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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: SmithSwede on September 04, 2020, 03:50:28 PM
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Well, long weekend and we are mostly stuck at home. So here’s an idea. Post your all time favorite motorcycle related photo. Could be of you. Your family. Wife. Old girlfriend. Both. A racing related photo. A rebuilding or custom photo.
Just has to be somehow motorcycle related.
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Ok, but where is yours?
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....and no pictures of relays, spark plugs or clutch jobs either Prescott!
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....and no pictures of relays, spark plugs or clutch jobs either Prescott!
Well, heck. That’s most of my photo collection.
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Really, one pic? Here's two.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Foto/i-FktmpjN/0/590508c3/XL/mayberry%20trail%20%201%20IMG_1155-XL.jpg) (https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-FktmpjN/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Foto/i-ctWbTnC/0/a82488dd/XL/IMG_1403-XL.jpg) (https://fotoguzzi.smugmug.com/Foto/i-ctWbTnC/A)
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This is a real BFTP (Blast-From-The-Past), I found in the files recently.
Photo taken about 1990 in my driveway, in Chandler, AZ. Me and my "first" Harley, a 1988 FLH-S (Electra Glide Sport).
(Was that really 30 years ago?!? :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: YIKES!!!
(https://i.ibb.co/kK7pw09/My-first-Harley.png) (https://ibb.co/kK7pw09)
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Well, I probably have too many to call one my Favorite so I'll post a few...
V11 in SoCal, one of my Favorite roads in San Diego County.
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Well, long weekend and we are mostly stuck at home. So here’s an idea. Post your all time favorite motorcycle related photo. Could be of you. Your family. Wife. Old girlfriend. Both. A racing related photo. A rebuilding or custom photo.
Just has to be somehow motorcycle related.
(https://i.ibb.co/CKKvfm3/7-B572-CA0-2820-4-D18-8-A3-C-FFF767-C5799-A.png) (https://ibb.co/CKKvfm3)
Someone is too cool for school.
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Back when ('70s) the only thing hard about my luggage was the backpack's frame and the sissy bar mounting......(Yamaha 650)
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Between a computer blowout and a burned up (literally) cellphone, I've lost most of what I had. This is the best of what's left, my grandson with his brand new bike, age 11.
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Our Dad near El Alamein Egypt in WWII on a South African Harley he "borrowed"
KiwiKev and mine
(https://i.ibb.co/60sRVgz/1677-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pjXvGJc)
A close second, his 3 brothers on their Harleys.
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Great topic and thread for a locked-down Holiday Weekend!
Probably very difficult to just pick ONE but this one always makes me smile. A guy married to a work-mate of my son inherited this R69S and was about to take it to Atlanta to get it running. He learned that I worked on BMW's so he entrusted it to me rather than drag it all the way South.
This is the first time he ever rode it. Priceless look on his face, one of my favorites!
(https://i.ibb.co/5GXpxPH/Happy-Boy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5GXpxPH)
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Could have chosen from dozens.
But favourite bike, favourite place, favourite time...
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Mandello del Lario, June 2019, 24 degrees
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This is one of my favourites: Great bike, great road, big country, the right amount of traffic and you can't even see the blackflies.
(https://i.ibb.co/5TcCBZj/Heading-to-Labrador-City.jpg) (https://ibb.co/5TcCBZj)
Nick
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I love the expression on my wife’s face in this pic. She is, in my opinion, adorable!
(https://i.ibb.co/mCyqRzS/A09264-C6-C242-43-F2-8689-C2-E9-B2-DC5-D8-E.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mCyqRzS)
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Riding with a gaggle near Harrison, AR.
GliderJohn
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(https://i.ibb.co/vw955ny/E467-A5-AB-1676-4349-B8-D4-FBEE5-F0-B7-E11.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vw955ny)
(https://i.ibb.co/FbZv7GN/459-BAD70-2-A7-C-4-E87-BC40-FC83157-F2-B6-C.jpg) (https://ibb.co/FbZv7GN)
(https://i.ibb.co/C66qxNY/2-C119-A16-4-E03-40-F8-BB03-4-A4-D24-F71-ABD.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C66qxNY)
(https://i.ibb.co/hFj10pN/C994-FE74-995-B-461-D-B265-0-F9-FC0960-A62.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hFj10pN)
(https://i.ibb.co/vXvgtC5/9012-B7-CC-4345-47-BD-8-CC3-6-ADECC0-D2-F9-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/vXvgtC5)
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I have several of course.. but this one stands out in memory. 6 weeks to the day after a successful 6 hour cancer operation.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1491/26498174416_1d52bccf1b_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Gny559)2016-04-19_10-47-45 (https://flic.kr/p/Gny559) by Charles Stottlemyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/107188298@N06/), on Flickr
The cutter said, "Don't get 300 miles from home and realize you can't get back.." :smiley:
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My all time favorite is of my dear departed and I on my buddy's then quite new 1976 Goldwing. We jumped on for a bit of a gag shot. I always wished I had thrown a T shirt on for the picture.
