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Title: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH (reflective GC)
Post by: rdbandkab on July 05, 2015, 06:50:52 PM: Always wanted to stop and see what was in this building! So today, when we were heading down to ohiorider's territory, I decided to stop and snap a few pics. You can see the NTX lurking in the background..... :angry: Sorry for the bad quality..

(http://s11.postimg.org/rfjy3oy9f/DSC05513b.jpg)

(http://s11.postimg.org/z9kjp362b/DSC05515b.jpg)

(http://s11.postimg.org/ske092kqb/DSC05516b.jpg)
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: analog kid on July 05, 2015, 07:04:10 PM: Love old dirt bikes. Tks for posting.

Wonder if that KTM is old enough to have had "PENTON" written on the tank.
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: Guzzistajohn on July 05, 2015, 07:06:27 PM: Nice Bultaco Sherpa T kinda has some "apes" on her
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: SED on July 05, 2015, 09:36:00 PM: Quote from: oldbike54 on July 05, 2015, 08:05:08 PM
Love the BSA B50 MX .

Dusty

That would be your round barrel 441 (B44). Ugh! :tongue:
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: SteveAZ on July 05, 2015, 09:56:56 PM: Quote from: analog kid on July 05, 2015, 07:04:10 PM
Love old dirt bikes. Tks for posting.

Wonder if that KTM is old enough to have had "PENTON" written on the tank.

I think so. Tank looks earlty '70s/fiberglass. It looks to me like it has Ceriani forks ala Penton vs the Marzocchi forks usually found on KTMs.

I learned to ride on my older brothers (14 years older than me) '69 Penton 125 steel tanker. The radial fin head and cylinder was as big as the cylinder and head on the 490 Maico he was riding in the early 80s. My dad just sold the Penton to a collector back east. Both of my bothers, my sister and my dad (and mom behind dad once) spent time on that old Penton. Lots and lots of memories.
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: SED on July 06, 2015, 12:04:32 AM: Quote from: oldbike54 on July 05, 2015, 09:42:16 PM
The B50 was round barrel also , although you may be correct . Gotta disagree on the "ugh" part , always thought they were lovely motorbikes , but then Jeff Smith is a hero of mine :laugh:

Dusty

Well, I woulda thought the B50 was a square barrel like the later B44s, but a google search shows you are right and my mammaries are faulty. :boozing: However, that bike has a tank very similar to that on my 441.
(http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/shawnsci/Victor_zps9d1c0d73.jpg)

The poor thing had been totally abused, refused to start hot and was a treacherous companion, yet somehow I got to like Brit singles and now have two Ariels... weird.
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: rodekyll on July 06, 2015, 02:59:58 AM: My 441 was evil. I sold it to a guy named Steve King. I think "Christine" was based on real-life experiences with that bike. But nobody would believe a BSA could be that malignant, so he made it about a car instead.
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: Woodrow on July 06, 2015, 08:37:30 AM: I have this 441 in my garage, I ride it sometimes , I have yet to take it on some epic journey.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s91/Woodrow_07/HPIM1657.jpg) (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/Woodrow_07/media/HPIM1657.jpg.html)

Woodrow
Northern Wisconsin
Title: Re: vintage bikes under glass......well, behind it anyway.. rt7 OH
Post by: Woodrow on July 06, 2015, 08:45:48 AM: (http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s91/Woodrow_07/HPIM1643.jpg) (http://s150.photobucket.com/user/Woodrow_07/media/HPIM1643.jpg.html)