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

Rich Rohrich

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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/TonUp_06/Web_page_files/index.htm

 

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Cool.....

 

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NICE pics Rich!

 

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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. :)

 

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Rich Rohrich said:

but I was too busy being a drooling MOTO Dork to worry about being a Technically Adept Photo Dork that day. :)

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

 

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Thanks, Rich.

That Norton 750 Commando makes me lust.

 

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dirt bike dave said:

Thanks, Rich.

That Norton 750 Commando makes me lust.

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

 

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

 

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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!

 

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Pure and simple.. Someday

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/TonUp_06/Web_page_files/target67.html

Thanks for sharing :cool:

 

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rickyd said:

Pure and simple.. Someday

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/TonUp_06/Web_page_files/target67.html

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

 

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cool bike. very simple

 

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rickyd said:

Pure and simple.. Someday

http://www.four-stroke.com/images/TonUp_06/Web_page_files/target67.html

Thanks for sharing :cool:

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

 

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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.

 

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Oh man, those pics were great, THANK YOU.

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

 

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dirt bike dave said:

Is that orange bike a Laverda twin?

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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. :cool:

 

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

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike Directories/Royal Enfield Bikes/pages/Rickman Enfield.htm

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

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

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Rickman/rickman_interceptor.htm

 

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

 

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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.