Vintage Brit SuperThread! - Page 15

roadholder · 02-02-2012, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Thumpermeister

Nice Goldie!

Very nice!

Doug Matson · 02-02-2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chasbmw

That is very pretty, is the alloy tank because the original glass fibre one was eaten by ethanol?

The fastback commando came out when I was around 15. It got imprinted onto that delicate teenage mind!

Charles

Your are correct tank delaminated, new tank looks better in person.

jbcaddy · 02-02-2012, 08:51 PM

not all fastback tanks waited for ethanol to delaminate. I had one around 76 that was weeping gas all through the bottom of the tank. sold it for college funds. bad choice

Rob Farmer · 02-02-2012, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by norton73

When I put this bike together in the mid-80s, every Interstate here seemed to be black/gold. As far as I know, '75 was the only year silver was offered. So my '73 is incorrect.
This bike started life as a Roadster, it still has the Roadster side covers in this picture, but I just had another tank and a set of Interstate sidecovers painted.

I love any of the Commandos but as Rightshifttrick pointed out you get sick of the sight of over restored unused machines.

Who wants a Correct machine. Yours looks much better for being used and adapted to your needs it's a real bike and much better for it.

ricochetrider · 02-03-2012, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rob Farmer

I love any of the Commandos but as Rightshifttrick pointed out you get sick of the sight of over restored unused machines.

Who wants a Correct machine. Yours looks much better for being used and adapted to your needs it's a real bike and much better for it.

I agree. but then, I'm certainly no rivet-counter. My commando has been rebuilt and is sort of hopped up. It has that *original* look but only just. anyone who really knows what they are looking at can easily tell it's not stock. Well, not to mention that it is white.

It's a runnin machine tho (in fact- it runs like a scalded demon

) - and to me, that's what counts most.

ADV8 · 02-06-2012, 03:36 AM

Bendernz · 02-07-2012, 12:49 AM

New Zealand Classic Motorcycle Festival, Pukekohe Raceway last weekend.

Bet you don't know what this is..... below

Bendernz · 02-07-2012, 01:05 AM

Does anything say Brit bike more than an old amal...

and a healthy pool of dead dinosaurs underneath?

Rich B · 02-07-2012, 04:37 AM

Bendernz sez:

"Bet you don't know what this is..... below"

It is a replica of the BSA MC1 racer (never raced) built in NZ using a GS engine that is reduced to 250 cc. The original in in Sammy Miller's museum.....

So what did I win?

2manyrides · 02-07-2012, 05:01 AM

ricochetrider · 02-07-2012, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rich B

Bendernz sez:

"Bet you don't know what this is..... below"

It is a replica of the BSA MC1 racer (never raced) built in NZ using a GS engine that is reduced to 250 cc. The original in in Sammy Miller's museum.....

So what did I win?

Rich,
Only you would know THAT!

ricochetrider · 02-07-2012, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 22manyrides

What the...?
Indeed.

SFMCjohn · 02-07-2012, 09:12 AM

A couple of city-bikes outside my coffee shop, The Mercury Cafe, at Page and Octavia ...

Dave Halprin's pretty late-60s Tiger ...

And a single-carb, bolt-on hardtail bobber/chopper ... All the rage these days with city hipsters ... This one, built for someone's wife, is said to be a handful to ride on our bumpy streets ... Sounds wonderful, though ...

See you by the curb,
-- SFMCjohn

Rich B · 02-07-2012, 09:35 AM

The "original" MC1 as seen in the Sammy Miller Museum:

So what did I win Tom? Figure I should win something for actually knowing some sort of useless trivia

Rich B · 02-07-2012, 09:43 AM

A Gold Star in a Sonic Weld frame at Canton OH half mile a few years ago:

Greeves Grifon I had in my possession for a while....it was waiting on a ride back to the UK:

Late fall ride 2 years ago on the Lightning Clubman:

BSA V-twin at the OVBSAOC event:

02-06-2012, 03:36 AM	#216
ADV8 Taumarunui..Darwin.. Joined: Nov 2007 Location: North of Sydney. Oddometer: 2,110	__________________ Les .. 1968 Husqvarna MF250 and MF360 - 1971 Norton Commando Fastback - 1973 Kawasaki H2A - 1973 Ducati 750 GT - 1973 Moto Guzzi Eldorado - 1974 Kawasaki H2B - 1974 Triumph TR5T Trophy Trail - 1981 Ducati 900 SD - 1986 Husqvarna 400 WR - 1998 Suzuki TL1000S - 1998 Suzuki TL1000S - 2007 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S - 2008 Suzuki DR780.

