Motorcycle pictures

Tom Richardson · Post by **Tom Richardson** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:04 pm

This is what my uncle rode during WWII.

My first was a striped Indian in 55 followed by a Royal Enfield and my last a Triumph Daytona.
Couldn't afford one for me and one for my wife so i quit cold turkey. (Still have the craving)

Ben_Rumson · Post by **Ben_Rumson** » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:31 pm

Tom.. That looks like mebbe a 40 Chief your unc is stylin' with.. Here's a pic of my uncs' knuck in 1950...Note the twin Linkerts

OJ · Post by OJ » Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:46 pm

In 1940, my two roommates at boarding school and I combined our collective wealth - $15.00 - and bought an old HD - Reputed to have been made in the 1920s. We lived WAY out in the country and titles & licenses didn't get much attention - and, living in boarding school - we didn't want to worry our parents either.

The shift lever - yep - lever was mounted on the tank and the "suicide clutch" was operated by the left foot - with some luck to manage it while still upright. The kick starter was broken so it took two of us to start it - one to push and one to handle the machine. Wouldn't climb many hills with two of us on and roads were all gravel.

All of which probably saved our lives - it wouldn't go very fast either - and we survived with just some road rash - but we had a ball.

Sorry I don't have any pictures of it - if cameras had been invented, they hadn't got that far out in the sticks.

The Beemer I showed above is my 16th bike - third Beemer.

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:50 am

my dad WWII england canadian army.

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Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:19 am

Here's me with my girl, Frankie. She loves to ride but I need to get a pair of goggles for her.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:01 am

I see a lot of us came by it honestly, my dad somewhere overseas

This is what the 72 sporty looked like when i literally brought it home.

And after i got home from the service.

Me on the Daytona in the service.

A buddys 47 knuck

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:51 am

This is my old 1976 Goldwing Ltd. with 45,000 original miles. The trunk is no longer on it, as I didn't like it much. Just did a new timing belt install and new tires, brakes, and tuneup. Doesn't get much use lately, but still fun for an occasional ride!

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:22 am

ft lewis wa.first time di came over she about freak out

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:28 am

Nice bike marlinman93

txpete i see ya have a Harley wrench hanging on the wall.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:30 am

CowboyTutt wrote:Wow, glad I checked in here. Been busy hot-rodding and breaking in my new 103 build on my 09 Harley Street Bob. It seems the exhaust is holding me back as its only making 105 HP and 110 TQ and is should be doing more so next month it gets a new Fat Cat exhaust and tune to go with. It should fix the problem. This pic was taken prior to the engine build. The other bikes are a 2009 Buell 1125 CR and 2001 ATK 605 dual sport. All nice bikes but the Harley is my favorite.

-Tutt

Tutt, are you fitting an oiling nipple for the 5th gear/ output shaft bearings on your supped up bob?

Nath.

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:46 pm

Nath, I'm not familiar with that. I actually had the crank trued and welded, Timken bearing conversion and added a direct drive (no compensator) primary roller chain set with 30 tooth engine sprocket that changes the overall ratio to 3.15 instead of the too tall 2.80. IIRC Harley changed to a helical cut 5th gear in 09. I've never had any trouble with the transmission. I run Amsoil 20-50 MC oil in the primary and Amsoil heavy duty something-or-another in the gear box.

I've not read about any oiling nipple on the Harley forums where I have been lurking. Whats that? -Tutt

antilley · Post by **antilley** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:07 am

Been on and around motorcycles all my life .....owned many and the last to ride was a Honda VTX 1800 F2..... what a thrill. My dad was a honda dealer in Texas and had shops in the Abilene area for most of my life. We spent a lot of time going to race tracks....

When the kids get a bit older I will get another.... here is a stock picture of a VTX that was very close to the one I sold last summer.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:11 pm

CowboyTutt wrote:Nath, I'm not familiar with that. I actually had the crank trued and welded, Timken bearing conversion and added a direct drive (no compensator) primary roller chain set with 30 tooth engine sprocket that changes the overall ratio to 3.15 instead of the too tall 2.80. IIRC Harley changed to a helical cut 5th gear in 09. I've never had any trouble with the transmission. I run Amsoil 20-50 MC oil in the primary and Amsoil heavy duty something-or-another in the gear box.

