Reader Submittal

Reader Ride Royan Enfield Cafe..

Regular contributor Doug Nassif sends in this beauty:

First Place, sport division, FRMCND show, Bismarck, March 20..
Thanks for everything, and for your choice site! The Best!
Cheers!
Doug

Excellent! And Congratulations!

Update: CL77 Hybrid.

Just got this info from Sam Simmons who sent me the pic:
The picture came to me via another Hoosier-Ellis Holman(a huge
vintage Honda enthusiast with many restorations to his credit) following
my request for a pic of a re-powered Honda CL77 scrambler(this bike’s a
CB77).
Background info is that there are in fact a number of these CB/CL’s ‘out
there’,as there’s at least one fellow(in TX,I believe) doing them for
others…..
I’d requested the pic because I’m interested in building similar,but
basing it on a CL77 with 4:4 high pipes(no baffles,only Snuff-R-Nots for
that ‘right’ sound).
And,there are other variations of this theme,using the CB350F and 400F
chassis as the basis.

That’s all I know,Steve…..

Thanks Sam!

This excellent bike was sent to me a while back and the e-mail got lost in a bit of an onslaught of messages that I received at that time. I can’t find the original message so if it was you please let me know so I can give proper credit. Thanks

Some Really Trick Mini Yamaha’s From 2 stroke Legend Sam simmons!

Sam Simmons sends in this pair of beauties. A pair of hopped up Yamaha BW (Big Wheel) 80’s.

Sam writes in:
Hi Steve,
Hope you’re doing well. Excellent ( new) site (as usual!!). I recently
redid a couple of Yamaha BW-80’s,so here are a few pictures for you…
Surprisingly,both BW’s were still in the hands of their original
owners,one in MO,the other in IL.
 Both were in good overall condition,but pretty tired in the ‘Engine Dept’
. I ‘stretched’ the suspension on mine,while my wife’s is stock. Once the
exhaust  and intake systems are de-restricted,carb’s rejetted,these
little shits  fly…almost 50 mph.

They’re great little bikes for  swap meet transportation,and perfect for
inexperienced trail riders.

Best Regards,
Sam Simons

Holy Smokes! 50mph on these must be a hoot!

I like the Kenny Roberts colors!

Sitting Pretty!  Some nice clearance there!

How to raise em up!

Very Nice work!

The before pic!

Another fine 49 old Harley.

Reader ride (sorry didn’t get the name):

This was my Dad’s 1949 Harley. It sat in a shed for 20 years until he said I could have it. The mice did a number on the wiring so I did a complete strip down to bare frame and started from there. Many hours and a few $ later this is the results. What a labor of love.

A really great save!

Reader Ride. Some nice touches on this Suzuki M800 Cruiser.

I’m not usually a big cruiser fan but this one really strikes some nice notes.

Andrius wrote a quick note :
I really like your blog! thank you for doing that!
if I may, I attached few images of my bike. I built it myself and many parts I made too. Hope you like it!
Best,
Andrius

Thanks! If you can fill us in on more specifics I’d love to hear more about it!

A 1969 Vostok 350.

George posted this over on the Facebook page. Really excellent bike with a cool history.


1969 Vostok C364 – Russian made 350cc 4cyl GP bike built under the guidance of Jawa(Czechslovakia) and loosely based on Honda/MV Augusta/Gilera designs that were already outdated by ’69. They made several of these bikes in 350 & 500cc but,didnt really campaign them outside of Mother Russia. Taken by me @ Barber Motorsports Museum ’06

Thanks for that one George

Beautiful Laverda Wanderlust.

Scott Potter was kind enough to give me access to a huge stockpile of really great photo’s so you’ll be seeing them on here from time to time. First up is this georgous Laverda.

Scott wrot in:
This ’82 Jota belongs to my friend Thomas Eatman of Cycledoctor
Rennsport service, in southern Germany, who bought it new in Phoenix.
I’m not so sure there is a bike available new today I would like to
keep forever. I expect tom will keep this one on the ride to Valhalla
rather than a maiden.

This photo was taken at a lunch break somewhere in Austria. I’d have
to go back and look at my notes of the trip to know exactly where. He
and I rode through the alps to the Laverda party escorting the
Laverdaforhealth bunch part of the way on their adventure
(these four fellows rode 100cc bikes from London to northern Italy).
great fun. one for the bucket list to be sure 😉

Sounds like a great trip on a fantastic bike Scott. Thanks for all f this. It’s very much appreciated.

Reader Ride. A Death Valley Warrior.

Jay Writes in:

I love the site; please keep doing what you’re doing.
This is my 2006 Yamaha Warrior on a recent trip to Death Valley.  It’s not a cafe or vintage ride but it has taken me to some cool places and keeps a smile on my face!  The picture was taken from Dante’s View at 5,550 ft elevation, or 5,832 feet higher than Badwater Basin in the valley below.  Death Valley is a great place to ride this time of year, especially when home is still snowy and cold.

Thanks,
Jay

More proof that ANY bike can be an adventure bike. Great Stuff. Thanks for the shot!

A Mega Post. Since I’ve been slacking lately… Pleasse allow me to catch up a little on some recent Reader rides.

From Leon in Germany:
Went for a ride this afternoon and took this picture, maybe you like it
greetings from Germany,
Leon

From Rob Comstock:
Here are a couple of photos of my RT3 during a trip I took from the San Francisco Bay Area
south to the LA basin to visit a couple of friends — and their Yamaha 360 Enduros as well!

From Justin Johnson:
I am sending you some pics of my 1953 FLF. I have owned this bike since 2002 and it has slowly evolved into the early style custom that you see in the pictures. plans for this year include a new seat and some coker tire wide whitewalls. also included are pics of my two owner 4500 original mile 1963 Topper.

From Tony Silva:
Here’s some photos of my 2000 Triumph Speed Triple that I had to put back together after T-boning a truck. The after picture was taken at Tempe Town Lake in Tempe Arizona.
Enjoy.

Reader Ride. I never get tired of those custom Bonnevilles. Expecially the scramblers.

Hi, I customized my Triumph Scrambler with lot’s of help of my neighbor and a lot of inspiration of your site. On my tour today I passed my new Garage and took some footage with my GoPro. The pic are stills from that footage and a little pimped in Photoshop. Hope you like it anyway.

More pics here: http://rofu.macbay.de/mystuff/scrambler/

Mit sonnigem Gruß, best regards,

 

Excellent!  Thanks!