Great Video. The old Trans Atlantic Race at Mallory Park.

Nice clean KH400

Old School Kawasaki Triples Touring...

Check em out at SpeedJunkies

King Kenny leading the way on a TZ flattracker.

I love this shot...

Nicely pimped out H2 Custom

Reader Ride! From Don Miller at Metro Racing!

Don Writes:

Steve;Here's a couple more of Metro's 2 strokes. One is of the lovely Elisha on my Champion framed, Woody Kyle motored, Kawasaki Big Horn. The other is Miss Jaki with our 1967 Bultaco Metralla.I enjoy the cool stuff you have on your blog. Keep up the good work. 2 STROKES RULE!! Don


Thanks Much Don!

An extremely highly polished H2 restoration.

Personally I think it's be a chore to leep this beauty clean but it sure is nice to look at.

H1R on sale now on E-bay

Yeah.. I took these off an E-bay auction. So sue me, it's a cool ride. And for $15,000 buy it now it can be yours. Just do a search on H1. And No it's NOT mine and I don't know the seller.

One of my favorite magazine ads..

A lot more nice ones over at Visual Gratification

RZ350 and RZ500. Great scans from reader Bill Thomas

CRAZY H1 Cafe form back in the day.

Thanks to Rocket Garage!

1983 Husqvarna 500 SC

This thing must be a BEAST!

Moto Martin GT750 powered custom.

The "sawzall" special..

Kawasaki S2 Race Bike

Nice Black H2

20,000 visits and counting! Thanks!

I just noticed that we recently passed 20,000 visits . I never thought this little hobby of mine would ever get this much traffic. I hope everyone has enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed posting. Please remember to send me pictures of any interesting bikes that you have. Even if it's not a 2-stroke, I post all the good 4 stroke stuff over on my other blog "Motorcycle picture of the day" See link to over to the right. Thanks again to everyone for checking in!

Suzuki "Walter Wolf" Special

Suzuki RGV

Suzuki RG500 Gamma

H1

Beautiful custom H1.

Some very nice touches in this bike.

Very

Motorcyclist Retro Update!

I just got an E-mil from Mitch about the re-launch.. Check it out:



February 1, 2009
The Retro Report
Edition 1
Dear Retro fans
I told you I’d be in touch when we had news about the re-launch of Motorcycle Retro, and here we go!
First off, the Retro re-launch is moving ahead nicely, and is on track for a May release of issue one. We’ve got a printer and an art director lined up, a business plan that makes a bit of sense and, best of all, plenty of friends – that’s you! – who seem as jacked up as I am about this project. I can’t thank you all enough for the support and kind words you’ve sent my way over the last few months. I’ve taken to calling you the Retro Army!
The big news is twofold: Our website is finally live (in limited scope at this point), and we’ve begun taking subscription orders! Yep, all true. You can now subscribe to Motorcycle Retro! The easy way is click on the website – www.motorcycleretro.com - and download the PDF order form, which you then fill out and mail along with a check or money order to the address on the form. (The address is also below.) Once our full site goes live sometime at the end of February we’ll add secure credit-card transaction capability. I’ll be sure to contact you when that happens.
Subscriptions are absolutely vital to our success. If we can generate enough of them in the next few months – a few thousand – the magazine will break even financially, which means it’ll very likely be around for a good long time going forward. And that’s a Good Thing given the amount of kick-ass retro grist out there waiting to be written about and photographed.
Another key for us, and one connected directly to the point above, is you – the Retro Army – spreading the word about this magazine to every retro-oriented enthusiast you know. Whether by word-of-mouth, email, internet forums or via your local bike or riding club, every recommendation helps us immensely. Over the last year and a half, I’ve found that selling our unique retro concept is easy; as soon as folks see the magazine and the cool, ’60s/’70s/’80s stuff we’re covering, they immediately understand – and want the magazine. There’s no hard sell here, so the key is to let as many folks as possible know about us. Once they see what we’re doing, they’re in. And that sort of exposure is what’s going to keep us in the black – and publishing – as we go forward. So please help us if you can.
We’re not planning to sell Retro via traditional newsstands, but we will eventually have the magazine available in select motorcycle shops. So, bike shops and dealers wanting to sell Motorcycle Retro in their stores should shoot me an email, as we’ll have info on wholesale packages available for them in a few weeks time.
We’ve got a heck of a story list lined up for this year’s issues, including features on Malcolm Smith, Hodaka, Honda’s Interceptors, Roger DeCoster, Suzuki’s MX history and T-series/GT two strokes, 50 years of Honda ads, The Roberts Chronicles, Yamaha TZ750, Jeff Ward’s early years, Eddie Lawson, Freddie Spencer, Team Honda’s domination of the 1970s and ’80s, Suzuki’s Water Buffalo, the Japanese Turbos, Honda’s CBX, Mini Trail and Trail 70, Tecumseh/Briggs and Stratton minibikes, and a whole lot more. I’d also like to hear what stories you’d like to read, so ping me with your ideas.
Again, thanks for the support, and please help us spread the word. I’ll be back in touch when there’s more Retro news to report.
Best regards,Mitch
Mitch BoehmEditor/PublisherMotorcycle RetroPO Box 202Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274www.motorcycleretro.commitch@motorcycleretro.com
To subscribe:Simply go to our website, download the PDF order form, and mail the form and your check or money order to the address above. Please make checks and money orders payable to Motorcycle Retro.
For advertising information, please contact Mitch Boehm at mitch@motorcycleretro.com