(https://i.postimg.cc/X7bRrqhy/thumbnail-IMG-7350.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/14vCTmy9)
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Another classic...me and my ol' '78 BMW R100RS Motorsport Edition, aka "The White Lion" out at Tortilla Flat, AZ back in the day. (Photo by Nolan Woodbury) :wink: :thumb: :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/BLSyL4F/78-Motorsport.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BLSyL4F)
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I’ll play, me and my son on his last ride on his 750 Shadow before we went home and found him a HD soft tail deluxe which is about the only full size bike he can flat foot.
(https://i.ibb.co/MDGH7J6/338-C9-A34-E5-ED-4065-B3-C3-F1-E543667-F7-B.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MDGH7J6)
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Here's one of several trips down through Big Sur...
(https://i.ibb.co/S5Xp7mc/big-sur-1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/S5Xp7mc)
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Another classic...me and my ol' '78 BMW R100RS Motorsport Edition, aka "The White Lion" out at Tortilla Flat, AZ back in the day. (Photo by Nolan Woodbury) :wink: :thumb: :cool:
(https://i.ibb.co/BLSyL4F/78-Motorsport.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BLSyL4F)
JJ - Now you've done it. One of my favorite airheads of all time on a Guzzi forum! LOL.
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Riding with a gaggle near Harrison, AR.
GliderJohn
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you cut off my Greenie!
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best ever
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one of mine. Just comes to mind as my favorite of the moment.
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Paradox Valley on the way to Bed Rock
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(https://i.ibb.co/qyD4GJR/Guzzi-gang-B-W.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qyD4GJR)
Okie Guzzi gang on a cool weather run to Spavinah. My Ambo far right.
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(https://i.ibb.co/6rnCrjr/IMG-2816.jpg) (https://ibb.co/6rnCrjr)
.Day of Purchase .
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McKenzie Pass, Oregon
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Damn - this is a fine thread!
(I'll look through the archive tomorrow to see if I have anything worthy)
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My campsite in W. Sacramento when I went to the Sacramento Mile last summer. Unfortunately canceled this year due to -. Oh well, next year like so many things this year.
kk
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I liked this one I did for the tag game..
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(https://i.ibb.co/Ms8j8GH/32-C4-B0-CC-A490-44-C4-9-C0-D-A039-CF9-AAE13.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Ms8j8GH)
(https://i.ibb.co/LdX662c/4-EF0-E679-F74-D-4-F33-9-B01-EF305-EDA0328.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LdX662c)
May you Rest In Peace Mary
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I change my mind,
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Riding with a gaggle near Harrison, AR.
GliderJohn
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You left out the prettiest one.
Love that green rear end... :drool:
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I thought I could stop at one..
But this is my favourite of my second favourite.
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https://youtu.be/XD0zJkLWQ7k
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Big Sid Biberman.
(https://i.ibb.co/xSbwv1k/Big-Sid-Biberman.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xSbwv1k)
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My DR650 on the hill road behind my house.
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Took this one the other day for the tag thread.
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Also from the tag thread:
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You left out the prettiest one.
Love that green rear end... :drool:
here's the rest of the story.............
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Well, I probably have too many to call one my Favorite so I'll post a few...
V11 in SoCal, one of my Favorite roads in San Diego County.
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Those bags look great! Wish I hadn’t seen them$$$$$:(
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Mark Perry's electric Guzzi.
(https://i.ibb.co/7Q8hXF8/20170422-185026.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7Q8hXF8)
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July 1972 somewhere in South Dakota on my first cross country motorcycle trip. 30 days, 8,500 miles and 400 bucks in my pocket, no cards and I came back with change.
(https://i.ibb.co/sCGqdh3/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sCGqdh3)
Pete
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July 1972 somewhere in South Dakota on my first cross country motorcycle trip. 30 days, 8,500 miles and 400 bucks in my pocket, no cards and I came back with change.
(https://i.ibb.co/sCGqdh3/image.jpg) (https://ibb.co/sCGqdh3)
Pete
New Norton?