I've not read about any oiling nipple on the Harley forums where I have been lurking. Whats that? -Tutt

Alot of folk think when a sportster box gets more power through it trouble can arise from the poor lubed needle rollers in the output shaft. This in conjunction with the lack of the trap door for the gearbox makes repair a costly job. Your bike may not be a sportster lower end, I don't know to be honest. The mod allows you to manually administer a few drops of oil when ever you wish.
The output is high up and when the bike is on the side stand oil naturally drains away. The size of the 5th gear helps to stop oil getting to these rollers. I do know that the later Buell xb manuals recomended these bearings are greased on rebuild!
I hope this link helps.

http://www.ukbeg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=742

Nath.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 12:15 pm

Tut, I could be way off!!!! You gearbox looks alot different!!!

Nath.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:27 pm

Alot of folk think when a sportster box gets more power through it trouble can arise from the poor lubed needle rollers in the output shaft

I could see that, had them hatch on two stock sportys, thank goodness for the trap door. If there`s a issue and a fix sounds like a good idea.

Here`s another known issue on twin cam engines up to 06-07
The one on the right is the outside one and is cracked, not many more miles and it would of been in the oil pump. These had about 30,000 on them, issue varries from bike to bike on milage.

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:11 pm

Yeah, the Sporster engine and the Twin Cam are different animals. The Sporster uses an integrated transmission, 4 cams and no compensator where the Twin Cam has a huge primary case that connects the engine shaft to the trans shaft with chains and tensioners/shoes; has two cams and a compensating sprocket on the engine shaft. I had the left crank bearing upgraded to a Timken bearing which is far stronger than the stock roller bearings. The stock right side or cam roller bearings are fine even in my high output build as its a low stress area. Not heard of any lubrication problems with the Twin Cam roller bearings. Thanks for having my back though! -Tutt

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:31 pm

Those are cam chain tension shoes ,bad system, they changed to a different set-up in 06-07.
Running synthetic oil helps and the second set last longer than the first in most cases because the first set smooths out the chain.
The best reason i`ve heard for the varying failures is the die that stamps the chain plates gets worn and leaves sharp edges on the chain. Makes sense to me and why they should be check once in a while, the cam cover can be removed without two much trouble the exhaust being the biggest hassle.

http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/1744997/

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:58 pm

Mines an 09, remember?

There has been literally tons of discussion on the chain driven cam system Harley is using vs gear driven cams. The current common consensus is that the current chain set-up (and shoes) is very reliable and there is really no advantage (other than theoretical) to gear driven cams. In fact, with factory crank run-out specifications being as loose as they are, you simply can't run gear driven cams without truing your crank because of the misalignment causing failure. As to the primary drive chain, thats a system that has been used for many years too, even on the original CB750 Honda's. I should know, I had one! Sure was a great, easy to maintain motorcycle.
-Tutt

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:13 pm

Sorry Tutt, my bad,shootin' my big mouth off again

best wishes.

N.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:25 pm

CowboyTutt wrote:Mines an 09, remember? There has been literally tons of discussion on the chain driven cam system Harley is using vs gear driven cams. The current common consensus is that the current chain set-up (and shoes) is very reliable and there is really no advantage (other than theoretical) to gear driven cams. In fact, with factory crank run-out specifications being as loose as they are, you simply can't run gear driven cams without truing your crank because of the misalignment causing failure. As to the primary drive chain, thats a system that has been used for many years too, even on the original CB750 Honda's. I should know, I had one! Sure was a great, easy to maintain motorcycle.
-Tutt

I wasn`t saying your bike has the shoes, posted that info as general info for others. As far as gear drive cams on those motors i agree that it`s not the answer in all cases but as far as the chain shoe tensioner set up it leaves a lot to be disired and if i was running another twin cam i`d be checking them if they had never been replaced.
The bad thing is if they wear through the pieces go through the oil pump and raise havoc then get into main bearings and ruin the engine.
And the oil filter will not catch the particles either, oil filters have a cold temp by pass valve built into them and will allow them to get by.
Speaking of filters it`s a good idea to cut them apart once in a while and see what is being caught in them.
Ask most Harley dealers anything and they will tell you everything is normal

those shoes are junk and Harley should of recalled all of them and fixed the problem, instead they say it`s a normal wear item .

