Showing posts with label reader submittal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reader submittal. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Now THAT'S different... A Kawasaki H1 reverse trike..
Aimee Kurt sent these in from a recent bike night... All I can do is scratch my head and say wow..
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Really wicked IT175 based custom / cafe build.
Keith Montgomery sends these in:
This belongs to my motobud Bill in Tampa/St.Pete.
BIll is a 2 stroke nut and has NSR250's TZR 250's and several other trick exotics.
That is freaking cool!
This belongs to my motobud Bill in Tampa/St.Pete.
BIll is a 2 stroke nut and has NSR250's TZR 250's and several other trick exotics.
That is freaking cool!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Reader Ride. Excellent Jawa Cafe!
Terence Hines writes in:
Hi , Thought you may like to see a few photo's of the Jawa r.t. i built a couple of year's back . This bike started out as a standard Jawa T.S. 350 from 1990 , But i was after something a bit more retro looking , At the same time it had to be Jawa , There are many changes to this bike ,some major ,some minor but detailed . The front end has been lowered by 40mm and the rear end raised by the same amount . With a one off hand made rear light unit and number plate bracket mounted on a Honda mudguard . Seat rail's modified and a one off seat base made up . Rear fender strut's made from tapered tube . And the internals of the original speedo tacho sprayed black and mounted on a one off mount together with home made l.e.d. warning lamps made from S/S 8mm button head bolts . The list goes on and on . But these are a few of the changes I've made to get the type of style i wanted . Hope you like . Terry P.S. You can see my vid's of this bike and my latest project at http://www.youtube.com/user/terence20001?feature=mhum
Hi , Thought you may like to see a few photo's of the Jawa r.t. i built a couple of year's back . This bike started out as a standard Jawa T.S. 350 from 1990 , But i was after something a bit more retro looking , At the same time it had to be Jawa , There are many changes to this bike ,some major ,some minor but detailed . The front end has been lowered by 40mm and the rear end raised by the same amount . With a one off hand made rear light unit and number plate bracket mounted on a Honda mudguard . Seat rail's modified and a one off seat base made up . Rear fender strut's made from tapered tube . And the internals of the original speedo tacho sprayed black and mounted on a one off mount together with home made l.e.d. warning lamps made from S/S 8mm button head bolts . The list goes on and on . But these are a few of the changes I've made to get the type of style i wanted . Hope you like . Terry P.S. You can see my vid's of this bike and my latest project at http://www.youtube.com/user/terence20001?feature=mhum
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
One in a million! Ultra rare low mileage Bultaco Streaker!
Blackhorse Motorsports send is some pics of what is essentially a zero mileage barn find all original Bultaco Streaker. It doesn't get much cooler than this!
Bought a few bikes and this was the gem of the group. It appears this bike was never ridden!perhaps those miles are just from being pushed around the collection.
No Doubt! Thanks for the great pics!
Bought a few bikes and this was the gem of the group. It appears this bike was never ridden!perhaps those miles are just from being pushed around the collection.
No Doubt! Thanks for the great pics!
Reader Submittal. Beautiful piar of RD400's from the UK!
Think I missed these in the e-mail trough... Sorry bout that Tony. Some real beauties!
Hi , Tony McGuire here from East Yorkshire in UK,
i thought you would enjoy seeing a fellow club members bikes, the owner is Tony Booth, hes built these 2 stunning RD400 specials, the yellow & white bike runs a stock RD400 motor, the all white bike runs a 430cc tuned motor..
ps, a merry christmas to you and fellow stroker riders everywhere..
Hi , Tony McGuire here from East Yorkshire in UK,
i thought you would enjoy seeing a fellow club members bikes, the owner is Tony Booth, hes built these 2 stunning RD400 specials, the yellow & white bike runs a stock RD400 motor, the all white bike runs a 430cc tuned motor..
ps, a merry christmas to you and fellow stroker riders everywhere..
Friday, January 21, 2011
Reader Ride. Suzuki RG500 Gamma!
From David Hedlund in Sweden
Hi,
Think you could need a picture of a Rg 500 :-)
Thank you for a nice site..
I think you're right Dave! Thanks!