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It was year old at the time and already had the Dunstall front end. Mine's a '71. Here it is today with a few more mods.
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Pete
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It was year old at the time and already had the Dunstall front end. Mine's a '71. Here it is today with a few more mods.
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Pete
Cool that you still have the bike.
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Blackcat, mighty nice!
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Jj are you sure your name isn’t Maury and this was a picture taken when you were home on leave from the Navy, you stopped by to show me your new bike? Wish I had a pic to show you your double.
This is a real BFTP (Blast-From-The-Past), I found in the files recently.
Photo taken about 1990 in my driveway, in Chandler, AZ. Me and my "first" Harley, a 1988 FLH-S (Electra Glide Sport).
(Was that really 30 years ago?!? :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: YIKES!!!
(https://i.ibb.co/kK7pw09/My-first-Harley.png) (https://ibb.co/kK7pw09)
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Jj are you sure your name isn’t Maury and this was a picture taken when you were home on leave from the Navy, you stopped by to show me your new bike? Wish I had a pic to show you your double.
Sorry to disappoint you drdwb....my name is not Maury...and I was never in the Navy...and I bought that FLH-S used, not new... :laugh: :grin: :wink:
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My wife and I Spent a wonderful couple days In the campground catching trout in the stream, and doing the hot spring pools in the hill side, June 1986. Thanks for the memories.
McKenzie Pass, Oregon
(https://i.ibb.co/gyQMHcH/Mc-Kensie-Pass-Road.jpg) (https://ibb.co/gyQMHcH)
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McKenzie Pass, Oregon
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It's one of Oregon's many scenic views... but I'm slightly biased. :wink:
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Sorry I couldn’t help myself. This Is not me nor my bike, I don’t know who,where or why. But I keep it to remind my wife, daughters and myself that I could be this and possibly more without their constant vigilance.
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Blackcat, mighty nice!
Thanks, I've contemplated selling the Daytona but I just can't.
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Took this one the other day for the tag thread.
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Looks like our Fastbacks share similar bars. Mine are BMW "S" bars. My Norton dealer also sold BMWs in the pre boutique days and put them on before rolling it out of the shop.
Pete
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Looks like our Fastbacks share similar bars. Mine are BMW "S" bars. My Norton dealer also sold BMWs in the pre boutique days and put them on before rolling it out of the shop.
Pete
Beautiful FASTBACK!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :cool: :cool: :boozing: :boozing: :smiley:
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"Blackcat" , you have some sweeeeet rides ! I'm damned near envious :thumb:, Peter
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gorgeous Norton :thumb:
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This is (I think a horse farm) in Putnam County NY on rte. 65. I have randomly ridden by it about 5 times, & this time, inspired by all these other pictures, I stopped (which I hate doing) turned around and took the picture. The road int his part of NY are very good.
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Taken with disposable camera on October 31, 2007. Transferred from film to CD by CVS Pharmacy. I don't take lots of pics, my digital camera wasn't working, but it was Hallow'een, and I wanted a pic of the bike painted in Lucifer Orange taken on this day where so much is orange.
(https://i.ibb.co/F8LyCVh/12-T100-Next-to-Chippawa-Creek.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F8LyCVh)
Pic taken next to Chippewa Creek, Cuyahoga Nat'l Park
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I know technically not a great picture but. The only thing better than riding a bike yourself is watching someone you love experience the same joy. Love the action portrayed.
(https://i.ibb.co/CQRQJXz/IMG-0232.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CQRQJXz)
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A grainy pic from my past: 1991...Me posing with my then new Harley FXLR. Riding all the way up the Blue Ridge Parkway. Thought that was a big trip. Whenever I see this photo today, I always have the same thought, "Who stole my testosterone??!"
(https://i.ibb.co/R91LtQb/FXLR-in-Boone-NC-Sept-1991.jpg) (https://ibb.co/R91LtQb)
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"I love the expression on my wife’s face in this pic. She is, in my opinion, adorable!"
She looked like she was looking to the far horizon in that picture.
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Went on an organized dual sport ride yesterday. Here is my favorite photo from that ride.
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Looks like our Fastbacks share similar bars. Mine are BMW "S" bars. My Norton dealer also sold BMWs in the pre boutique days and put them on before rolling it out of the shop.
Pete
When I found the bike it had the higher American bars, but I changed it to the lower European bars as I thought it looked right. This one has the Widowmaker frame which I had modified to match the later braces. Twenty-five years ago there wasn't a source like Andover Norton who now sells frame parts so I ended up buying an old Norton frame for like $25 bucks and the parts were cut out and welded up to the above frame.
