Author Topic: Official Vintage Bike pic thread... post'em here (Read 17575 times)

Proformance Cycle · « **on:** December 18, 2009, 08:55:23 PM »

Got a pic of a vintage ride post it here for all to see!

Here's one of everyone's friend "Buzzy" on a old school Suzuki RM 125 at Twin Creeks MX Complex in Lawton, Pa

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Buzzy!

evo550 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2009, 09:38:37 PM »

Ok here goes, a few for the Maico lovers as well!!

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=xt550yellow.jpg

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=IMGP1356.jpg

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=IMGP1355.jpg

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=IMGP2823.jpg
http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=IMGP2822.jpg

And my favorite

http://s118.photobucket.com/albums/o82/evo550/?action-view&current=phantom_moates.jpg

Proformance Cycle · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2009, 10:22:41 PM »

evo550:

WOW!

ON THE GAS!

JETZcorp · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2009, 12:51:42 AM »

Nice Maico, is that an '84?

Here are a few of mine.

JohnN · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2009, 04:18:16 AM »

A few years back I built a vintage bike... after being away from racing for many years. It was started as a fun low-budget project and slowly turned out quite a bit different!!

Here are some photos of the bike (which was just sold)

For those that might have thought it was only a garage queen... here are a couple of different photos...

JohnN · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2009, 05:30:10 AM »

Here's a cool photo of Buzzy from back in the day....

JETZcorp · « **Reply #6 on:** December 19, 2009, 02:34:50 PM »

I just noticed something whilst looking at the 4th picture of John's Yamaha. Look at the Primary Ratio on that thing! The front gear is tiny, while the clutch basket looks to be (appropriately) the size of a basketball! Looking at that, I imagine you could rev the bike up to nine grand and still watch each individual gear tooth in the transmission as it went around. Crazy.

I'm used to looking at Maico equipment, which has a much more mild ratio, resulting in a fast-spinning transmission. They did this so that the RPM in the transmission would be higher, and thus the torque would be lower, allowing them to use a clutch you might expect to see on a 100cc trail bike, rather than one of those big monsters you get on a CR or similar. That's why they could get away with such small cases; everything inside was small and fast.

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nachtflug · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2009, 07:33:09 AM »

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eprovenzano · « **Reply #11 on:** December 21, 2009, 04:19:12 PM »

Here is my 1974 Honda CR250M. I bought it new in 74, and sold it in 2004. Check out my "trick" stand... When I pulled the bike out of storage, (15 years worth), it fired up with the old nasty gas.. it ran but not well... I replaced the carb, and added an after market exhaust. When I was young, I re-ringed the bike twice, so it still had the original piston... until I was racing my son on his YZ125, and I cooked the piston... so a 2 over bore, new piston and rings, and all was well. I sold it to a local gentleman who wanted to race in the vintage class as I was ready for some modern suspension...

ford832 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 24, 2009, 09:40:19 AM »

Cripes,most of you guys' bikes I'd have sitting in my living room

I'm not sure if this qualifies but it came to me in boxes with some parts missing,most rusty,and the rest seized.Still,it was just a fun little winter project and I wanted my daughter to have a two stroke and not a dime a dozen z50.Something you don't see too often anyway.78 jr50