My motorcycle stable

[Hard-Deck]

With the Cafe threads and other mc threads going I'm always excited to see what others have going on.

I have promised some of you that I'd post my collection....

1973 Yamaha RD350
1985 Moto Morini K2
1982 Yamaha XJ550 Seca
1908 Harley-Davidson board track replica
1975 Suzuki GT380
1975 Honda CB450 DOHC
1975 Yamaha RD250

[tevake]

Nice mix of bikes, are as clean mechanically as they look? Which is your favoriate for a longish outing?
I am gathering input to help guide my own quest for a vintage ride, leaning towards Honda CB 350 or up to 550 four. Any thoughts?
I like your collection!
Cheers Richard

[Eric 951]

Snapper,

Very nice--I really love the K2--MM is a very underappreciated marque

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by tevake

Nice mix of bikes, are as clean mechanically as they look? Which is your favoriate for a longish outing?
I am gathering input to help guide my own quest for a vintage ride, leaning towards Honda CB 350 or up to 550 four. Any thoughts?
I like your collection!
Cheers Richard

They are all clean mechanically and I try to ride them every week or every other week to operating temp to keep them going. I am going through all of them that have points and coverting to electronic ignition.

I love riding all of them for their intended purposes.

For a longish outing I like the GT380 and Seca the best. The GT is exactly that, a Grand Touring bike. Although it is a triple 2-stroke, it is detuned and mild in comparison to the RDs which are high-strung by design.

You cannot go wrong with a vintage CB.

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

MM is a very underappreciated marque

Yes, in the US for sure. The Brits and the rest of Europe know them and love them for sure. The 3 1/2 especially.

[exc911ence]

Originally Posted by Snapper33

With the Cafe threads and other mc threads going I'm always excited to see what others have going on.

This was my fleet during the summer:



I've since sold the 2005 GSX-R750 20th Anniversary Edition at the far end of the group.

I love bikes.

[Hard-Deck]

Sir, you have a Katana. Loved by some, misunderstood by others. I love them....the older ones like you have. Is it turbo charged?

[exc911ence]

Originally Posted by Snapper33

Sir, you have a Katana. Loved by some, misunderstood by others. I love them....the older ones like you have. Is it turbo charged?

Nope, my '82 1100 is mostly stock. The only upgrades are a MAC chrome 4-into-2 exhaust, Mikuni 33mm smoothbores with K&N pot filters, engine "crash" bars, front fork brace, tinted screen and the auxiliary oil cooler.

I have a set of stock carbs for the bike as well as the stock airbox set-up to put on in the spring. In fact, the only original part that I'm missing is the unobtainium factory exhaust! The chrome MAC system is pretty blingy though so I think I'll leave it on.

A close-up:

[motion]

Beautiful Muth! I'm lusting after one of those, and an '81 GPZ550. Those are the only diesels I really want in my collection. Nice going

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by exc911ence

Nope, my '82 1100 is mostly stock. The only upgrades are a MAC chrome 4-into-2 exhaust, Mikuni 33mm smoothbores with K&N pot filters, engine "crash" bars, front fork brace, tinted screen and the auxiliary oil cooler.

I have a set of stock carbs for the bike as well as the stock airbox set-up to put on in the spring. In fact, the only original part that I'm missing is the unobtainium factory exhaust! The chrome MAC system is pretty blingy though so I think I'll leave it on.

A close-up:

Pure sex

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by motion

Beautiful Muth! I'm lusting after one of those, and an '81 GPZ550. Those are the only diesels I really want in my collection. Nice going

Muth is a slang I do not know...please explain.

[VaSteve]

I like those old 70's bikes. Not cruisers, not sportbikes, not chopper just "motorcycles".
They don't make just "motorcycles" any longer.


Well, very few anyhow...

[motion]

Suzuki Katana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The only good Muth design. He went downhill after this one.

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by motion

Suzuki Katana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The only good Muth design. He went downhill after this one.

Got it, agreed. I'm a cafe' and superbike bike kind of guy and I guess my age shows it.

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

I like those old 70's bikes. Not cruisers, not sportbikes, not chopper just "motorcycles".
They don't make just "motorcycles" any longer.


Well, very few anyhow...

I agree. I gotta' tell you, if you haven't ridden a correctly sorted/tuned GT380 you're missing out. If any of you want to take a ride on mine and you have a mc endorsement, you are welcome to...PM me. I love to share the fun

[motion]

Your GT380 is pretty rare. I have a '73 RD350, but it needs some serious work. Cosmetically, its not bad, though. Bought it with a mice nest in the intake. Needs a cylinder and piston. Going to call it my Patina Special

[Hard-Deck]

Originally Posted by motion

Your GT380 is pretty rare. I have a '73 RD350, but it needs some serious work. Cosmetically, its not bad, though. Bought it with a mice nest in the intake. Needs a cylinder and piston. Going to call it my Patina Special

do you know about usa2strokers.com?

[motion]

Yeah, for sure, nice site. A few others:

northamericantwostrokes.com
rz motorcycles and powersports : craigslist eBay kijiji mash : United States
2 Stroke World - Index

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by Snapper33

1973 Yamaha RD350
1985 Moto Morini K2
1982 Yamaha XJ550 Seca
1908 Harley-Davidson board track replica
1975 Suzuki GT380
1975 Honda CB450 DOHC
1975 Yamaha RD250

Had a '73 RD350 and an '81 Seca 550. Both great bikes. Wanted a GT380 in the day, too. A friend had the Suzuki 500 Titan. That thing was pretty strong.

[Tobra]

Had a friend with a Seca 550 of that vintage, rode it when it was a few years old, I loved that thing.