Small cc motorcycles....whaddya got?

[berettafan]

Every once in a while i'll cruise ebay and craigslist looking for interesting small cc motorcycles. lots of neat japanese enduro type bikes among other things.

slowing life down a bit, simplifying...it's kinda nice to be behind the pace a bit.

currently have a '66 Honda Cub and a '54 BMW R25. Temporarily babysitting (selling) a '60s Cushman w/ a 2spd hand shifter.

I'll admit after getting the beemer the little honda has been sitting unused but it is a fun little bike. 3spd w/ no clutch makes it mindless to ride and the big wheels make handling very nice. suspension isn't much for a guy my size and it makes a heck of a ruckus getting up to it's 30mph top speed. Have ridden an 80's model of the cub (70cc i think?) and it is night and day better. very smooth and feels like a lot more power (relatively speaking).

The Cushman is neat to look at and sounds like a little harley but miserable to ride. the small, fat front wheel just sucks. lots of effort to keep it pointing straight. the hand shifter is pretty nifty and it is quite difficult to start.

The beemer is a real motorcycle and a friggin dream on a 40mph back road. very low and not terribly heavy w/ a sporty seating position. starts on the first kick (assuming the carb is tickled adequately and you're at the top of the compression stroke of course) and has just enough power that i'm comfortable on slower roads w/ cars.

So what else is out there?

[Dutchie]

I have a few two-stroke trial bikes a 78 Fantic 125 twinshock a 78 Montesa Cota 348 twinshock (300cc) a 95 250cc Fantic Section monoshock and a 2004 GasGas 300 pro mono. Still looking for a 70's Husky or Bultaco ...

My favorite is the ratty 78 Fantic 125

[LakeCleElum]

I've trimmed my herd from 22 down to 14.....Small bikes: A BMW R27 and a 1962 Honda CL72 Serial #00000015 (probably one the first boatload)......Fun stuff....

[Dutchie]

I've trimmed my herd from 22 down to 14..

yeah what is that with motorbikes ?? it seems you can never have enough of them ?

[legion]

My friends tell me that 750 cc is small.

[The Gaijin]

The old school small honda twins are way cool.

[dd74]

I don't have one, but I know what I want.



An RZ350.

[porsche4life]

I have a Yamaha mini enduro 60 from 1972

[willtel]

Originally Posted by dd74

I don't have one, but I know what I want.



An RZ350.

x2, I have absolutely no need for one of those but something about a 2 cylinder 2-stroke street bike sounds like fun.

[tcar]

I remember when the biggest bike Honda made was a 350 twin.

[creaturecat]

68 yamaha 350 2 stroke street scrambler. 5200 orig miles. Cute as a button.

[NICKG]

Originally Posted by dd74

I don't have one, but I know what I want.



An RZ350.

just sold mine..i had 2 84 robert's bikes. nice bikes, very reliable

[Jeff Higgins]

I still really miss my old Hodaka Combat Wombat. I saw one at the Snohomish bike show a year or two ago. It was fully restored, mint in every way. The guy told me they are worth a lot of money these days.

[berettafan]

have found that midamerica auctions website is a great way to see actual auction results w/ pics.

[Porsche_monkey]

49cc Peugeot 2-stroke moped.

[jyl]

150cc Vespa 70s scoot

[berettafan]

pics of all this cool stuff?

jyl did you get the vespa recently? i remember someone here getting a pretty wild looking scooter and i THOUGHT it was a vespa.

[Billbo]

I have a '75 Yamaha RD250, 2 stroke twin cylinder street bike. Bought it last year, have not even tried to start it yet. One of my future projects.

[nota]

Originally Posted by tcar

I remember when the biggest bike Honda made was a 350 twin.

thats late
305
but 50cc at very first
my middle brother who raced euro bikes and 356's
wanted my dad to buy a honda dealer franchise
when they first came out
if only he had

[obrut]

after nearly being shaken to death by a yamaha sr500 single i changed to a 1976 honda CB400F (sometimes referred to as a CB400/4). it has a little (408cc) inline four that revs to 10000rpm.

love it.