Hi,
Think you could need a picture of a Rg 500 :-)
Thank you for a nice site..
I think you're right Dave! Thanks!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Reader Submittal. A Great Gamma from Barbers..
A really Nice Gamma from the Barbers parking lot.
Willie writes in:
Hi,
I took the attached pics while attending Vintage Days at Barber last October(?) with your site in mind. The Gamma is not mine (unless you include my dreams).
Anyway, I can only imagine the abundance of email you get so I won't take up any more of your time.
Thanks again for all you do and again please keep up the good work!
Willie in TN
PS
I'm still both thankful and proud that you posted a pic of my Water Buffalo last year.
And I'm thankful and proud to have the chance to post it. Thanks Willie
Please keep em coming!
Willie writes in:
Hi,
I took the attached pics while attending Vintage Days at Barber last October(?) with your site in mind. The Gamma is not mine (unless you include my dreams).
Anyway, I can only imagine the abundance of email you get so I won't take up any more of your time.
Thanks again for all you do and again please keep up the good work!
Willie in TN
PS
I'm still both thankful and proud that you posted a pic of my Water Buffalo last year.
And I'm thankful and proud to have the chance to post it. Thanks Willie
Please keep em coming!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Telefonica beauty courtesy of Mike "Stu" Stuhler of the must visit Stusshots!
After all the drama with the other blog I'm just now catching up on a lot of great contributions. Mike sent me this a long while back and I almost missed this one in the e-mail fog. Thank You Mike for the reminder. Oh and fer cryin out loud make sure to visit him often. The historic stuff over there is fantastic!
Mike Writes in:
Just came across these shots I took at Mid Ohio back in '05 that I thought you might enjoy as well. The last of the 2 stroke 500's, this was the RGV500 follow-up to KRJR's championship winning mount from the 2000 season. Unfortunately, this one didn't fair nearly as well with only 1-3rd place podium on the year, 4 dnf's and a final placing of 11th in the championship. But this doesn't take away from the stunning beauty of this piece,the last year of the 500's before the diesels were ushered in (not that there is anything wrong with the diesels, just not the stunning gp sound as what the 2 stroke era gave us in close to 30 years of top-notch competition.) Suzuki had a traveling 'road show' for the 2005 season that of course included their street and dirt bike line-up, and as a thrown in bonus as I would call it, this stunning piece of racing history on display outside the display tents. I waited about 15-20 minutes for all of the other people around to clear away (and stop their drooling)
so I could get a couple of clear/clean shots of this $1M+ beauty. It may not have performed well on the track but the visuals were top notch. Let alone the craftsmanship put into this 'blue wonder.' You being THE 2 stroke guy, I thought you might enjoy! As always, your stuff looks great and I enjoy my 2-3 trips/day to your sites to keep up with the goodies. Enjoy and keep up the killer work! And go two smokes! HA!
God that's nice. Oh what I'd give for a few laps on that...
Mike Writes in:
Just came across these shots I took at Mid Ohio back in '05 that I thought you might enjoy as well. The last of the 2 stroke 500's, this was the RGV500 follow-up to KRJR's championship winning mount from the 2000 season. Unfortunately, this one didn't fair nearly as well with only 1-3rd place podium on the year, 4 dnf's and a final placing of 11th in the championship. But this doesn't take away from the stunning beauty of this piece,the last year of the 500's before the diesels were ushered in (not that there is anything wrong with the diesels, just not the stunning gp sound as what the 2 stroke era gave us in close to 30 years of top-notch competition.) Suzuki had a traveling 'road show' for the 2005 season that of course included their street and dirt bike line-up, and as a thrown in bonus as I would call it, this stunning piece of racing history on display outside the display tents. I waited about 15-20 minutes for all of the other people around to clear away (and stop their drooling)
so I could get a couple of clear/clean shots of this $1M+ beauty. It may not have performed well on the track but the visuals were top notch. Let alone the craftsmanship put into this 'blue wonder.' You being THE 2 stroke guy, I thought you might enjoy! As always, your stuff looks great and I enjoy my 2-3 trips/day to your sites to keep up with the goodies. Enjoy and keep up the killer work! And go two smokes! HA!
