One of my old bikes

[BBMykey]

I dug up these old photos that I didn't know I still had. The Grateful Dead were asking people for artwork. I'm not too nostalgic about it because my Busa is still my dream bike come true. However I do remember dragging the kickstand once with this Kawi.

[dadofthree]

I had a little KZ 650 back in '78 with a Vance Hines 4 in 1 and airbox removed with velocity stacks.

[TallTom]

I had a 3rd Generation Honda Magna that I loved. Got the Busa. I still rode her even after my Busa. I finally sold it after I was always fighting for toy space in my garage. 5 months later I got a call that she was wrecked and totaled. I was in mourning for a month or so after that. It was one of the best bikes I ever owned. Had some great memories of time spent with that bike. I was sort of pissed I cared so much.....lol.

[smac]

Here's a couple of my old bikes.

[BBMykey]

Something I'm remembering now that I used to do with my old bikes that I never do with my Busa is giving people rides. I used to give tons of people rides. In fact people would know me and remember me years later for the rides I had given them. Two of my friends actually bought bikes in part because of the rides I took them on. Also I would say that on the vast majority of the rides the passenger didn't wear a helmet. These were just unplanned rides that I offered to people and they accepted. I wouldn't generally be carrying around a spare helmet.

[Roudybusa]

Had a lot,of great old bikes, 750 honda F was a favorite...first 4 valve engines com star mags..took this one around Laguna Seca ...what a fun ride!

[Tony Nitrous]

One of my old ones ....


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[Tony Nitrous]

an old dirt bike...


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[Tony Nitrous]

My GSXR1100....


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[orenp]

In the summer of '69....
Me and my '66 BSA Hornet. 'Factory' flat-track and TT bike. Hottest thing on the street in Bakersfield at the time. And no, I wasn't riding barefoot; just for the picture takin'.

[nosbig]

In the summer of '69....
Me and my '66 BSA Hornet. 'Factory' flat-track and TT bike. Hottest thing on the street in Bakersfield at the time. And no, I wasn't riding barefoot; just for the picture takin'.

I am not sure what it is about the I old BSA but I have always liked then.

[piratediverjefff]

In the summer of '69....
Me and my '66 BSA Hornet. 'Factory' flat-track and TT bike. Hottest thing on the street in Bakersfield at the time. And no, I wasn't riding barefoot; just for the picture takin'.

I had a '67 650 Hornet(1st bike)in'69/'70.

[GNBRETT]

One of my old ones ....


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THAT IS BADASS!!! looks like a modern day Mad Max bike. very kool!

[orenp]

I had a '67 650 Hornet(1st bike)in'69/'70.

My first bike, too. Got it in May '69 ($600). Sold it in June '70 ($800) when I graduated from high school. That bike is where this all started for me. The BSA was definitely a hotrod but with major reliability issues. I think I've finally found near perfection with the Busa.

[Don Hardcastle]

Great trip down "Way Back Lane" guys. Just look at the technology differences in the machines we ride today over those beautiful bikes.

[orenp]

Something I'm remembering now that I used to do with my old bikes that I never do with my Busa is giving people rides. I used to give tons of people rides. In fact people would know me and remember me years later for the rides I had given them. Two of my friends actually bought bikes in part because of the rides I took them on. Also I would say that on the vast majority of the rides the passenger didn't wear a helmet. These were just unplanned rides that I offered to people and they accepted. I wouldn't generally be carrying around a spare helmet.

I remember that, too! I remember giving a girl a ride on the BSA. It was when I first got it and it had a 17T countershaft sprocket (8,000 RPM = 95 or so; and that was it). I ripped through the gears (all 4 of 'em) as fast as I could shift (about an 1/8 mile). And then skittered to a stop at the next stop sign. She bailed off screaming something about me being crazy....I could've cared less. I just took off through the gears again, having a great time while she walked home.
I think everybody knows better now -- bikes are fast and scary and I'm not someone who you want to hitch a ride with.

[piratediverjefff]

My first bike, too. Got it in May '69 ($600). Sold it in June '70 ($800) when I graduated from high school. That bike is where this all started for me. The BSA was definitely a hotrod but with major reliability issues. I think I've finally found near perfection with the Busa.

Mine was a pain too,the dual points were always going out of whack,etc.,and if I remember right I was always blowing bulbs out of the damned thing.Had it less than a year and then bought an old '54 Panhead(I was 17).I'm thinking I paid about $600 for mine too.That was about 12 Harleys and 3 Busas ago,and I'll probably see a few more before I'm too far over the hill.

[ky busa]

great stories and some nice old bikes!