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:58 pm

There is some new metal screen/filter for the cam chest that just came out from Harley. Its supposed to catch the particles if something happens. My dealer printed out a sheet with the part number but I don't have it with me while on vacation here in SoCal. Sorry!

Nath, no worries Buddy!

-Tutt

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:02 pm

CowboyTutt wrote:There is some new metal screen/filter for the cam chest that just came out from Harley. Its supposed to catch the particles if something happens. My dealer printed out a sheet with the part number but I don't have it with me while on vacation here in SoCal. Sorry!

Nath, no worries Buddy!

-Tutt

Sounds good, no biggie bro just passing on some stuff i learned myself and others already know.
Back to pictures.

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:39 pm

Here's my last one. Sold it in 85.

It started as a 1975 SuperGlide shown here with my Ex. Sure miss that bike.

The not so grey me.

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:23 pm

Aw shoot. I reckon I'll throw in on this gig.

Built this '47 Knuckle from a basket case. At first used a Panhead swingarm frame, 5 gallon tanks, 4" over stripped drum brake wide glide front end. Did it up as an 80 CI motor, balanced, ported, with close ratio Andrews gears, S grind Andrews cam, S&S super carb, had a belt primary drive on it for a while, did a hand shift for a year or two, and ran it in a hardtail frame part of the time when I got tired of replacing swingarm bearings every year(cracked the frame in 3 or 4 places instead of replacing swingarm bearings). I was sort of hard on it the places I went. Would go exploring the two track dirt roads around northern Az, going places it would take 4WD to get in a regular vehicle. Spent a lot of time nomading, living off the bike, roaming before getting sort of civilized and moving to a 4wd truck. The bike is a little rough looking in this shot.

Made a good hunting rig also. Shot the deer with the Smith 44 while still in my sleeping bag bedded down next to the bike. That was back in the 80's. My hair's shorter now. Sold the bike in the late 80's. Knew too many that should have quit before disaster struck. I averaged about 20-25K miles a year on the bike.

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Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:10 am

Sounds normal to me

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:43 am

Bunch a hippies I have fallen in with here

Tutt will you just ride the darn bike and stop messing with it like you do with everything. Sell those other two funny looking ones and buy an 870 20 Ga. Express and darn it - get a 30-30, we can talk about which one if you ever get back here and take me out for beer and pizza like you were going to do.

Bud Light will be OK we don't have to drink that fancy stuff you like. Maybe you should just get a little Smart Car.

Post by **AmBraCol** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:14 am

Old Savage wrote:Bunch a hippies I have fallen in with here

Tutt will you just ride the darn bike and stop messing with it like you do with everything. Sell those other two funny looking ones and buy an 870 20 Ga. Express and darn it - get a 30-30, we can talk about which one if you ever get back here and take me out for beer and pizza like you were going to do. Bud Light will be OK we don't have to drink that fancy stuff you like. Maybe you should just get a little Smart Car.

ROTFL!!!!

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:11 am

Old Savage wrote:Bunch a hippies I have fallen in with here

Tutt will you just ride the darn bike and stop messing with it like you do with everything. Sell those other two funny looking ones and buy an 870 20 Ga. Express and darn it - get a 30-30, we can talk about which one if you ever get back here and take me out for beer and pizza like you were going to do. Bud Light will be OK we don't have to drink that fancy stuff you like. Maybe you should just get a little Smart Car.

Dang red necks, always causing trouble.

whoops forgot to stick my tongue out

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:22 pm

Only owned one bike, a KZ400, shoulda known better... brother-in-law burned his leg in a weldin' mishap, asked to swap his Yamaha 650 twin for my p/u as he healed. Didn't have ins., so I couldn't get it on base, had to leave it parked at the front gate... Leaving one afternoon drove over the draw bridge and musta picked up a burr or something... as I crested the top of the bridge (about 80), the rear end came out from under me.... after muscling it back upright... I sorta got slowed down, before it finally got too heavy running on a rear flat... ended up sliding thru a light (red of course) riding on the side of the enging and trans... Man was did it have a case of road rash! I, fortunately came out unscathed except for a new tread pattern the the soles of my sneakers... sorta matched the fins on the cylinders!

