Is there such thing as too many motorbikes?

I love it! Tough to find a fault in this logic, ha ha

 

my next bike is going to be a parts bike then my current parts bike goes into the rotation and I ride the new parts bike to the shop to pick up parts.
you always need a parts bike when you have old bikes.........

 

Stop it, you're killing me here! ha ha ha ha, too true!

 

Which is exactly what I have, however only two actually run, the others are "works in progress"

 

Today is the leap year. Taku did you ride the extra bike today?

 

Hey Lostboy,

I purchased another bike...does that count? ha ha. Another classic CZ this one is an enduro out of the early 70's, haven't seen it in person yet, but couldn't resist.
Still ticking off the numbers towards that magical 366. (only 350 to go...oh boy).

Now, I have to somehow get it from Thunder Bay! Ack! A 32 hour round trip.

Anyone heading through there with a trailer or pick up truck heading east?

 

Close enough for me. It will not be long till you have 366 bikes.

 

My list of "dream motorbikes" is certainly long enough to cover 366...

Shall I start? Okay...since someone asked (or was that me talking to myself...).
No custom one-offs, mix of street and dirt.

1977 CanAm 250 Black Widow
1972 through 1975 Kawasaki Mach IV H2 (one of each year of course)
1973 Yamaha RD-350
1971 Husqvarna 250 cr
1968 Greeves Challenger
1966 Jawa 350 Californian

Pictures attached

 

oh, and the greeves...

 

What the heck is going on with the front suspension on the Greeves? Unusual setup! I've never seen a springer style front end like that!

 

It does look odd doesn't it? Haha. Leading link front suspension, some European manufacturers like DKW carried this idea into the 70's.

The ubiquitous Honda cub has a mini version of this front suspension set up.

Very eye catching

 

It looks like it would add a lot of negative whatchamacallit in the whosemadingey.
Positive caster in the steering axis? How"s the stability? Matti's primitive brain says it would want to turn around like a shopping cart's front wheel to negative caster.
Please pardon the lack of proper terms.

 

Hi Matti,

I think you have the exact terminology the engineers used while throwing together these whosemadingies. The enhanced sproingyness probably offsets the whatchamacallit's propensity to behave as a shopping cart.

I think the point was to look cool, functionality aside.

 

Oops, make that three CZ's... 2 1976 CZ 988.2's and a 175. I have a friend heading back from Alberta next month, so he'll throw them in the back of his pickup truck

 

I've only ever had one motorcycle. The '83 550 Maxim I bought just before we were married, and still riding today.

When I bought it I was torn between a 500 Honda Shadow or the Yamaha. A year or so later, I wish I had the Shadow. 30 years later, I 'm glad I bought the Yamaha.

 

Okay, now it's 4 CZs and three spare motors along with a frame and several boxes of parts. 4 more CZs to pick up later on this summer (purchased, but scattered over the country from Ottawa to Thunder Bay to Lloydminster AB...).

I sold a dozen bikes this year, picked up another 6... Definitely need more motorbikes! I'm Sure I'll find something to drag home from mid Ohio next week

 

Want a decent barn condition xj750rj?

 

Hi Matti,

Thanks for the note, I'll give you a call when I get back from the vintage days at the Mid-Ohio racetrack. PM me your number, thanks.

Gord

 

You could always drop it off here ....

 

Or here.