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So many to choose from but this was a great day -- a Father's Day ride with my daughter in foothills near Rocky Mountain National Park, back when the T was my only bike.
(https://i.ibb.co/HF7J15n/goldhillcleoseth.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HF7J15n)
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When I found the bike it had the higher American bars, but I changed it to the lower European bars as I thought it looked right. This one has the Widowmaker frame which I had modified to match the later braces. Twenty-five years ago there wasn't a source like Andover Norton who now sells frame parts so I ended up buying an old Norton frame for like $25 bucks and the parts were cut out and welded up to the above frame.
My '71 had the slotted pistons. Around '74 they broke. About the same time there was a picture of a Matchless single in a Rickman Metisse frame. Red bodywork in a nickle plated frame. I thought that was cool so when I pulled the motor I had the frame nickel plated. Plating prices were reasonable then. I think it cost around three hundred bucks for the frame, swingarm, stands. The plating was not clear coated and in a few years it turned green and was very hard to polish by hand. In '83 I took it apart again and had it chrome plated, still before EPA had sent plating prices through the roof. I also made numerous mods like the rear MKIII disk, fork brace with tube extensions, alloy sprocket carrier and sprocket ring to replace the cast steel MKIII sprocket plus numerous other alloy bits.
That lasted about twenty years then I noticed the frame was rotting away under the motor. I am guessing plating electrolyte got inside and rusted it away. The bike now has a complete MKIII frame powder coated.
Pete
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My '71 had the slotted pistons. Around '74 they broke. About the same time there was a picture of a Matchless single in a Rickman Metisse frame. Red bodywork in a nickle plated frame. I thought that was cool so when I pulled the motor I had the frame nickel plated. Plating prices were reasonable then. I think it cost around three hundred bucks for the frame, swingarm, stands. The plating was not clear coated and in a few years it turned green and was very hard to polish by hand. In '83 I took it apart again and had it chrome plated, still before EPA had sent plating prices through the roof. I also made numerous mods like the rear MKIII disk, fork brace with tube extensions, alloy sprocket carrier and sprocket ring to replace the cast steel MKIII sprocket plus numerous other alloy bits.
That lasted about twenty years then I noticed the frame was rotting away under the motor. I am guessing plating electrolyte got inside and rusted it away. The bike now has a complete MKIII frame powder coated.
Pete
Wow, too bad about the old frame. I was told that powder coating can also have it's rusting problems too. I noticed that happening to my CX swing arm after 15 plus years of being powder coated and it's soon to come apart again to deal with that frame. Hopefully, it's not a major problem.
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My heroes have always been riders, Here's Jay Springsteen flat track all time stud, with his HD road racer at Daytona in 2011
(https://i.ibb.co/3Ct9gdv/DAYTONA-035-2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/3Ct9gdv)
And here's a shot of Adam Raga in the World Round at Seaquatchie, Tn. :thumb:
(https://i.ibb.co/1MQ4pxt/adam-raga.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1MQ4pxt)
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I guess it's got to be this one - my grandson Tino on the Griso last summer, when he was two.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48506587512_c90999e56e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2gUmWwm) (https://flic.kr/p/2gUmWwm)
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Too many to chose from. My EVT has to be the prettiest bike I have ever owned. And just before I got that bike I got the F150 behind it. That pic has to be here. Also the Lake Henshaw pic is a must.
(https://i.ibb.co/PmWgjpW/WP-20160310-001.jpg) (https://ibb.co/PmWgjpW) (https://i.ibb.co/JF0JywV/WP-20171014-13-00-42-Pro-EV-Henshaw.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JF0JywV) (https://i.ibb.co/TTN00LN/WP-20171027-15-32-03-Pro-3-guzzi-in-yard.jpg) (https://ibb.co/TTN00LN) (https://i.ibb.co/fGfm8SL/WP-20160630-20-16-09-Pro.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fGfm8SL)
As usual, cliky the pic for the full image.
Tom
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Changed mind again
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Changed my mind. too! After shuffling thru several old bike photos, this one seemed to be the right one. This is the only pic I have of my first bike, my BSA 650 Spitfire Scrambler. At the tender age of 23, I decided I needed to take a ride from Charleston WV to Port Isabel TX in August of 1966. There's always a lovely woman involved, right? In this case, my wife to be. I only wish I had taken pics along the way ..... so many interesting people I encountered along the way.