God that's nice. Oh what I'd give for a few laps on that...
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Hello From Vietnam! A Rare Rumi Scooter.
Mark Brooks Writes in:
Hi 2 stroke biker blog, I love the site and pop by most weeks for a look. Over here in Vietnam we don't have so many interesting bikes, however there are a lot of vintage scooters. Last weekend on one of our scooter runs I saw this Rumi. They are as rare as hens teeth so to see one over here was a real treat. I hope you like it.
Cheers, Mark
Hey even though it's not a dedicated scooter blog I love interesting scooters. Cool Ride.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
The Boots Langly "UCR" H2 750.
Boots is a legend in the 2-stroke world. He writes in with pics of his latest:
Hi Steve,
Thanks for such a great web site. You've highlighted some of the best
of the 2 wheeled world.
Good on ya!!
I'd like to present the 1973 H2 750 that I call my "UCR" (Ultimate
Cafe Racer). It's highly modified and the details can be read at
www.bootstriples.com .
This is it's 4th, and final, reincarnation.
I roadraced triples during the late 70's through the early 80's. This
is the bike I wished I had then!!
Ride safe and have fun.
cheers
Boots Langley
Hi Steve,
Thanks for such a great web site. You've highlighted some of the best
of the 2 wheeled world.
Good on ya!!
I'd like to present the 1973 H2 750 that I call my "UCR" (Ultimate
Cafe Racer). It's highly modified and the details can be read at
www.bootstriples.com .
This is it's 4th, and final, reincarnation.
I roadraced triples during the late 70's through the early 80's. This
is the bike I wished I had then!!
Ride safe and have fun.
cheers
Boots Langley
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Reader Submittal. Wicked Landspeed Kawasaki Triple... and a hell of a trip.
From Travis Lawson:
So I just got done with a 5195 mile, 39 day adventure a few days ago. I rode my barely street legal 2001 XR400R from Durango CO to Portland OR then south to giant redwoods in Nor-Cal. From there to Reno, Las Vegas, all across AZ, NM and back to my home on the TX Gulf Coast. 2400 or so miles were done entirely off road on old obscure routes and Jeep trails.
I spent a couple days in Bonneville for Speed Week and took some great video and a couple of pictures of a really great guy from Woodland Park, CO named David Doubleday. He owns D&S Motorcycle and has campaigned an H2 he built himself at Bonneville for a few years now. This guy is fast! And all things considered he could be even faster with some more tweaking. This is one very fine example of a well built machine. The frame is a modded H2 with an FZR600 swinger, fork, wheels and brakes. The shock took days to set up but for the purpose of doing the "Ton" in a straight line it works great. I think he told me it came off a Honda CBR. The tank is a Yamaha MX175 and fits very well. By the way this bike is street legal and plated and he does ride it regularly, but I bet it draws quite a crowd just tooling around town with stingers. Check it out!
I can't remember exactly his fastest times but I do know he broke 126 mph in the one mile course.
Later Travis
So I just got done with a 5195 mile, 39 day adventure a few days ago. I rode my barely street legal 2001 XR400R from Durango CO to Portland OR then south to giant redwoods in Nor-Cal. From there to Reno, Las Vegas, all across AZ, NM and back to my home on the TX Gulf Coast. 2400 or so miles were done entirely off road on old obscure routes and Jeep trails.
I spent a couple days in Bonneville for Speed Week and took some great video and a couple of pictures of a really great guy from Woodland Park, CO named David Doubleday. He owns D&S Motorcycle and has campaigned an H2 he built himself at Bonneville for a few years now. This guy is fast! And all things considered he could be even faster with some more tweaking. This is one very fine example of a well built machine. The frame is a modded H2 with an FZR600 swinger, fork, wheels and brakes. The shock took days to set up but for the purpose of doing the "Ton" in a straight line it works great. I think he told me it came off a Honda CBR. The tank is a Yamaha MX175 and fits very well. By the way this bike is street legal and plated and he does ride it regularly, but I bet it draws quite a crowd just tooling around town with stingers. Check it out!
I can't remember exactly his fastest times but I do know he broke 126 mph in the one mile course.
