Remember when?

[Rotten]

I'm amazed I'm still alive.

Oh to relive the simple pleasures of our youth again...

[Rotten]

You could try to sell that photo to Ruger as advertiseing but more likely they'd just steal the idea and do their own shoot

[moto4fun]

yeah, I didn't JUST get into guns. Born and raised!

[SETHZILLA!]

[wackyiraqi]

I love you guys.

[Gromit]

[QUOTE=beauregard;39431]


" Join us Michael "

[misschessplayer]

hey, i really enjoyed the pics.....cheered me up while doing my taxes....thanks

[Rotten]

That bike won me an award in an early Vampire rally. This plaque was originally attached to one of John Bettencourt's spare Triumph right side engine covers. I still have that somewhere.

Unfortunately it also caught my pants on fire on the ride home when the float bowl sank and it pissed gas all over my leg out of the tickler hole and ignited on the pipe.

Good times.

[SatanCruz]

Thanks Lon. You warmed the cockles of my heart.

[Rotten]

O.K. Here is a picture of me with my second bike. A 1970 Triumph Daytona 500 twin carb T100. Twin carb T100s are pretty rare outside of collectors circles. It sported very fancy cafe style Boranni alloy rims and a Cerianni front fork and triple clamp set up that I hand polished after some dumb ass painted them black. A set of Clubman bars rounded out the already awesomeness of my package... I mean, the bikes package. This was taken at a rally of the Monterey Bay European motorcyle club over 20 years ago.

Note the mustache (it was still in he early production stage). Yes folks, I was sporting the 'stache when Dylan was still in diapers. You couldn't get the high tech, fancy Japanese production 'staches you see all the kids wearing these days. They were still in developmental stages back then and the Jap and Euro manufacturers only had experimental and prototype versions in the works and the details of these models were a closely guarded secret. like many in my day I had to fabricate and make my own mustache from scratch. they were pretty crude looking back then being made by hobbyists in their bathroom mirrors in their spare time but they got the job done well enough.

This is pre helmet law. Wearing a helmet was detrimental to operating this bike as it was critical to be able to hear the engine clattering. It had no speed or tach so I had to use my ears to gauge engine RPM. Too high and the pistons would slap. I still have that jacket too. it's a Harley brand but it's the best damn jacket I've ever owned as far as quality of comfort, fit, finish, warmth and durability. It put's my Vanson to shame.

[samatye]

you guys are all so OLD! (minus Junkie). Look at those VINTAGE pictures! lol
:-)

[Junkie]

not that long ago, but a week after that picture was taken two of the three bikes were no longer rideable... and the one that you would most expect to die was still fine

[samatye]

Lon, you're awesome.

[Rotten]

This is me with my first bike. There were no helmet laws back then but still, I can't believe I ever rode without helmet.

What was I thinking.

[seric]