Bob
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Pic taken on the riverside of Kanawha Blvd, Charleston WV,
across from the State Capitol. Feb or March, 1966.
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Me too.....
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A trip to Laconia in the middle 80's with some friends to party and go to the races . The black and silver one is my Le Mans 2 in one of
it's many transformations :) . Peter
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I guess it's got to be this one - my grandson Tino on the Griso last summer, when he was two.
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I guess that’s the winner for me, for all the right reasons
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Me on my 2015 Yamaha R3 NOLA
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I like this one :thumb:
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Seven years ago, with the Stelvio bike on the Stelvio mountain... :bike-037:
(https://i.ibb.co/jHwDTvM/Stelvio-Pass.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jHwDTvM)
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Photo by ccpeterson
Jimmy Adamo cresting the hill at Bryar/Loudon in the early 80’s on a maxed out Ducati. As a corner worker i got to roam about in a few places I shouldn’t have been. Of the 100’s of feet of tri-x film i went thru, This was one of only a few exposures taken at a Really lazy shutter speed Of 1/15th and panning at the same time. He was barely 30 feet away. 3 laps and they shooed me away from that spot.
Easily my best image of a motorcycle and rider at speed...
I’m a lucky guy
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Louisiana, Missouri & Madison, Wi
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A trip to Laconia in the middle 80's with some friends to party and go to the races . The black and silver one is my Le Mans 2 in one of
it's many transformations :) . Peter
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And that's my T-5 in the centre. I don't think we ever actually made it to the races.....
G
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Mt Mitchell, NC
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Awesome :thumb:
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Not much of a picture of the bike (V85) but the location is why it means much to me. Taken in Puerto Angel, Mexico after a ride from Oaxaca via rt 175 which is an incredible twisty road that tops out over 8000 ft and ends up here at the beach. I'm a bad traveler most of the time as I stress out for no good reason but on this trip I had planned to go to a meet up a day south of the AZ/MX border and after that see if I could overcome my own self and head a bit farther south with the goal being Copper Canyon and Durango. Sadly for the third time I couldn't get to Copper Canyon due to a heavy rainstorm causing the road to be closed into the canyon (other times it was snow and rain) but I did get to Durango and after that kept heading south. This photo is just about the southernmost point of my ride and I'm about to head home. A picture where "its not about the bike" but actually the V85 gave me confidence to ride that far.
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So many to choose from but this was a great day -- a Father's Day ride with my daughter in foothills near Rocky Mountain National Park, back when the T was my only bike.
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thats a beauty photo.......
Ciao
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Changed my mind again
All these demo bikes were washed away in the 2007 National flood.
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Went on an organized dual sport ride yesterday. Here is my favorite photo from that ride.
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2WA, how do you like the Himalayan?
I was sorry to see Itchy Boots switch over to Honda. What a one-person marketing message!
I don't off-road, but this single, with a fairly full set of available accessories, seems to be an ideal way to do some trail riding to somewhat remote camping sites.
Bob
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Granddaughter photo here! Might be my new-old favorite. From 2005.
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one of mine. Just comes to mind as my favorite of the moment.
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Paradox Valley on the way to Bed Rock
Paradox indeed..
How could one be so alone, yet so in tune with life.. :bow: :thumb:
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Changed my mind again
All these demo bikes were washed away in the 2007 National flood.
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Pah lease....
Not the Norges... :cry:
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My '02 EV on the Greek island of Spetses.
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One of several of my favorites...Norge on the Go...whoop dee doos!
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The anticipation of a road trip...starting out early greeting the sunrise!
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Yep..
Looks the same from down here..!
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Bungendore NSW
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The Power of Gennessee Creme Ale:
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:boozing:
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The Power of Gennessee Creme Ale:
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:boozing:
Son of a Mongoose...!
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My beloved 2001 Triumph Sprint ST. Wish I still owned it.
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My beloved 2001 Triumph Sprint ST. Wish I still owned it.
I had 1015 for 70,000 k identical to this..
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A rock of Gibraltar...
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I'll never find it, but my favorite was on the last page of Cycle World, where they had the funny photo every month.
Guy riding past one of those electronic "your speed" signs that the police put by the side of the road. In this one, I thing it said speed limit 35, and the "your speed" sign said 159. Now, that there is funny.
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I was there and it was really sad! I had a broken leg and couldn't do anything to help. My wife drove me there in her car.
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Hi SS,
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Hi SS, 9-12-20
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Sorry, I hit post too soon. This was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway in October of '18. I was riding with a BMW club. It was a gorgeous fall day!
