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Vintage lover

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In times past
I bet it feels allot faster when on something like that, and I suppose any speed you can't run is too fast when the bike starts to fall apart.

Since my last pic I have fitted new Norman Hyde M bars to my dear Ruby, vintage style brown barrel grips, and a Benji headlight bucket which allows the speedometer and warning lights to be integrated with the headlight. I was inspired by the look of the 6T Triumphs and early Bonnevilles. I have to grind down a couple of star nuts in order to mount my bar end mirrors, but I like the new look and feel so far.

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4444Design

One of the Regulars
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256
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Germany
Ok then These are some of my bikes ...

all boxer-rides have been rebuild/customized partly by myself during my 7 years-work in China

base of all of them is a chinese manufactured so called "Chang Jiang 750" which is a knock off of the vintage R71 Bimmer

my first custom Project in China - CJ750 with 16" HD rims and 5.00 x 16 tyres, fabbed seat `n floorboard brackets and some more Details




2nd rig is my WW2 BMW R75 repop sidecar - also with 16 " wheels / tyres - i use the ride for reenacting




no. 3 is my "El Diablo" solo bike which already made into 3 international bike magazines and was invited to 3 international bike-exhibitions




no. 4 is a heavily modified sidecar-hack with lowered sidecar bucket, also HD wheels, ...




i brought all of them with me to Germany but due to lack of time they are sitting in my shed since then waitin' for Registration

the collection

 

Barman

Familiar Face
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62
Location
Bordeaux, France
Some seriously beautiful bikes on this thread.
Congrats gentlemen!

Here is mine, a lowly Peugeot TL4 from 1956, got it for its looks, not its performances. Fun ride!

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Barman

Familiar Face
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62
Location
Bordeaux, France
Thanks!
It's the archetypal post-war French motorcycle, intended for the working class.
Nothing luxurious about it, but it does have good looks, I agree!
 

Stearmen

I'll Lock Up
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Nice! Do you have pictures showing the whole bike?

Not much to see, no engine, the tanks are off, all the controls, floorboards, and seat. I just got some of this on, to get it out of the way. I am going full bore on my 35 Harley VL Bobber.
 

Stearmen

I'll Lock Up
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I have been scouring the world for an oil switch for my 37 WLD, it is a one year only for the 45 and two year for the Knucklehead. Lone behold, I found one right in my back yard, and a friend at that. He had two, one for his 37 Knucklehead project, and one for a Servi-Car he sold. Even at the Good Guy price it was not cheep, but, it will make the dash! I also got an AMP meter. Now I have to get some replacement glass for the Skull dash.
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Stearmen

I'll Lock Up
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Here is my latest! A 1973 BMW R75/5 Toastertank. Looks a little forlorn in this shot. I am replacing the Cheng Shin Knobby tires that it was wearing. Who was dumb enough to put those on? Absolutely the scariest street tires ever!
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Big J

Call Me a Cab
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Location
Japan
Ok then These are some of my bikes ...

all boxer-rides have been rebuild/customized partly by myself during my 7 years-work in China

base of all of them is a chinese manufactured so called "Chang Jiang 750" which is a knock off of the vintage R71 Bimmer

my first custom Project in China - CJ750 with 16" HD rims and 5.00 x 16 tyres, fabbed seat `n floorboard brackets and some more Details




2nd rig is my WW2 BMW R75 repop sidecar - also with 16 " wheels / tyres - i use the ride for reenacting




no. 3 is my "El Diablo" solo bike which already made into 3 international bike magazines and was invited to 3 international bike-exhibitions




no. 4 is a heavily modified sidecar-hack with lowered sidecar bucket, also HD wheels, ...




i brought all of them with me to Germany but due to lack of time they are sitting in my shed since then waitin' for Registration

the collection


I really like the look of those Chinese bikes, they've got that vintage BMW look perfectly. I used to know a guy who was buying them from the army still in the crates they were delivered from the factory in (command economy=army has more bikes in storage than it can use), but it always seemed like they weren't to reliable. I dunno, maybe that's an accurate degree of unreliability for a 30's design?
 

Big J

Call Me a Cab
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Location
Japan
I bet it feels allot faster when on something like that, and I suppose any speed you can't run is too fast when the bike starts to fall apart.

Since my last pic I have fitted new Norman Hyde M bars to my dear Ruby, vintage style brown barrel grips, and a Benji headlight bucket which allows the speedometer and warning lights to be integrated with the headlight. I was inspired by the look of the 6T Triumphs and early Bonnevilles. I have to grind down a couple of star nuts in order to mount my bar end mirrors, but I like the new look and feel so far.

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That looks so sweet. I wish my wife would let me ride again.
 

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