Later Travis
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Reader Ride. Cool old CZ From The Czech Republic.
James From Czechoslovak sends in his oldschool CZ 175 1962 dirtbike.
He writes in:
Hi, my name is James and I come from the Czech Republic. I love old bikes and retro style. I prefer motorcycles manufactured in Czechoslovakia (Jawa, CZ). I really like your site. Every day, like watching pictures of bikes all over the world. I decided to also donate their bike. Not original, but built of scrap to ride the terrain around my home.
This is my CZ 175 Type 450 of 1962, adjusted for oldschool dirt bike. He has lots of adjustments for off-road driving. The engine has increased power from 10hp to 15hp, weight is + / - 100kg .
I love the old Jawa/CZ. Some of the best looking engines built and they go like mad! Still miss my old CZ250 dirtbike. Scary scary motorcycle but oh so fun!
He writes in:
Hi, my name is James and I come from the Czech Republic. I love old bikes and retro style. I prefer motorcycles manufactured in Czechoslovakia (Jawa, CZ). I really like your site. Every day, like watching pictures of bikes all over the world. I decided to also donate their bike. Not original, but built of scrap to ride the terrain around my home.
This is my CZ 175 Type 450 of 1962, adjusted for oldschool dirt bike. He has lots of adjustments for off-road driving. The engine has increased power from 10hp to 15hp, weight is + / - 100kg .
I love the old Jawa/CZ. Some of the best looking engines built and they go like mad! Still miss my old CZ250 dirtbike. Scary scary motorcycle but oh so fun!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Reader Ride. Radical RD350 Custom from India.
Te-a Writes in:
Hello, My Names is Te-a, I'm from the far north east corner of India, in the city of Aizawl, Mizoram. We are a huge fan of your blog, keep it up. Heres a couple of pictures of a custom RD350, done by my brother Muansanga MSX. The frame is stock, rear suspension is from a 150cc 4-stroke Yamaha R15, tail cowling fabricated, wheels are 17-inchers from R15, 120/80 rear tire with a 100/80 front. Engine is completely rebuilt from scratch, with a stage 1 porting job with a custom built MSX expansion chamber. Custom painted by yours trully. Hope you like it. Thanks.
(My blog - www.mizobiker.blogspot.com)
Thanks very much for sending this in. I love getting bikes from other parts of the world. Especially customs. I enjoy seeing what other people are doing to their bikes. It's inspiring and it opens up the possibilities. Te-a's paint work is simply fantastic. Check out his blog new blog for more examples.
Hello, My Names is Te-a, I'm from the far north east corner of India, in the city of Aizawl, Mizoram. We are a huge fan of your blog, keep it up. Heres a couple of pictures of a custom RD350, done by my brother Muansanga MSX. The frame is stock, rear suspension is from a 150cc 4-stroke Yamaha R15, tail cowling fabricated, wheels are 17-inchers from R15, 120/80 rear tire with a 100/80 front. Engine is completely rebuilt from scratch, with a stage 1 porting job with a custom built MSX expansion chamber. Custom painted by yours trully. Hope you like it. Thanks.
(My blog - www.mizobiker.blogspot.com)
Thanks very much for sending this in. I love getting bikes from other parts of the world. Especially customs. I enjoy seeing what other people are doing to their bikes. It's inspiring and it opens up the possibilities. Te-a's paint work is simply fantastic. Check out his blog new blog for more examples.
Monday, October 11, 2010
GT750 Reader Submittal.
I don't know the shop or Andrew Lund personally but it looks to be an interesting place with some nice bikes.
He Writes in:
He Writes in:
Hello there,
Just wanted to say we love your blog, we check it every day! We are a small vintage bike shop in Saint Paul, Minnesota called Bluecat Motors. We specialize in vintage Japanese machines (including 2-strokes), as well as Triumphs, Nortons, and BSA's. We love to build and customize cafe racers as well. We just finished doing paint and a complete engine rebuild on a Suzuki GT750 (see attached photos). Check out our new website www.bluecatmotors.com and follow us on facebook!
Your blog is awesome, keep on smokin'
Bluecat Motors
651-645-1172
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