It's a Sickness!

[NancysToy]

Okay, you guys pushed on me to post some of my bike collection. I still feel a little funny about it, so I have limited the pictures on this post, but there are more in my album...even the cars. My pride and joy is the 1961 Honda CB92R I raced when I was 18 (seems like yesterday). There were only 148 of them made. Other plums include my 65 Triumph Bonneville, and my 1972 BMW R75/5 "Toaster". You probably will notice that I am nutty about old Hondas. I'm actually just as enthusiastic about the others, especially Triumphs, but the Hondas are cheaper to accumulate. Besides, working in a Honda shop in the Sixties got me pretty used to them. Hope this satisfies some of your curiosity.
-Scotty

 

[retread]

Scotty, did you ever see a '59 500 TT bike? I bought one in a basket in the early sixties, took me 4 months to get it together, put many miles on it in northern NY, wish I still had it. Course, If I still had all my bikes, I'd have to make a list of where they are, just to find them!
What is the bike with the recoil start? Some day I hope to get a chance to come and see your collection in person.

john

 

[NancysToy]

Scotty, did you ever see a '59 500 TT bike? I bought one in a basket in the early sixties, took me 4 months to get it together, put many miles on it in northern NY, wish I still had it. Course, If I still had all my bikes, I'd have to make a list of where they are, just to find them!
What is the bike with the recoil start? Some day I hope to get a chance to come and see your collection in person.

john

Don't recall a 500 TT. I did have a 650 TT Special once. Fast ride! The bike with the recoil start is a 58 Simplex, bobbed rear fender, no front, with a Honda QC160 industrial engine Think pressure washer). Nice little hotrod that my wife actually forced me to buy at Mid-Ohio a few years back. It's so easy to love that girl!
-Scotty

 

[Jimmy Neutron]

Hey Scotty
I can not remember what it was so maybe you can help me. But we had a bike that had the shifting lever on the gas tank. I think we called it deadmens shift. Any idea what kind it was

 

[crazycanuck]

I like the 3rd one for sure....I could see myself wearing a full leather suit and pulling in the babes with that one:2thumbs:

 

[Donzo]

That last Beemer looks like a police bike -- is/was it?
I had a 72 Beemer also - what a great ride. Never had a problem with it - wish I had kept it...I sold it to get a KZ1000.

 

[FANG]

Nice Pics Scotty woulld love to se the collection in person. WOW!!! :clap::2thumbs:

 

[Director]

Suicide Shift

Hey Scotty
I can not remember what it was so maybe you can help me. But we had a bike that had the shifting lever on the gas tank. I think we called it deadmens shift. Any idea what kind it was

What you are referring to was very common on old Harleys and Indians. It was colloquially called a "suicide shift". The clutch was operated by the rider's left foot and the shifter was indeed up beside the gas tank.

Bruce

 

[ataDude]

Now we're talking! Thanks for posting, Scotty... we want more. Quit being embarrassed... pick something else to be embarrassed about! :clap:

 

[NancysToy]

What you are referring to was very common on old Harleys and Indians. It was colloquially called a "suicide shift". The clutch was operated by the rider's left foot and the shifter was indeed up beside the gas tank.

Bruce

Yep, Indians had them clear through the Forties. Some Harleys still had them in the Sixties, if you ordered them...mostly police bikes for old duffs who couldn't learn new tricks. My 47 Indian had one. Almost all the motorcycles before the mid-Thirties had tank shifts. Guess we are showing our age, Bruce.
-Scotty

 

[NancysToy]

That last Beemer looks like a police bike -- is/was it?
I had a 72 Beemer also - what a great ride. Never had a problem with it - wish I had kept it...I sold it to get a KZ1000.

Yep, former California Highway Patrol. Crash bars and radio box removed, and converted to dual seat.
-Scotty

 

[Director]

Yep, Indians had them clear through the Forties. Some Harleys still had them in the Sixties, if you ordered them...mostly police bikes for old duffs who couldn't learn new tricks. My 47 Indian had one. Almost all the motorcycles before the mid-Thirties had tank shifts. Guess we are showing our age, Bruce.
-Scotty

Scotty, may we stay Forever Young, to paraphrase Mr. Zimmerman.

Bruce

 

[Roaddog2]

lookin good Scotty :2thumbs::2thumbs:

 

[NancysToy]

Scotty, may we stay Forever Young, to paraphrase Mr. Zimmerman.

Bruce

You're only as old as you act!
-Scotty

 

[SpyderByter]

Scotty,

You could open your own museum!

 

[northramp]

Scotty :
Thanks for that ride into the past. Now u have me crazy trying to think of what Triumph called that blue!:doorag:

 

[LDFIREWORKS]

VERY VERY COOL BIKE COLLECTION...............:spyder::2excited::clap::2thumbs:

 

[spyryder]

Scotty :
Thanks for that ride into the past. Now u have me crazy trying to think of what Triumph called that blue!:doorag:

Bonneville blue?

 

[NautiBrit]

Scotty, I share your passion for Brit bikes, unfortunately from a distance. I started with a James 125 that I found in a field, restored and rode til it died. That was followed by a Beezer 250, before I went into my "mod" stage a rode a Lambretta TV175.
Since then it's been nothing but bikes, and typically Japanese. Thanks for letting me relive a part of my mispent youth vicariously through your pics.

 

[NancysToy]

Scotty :
Thanks for that ride into the past. Now u have me crazy trying to think of what Triumph called that blue!:doorag:

Pacific Blue, as I recall.
-Scotty