of the YZ with a metal tank. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know.

[chriskat1100]

OK what qualifies as old in bikes and in age . My age is 39 my bike is a 88/92/93.http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2593/0000152mediumsmalllg0.jpg

[Devaclis]

What happened to the poor sidestand on that bike?

BTW: Here is my fav old bike:

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/devaclis/Hawk/f7e13b0d.jpg

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/devaclis/Hawk/IMG_0316.jpg

[Lomax]

This was a fun one but almost worthless to actually try and ride and go anywhere. Top speed was about 50 on a good day.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/lomaxcm/after16.jpg

Other past bikes that I can remember that were fun.

Yamaha DT1B
400 MZ
Kawasaki H3 (did I say fun, I meant terrifying)
Vincent Black Widow
BSA 441 Victor
Husky 360CR
Yamaha RD5
BSA 650 Bonneville
Honda 305 Dream


Dang I can't remember back that far.:crazy:

Marc

[Mental]

http://k41.pbase.com/u13/r80ks/upload/21800466.a4_MrKBuilt2.JPG

I want to do something like this with my 73.

But for bikes I have actually owned, I really miss my 89 250 Ninja. Yeah I know, but it was my first sportbike. I also loved my old Kawi LTD 454. Much quicker than it looked and as rugged as a truck.

[Sortarican]

Here's my latest pic of my '72 Yamadog RD350

2462

[chriskat1100]

What happened to the poor sidestand on that bike?

BTW: Here is my fav old bike:

Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/devaclis/Hawk/f7e13b0d.jpg

After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/devaclis/Hawk/IMG_0316.jpg thats the way it is stock?

[Fly boy]

ok, I think I got 1 that qualifies, maybe even a second one.

1970 Honda 350
1978 Yami 100 Enduro

I will try and get pics soon.

[Fly boy]

Does this count for an old FOB???

[Brizz]

I thought you ment Forward Operating Base....(FOB) ..Iskan

[Bueller]

Does this count for an old FOB???

Why are you here? This is old guys reminiscing about bikes that are older than you are. Isn't there a YD&FC forum you could whore up?

[Mista Black]

RZ350
http://www.champsclock.com/50cc/rz350-kenny.jpg
CBX1000
http://www.2ri.de/assets/own/HON_080_1980_52_800x570_HONDA-CBX1000.jpg

[Snowman]

For obvious reasons…
http://rapidferretracing.com/images/CBC1100F.jpg

[bluedogok]

I remember that bike :D

[FZRguy]

My roommate had a Z1R back in the day. Shame, he totaled it.

[Snowman]

I remember that bike :D
And for the bonus prize behind curtain number one, can you remember the name of the girl?

[bluedogok]

For some reason I think it is Kathi Yeager (http://kathiyeager.shoutok.com/blog/?num=5&pg=2).

[denverbusa]

I'm with Jeff on the RZ350 but below was my pre-pavement addiction. As a pre-teen all that chrome.:hump: It was the first bling bike and it was all stock.

Hodaka Super Rat 100cc
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/denverbusa/71superrat100.jpg

[Snowman]

For some reason I think it is Kathi Yeager (http://kathiyeager.shoutok.com/blog/?num=5&pg=2).
That’s right… Give that boy what’s behind curtain number two…
I heard she was a DJ but didn’t know she had her own morning show.

[FZRguy]

Now that’s a riser bar! My first ride was a 1973 YZ125.

[relucas]

Well maybe I'll be screwed for group rides, but here's my primary (read first and only) motorcycle!

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/specs/pics/83-vf750f.jpg

Woohoo!

[Devaclis]

Dayum she looks sweet! Go HONDA!!!

[relucas]

Thanks man...that isn't a photo of mine, but mine is in just as good a shape, with the red striping instead of all blue. It'll likely be a family heirloom, as I have two younger cousins who will need their first bike in turn. Great for a sport-starter, I suppose!

[Sortarican]

What year is that? mid 80's?

[relucas]

It's a 1984 Honda VF750F Interceptor, the second year they were made. Won the AMA that year and a couple other titles...blah blah. Cool in its day! I think he next year is when the first gixxers and ninjas started coming out. The rest is history I suppose. :)

[dirkterrell]

It's a 1984 Honda VF750F Interceptor, the second year they were made. Won the AMA that year and a couple other titles...blah blah. Cool in its day! I think he next year is when the first gixxers and ninjas started coming out. The rest is history I suppose. :)

I love the old Interceptors. I bought a 500 new in '84 and I still have it (it's the one in the background of the image below, torn apart for restoration over the winter). I have an '85 VF1000R and I just got an '07 Interceptor in the red/white/blue paint scheme.

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/%7Eterrell/bikes/hondas.jpg

Dirk

[Nick_Ninja]

What year is that? mid 80's?

Daymn!! It's the Incinerator that Fast Freddie Spensor rode to victory :up:

[relucas]

Oh man am I jealous of your new '07 viffer! I went to Fay Myers on Saturday and drooled on their floor model a bit. It would be sooo perfect in my garage side by side with my '84. I even thought of getting my next bike painted that way I like it so much (and my next bike likely will not be a brand new one!)

