bikes from another life

[snakedoctor]

here is me doing the chopper thing in another life.

1964 Harley Panhead, kick start only



Should have kept this one...





doing the family thing..

[bluefront]

Yeah there a bunch of my old bikes I wish I still owned. Here's my first cycle (went from a Cushman to this)......



!956 Norton 19s, a 600cc single. I bought the '57 Steib sidecar a few months later.....bolted right up since the Norton was already equipped with sidecar mounts. Had it for quite a few years till I traded it off for an early Yamaha YDS2.

[snakedoctor]

Thats nice. I've always liked side cars.

[snakedoctor]

I took the springer front end off of the 64 panhead and put a super glide front end on it. I also replaced the sportster gas tank with some fat bobs. I rode that bike for a number of years.

[bluefront]

Heh....I road with a bunch called "Roman Knights", since we only road together in the evenings after dark. My Norton was extremely fast up to about 70mph, since it had lower sidecar gearing. After that the Trumph 650s would pass me. Never saw another like it....

[snakedoctor]

This 650 Triumph is the only English bike I owned. Thats my oldest daughter on it. Shes 40 now. I gave $200 for the Triumph and traded it for the 57 Harley sidecar even. What a deal.



This is me and one of my old riding buddies. I am on the left. The reason he makes that old Harley look so small...he is 6-4 and weights 350 lbs. He later put a side car on that bike. And no I was not an outlaw. At that time I was a process engineer for General Electric. My buddy was a pipe fitter and worked for TVA.

[Rebel]

I'd have to do some digging to find old pictures of bikes I had, nothing would be in your guys league that I had.

[snakedoctor]

I've had a bunch of bikes. Hondas were 175, 350, 360, 450, 550, and a 750 super sport. I can't remember how many Harleys I've had. They were all 74s. I have not had a Sportster. And of course the one Triumph. I had a small sidecar for the Triumph but could never get it set up right so I sold it.

Scooters were a 1955 Sears Allstate Cruisair (Vespa). a 1957 Cushman Eagle, and my Fly Scooter Scout.

I would like to find an old Honda Trail 90 to go with the Fly Scout.

[jmkjr72]

as soon as i have the cash proably tax time i will be buying 2 trail 90s to restore down side is no titles but between the 2 there is enough stuff for 1 good bike minus an intake manifold

[snakedoctor]

Alright...this is the best one. This was at Louisville Downs at the national flat track races in 1979. Shes a 55 model. She has a few more miles on her now but I still have her.

[Rebel]

55 was a very good year!