02-07-2012, 12:49 AM	#217
Bendernz Torrential Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Oddometer: 454	New Zealand Classic Motorcycle Festival, Pukekohe Raceway last weekend. Bet you don't know what this is..... below __________________ The Adventures of Yello Peril Yello Peril in Search of the Disappearing Guns Yello Peril: Return to Muriwai Yello Peril: Return to Woodhill Mountains, Memories and Magnficent Flying Machines

02-07-2012, 01:05 AM	#218
Bendernz Torrential Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Oddometer: 454	Does anything say Brit bike more than an old amal... and a healthy pool of dead dinosaurs underneath? __________________ The Adventures of Yello Peril Yello Peril in Search of the Disappearing Guns Yello Peril: Return to Muriwai Yello Peril: Return to Woodhill Mountains, Memories and Magnficent Flying Machines

02-07-2012, 04:37 AM	#219
Rich B Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Stone Creek, OH Oddometer: 319	Bendernz sez: "Bet you don't know what this is..... below" It is a replica of the BSA MC1 racer (never raced) built in NZ using a GS engine that is reduced to 250 cc. The original in in Sammy Miller's museum..... So what did I win? __________________ There is a good chance you don't like me. There is a better chance, I don't care! Rich B screwed with this post 02-07-2012 at 04:38 AM Reason: dumbazz can't spell

02-07-2012, 05:01 AM	#220
2manyrides shifty charactor Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Citrus Heights Ca. Oddometer: 1,560	what the... __________________ too many... I have completely lost count and here's my channel... http://www.youtube.com/user/2manyrides?feature=mhsn#p/u

02-02-2012, 08:51 PM	#213
jbcaddy Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Oroville & Placerville, California U.S.ofA. Oddometer: 952	not all fastback tanks waited for ethanol to delaminate. I had one around 76 that was weeping gas all through the bottom of the tank. sold it for college funds. bad choice

02-07-2012, 09:12 AM	#223
SFMCjohn 13 Joined: Nov 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA, 94102 Oddometer: 583	Triumph in San Francisco ... A couple of city-bikes outside my coffee shop, The Mercury Cafe, at Page and Octavia ... Dave Halprin's pretty late-60s Tiger ... And a single-carb, bolt-on hardtail bobber/chopper ... All the rage these days with city hipsters ... This one, built for someone's wife, is said to be a handful to ride on our bumpy streets ... Sounds wonderful, though ... See you by the curb, -- SFMCjohn __________________ caryandjohn.blog: Baja, AFM, KLR, & '73 Tiger Ride Reports San Francisco Motorcycle Club, Est. 1904 A Small Wedding ADVenture; Vintage Death Valley; Baja for New Year's IBA#'96onaEX500

02-07-2012, 09:35 AM	#224
Rich B Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Stone Creek, OH Oddometer: 319	The "original" MC1 as seen in the Sammy Miller Museum: So what did I win Tom? Figure I should win something for actually knowing some sort of useless trivia __________________ There is a good chance you don't like me. There is a better chance, I don't care!

02-07-2012, 09:43 AM	#225
Rich B Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Stone Creek, OH Oddometer: 319	A Gold Star in a Sonic Weld frame at Canton OH half mile a few years ago: Greeves Grifon I had in my possession for a while....it was waiting on a ride back to the UK: Late fall ride 2 years ago on the Lightning Clubman: BSA V-twin at the OVBSAOC event: __________________ There is a good chance you don't like me. There is a better chance, I don't care!

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