Congrats on that. Ride nice?

[dirkterrell]

Oh man am I jealous of your new '07 viffer! I went to Fay Myers on Saturday and drooled on their floor model a bit. It would be sooo perfect in my garage side by side with my '84. I even thought of getting my next bike painted that way I like it so much (and my next bike likely will not be a brand new one!)

Congrats on that. Ride nice?

Well, I got it the Saturday after Christmas and because of all this %$#% snow, I've only been able to put ~50 miles on it but it's a pretty sweet ride. It'll be good for a daily ride and longer trips. The VTEC is going to take some time to get used to though. To me, one of the great appeals of the Honda V-4s is that smooth, strong powerband all the way up to redline. The VTEC on this one kicks in at about 6500 RPM and I really notice it. I'm sure after a while I'll get used to it but it does annoy me a little at this point. It sounds sweet though. And when the VTEC kicks in, it goes from a growl to a snarl. :rock: When it comes to raw performance and canyon carving, my '05 750 Gixxer absolutely rocks but the Interceptors are better around town and for longer trips. And they sound so much nicer IMO. Never have really grooved on the pissed-off-bumblebee sound of the IL4s.

[relucas]

Interceptors are better around town and for longer trips. And they sound so much nicer IMO. Never have really grooved on the pissed-off-bumblebee sound of the IL4s.

I'm with you there...at least until I actually try a hotter bike, I suppose!

Hey you don't know anything about the top end oil mods available for old VF bikes do you? I'm real tempted to do one given all the noise mine makes when it's cold and/or at idle for awhile.

[dirkterrell]

Hey you don't know anything about the top end oil mods available for old VF bikes do you? I'm real tempted to do one given all the noise mine makes when it's cold and/or at idle for awhile.

I haven't done one. The 500s didn't suffer from the same cam oiling problems as the 750s and 1000s. Jamie Daugherty is a great resource for these mods and all sorts of other things on these bikes like wheel and suspension mods:

http://www.daughertymotorsports.com/

Dirk

[relucas]

Hey thanks...he's got some interesting stuff there.

[Husky]

Pic of my old Fizzerhttp://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/MHusky/newdrag_0013.jpg

[TheSollyLama]

I vote for the RZ350, which was just a nutsack shrivelng fast machine.

Rode a couple but never owned one. However I made a habit of owning the two stroke street bikes like the Suzuki GT series from the 1970's.

My first bike was a GT380 and over a few years I owned 3 of them. I also had a short lived 550, and a Kawasaki 750 two stroker....Death machines.

My last 380 had drag bars, home made rear sets, a milled head, 550 carbs, and i ripped out the oil pump and just premixed it like a dirt bike. That thing screamed light to light (but barely broke 100mph on top) and sounded like a popcorn machine at red lights.

Still, back in 1987, it was faster light to light than the Hurricanes of the day.

My truly favorite old bike is my 1969 Harley XLH900 chopper. Magneto ignition, all of 5 wires on the whole bike, kickstart only, turn of the century technology but it ALWAYS starts.

[dirkterrell]

I vote for the RZ350, which was just a nutsack shrivelng fast machine.

One of the first street bikes I rode was an RD400 that my roommate had. That thing scared the shiite out of me the first time I opened it up. I had been riding dirt bikes for a while (e.g. RM 125) so I sorta knew about 2-stroke powerbands but that thing was an eye opener.

Dirk

[TheSollyLama]

I had a friend that raced an RZ350 at the Louden (NH) track back before it was tore down to make room for the redneck (NASCAR) track. So I got to ride his race prepped machine. It was insanity. I have a pic of that bike next to a Ninja 600R (this was back in the 80s) that he simply spanked all over that track.

My GT's were billed as touring bikes. When I got one of my 380 versions, it was hunter safety orange and had hard fiberglass saddlebags on it. It was horrendous. But I made it cool with some love and sweat.
My 1972 380 even had a digital gear indicator. Had to be novel in the early 70's when a digital clock was a novelty.

They were also my introduction to tearing bikes apart and modifying them. I destroyed a couple from my tinkering, but always found another for a couple hundred bucks. I even turned on a friend to motorcycling with a GT250 two cylinder.

[Nick_Ninja]

And here is the latest 'favorite old bike' of a favorite old geezer :D

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/CodeViolation009Medium.jpg

And the paint job is another one of Fitzgraphics better ideas :up:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/CodeViolation011Medium.jpg

[FZRguy]

Looks like he’s all healed up and ready to rock. :up:

[BuzzinHornets]

Sweet bike, I am really digging the spoke lock!



