What a great looking bike. But even on my best younger days I don't think I could have handel those drop bars. But what a beauty!

GB500 Tourist Trophy 

 

Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor mark 2, 1970.

That's a BIG bike!  Malcolm Forbes had a hot air Harley.  He had a crazy collection of balloons.  I think he took his elephant balloon to Thailand once.  https://www.mjballooning.com/forbes-special-shapes.html

 

 

 

Is this an off-road chopper or a low rider?

 

other day a friend and I went to lunch in CR town for me the first time since the start of all this Covid situation a real treat.  And we talked   about bikes with my pal who lives in the same very small village 35kms northeast of Chiang Rai and 14 north of Wiang Chai. During our lunch he casually mentioned had I ever seen his bike. Which I replied I hadn't . He said I would like to show you my pride and Joy.  And he did and I was dumb struck what a fantastic bike. A real collectable and in pristine shape. So you just never know where or when you get surprised by gems like this.

 

Here's what my pal said attached to the photos 

 

"Here is my 999S that I purchased in Thailand back in 2010. I'm the 3rd owner and I might add the last owner of it, as I will never sell it. I've poured too much money into it to get it running right.  It's a beast but an absolute blast to ride and sounds awesome as you would expect

 

When the 999 came out it was classed as ugly by the supposed purists because the trend back in those days was dual side by side headlights. The 999's performance on the racetrack was outstanding winning everything. Of course, these days they are very desirable and sort after. "

1935 Husqvarna

 

A 1938 3-wheeler, the Dymaxion by Buckminster Fuller.

 

A  Norvin,the ultimate cafe racer, a Vincent engine and a Norton Featherbed frame.

That exhaust note must sound nice .

D-Day  Maybe a G3L

On 6/6/2022 at 8:53 PM, Damrongsak said:

D-Day  Maybe a G3L

Yep, a G3 or a G3/L,the L stands for lightweight ,Matchless wanted to reduce the weight of the G3 ,making it a bit more manoeuvrable when going over rough ground .

80 000 thousand of the G3 and G3/L were produced for the military during WWII.

The G3L is the one with the hydraulic forks, the first production Brit bike to have them.

What are a couple of good website for Used motorcycles in Thailand? Guzzi sent me a couple few years back….. Thanks 

17 hours ago, DJ54 said:

What are a couple of good website for Used motorcycles in Thailand? Guzzi sent me a couple few years back….. Thanks 

Hey, what happened to him anyways? 

17 hours ago, DJ54 said:

What are a couple of good website for Used motorcycles in Thailand? Guzzi sent me a couple few years back….. Thanks 

https://www.kaidee.com/c12a1794-motorcycle-motorcycle-diavel

Here's an odd Honda 125 scooter - a boxer twin.  This from American Motorcycling magazine April 1961.  https://books.google.com/books?id=xvoDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=American+Motorcyclist+Apr+1961&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizpZ-V2bT4AhWjGFkFHSNQDTEQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=American Motorcyclist Apr 1961&f=false

 

 

 

How about an aluminum and leather helmet (1958)?

 

10 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

 

 

It's been 60 years and this style is still very popular.

Australia it's a favorite bike for the Posties, delivering the mail. 

 

It's now got ABS, electronics, bigger motor but style very similar. 

 

 

On 6/17/2022 at 10:05 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

It's been 60 years and this style is still very popular.

Australia it's a favorite bike for the Posties, delivering the mail. 

 

It's now got ABS, electronics, bigger motor but style very similar.

I thought the 1961 Honda was quite different. Boxer twin engine like a BMW - far forward mounted - hydraulic drive of some sort.

On 6/17/2022 at 10:06 PM, Damrongsak said:

Here's an odd Honda 125 scooter - a boxer twin.  This from American Motorcycling magazine April 1961.  https://books.google.com/books?id=xvoDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=American+Motorcyclist+Apr+1961&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwizpZ-V2bT4AhWjGFkFHSNQDTEQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=American Motorcyclist Apr 1961&f=false

 

 

 

How about an aluminum and leather helmet (1958)?

 

The font and graphics were instantly familiar, and sure enough American Motorcycling later became American Motorcyclist, the AMA's monthly publication that I would pore over back in the 1960s and early 1970s looking to see if my name and AMA number were published in the district points standings for sportsman motocross and scrambles. Brings back memories.

7 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

I thought the 1961 Honda was quite different. Boxer twin engine like a BMW - far forward mounted - hydraulic drive of some sort.

I reckon you missed the point I was making. 

 

My comment was about the Style, not mechanical. 

 

Anyway, the Posties love this bike and it's becoming popular with the trendies in Australia. 

 

56 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I reckon you missed the point I was making. 

 

My comment was about the Style, not mechanical. 

 

Anyway, the Posties love this bike and it's becoming popular with the trendies in Australia. 

 

Yes, I missed your point.  But that '61 scooter was weird.  Similar form factor but mechanically way out there, as Honda did back then.  They did some incredible stuff back in the days.  Soichiro Honda was a race guy, no doubt about it. 

 

His first bike:

 

14 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

 

This Aussie Postie is a legend. 

 

A one handed line locker, cool Postie. 

 

Smokin ????

Here's the prototype of the first Honda bike.

 

 

10 minutes ago, seedy said:

 

Balls of steel required to do those speeds on a public highway with opposing traffic. I broke out in a sweat just watching it.