Be well,
DougG
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best ever
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Good idea for a thread. Many great pics everybody :thumb:
Of the ones I've scanned, I guess its this one taken somewhere around Teslin Yukon in 1992. I still have most of the hair :smiley: but it hasn't been brown for a long time :wink:
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I'm changing my mind again, my first Guzzi in about 1978, that's my buddy Dan who also rode an 850t
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The Power of Gennessee Creme Ale:
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:boozing:
:bow:
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My favorite one today :grin:
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My former RE5 on display at Barbers. Donated it to them a couple of years ago.
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My 2nd fav is my old boy Jake keeping a watchful eye on my 62 Triumph. He was a great dog.
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My Son-In-Law's V11 Jackal...
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My 2nd fav is my old boy Jake keeping a watchful eye on my 62 Triumph. He was a great dog.
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Dave,
I could look at Pre-Unit Triumphs All Day Long. They just do it for me. Add a Jake and my day is made.
Best,
Rob
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My 2nd fav is my old boy Jake keeping a watchful eye on my 62 Triumph. He was a great dog.
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My 2nd fav is my old boy Jake keeping a watchful eye on my 62 Triumph. He was a great dog.
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Nice bike
Also, I think they made a song about Jake years ago.
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Second favorite. Me at 16 at a track in Lewiston Maine, years ago.
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Looks like you got a bit more air than I did, TC. Me in 73.
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2WA, how do you like the Himalayan?
I was sorry to see Itchy Boots switch over to Honda. What a one-person marketing message!
I don't off-road, but this single, with a fairly full set of available accessories, seems to be an ideal way to do some trail riding to somewhat remote camping sites.
Bob
I am loving it. Low seat height for an off road capable bike. Pulls like a tractor. Once broke in revs smoothly to redline. Easy to maintain. My only nit would be if you need to ride 65 mph or over for sustained periods, especially uphill will definitely challenge the bike. It willingly does it, but I feel like I am riding it hard at those speeds. It really shines up to 55 mph and handles the street and dirt very well at sane speeds.
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I am loving it. Low seat height for an off road capable bike. Pulls like a tractor. Once broke in revs smoothly to redline. Easy to maintain. My only nit would be if you need to ride 65 mph or over for sustained periods, especially uphill will definitely challenge the bike. It willingly does it, but I feel like I am riding it hard at those speeds. It really shines up to 55 mph and handles the street and dirt very well at sane speeds.
Thanks ...... sounds like it fills the bill for a low cost mini GS type bike.
Bob
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My all time favorite is of my dear departed and I on my buddy's then quite new 1976 Goldwing. We jumped on for a bit of a gag shot. I always wished I had thrown a T shirt on for the picture.
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Guys went shirtless a lot more in the 70’s. That picture captures the time period well.
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1989 My nephew at 1 yr old. He was so Intrigued with my motorcycles as a youngster, 31 years later he has no interest, oh well i tried!!! He turned out to be a good successful young man nonetheless.
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My former RE5 on display at Barbers. Donated it to them a couple of years ago.
What were they actually like..?
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This is a favorite one of mine, although not a glamour shot like some.
One of my last special bikes sold to support my studio was my 1970 Ducati 450 Mark 3D Desmo. It was very special to me because 1. it was a well-known local unicorn that no one could buy for many years, 2. it was free (traded a free BMW R27 & $200 for it and a nice but engineless 450 Jupiter that promptly sold for $400) and best of all 3. after acquisition I eventually learned was special ordered & bought new by a man named Arthur C Boughton Jr (originally spelled Buton by his French grandfather) and my name is Arthur C Button II. Always felt like owning that bike was meant to be. It sold last in Sept 07, went to CA and subsequently participated in the Moto Giro where it was ridden and handled by the who's who of the vintage Ducati world. Until this near fatal mishap happened on Day 3 iirc during the event-
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Both rider and bike ultimately survived to ride another day. It was a bummer to sell it but nice to know it wasn't sold into static display.
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....Until this near fatal mishap happened on Day 3 iirc during the event-
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Both rider and bike ultimately survived to ride another day. It was a bummer to sell it but nice to know it wasn't sold into static display.
It's called having patina. :laugh:
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Changed my mind
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Changed my mind again.
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L to R - Lifelong hometown buddy and workmates (including me) from Ann Arbor
'91 GS 3 months old at the time - Mid Ohio June 1991
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I really like this picture from https://longmotoride.com/
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