Old school rides: Let's see 'em!

Thanks, I couldn't tell as I saw it still had the shovelhead...it is an attractive bike...883 or a 1000?

That was my first bike. I bought it used. Being green I didn't know what to look out for in a used bike - turned out the rims were out of true and the mufflers (when did 'silencers' appear?) were starting to rust. I also didn't understand how to take advantage of the power band and was late to recognize the beauty of that sweet spot where the vibrations disappear and the power was on tap. Remember cleaning and adjusting points?

Thanks! It’s a 1983 XLX, 1000cc. Mildly customized, and with performance upgrades - it’s a fun old bike to ride.

1969. 250cc.
As we whittled down our collection from a high of about 40 bikes to a more reasonable dozen, a Metralla has always been on my short list.

We were primarily Honda collectors, but now find ourselves with a Metralla, an Astro, and a SherpaT.

Isn't the Sportster referred to as an ironhead, and shovelhead is the big twins?

Yes.

I guess I recall that...I never was good with all that nomenclature...the only two Harley's I ever owned was a 72 350 Sprint (Italian) and a 76 Superglide (moneypit)

I smelled a divorce coming (about 1990) and I sold the Superglide for $1600...then the Germans and Japanese discovered Harleys and the price started going up, up, up...the guy I sold it to got $2500 for it, that guy got $3300 for it, etc...I seem to live by the rule: buy high, sell low...sigh...

wOOw that's so beautiful - takes me right back to my early teens, such an iconic motorcycle...!

Thanks for sharing....!

Peter
Scotland

A rider on a Thor poses with a sequoia . The tunnel was cut through in 1881 and the tree fell in 1969. The guys that cut through the tree got paid $75.

The style of the times.

Best stock exhaust EVER! Nice bike. 1975?

Finally got an original 1971-only Starlight Gold right side cover, thanks to a generous guy on the SOHC4 forum who bought some spray painted side covers and scraped all of the blue paint off to reveal the gold color underneath.

Yes Sir 75. Build 11/74

Mine was a '75, too, although I don't recall the build date.

Hi all - new member here ..
Here are the older residents of my stable ...

1972 Norton 750 Commando

1950 Norton ES2

1990 Honda GB 500
Thanks for the interest- Cheers - Mr. Redcircles

Holy moly! Those are just beautiful!

They need to be seen! Post 'em up on the Norton and Cafe Racer threads as well.

I just stumbled across this digital photo from 2014 that I thought was long gone. It’s my ‘69 Honda 350 cafe racer (built in the ‘70s) that had been shoved in the back of my mower shed since about 1985. Pretty rough looking, but due to the urging of friends in the local vintage motorcycle club, I dragged it out in 2015 to see if there was any hope for it.

The second picture is the same bike, as it sits today. Yes, there was hope for it...

Nice resurrection...the picture from 2014 looks like it is wearing a Honda Dream tank...