What era of motorcycles do you like best and why?

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madmax · #11 Unread post by **madmax** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 12:38 pm

I really liked the old 60s machines. Had a couple of brit bikes, a BSA and a Triumph. Also had a Honda 305 Dream. The honda was probably the best looking bike I have ever owned, white, just a beautiful machine. The brit bikes were kinda on the "rat" side, including an old chopper that I built. These bikes weren't much for performance as bikes go today but I really had fun with them. Just yearning for the machines of my youth I suppose. I doubt as I could ever recreate the fun I had on them back then but it sure would be nice to have a few of these old ones around.

oldnslo · #12 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:09 pm

One of the basic qualifications I put on a specific bike and a generation of bikes is, "would I want to take a cross-country trip on that?" That narrows things down pretty fast. I just can't envision early generation Britbikes taking a 3k mile trip at a nice, steady 75-80, and if they could, doing it again to get home. But that's just me.

RangerG · #13 Unread post by **RangerG** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:49 pm

I like the 1940's bikes.. It was a time of innovation, a number of small manufacturers, and of course all the WWII Military Bikes form Harley, Indian, BMW, Zundapp, DKW etc...

oldnslo · #14 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:08 pm

Not to mention your avatar bike.....

RangerG · #15 Unread post by **RangerG** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:15 pm

oldnslo wrote:Not to mention your avatar bike.....

Hey...it's identical to the Western Auto tricycle I had in the 50's..what can I say.. It lead to bigger and better things...and when I closed my eyes..it was an Indian Chief like my dad's.

As soon as I can shrink a picture of my Simplex small enough to be an avatar, I'll stick it in there..

Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:13 am

I like the current era. I like the electronics, ie nav, gauges, radio and efi.

jhmiller · #17 Unread post by **jhmiller** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:04 pm

The past is ment for remembering where we have been. There's where it will stay. I love the bikes of today. everything is better, safer, mostly trouble free and cooler styles than ever before. But I tend to like the naked bikes. The raw look of nothing extra, it's just you, the bike, and the wind. The freedom feeling you get from that is timeless.
jhmiller

keysman · #18 Unread post by **keysman** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:10 pm

There are some pretty nice looking naked bikes out there to choose from.

oldnslo · #19 Unread post by **oldnslo** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:50 pm

I hear steam power is making a comeback......

MASHBY · #20 Unread post by **MASHBY** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:26 pm

I clicked 90's they was just something magical about that decade.Some realy great bikes came out.

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