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herr_oberst 08-20-2014 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop (Post 8222698)
my '74 guzzi 850 eldo popo special.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408557498.jpg

Nice picture. I'd be proud to own any one of those things in the background!

Rot 911 08-20-2014 02:37 PM

Here's my present line up:

1976 R75/6

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1288624607.jpg

1976 CB400F

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1368652822.jpg

1993 Ducati 900SS

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1394419028.jpg

And my latest rescue, 1973 Honda CL350

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1401652793.jpg

540964 08-20-2014 02:47 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408571219.jpg
1956 R50.

sc_rufctr 08-20-2014 03:48 PM

Dangerous thread $$$$ ;)

Bill Douglas 08-20-2014 04:49 PM

This is a 1966 Triumph Saint. A Saint was a high end build Bonneville that a few police departments used back in the day. Please excuse the engine being partially covered by the flares ;)
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408578539.jpg

herr_oberst 08-20-2014 04:55 PM

Jimmy Page rode a Saint!?!

Nostril Cheese 08-20-2014 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst (Post 8223218)
Jimmy Page rode a Saint!?!

Thats Bon Scott..

Bill Douglas 08-20-2014 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peteremsley (Post 8223424)
good job it doesn't have an open clutch...



LOL.



And I was probably losing 10mph off the top end with the extra wind resistance.


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Ray 911s 08-20-2014 08:36 PM

Found a great little CB 400F that I want to buy, but the owner (?) doesn't have a title. From what I read in a quick Google, there's no way to get a title in Wisconsin. Any Tips on how/where I can title and register?

Rot 911 08-21-2014 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Ray 911s (Post 8223530)
Found a great little CB 400F that I want to buy, but the owner (?) doesn't have a title. From what I read in a quick Google, there's no way to get a title in Wisconsin. Any Tips on how/where I can title and register?

First you should really, really want that bike. Then prepare to do one of these:

1. Do your best to make sure the bike is not stolen. Then make sure WI really has no means to retitle a vehicle. Most states will do what is called a "bonded title" you post a bond, get a conditional title, and if no one claims the vehicle after a certain period of time, you get a regular title. Vehicle can be registered and driven during that time.

2. Find a friend in Maine. Maine does not title vehicles older than 15 years. You "sell" the bike to someone in Maine who then registers the bike. They then sell it back to you. You take the bill of sale and the Maine registration and then you can get a title in your state. Double check to make sure your state will accept the Maine registration before you do this. Most do.

3. Use these guys: Lost Car Title, No Car Title at All, We Can Help! - Broadway Title Company Here is how it works. In Alabama you need only a bill of sale to transfer ownership. You sell your vehicle to the title company on paper. They in turn obtain an Alabama title and registration. Then they sell it back to you on paper, they send you back all the documents. Then all you do is transfer the title to your name and state. The whole thing takes about three weeks.

creaturecat 08-22-2014 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by creaturecat (Post 8219137)

Sold
To the owner of Tech3 moto gp.
May it enjoy it's life in the south of France

Bill Douglas 08-22-2014 02:53 PM

A bit of a cringe, if I could go back in time...

At the same time as the pic above. That would have been 1975. My best friend Michael had an old bike that was a bit weird but went OK. It was a Triton with the featherbed racing frame. We kind of thought shame it wasn't a real Triumph or a real Norton. argh... if I could go back in time and buy the bike and put it in a shed somewhere, maybe alongside my Triumph Saint.

epbrown 08-22-2014 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray 911s (Post 8223530)
Found a great little CB 400F that I want to buy, but the owner (?) doesn't have a title. From what I read in a quick Google, there's no way to get a title in Wisconsin. Any Tips on how/where I can title and register?

It's really not worth the hassle. However, it can work. Untitled bikes are the beaters of the motorcycle world - you buy them dirt cheap as they're hard to sell, keep them running, sell just as cheap when you're done. If it's something you care about, plan to keep, want to restore and such you're better off buying a bike with a clear history.

67R69S 08-22-2014 06:02 PM

Here are a couple of mine spanning a few decades of flat twins. Found the R69s locally, the R12 came from Russia via Ohio.

http://gkr69s.smugmug.com/Other/My-D...M/663841-M.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408755730.jpg

Chocaholic 08-22-2014 07:12 PM

Wow...some very cool bikes among the inmates! Just came across this one on a ramble through Craigslist. A very interesting 56 Triumph Thunderbird converted to Café in 1960. 45 years in storage...an interesting bike and story. No affiliation...just passing along an impressive opportunity if you have $10k to burn:

1956 Triumph Thunderbird. "Café Racer"

TZ 197 08-22-2014 07:20 PM

Wow very cool thread! Got all excited seeing the bikes they were my first love. Dig wayners TA 125 it was my first real race machine. This is a 1976 Yamaha 350 TZ production racer I have had forever. Was only raced a few times and and bone stock other than the Morris magnesium wheels. I like to keep the fairings off so the mechanics are visible. Enjoy!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408759574.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408760239.jpg

540964 08-22-2014 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67R69S (Post 8226791)
Here are a couple of mine spanning a few decades of flat twins. Found the R69s locally, the R12 came from Russia via Ohio.

http://gkr69s.smugmug.com/Other/My-D...M/663841-M.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408755730.jpg

Sweet bikes.

creaturecat 08-22-2014 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TZ 197 (Post 8226904)
Wow very cool thread! Got all excited seeing the bikes they were my first love. Dig wayners TA 125 it was my first real race machine. This is a 1976 Yamaha 350 TZ production racer I have had forever. Was only raced a few times and and bone stock other than the Morris magnesium wheels. I like to keep the fairings off so the mechanics are visible. Enjoy!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408759574.jpghttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1408760239.jpg

Oh Boy........

The Tech3 guy had a TZ going into the container, along with the bike I sold him. along with 19 other 2 stroke bikes.
He found it in the PNW.

Nice. Machine.


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