16 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

Moving even further into the ridiculous

Jesus that's bigger than some trucks I've worked on ..

Drool.

 

Couple of gorgeous little Parilla's .. They really are little jewels are Pari's though sadly not around any longer .. 

Stonking Moto Morini 500 ..

 

Nice...

That Jag XK combo had the rad in the sidecar unit. The carbs were just in front of the rider , resulting in a very pleasant / unpleasant experience if you braked too hard.

1 hour ago, ktm jeff said:

That Jag XK combo had the rad in the sidecar unit. The carbs were just in front of the rider , resulting in a very pleasant / unpleasant experience if you braked too hard.

Was it a bit of a drag bike .? looking at the profile of the rear tyre and the bike in the background .. Yea I can imagine it took some concentration to ride the thing .. 

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Was it a bit of a drag bike .? looking at the profile of the rear tyre and the bike in the background .. Yea I can imagine it took some concentration to ride the thing .. 

Ridden by Elon Jack 'EJ' Potter, AKA The Michigan Madman.  Here's some more of his rides:

E J P having a smoke aboard V8 dragbike .. Dont'cha just love the pipes on that ..

Ballistically mental 3800 hp jet engined dragbike ..

 

Cool old Ural and fab' Triumph .. 

 

Norvins .. 

Don't know what's happened to the frame down tubes on the top bike .. 

Black one looks absolutely god bloody blimey right .. I'll try and find some more pic's of that .. 

 

2 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Norvins .. 

Don't know what's happened to the frame down tubes on the top bike .. 

I'll tell you.

In technospeak.

They are not there anymore.????

Thank me later....

HD Softail Slim slightly modified

I stumbled upon a UK drag racing website that has a good selection of bike photos from the early 70's, with commentary by those who rode them, and thought of thaiguzzi for some reason.  I can hear and smell them just by looking at the pictures.

 

 

 

Some nice street drag bikes too:

 

 

https://www.theaccelerationarchive.co.uk/roger/phillips_03.html

Got no pics of mine - or bikes for that matter.

Went to see Led Zeppelin in Vancouver.

Came home and neighbor burned down his house and mine to.

Along with the garage containing 3 H2's, spares galore, riding gear, tools, lifts ...

This pic from the Net is close to what I run then ... 

1 hour ago, canthai55 said:

Went to see Led Zeppelin in Vancouver

'75 .?

3 of one of the greatest rock bands ever .. 

 Kawa' looks a real animal .. And you used to drag one of these .! 

 

Started out with them stock. then expansion chambers, then flat slides, then extended swingarm and wheelie bars, slick ...

 

From the motorbike show in Pattaya in Feb.

 

Put one of these up long ago but here's some better pic's .. 

Kawa imposter Motoconfort 3 cyl 350 , 2 stroke .. Less than a 1000 ever made , rarer than hen's teeth and if they drank petrol anything like the K's the fuel gauge would have spent much of its time near empty .. 

 

 

8 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Got no pics of mine - or bikes for that matter.

Went to see Led Zeppelin in Vancouver.

Came home and neighbor burned down his house and mine to.

Along with the garage containing 3 H2's, spares galore, riding gear, tools, lifts ...

This pic from the Net is close to what I run then ... 

What and VFD couldn't get there quick enough?

 

I lived in Enderby - 300 odd km away

Here's an odd one.  Long-legged Maico?

 

11 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

Here's an odd one.  Long-legged Maico?

I found a smaller colour photo.  A 400 Maico.  Modified in 1975, with 11" of travel, front and rear.

 

 

Sticking with dirt bikes:

 

A 1961 Lito 500 Motocross

 

1967 Greeves 250 Challenger

 

1968 Bultaco 350 El Bandido

 

On 4/2/2019 at 6:17 AM, canthai55 said:

I lived in Enderby - 300 odd km away

I suspected as much that's why the picture is not VFD. 

 

Still I suppose someone has to see the fire before they can call it in.

 

Got no pics of mine - or bikes for that matter.
Went to see Led Zeppelin in Vancouver.
Came home and neighbor burned down his house and mine to.

Did they play "smoke on the water"

52 minutes ago, johng said:

Did they play "smoke on the water"

 

Only if it burned with a deep, purple flame.

14 hours ago, ballpoint said:

Only if it burned with a deep, purple flame.

Ha Ha   yes my bad   Deep Purple not Led Zeppelin...

1930's Dollar narrow angle 750 V4 from Le French .. 

And another Motoconfort 750 inline 4 with gearbox attached to the side of the engine .. 

 

18 hours ago, johng said:

 

 

Did they play "smoke on the water"

 

Or maybe " Fireball " ..