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It's not dirtbikes but it is cool old stuff ...

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Posted by: Rich Rohrich

I went to the Ton Up Club Vintage bike show last weekend and took some pictures. It was really cool to see so many cool old bikes zooming around the streets of Chicago.

Enjoy.

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/T...files/index.htm


Posted by: YZ165

Cool.....


Posted by: Okiewan

NICE pics Rich!


Posted by: Rich Rohrich

The pics are fairly poor from a technical standpoint, but I was too busy being a drooling MOTO Dork to worry about being a Technically Adept Photo Dork that day.


Posted by: Green Horn

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich Rohrich
but I was too busy being a drooling MOTO Dork to worry about being a Technically Adept Photo Dork that day.

Yeah, sometimes the content of a pic is so cool that no one cares about aperature, lighting, rule of thirds, blah blah...
Very cool! Could they have dropped that 5 window coupe any lower? LOL


Posted by: dirt bike dave

Thanks, Rich.

That Norton 750 Commando makes me lust.


Posted by: Rich Rohrich

Quote:
Originally Posted by dirt bike dave
Thanks, Rich.

That Norton 750 Commando makes me lust.



Dave - My pictures don't do it justice. It was incredible in person, and sounded SOOO GOOD.


Posted by: gwcrim

MMmmm..... I'd like to straddle the object of #0718.


Posted by: BadgerMan

When I was a kid, my neighbor had a scrambler like the bike in photo 0663. I remember thinking it must be the fastest bike on the planet. Probably a toad by today's standards, it sure was cool back in the day and they sounded so good. I wish I had one!


Posted by: rickyd

Pure and simple.. Someday

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/T...s/target67.html

Thanks for sharing


Posted by: Rich Rohrich

Quote:
Originally Posted by rickyd


That was one of my favorite bikes too. There was a nice "clarity" to it.


Posted by: jefpel_1213

cool bike. very simple


Posted by: Green Horn

Quote:
Originally Posted by rickyd
Pure and simple.. Someday

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/T...s/target67.html

Thanks for sharing

I'd prefer to have a front brake. Or does one just slide the rearend out and a "hockey stop" at a red light? Cool lookin' bike for sure.


Posted by: dirt bike dave

Is that orange bike a Laverda twin?

The BMWs are unusual looking. I've heard some of those old Boxers were very reliable and quite good performers for the standards of the day. But the look and attitude just does not get my motor running like some of the other bikes.


Posted by: OHIOMOTOXER

Oh man, those pics were great, THANK YOU.

NOW I KNOW what I need to build........


Posted by: Rich Rohrich

Quote:
Originally Posted by dirt bike dave
Is that orange bike a Laverda twin?



Dave - It was a Rickman Métisse frame kit, but I didn't recognize the engine that it used. I posted a note on the local Vintage list and the early reports are that it's a Royal Enfield
Interceptor 750 engine . Supposedly a very rare combination. I'll see what else I can find out.


Posted by: Rich Rohrich

More info from the guys at ChiVinMoto including a link from the owner of the bike Bill Rosen :

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%2...n%20Enfield.htm

http://www.re-indian.com/enfield/rickman1.html

http://www.motorbyte.com/norton/rickman_pictures.htm

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mo...interceptor.htm


Posted by: johnnymoto

You're right. It's not dirt bikes but it is super cool. The chopped 32 coupe is fine. moto


Posted by: dirt bike dave

Thanks for the info, Rich.

I had forgot Rickman made street bike frames as well as dirt bike frames. Sounds like a very exotic peice.



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