So who rides motorcycles?

um ...who dosnt?

 

I ride a 1981 sturgis bone stock ,low mi before i got it .This is the first bike I have owned with elec start. I kind of like it.

 

yes i am currently riding/building a 1980 yamaha s500..... semi cafe bike. 540cc big bore kit big cam, custom paint by me 36mm mikuni carb bobbed fenders cut seat hi perf oil pump and lots more goodies. really catches all the jap bikes of guard when they hear a lawn mower on steriods powering through the canyons....

 

Ha, don't let your nephew push you off the seat... THAT would leave one hell of a skid mark!!! Nice ride. I like it. I bet chicks dig it AND your nephew too!

 

That was your 105th post too! Weird.

 

Mine:

 

me and my R1 were connected at the crotch till some dumb bitch pulled out in front of me and I ran right into the passenger door. I dont walk right and I cant get my leg over a bike anymore, be safe guys

 

Been there, done that, same scenario. T-boned a car that blew a stop sign and shattered my arm in 6 places.

Learned in Sturgis from a veteran that there's two types of riders: "Ones that have been down and ones that are going down". I know many of the former and see many of the latter everyday.

I'll second the "Be safe guys". But have fun too!

 

yeah I miss it. Every guy in my family has been down Im the only one thats out. Just watch out for the idiots and say a hail mary every time you leave.

 

'99 Road King

 

Do you actually ride that thing with the cables (especially the throttle) like that?

Daytona? Doesn't look like a 79 rd400 to me. I used to have that same tank and seat hanging in a shop I worked at. Cool aftermarket stuff. He needs a double leading shoe front brake to complete it.

 

Heres my scooter, 1994 Fatboy

 

I love sportsters ! ! my favorite H.D. especially the 73- 76 models ! ! andrews 490 cams, struts, some decent slugs made my 74 sportster run low 12's consistant. Not really your average woman and childs machine.

 

if thats a chicks bike.........I will gladly turn gay tonight ! ! ! Nice ASS chop Dude ! ! !

God only knows how I love those old ironheads ! ! Best Haney

 

Who said it was a 79 RD400? Look closer at the front brake. Look at the triple tree, no handle bar mounts. The engine was swapped for an air cooled one and lights were added along with stock exhaust to make it street legal by Bill Mitchell of GM.

 

-07 Buell XB12S with 1400 cc Axtell-kit. Not a HAMB-friendly bike, but DAMN funny to ride.

 

I ride this around when not working on my tudor or at work

 

Bikes got me sidetracked away from Hot Rods for a lot of years. Heres two bikes I kept. '56 KHK flathead in '59 XLCH Sportster chassis. '50 Triumph 500 Flattracker. Good thread, I glad it didn't get dumped.

 

1995 650 klr fun ride Rick.

 

hey,hey,hey, guys (skunk works mr haney) settle down,skunk nice bike,just messing with you................richie..............................

 

I used to... can't afford hot rods AND choppers right now. I miss riding!

 

My badass ride
Actually I've had bikes since I was 13, started with a 1970 Yamaha 60 road bike, then a Yahama DT250 (still got that one), have a 72 Yamaha LS2 100 twin road bike, and a hurt cb360. had a real pretty 74 honda 750, sold it for concrete in the garage. I pine for a BSA, and still see a old harley in the future.

 

I ride a 1969 Honda I put together a few years ago.

Mike

 

Seem to remember reading a story about that bike a few years back. Was the actual Daytona 200 winner or something like that and the legendary Bill Mitchell made it streetable. Fill in the details please.

And Zman, did you look at that trick factory brake? Cool Shit!

 

The Punkin'...

 

I've also ridden for most of my allotted years. I've had an Ariel 500 square 4. That was a great bike once the lucas was on the floor. Now I have a 97 Valkyrie and a 98 1100 shadow ace. Also 5 assorted dirt bikes. Anyone in the Tucson area wanna go look for projects?

 

richie rebel ........you hit a nerve with me man ! ! ! didnt realize you were bustin chops man. All kiddin aside i have heard that coment before. usually comes from posers that dont really know Harley Davidson.

 

You on a bike? I never woulda guessed it. I thought the real Jess c James started tis thread.

 

79 RD400 is the "Daytona" that's why I said that.
And after a second look they do look like the Twin Leading shoe hubs. But where are the radiator mounts? That's the thing that made me think it's not a TZ frame. The '72-74 TZ's are the ones that would have had that rear shock placement and tank. And the RD and TZ frames were pretty close to the same at that time, except for the some brackets and such. Pretty standard upgrades for a RD back in the day to put a TZ front end on, and even the swingarm. If someone removed the radiator mounts to put an air cooled motor in there then I'd be really surprised. Not saying it isn't so, just that I'd be surprised and dissapointed as those frames are pretty desirable. These are the bikes I raced through the 80's. I could never afford a real TZ so I ran upgraded RD's and TD's, then RD/LC's and RZ's.

But if Bill says it was a TZ I'd say it was.

 

My BSA for the street and one of many flat trackers. This one is a HD MX 250 in a Boss frame WFO!

It's like a walk in the park to throw the flat tracker sideways at 70mph+. On the other hand it scares the H^&* out of me to ride the BSA on the street. There's always some one all mooney eyed, mouth open, on the cell phone looking and heading right for me.
Zilla!