Pic of the day.

beeper*71 said:
And perhaps a jacket, or at least a shirt? Yikes.

Great pic but the complete lack of safety gear is ignorance, plain and simple. :dgt:
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Well I've always been of the opinion that a person is responsible for his / her own well being. But I spent the better part of the past two years dealing with clients who are trapped in wheelchirs, peeing themselves and drooling down their own chests. It's amazing how many of those were due to head injuries. I hate to see anyone taking those kind of chances, because I've seen the results first hand. And frankly, we have few enough members here now - we sure don't need to lose any to permanent injury...or death.
 
beeper*71 said:
I've more scenery pics to come, but for now how about some more road going machinery. Mr. 6pk should appreciate this one. :cool:

Early 70's CB750...

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Yes indeed I wholeheartedly DO appreciate the picture for sure. Just like many of the dear old ladies she's wearing many parts from 1971 to at least 1974. The majority seem to be from the 1974-1976 era so I'd say she was born one of those years. But with the combo of cylinder head and smaller blinkers and bottom trip odometer reset knob, I'm going to say 1974. The paint is trying to make her a 1971.
1973-1976 forks, seat, instrument mounting/top tree/idiot light console/ switches. 1971 rear fender, taillight, tank emblems, tank stripe and emblems, sidecase jewels, rear blinker mounts. Homemade lower tank trim. Larger 1973 up control switches but the non-neutral clutch starter lockout is missing from its housing. No chainguard and probably a MAC knockoff of an early Jardine exhaust.

All that BS said, these old girls are just like the cars - they picked up a billion pieces from different sources over the years. But I'll wager buddy picked up a 1974 and tried to make it look like his 1971 K1 he had back in the day. But for the life of me I don't know why he didn't get a pair of 1971 down or even 1972 fork ears and paint them body color. To use the 1973 up chrome versions takes away from the effort he put into it. Not ragging, just saying.
 
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I'd say either 1975 or 1976 F model wearing a 1977 or 1978 K model tank. Aftermarket pipe and handlebars and missing side panel. Reupholstered seat with the chrome trim left off. Not many original Honda exhaust systems lasted. They all held water and rotted. Good thing for the 1975/76 F models - the cigar muffler they came from the factory with would make Helen Keller cry at the sight of them.

What's the asking price?
 
A couple of pics from yesterday's cruise in the New Yorker.
I took these at the Sugarloaf Marina in Port Colborne, Ontario.

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funny how some old hondas show up after i just dragged out my old mr 175 and took it off to get it worked on

one of these days ill get myself a nice big cc street bike for my long trips north
 
Me in the Mad Max car back in July.
The car belongs to a friend from High school. His wife owns a replca of the truck from the Twilight movie.



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Edit: another shot just for fun.

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6pkrunner said:
Yes indeed I wholeheartedly DO appreciate the picture for sure. Just like many of the dear old ladies she's wearing many parts from 1971 to at least 1974. The majority seem to be from the 1974-1976 era so I'd say she was born one of those years. But with the combo of cylinder head and smaller blinkers and bottom trip odometer reset knob, I'm going to say 1974. The paint is trying to make her a 1971.
1973-1976 forks, seat, instrument mounting/top tree/idiot light console/ switches. 1971 rear fender, taillight, tank emblems, tank stripe and emblems, sidecase jewels, rear blinker mounts. Homemade lower tank trim. Larger 1973 up control switches but the non-neutral clutch starter lockout is missing from its housing. No chainguard and probably a MAC knockoff of an early Jardine exhaust.

All that BS said, these old girls are just like the cars - they picked up a billion pieces from different sources over the years. But I'll wager buddy picked up a 1974 and tried to make it look like his 1971 K1 he had back in the day. But for the life of me I don't know why he didn't get a pair of 1971 down or even 1972 fork ears and paint them body color. To use the 1973 up chrome versions takes away from the effort he put into it. Not ragging, just saying.
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Your passion is evident my friend, you've pretty much nailed the jist of it from what I remember the owner stating on what's been done. His execution was flawless, this bike has 58,000 miles on the clock and is clean as new. :cool:
 
Not A Duster said:
Well I've always been of the opinion that a person is responsible for his / her own well being. But I spent the better part of the past two years dealing with clients who are trapped in wheelchirs, peeing themselves and drooling down their own chests. It's amazing how many of those were due to head injuries. I hate to see anyone taking those kind of chances, because I've seen the results first hand. And frankly, we have few enough members here now - we sure don't need to lose any to permanent injury...or death.
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Exactly. Buddy of mine whom usually wore a helmet when out dirt biking, then one day he didn't, just going for a quick spin. He crashed, shattered his face and skull. Now he is a partially functioning drooler, permenantly handicapped both mentally and physically.
Fucked. For life.
 
restoman said:
Great pics nodda.
I love old farm shots, where you can look at things and almost imagine what life was like and the work that went on.

Got any more of them?
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Sure. :)

This is the second of 3 houses that stood on the farm. Apparently my grandmother burnt the first one down by accident while still a young girl. This house was build in the nine - teens and was moved out of in 1949/1950. Amazing how much still stands.

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And this is the third house - built in 1949, also unoccupied for many many years.

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Heres different views of the Oliver Tractor and the old Chevy.

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Not A Duster said:
Right on - driftwood is awesome.
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Look again, that's a living tree. Storms and floods have not been kind to it.


'53 Ariel square four. British machine, engine configured as name implies..it's square with a cylinder at each corner and two crankshafts. Neat huh?

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beeper*71 said:
Look again, that's a living tree. Storms and floods have not been kind to it.


'53 Ariel square four. British machine, engine configured as name implies..it's square with a cylinder at each corner and two crankshafts. Neat huh?
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Many moons ago when I was a kid, I loved chopped Hardleys - mainly Knuckleheads. Tom McMullen of AEE fame found out there was more money in advertising and magazines than making bikes and parts and wound up publishing Street Chopper. They always had tons of unusual chopped bikes, but one issue had a chopped Square Four and my blood ran cold. Some things aren't allowed to be screwed with - the Ariel being one. A Black Shadow chopper would also be blasphemy.
 
6pkrunner said:
I'd say either 1975 or 1976 F model wearing a 1977 or 1978 K model tank. Aftermarket pipe and handlebars and missing side panel. Reupholstered seat with the chrome trim left off. Not many original Honda exhaust systems lasted. They all held water and rotted. Good thing for the 1975/76 F models - the cigar muffler they came from the factory with would make Helen Keller cry at the sight of them.

What's the asking price?
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Damn, right on the money! :D

It's a '76 F with a '77 A tank I was told when I bought it.

I'm asking $800 firm.
 
yeah the storys she could tell..and the fun it would be to drag her out of the woods and breath new life back into her...looks crazy solid im sure the floors gone but who needs a floor
 
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