Cool Pic Thread - Motorcycles

HondaRC51 wrote

I've never seen or heard of that before. I've always been told to give a thumbs up if you're ok or thumbs down if you're in need of assistance. If I'm out riding and see a bike on the side of the road I always make it a point to stop and see if they need help. Unfortunately the only people to cuss me out for asking if they need help have been Harley riders. Not saying they are all bad, just my personal interactions haven't been pleasant.

Famous for not waving back so now when my friends and I are in the mountains when we see big packs of hogs we do the team america secret signal if were upright just to confuse the shit out of them.

Re: breakdowns, hopefully most people know the primary signal is a helmet on the ground.

ryan stewart wrote

Famous for not waving back so now when my friends and I are in the mountains when we see big packs of hogs we do the team america secret signal if were upright just to confuse the shit out of them.

Lmao now that's something I wish I could witness

I wave at everybody including scooters. I'm not proud.

Honda CBX 1000 Café Racer with 1982 donor motor cranked-up tp 1100cc. You have to admire the 6 into 1 exhaust which looks like Medusa on a good hair day.

Custom Guzzi 1100 Tracker from a very "scruffy" 1996 1100 Sport—the last and fastest of the carbureted Guzzis.

At the BMWCCA Foundation museum today for the opening of their motorcycle exhibition..

That last bike with the sidecar looks like a real ball buster given how the rider is leaning so far forward to reach the handlebars…. And literally almost no cushion on that seat.

Lady Jane wrote

Custom order Ducati Leggero. One of four.

Walt does such great work, love his bikes.

Fun times... definitely have a soft spot for Ducati, but the Aprilia Tuono was fun too. The R1200S was fun, but the Telelever suspension is something to get used to.

fraschusa wrote

The R1200S was fun, but the Telelever suspension is something to get used to.

Yes. It has a tendency to jack-up under full throttle but not as bad as the old shaft drive Beemers. You really have to feather it especially when exiting a tight turn.

A restomod of a 1974 Hercules with a Wankel rotary engine by Fichtel & Sachs 300cc single-rotor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_(motorcycle)

kscarrol wrote

That last bike with the sidecar looks like a real ball buster given how the rider is leaning so far forward to reach the handlebars…. And literally almost no cushion on that seat.

Its a racing platform. Look at the racing sidecar rigs and watch some videos on youtube, sidecar racing is hilarious.

Lady Jane wrote

A restomod of a 1974 Hercules with a Wankel rotary engine by Fichtel & Sachs 300cc single-rotor.

I had no idea that Hercules had made a Wankel engine motorcycle. Thanks for sharing.

ryan stewart wrote

Its a racing platform. Look at the racing sidecar rigs and watch some videos on youtube, sidecar racing is hilarious.

Thanks I've seen sidecar racing and know what it is, I was only commenting on how uncomfortable the driver's seat looks.

Dino GT wrote

Vroom Vroom

That looks like a hell of a ball buzzer! Rev it up!

It's not a pic, but a pretty funny Triumph marketing video from back in the day...

Saw a bunch of these in Puerto Princesa, Phillipines the other day.

R.

flybigjet wrote

Saw a bunch of these in Puerto Princesa, Phillipines the other day.

R.

I just had to research those tricycles from Russi De Atra.

https://tricyclesphilippines.blog/2020/07/26/who-or-what-is-rusi-motorcycle/

https://tricyclesphilippines.blog/2021/03/20/rusi-tc150-vs-skygo-king150/

Lady Jane wrote

I just had to research those tricycles from Russi De Atra.

https://tricyclesphilippines.blog/2020/07/26/who-or-what-is-rusi-motorcycle/

https://tricyclesphilippines.blog/2021/03/20/rusi-tc150-vs-skygo-king150/

Yeah, they're kind of freaky-- the NHTSA would have kittens-- of course, the Jeepney's would do the same-- they're (debatably) freakier.

Our tour guide said you can order a fully kitted-out Jeepney and have it delivered in 48 hours. Looking at the build quality....... well, we took a licensed guide to get around Manila for a reason!

Note: Jeepney pics are from Google- my wife has all of our pics, and she's sick upstairs.

The day Spartacus decided to modify his Gold Wing.

The 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmuller motorcycle that recently sold at a Bonhams auction for $209,000 proves that old-school motorcyclists were built of something more than we are today.

In 1894 this motorcycle was direct drive. The connecting rods for the Hildebrand’s pistons were connected directly to the rear wheel, and it has no clutch. The faded white bands on the frame? Those are rubber bands that helped yank the pistons back on the return stroke.