Old Photos of our Riding Past, Bikes and Road

[desertrefugee]

I recently found a lost shot of my first street bike - a 2 year old '77 CB750K. Unlike some of you more forward-thinking riders, I have precious few shots of my "old days". The few I did have are "commandeered" by my ex-wife. Maybe some day she'll relinquish them, but for now, I have only a handful.

This CB750 cemented my "habit". This shot is after installed an aftermarket seat, but before the ubiquitous Kerker was added - and a couple of years before the RC Engineering kit went into the motor. I had it from '78 (a year old) until '82. A couple of Limeys joined it in the "stable" at that time and quite a few others have come and gone in the meantime. I really enjoy seeing photos of you guys from "back in the day".

We really had fun, didn't we? (The lucky ones among us STILL ARE).

[zman]

I wish I had photo`s of all my bikes and cars..Back then it was costly to buy camera,film and have it processed, and to tell the truth I never thought all those old cars and bikes were anything special..they were everywhere and the fun would never end, These days they are collectors items.

[miltoncaniff]

I wish I had photo`s of all my bikes and cars..Back then it was costly to buy camera,film and have it processed, and to tell the truth I never thought all those old cars and bikes were anything special..they were everywhere and the fun would never end, These days they are collectors items.

Same here with the same regrets! To me, that was something for photography enthusiasts, not motorcycle "Riders" (notice I didn't use the term motorcycle enthusiast)!

Even today, I'm not much of a picture taker! I've had my Harley since 2002 and only have a handful of pics of it! I have even managed to lose some of those due to lost SD cards and computer melt-downs!

John

[Lucien Harpress]

I've got some older pics of my stuff. The only thing is, my definition of "old" is about 5 years ago... O_o

[Gowing]

I wish I had photo`s of all my bikes and cars..Back then it was costly to buy camera,film and have it processed, and to tell the truth I never thought all those old cars and bikes were anything special..they were everywhere and the fun would never end, These days they are collectors items.

How true! ZMAN

[rcmatt007]

[wog]

Not my first bike, but my first GL from back in the late 80's

1978 Gl1000 - my original.jpg

Bought it with the Vetter, but I added sofa seat, backrests, harley bags, etc....

[scootsx2]

The large brown bike to the right is my former Scarabeo 500. It was a 500cc touring "scooter" made by Aprilia. I really miss that bike. It was as comfortable as my GL1800 for long haul rides - I added a backrest sometime after the photo was taken.

Scarabeo500.jpg

[delling3]

Don't have a picture of my first bike, but here's a pic of my first restoration. A 1971 Honda CB500-Four, circa 1982. Found this one with 8" over fork legs, ape hangers and a sissy bar, in pea-soup green and black. (No, those aren't motorcycle related injuries).

CB500-4.jpeg

Here's the same bike later the same year, with me doing my best Fast Freddie imitation . Really dragging my knee huh?

boy racer.jpeg

When the CB-500 suffered an early death (fell over while parked on the side stand on a dirt driveway which turned to mud in a rainstorm - landed against a tree stump which crushed the gas tank and was sold off as scrap), I bought my first (and only) NEW Motorcycle - a FT-500 Ascot. Here it is loaded up for a trip to Tobermory, Ontario, for a weekend of camping, circa 1985.

on the road.jpeg

[zman]

Not really old but I did manage to save a couple from the 80`s. 79 sporty built from scratch and an 82 GPZ 750 and not long ago CB1100F(blue one)
Whats missing is a Ducati 180,a few CB350`s and 60..a honda 305 dream, Yamaha RD`s and older pre RD 2 cycle yamaha twins, Kawasaki H1500`s and H2750`s,68 Triumph Tiger 500,Yamaha XS650`s, Kawasaki KZ1000. Like I said, wish I had taken photos of them all.

[desertrefugee]

OK, one of my favorite old, personal photos. Central Florida circa 1981, the subject is not me , but a one-time good friend. She's astride my CB750 Super Sport. I bought if from a friend in desperate financial straits - and he sold it to me VERY cheaply. Trouble was, I already had a 750K and only kept this one for about a year. It had some nice (for the time) custom touches and always got favorable comments.

[rcmatt007]

love those BIG retro glasses

[miltoncaniff]

She was wearing glasses? Didn't notice!

John

[desertrefugee]

Uh... The '78 SuperSport, guys. Remember?

Yeah, she shoulda been a keeper. Wait. She was the one who moved on.

Never mind.

[Brant]

You might be sorry you asked. circa 1980...

kz750t. a fun bike.

Much more civilized a few years later..circa 86

think it was a 78 cx500c. My nephew on the back.