Back to the KZ400 some 5 or 6 years later. Well, let's just say the scar runs from about 4" above on the inside of my knee, across the bottom and down about 3" on the outside. It almost mates up with the one just to the outside of my knee cap from a waterskiing accident... but that one kept outta the service for an extra year... while I was #45 on the draft lottery!

Learned two things... the wife has no sense of humor about powered bikes, and your original lottery number carries over for followup years!

But, we loved pedaling around when we were younger... here's her on my bike I built while stationed on Midway Island in '71 while recouperating from an "in-country" adventure I still haven't told her about!

stew71 · Post by **stew71** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:25 pm

My latest ride....2006 Yamaha FJR.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:36 pm

Awe i remember those chopped bicycles, and the playing cards pinned on the spokes to make em sound cool.

Nice bike stew71

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:03 pm

Tutt will you just ride the darn bike and stop messing with it like you do with everything.

OS, I've been riding it as much as I could between rainstorms to get the 900 break-in miles I needed! And since I got it tuned after that, its been raining so constantly that there has been no opportunities to ride at all except for two short spins where I still got rained on! Thankfully, the weather seems to be changing finally and hope to put some s'miles on her on Sunday. As to the new pipe and tune, still looking forward to that. The HD project will be done by mid May at the latest.

-Tutt

TMair · Post by **TMair** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:55 pm

Pitchy wrote:
CowboyTutt wrote:Mines an 09, remember? There has been literally tons of discussion on the chain driven cam system Harley is using vs gear driven cams. The current common consensus is that the current chain set-up (and shoes) is very reliable and there is really no advantage (other than theoretical) to gear driven cams. In fact, with factory crank run-out specifications being as loose as they are, you simply can't run gear driven cams without truing your crank because of the misalignment causing failure. As to the primary drive chain, thats a system that has been used for many years too, even on the original CB750 Honda's. I should know, I had one! Sure was a great, easy to maintain motorcycle.
-Tutt
I wasn`t saying your bike has the shoes, posted that info as general info for others. As far as gear drive cams on those motors i agree that it`s not the answer in all cases but as far as the chain shoe tensioner set up it leaves a lot to be disired and if i was running another twin cam i`d be checking them if they had never been replaced.
The bad thing is if they wear through the pieces go through the oil pump and raise havoc then get into main bearings and ruin the engine.
And the oil filter will not catch the particles either, oil filters have a cold temp by pass valve built into them and will allow them to get by.
Speaking of filters it`s a good idea to cut them apart once in a while and see what is being caught in them.
Ask most Harley dealers anything and they will tell you everything is normal those shoes are junk and Harley should of recalled all of them and fixed the problem, instead they say it`s a normal wear item .

Just last year I had to replace my tensioners, had just over 60K on them, me and the previous owner always use/used synthetic oil, the mechanic said that probably helped them last as long as they did, I had them replaced with the new hyrolic tensioners, he told me the problem with the old type is they had a lot of tensions on them all the time, the hydrolic type get pressure as they need it from the oil pressure.
The mechanic was an independent, but used to work for Harley, he said the same thing, they should have recalled them a long time ago!!!
Terry

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:46 am

HIPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

What? Who me?

txpete · Post by **txpete** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:06 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g266Uwp6ZnI

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:39 am

Don`t want no pickle

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:54 pm

Pitchy wrote:Don`t want no pickle

Arlo Guthrie, I wonder how many caught that?

WCF3030 · Post by **WCF3030** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:22 pm

I just set your pic as my desktop background.

Cool!!

Malamute wrote:Aw shoot. I reckon I'll throw in on this gig.