Some one was selling a couple of H2's on Craigslist a few weeks ago. He said that one ran and one was a parts bike. I also know where there is quite a few bikes for salvage, if you were to pick one up and needed parts.:drink:


I saw this cool bike, Royal Enfield, parked out behind my office. I don't know too much about it, though.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6216/royalenfieldnm9.jpg

[bluedogok]

You can buy new Royal Enfield (http://www.royalenfield.com/app/US/") motorcycles, they are made in India. The dealer (http://www.austinsportscycles.com/) where I bought my Sprint is a Victory, Husqvarna and Royal Enfield dealer.

[cerebus]

Agreed on the GT380s, Solly. Cerebus' first bike, too. Wicked fast. Cerebus also misses his Daytona (late 60s/early 70s vintage--been too long...) and Trident. Doesn't miss Lucas (Prince of Darkness) electrics or Amal carbs, though.

[Nick_Ninja]

Agreed on the GT380s, Solly. Cerebus' first bike, too. Wicked fast. Cerebus also misses his Daytona (late 60s/early 70s vintage--been too long...) and Trident. Doesn't miss Lucas (Prince of Darkness) electrics or Amal carbs, though.

You know why the Brits drink warm beer don'tcha? -------------- Lucas electrics :siesta:

[Sortarican]

LOL, Always heard the version:

Know why the Brit's don't eat ice cream?
Cause Lucas makes refrigerators.

[Oldgreen]

Hell, I had a Kawa Triple when I was 19. It was a '74 with a full race engine and exspansion chambers, therefore it really only turned one way well, I think left. Got about 18 mpg and fast as hell. But I really like my '06 ZX6R!

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

And here is the latest 'favorite old bike' of a favorite old geezer :D

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/CodeViolation009Medium.jpg

And the paint job is another one of Fitzgraphics better ideas :up:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y57/Nick_Ninja/CodeViolation011Medium.jpg

Looky, looky, Father Time got his bad self a new sled!:)

Glad to see the Daltmeister healed up and back on 2!

[Nick_Ninja]

Yep! And the thing is DAMN FAST! We rode with Bruce and his SO this last weekend down the Poudre and across Stove Prairie Road. I had to change my tyers after the jaunt. :twisted:

[puckstr]

mine was my old 78 Honda CB750K
I lowered it and turned it into a retro Cafe racer. So Sweet and SO LOUD.
I sold it to raise money for a trip to Greece.
http://a916.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/79/l_d9fc6baef570932607cde7efbc1561eb.jpg
http://a461.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/107/l_f1d6816921df2580d2f5d9dbd5cf5b84.jpg
http://a301.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/68/l_90b5da3b7185cab5fa27ba6b28bec62c.jpg

Video of how loud the exhaust was/is. The bike was sold to a Dude in Lakewood. VARROOOOOMMMM
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=12371762

[Nick_Ninja]

I bet that exhaust dump made some noise :twisted:

[puckstr]

I bet that exhaust dump made some noise :twisted:

go here for the video of the exhaust
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=12371762

[Scruff Dog]

I really like the look of wire wheels and dual rear shocks!

[RodeRash]

Here you go. Photo quality is poor, but there were no digital cameras back in the day.

http://www.roderash.com/hosted_pics/oldbikes.jpg

[Husky]

To keep the FOG board alive...............
I've been coming on here periodically looking for a 1976 YZx 125 and finally found one right here in Colorado even with the original owners manual. This was the early years that Yamaha first started switching over from the dual shocks to the new Monoshock technology and it was the last year Yamaha made the YZ with a aluminum tank.

Back in the day when I was much younger and in better shape I rode this bike to a 2nd place motocross finish, sponsored by Rink-A-Dinks Yamaha (RAD) in Lakewood. Believe it or not in 1976 this was the top of the line race bike, with its 7.6 inches of travel and engine increased to a whopping 20.18 horse power. I'm sure most of you dont remember these bikes and those that do probably think its a piece of junk compared to todays bikes but I think its kinda cool but I'm also the guy that when everyone had cassette players in their cars I still had 8 tracks.

If anyone knows where I might find a right side number plate, front number plate and seat cover please let me know. Also if anyone has any old dirt bike magazines with the bike, I would love to buy them or just make copies.

Thanks for any help.

here is a picture of my 76 Vintage motorcrosser that I finally found.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/MHusky/YZ2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a293/MHusky/yz4.jpg

[FZRguy]

I think it’s way cool. I had the very first model YZ125 (1973 or 74, silver with the strap-on tank), and it was not near as good as your 76. The six speed Elsinore came out right after I bought my YZ and killed us all at the races.

[Husky]

I think it’s way cool. I had the very first model YZ125 (1973 or 74, silver with the strap-on tank), and it was not near as good as your 76. The six speed Elsinore came out right after I bought my YZ and killed us all at the races.


Thanks, I too had a 1973 MX125, silver with red stripe. That was my first dirt bike right after my 3.5 horsepower Foremost model mini bike purchased at Montgomary Wards at Villa Italia

[Lomax]

Can I add a couple new ones I have added to the collection over the last year ?? :)

1972 R75/5

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/lomaxcm/R75/BMWR75028small.jpg

1989 Honda GB500

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b327/lomaxcm/GB500/207677742-L.jpg

Cheers.
Marc