PS: Here’s an advanced copy of the press release we’re sending out early next week!
Motorcyclist Retro to be re-launched as Motorcycle Retro!
Motorcyclist Retro, the popular vintage/classic magazine that debuted with a bang in early 2008 but was shelved by publisher Source Interlink in December ’08 due to the economy, has been resurrected privately – as Motorcycle Retro.
“Despite selling 20,000-plus copies of its first and second issues, and generating a serious buzz in the classic/vintage market,” says long-time Motorcyclist and Motorcyclist Retro editor Mitch Boehm, “the publisher wanted to focus on its core titles in these tough economic times. Which is understandable.
Motorcycle Retro will be basically the same magazine with a different name, Boehm says. “We’ll offer high quality paper and printing, superb photography, in-depth reporting and quality writing, with dirt, street and mini coverage of the two-decade era between ’65 and ’85.”
The difference is that subscriptions are available right now on the magazine’s new website – www.motorcycleretro.com. While the main site won’t debut until late February, a home page with basic subscription info has been posted so folks can see what we’re about and, hopefully, subscribe.
“Our business model is wholly different than the big-magazine industry standard,” says Boehm. “Instead of going newsstand-only at the beginning we’re offering subscriptions right away, which is what our readers want. Driving or riding around looking for an issue isn’t something they enjoyed, so we’re offering subscriptions immediately and mailing issues in a protective polybag so they arrive on doorsteps and in mailboxes in pristine shape – just the way folks want it.”
Frequency will be quarterly (4x/year), and yearly subs will cost $39.99.
“I’m betting a decent portion of my retirement on this venture,” Boehm says, “and it’s definitely scary. But after seeing how well the original Retro sold, and after speaking with advertisers who told me their phones rang off the hook (Race Tech’s Paul Thede, for one), I know the market for this magazine is strong. And from the thousands of notes I’ve gotten over the last year or so, I know the enthusiast base is solid, excited and loyal.”
“The time couldn’t be more right for a new retro-themed bike magazine,” Boehm adds. “There are some pretty good vintage magazines, but they’ve traditionally focused on European and American motorcycles. There hasn’t been much attention paid to the Japanese bikes and the two-decade period from the mid-’60s through the early ’80s, when motorcycling exploded across the country with the help of baby-boomers.
“We aim to change that a little, as Motorcycle Retro is largely Japanese-based, at least on the street side. European brands figured more prominently on the motocross side, so we’ll feature plenty of them in our dirt coverage. As before, we’ll dig for the background stories surrounding the bikes, people and culture of motorcycling’s Glory Days, and we’ll continue to make these dirt and streetbikes relevant in today’s environment.”
For more information on Motorcycle Retro, click www.motorcycleretro.com or shoot Boehm an email at mitch@motorcycleretro.com.

Wildly tricked out H2 powered GSXR framed custom.

Stumbled across this picture somewhere. If anyone has any better shots or can give more info about this bike please let me know.