Built this '47 Knuckle from a basket case. At first used a Panhead swingarm frame, 5 gallon tanks, 4" over stripped drum brake wide glide front end. Did it up as an 80 CI motor, balanced, ported, with close ratio Andrews gears, S grind Andrews cam, S&S super carb, had a belt primary drive on it for a while, did a hand shift for a year or two, and ran it in a hardtail frame part of the time when I got tired of replacing swingarm bearings every year(cracked the frame in 3 or 4 places instead of replacing swingarm bearings). I was sort of hard on it the places I went. Would go exploring the two track dirt roads around northern Az, going places it would take 4WD to get in a regular vehicle. Spent a lot of time nomading, living off the bike, roaming before getting sort of civilized and moving to a 4wd truck. The bike is a little rough looking in this shot.

Made a good hunting rig also. Shot the deer with the Smith 44 while still in my sleeping bag bedded down next to the bike. That was back in the 80's. My hair's shorter now. Sold the bike in the late 80's. Knew too many that should have quit before disaster struck. I averaged about 20-25K miles a year on the bike.

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Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:12 am

This is around 1990 during turkey season. My buddy took the photo as I was coming back in to camp after a morning hunt. He took all my hunting gear with him in the camper so I could ride the three hours to turkey camp. That's a cold ride in April in Ohio.
Gobbler

azzhandler · Post by **azzhandler** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 5:52 pm

1. 01 HD Roadking ( afew upgrades) my favorite
2. 91 HD Sportster 1200 custom, my 1st bike
3. 76 Yamaha RD400, 2 stroke, most fun to ride from stop light to stop light

4. Suzuki GT550, 3 cylinder 2 stroke - almost complete project ( needs paint
5. Suzuki GT380, 3 cylinder 2 stroke- almost complete project ( needs seat,
6. honda CB360 - night time country cruiser
7. honda cb360 - night time country cruiser
8. mini chopper 5 hp briggs, for nieces and nephews
9. my wish list bike, is a kawasaki H-2 750 3 cylinder 2 stroke ( the widow maker)
pictures to come

Booger Bill · Post by **Booger Bill** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:27 pm

1. 1946 whizzer
2. 1946 CZ (check)
3. 1965 750 royal enfield intercepter
4. 1958 700 indian enfield
5. 1963 Harley duo glide FL
6. 1958 650 triumph T-110
7. 1972? 750 moto guzzi
8. 1969 Harley electro glide
9. 1972? Suzuki 750
10. 1964 Harley FLH duoglide
11. 1978? kawasaki KLR
12. 1965 norton 750 scrambler
Maybe a few I forgot, quit rideing around 1985 but want to start up again.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:16 pm

Nice bunch of bikes guys, ouch on that last picture

RichBMW · Post by **RichBMW** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:49 am

I've always been partial to BMW motorcycles (ergo my name here) and this is a shot of me just outside Hyder, Alaska in 2005 with my R1200GS. I have a newer model of that bike now and a K1200GT that is capable of doing 160 mph (but not with me in the seat.)

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:49 pm

OH MY GOD, LOOK OUT FOT THAT GLACIER! Whew, that was close.

Gobbler

Gobblerforge · Post by **Gobblerforge** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:57 pm

Then there was the trip to the Netherlands last spring. We borrowed my BIL's 750 Honda for the day. Went to Belgium for a cup of coffee.

You gotta love the Ned.

Gobbler

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:16 pm

I'd really love to have a Ural...

'course, if you are visiting Mother, you could always get a Wolf...

Only P 257K...

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:40 pm

OI< I have a URAL dealer just a few miles from my house. very neat bikes.

CowboyTutt · Post by **CowboyTutt** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:46 pm

That glacier pic is awesome!

OI< I have a URAL dealer just a few miles from my house. very neat bikes.

Saw some Urals at a dealer around Torrance, CA. I would agree, the side-car one was actually impressive! If I remember right, both back wheels were powered? Somebody help me out here!

-Tutt

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:49 pm

CowboyTutt wrote:That glacier pic is awesome!

OI< I have a URAL dealer just a few miles from my house. very neat bikes.
Saw some Urals at a dealer around Torrance, CA. I would agree, the side-car one was actually impressive! If I remember right, both back wheels were powered? Somebody help me out here!

-Tutt

Yep. They come in 2wd. If you follow the link I gave to the Ural site there's some really neat videos.

I think one would make a great hunting rig - better even than an ATV because it's highway legal.

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:00 pm

Have about 12,000 miles on it this year so far, with the price of gas my main method of travel.