Dogman
Veteran
Wow! A red Ducati and a yellow Guzzi. My socks are knocked off....
Vince Lupo
Whatever
That ‘Giallo Metallico’ is quite an amazing colour in person — it’s a satin/matte metallic yellow. I think they only offered it for a couple of years.
If it’s still available at the end of this month I’m planning on putting a deposit down on it — my official return to motorcycling!
Taipei-metro
Veteran
McQueen, the Great Escape ( less snowflakes helmet )
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, USA
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic Lumix G6,
Panasonic 14mm F2.5
Pasadena, Los Angeles County, USA
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic Lumix G6,
Panasonic 14mm F2.5
Vince Lupo
Whatever
In a moment of irrationality, about twenty years ago. 1996 (or was it a 1998?) BMW R1100R.
Vinny and His Beemer by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Vinny and His Beemer by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Kawasaki Meguro S1 Motorcycle
Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 33mm f1.4 lens
Fukui city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
April 2025
Fujifilm X-T5 camera
Fujinon XF 33mm f1.4 lens
Fukui city, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
April 2025
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Wayback Wednesday -- Going through photos of motorcycles from times past.
This is from around 1987 - I purchased my '81 Honda CB900F in the fall of '86, and I was looking for another bike that was more vintage and a bit of a little project. I found this 1973 Honda CB350G in (I think) the newspaper classifieds. I got it for $400 which I thought was a very good deal. It came with this rather hideous white Wixom-type fairing which I promptly removed (can't recall whether I threw it in the garbage or re-sold it). My motorcycle mechanic at the time, Rick Sutcliffe of Raceline Cycles in Scarborough, installed the 2-1 MAC exhaust, which gave it a nice sound and a bit more pep. Oh yeah I think I also had to replace the headlight assembly - I think it came from a larger Honda, like a CB750. It actually looked really good, being that it was a bit larger than the original one.
I rode this bike a fair bit around Toronto and the surrounding backroads. Eventually I sold it to a coworker of mine. Don't think he held onto it all that long, so who knows whatever happened to it. Hopefully it's still running around the streets of Toronto.
Sheesh looking more closely at that photo, I think I still have those gloves.
This is from around 1987 - I purchased my '81 Honda CB900F in the fall of '86, and I was looking for another bike that was more vintage and a bit of a little project. I found this 1973 Honda CB350G in (I think) the newspaper classifieds. I got it for $400 which I thought was a very good deal. It came with this rather hideous white Wixom-type fairing which I promptly removed (can't recall whether I threw it in the garbage or re-sold it). My motorcycle mechanic at the time, Rick Sutcliffe of Raceline Cycles in Scarborough, installed the 2-1 MAC exhaust, which gave it a nice sound and a bit more pep. Oh yeah I think I also had to replace the headlight assembly - I think it came from a larger Honda, like a CB750. It actually looked really good, being that it was a bit larger than the original one.
I rode this bike a fair bit around Toronto and the surrounding backroads. Eventually I sold it to a coworker of mine. Don't think he held onto it all that long, so who knows whatever happened to it. Hopefully it's still running around the streets of Toronto.
Sheesh looking more closely at that photo, I think I still have those gloves.
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mcfingon
Western Australia
Here's my near-new BMW R80GS in 1984 on its first ride to an overnight camp. It never looked this clean again. It went through a lot of dirt roads over the next few years. I sold it in 1989 to buy camera gear. It was a sad day.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Another installment from the Wayback Machine....
This is from the summer of 1988 - this is from part of the trip from Toronto to the southern US states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida etc) and back, and this photo was taken just over the state line from Arkansas into Texas (hence the town name of Texarkana). Funny how just a few short years later I'd be moving to the US and spending the next thirty years there.
I think this trip was about 12 days long. The bike was my 1981 Honda CB900F, which was fairly modified by this point (too many mods to list, but those of you with a keen eye can likely spot a few obvious ones). The thing about motorcycle trips is that often the ride itself is the 'vacation'. I'm not sure if it's some kind of personal endurance test (an 'Iron Butt' as one well-known motorcycle rally is called), but it seems that many motorcycle trips I read about or see on YouTube are basically that. Not enough time spent stopping and smelling the roses, so to speak. I suppose this trip was a bit along those lines, though I did spend a day in Memphis visiting Graceland, a few days in Louisiana visiting relatives as well as visiting New Orleans. Other than that I think it was just riding.
I think the days of long bike trips are over, but hoping to soon give motorcycling one more go. It's too rewarding not to.
This is from the summer of 1988 - this is from part of the trip from Toronto to the southern US states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida etc) and back, and this photo was taken just over the state line from Arkansas into Texas (hence the town name of Texarkana). Funny how just a few short years later I'd be moving to the US and spending the next thirty years there.
I think this trip was about 12 days long. The bike was my 1981 Honda CB900F, which was fairly modified by this point (too many mods to list, but those of you with a keen eye can likely spot a few obvious ones). The thing about motorcycle trips is that often the ride itself is the 'vacation'. I'm not sure if it's some kind of personal endurance test (an 'Iron Butt' as one well-known motorcycle rally is called), but it seems that many motorcycle trips I read about or see on YouTube are basically that. Not enough time spent stopping and smelling the roses, so to speak. I suppose this trip was a bit along those lines, though I did spend a day in Memphis visiting Graceland, a few days in Louisiana visiting relatives as well as visiting New Orleans. Other than that I think it was just riding.
I think the days of long bike trips are over, but hoping to soon give motorcycling one more go. It's too rewarding not to.
Timmyjoe
Veteran
First Street Bike, 1981 Honda CM400T, bought new. Custom painted the Vetter Quicksilver fairing to match the paint scheme of the bike. Rode this one to Canada (as was the dream of those of us who grew up in the 1950's & 60"s). Fun bike, darn reliable. Not the most comfortable on long rides.
Best,
-Tim
Best,
-Tim
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan
June 2025
skopar steve
Well-known
You have to have skinny arms to look proper on those bikes
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Sony A7III camera
Sigma 65mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan
June 2025
Taipei-metro
Veteran
old SYM 125 Motorcycle, made in Taiwan
Taitung County, southern Taiwan
Img by Taipei-metro
Canon APSC T4i,
Canon Lens 18-55
Taitung County, southern Taiwan
Img by Taipei-metro
Canon APSC T4i,
Canon Lens 18-55
Taipei-metro
Veteran
KTM RC390 ( made in Austria )
Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic Lumix G6,
Olympus Lens 14-42
Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic Lumix G6,
Olympus Lens 14-42
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Triumph Street Scrambler
Sony A7III camera
Sigma 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan
June 2025
Sony A7III camera
Sigma 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan
June 2025
Bbsteinle
Established
A couple of years ago I fixed a yellow head lamp lens to my BMW /7 for a vintage French look. All I ever heard from people was “What’s up with the yellow head light?” so I removed it (it was a yellow film).
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
Slight hijack, IIRC yellow headlamps are illegal in all 50 states. Otherwise I would have done so in my old R100 RT, but I did skirt the law a bit by fitting an off-road headlamp bulb. It was legal on low beam but an airplane landing light on high beam. ;o) It was great, or to quote Brian Wilson on the Theremin in Good Vibrations, "It was f-ing great." Rock on, Brian.
Bill Clark
Veteran
When I was in the Navy several guys bought motorcycles when we were over seas. The Captain allowed them to be stored on an enclosed area by the helio landing place.As I recall it cost a dollar per cc back then, so a 750 Honda was $750.00. When we returned to Long Beach cranes were available to get the crated bikes off of he ship then they were transported to a dealer for final assembly.