Old School Thread

[YSR89]

I saw all the Naked bike threads and Black bike threads, and figured it was about time for an Old School thread! Post your Old School Sportbikes! Post Away!:thumbup

'89 GSXR1100

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/DSC02221.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/Stable.jpg

[HOTRODHAIRY]

My wife's old timer.Not really a sport bike though.

[YSR89]

Haha, doesn't even matter that it's not a sport bike. Awesome. I love to see old bikes that still get taken care of. Good job dude:thumbup

[cheezy]

I dunno if this counts, but this is what I would like for my next bike.

[YSR89]

^ Anything counts mang!

[ratpick]

my '82 kz550

[HOTRODHAIRY]

My brother's 89 ZX7R and a friend's 83 vf750 at Thunderhill.My lowly 06 CBR is in there too:teeth.That KZ is badass.I've always liked those bikes.

[Stormdragon]

my '82 kz550

Got that Kerker a couple years after the bike, didn'tcha? They were still making the old style steel megaphones in '82 as I recall.

You want old school, eh? I have some old school for ya:

[Junkie]

I dunno if this counts, but this is what I would like for my next bike.http://lolinter.net/knoscher.jpg
see if you can tell me what isn't stock ;)

[ratpick]

Got that Kerker a couple years after the bike, didn'tcha? They were still making the old style steel megaphones in '82 as I recall.

You want old school, eh? I have some old school for ya:

It came with the bike when I got it.It was in a very nice old lady's garage for 12 years and she wanted it out,it was her son's and he wasn't doing anything with it so she gave it to me.
Battery,oil/filter,plugs,clutch cable,carb cleaning,airfilter and it started right up.:thumbup

[paulo57509]

'93 FZR600

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y94/paulo57509/07-03-05_reduced_01.jpg

[propaganda]

1980 yamaha DT100 - got it from vacaville

[propaganda]

1985 honda magna vt500 got from santa cruz

[YSR89]

I have a couple other non-sportbike oldies, Love the Fizzer Paulo! :thumbup

'89 YSR50/DT175:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/IM000154.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/IM000149.jpg

1982 Suzuki DR125 project bike:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/IM000161a.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/IM000158a.jpg

[daventura]

Wait...somebody likes Fizzers?

:teeth

[daventura]

Sheesh...look at the size of that rear sprocket, is it a stunner?

:teeth

[YSR89]

I do love the Fizzers! :ride

[cheezy]

http://lolinter.net/knoscher.jpg
see if you can tell me what isn't stock ;)

The air filters, YSR half fairing and the lawn chair attached to the top of the tank. Plus the "speaker" attached to the side. Duh.
Nice bike. Oh and love the fizzers and gixxers. No pics of the slingshots though?

[YSR89]

^ Slingshot? See first post dude!

[cheezy]

Derr. What was I thinking?!:wave

[WoodsChick]

Well, I don't know how "old school" these really are, but here's a few of the bikes from my past...


Note the custom-made Bub pipe...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/87YamahaSRX2502.jpg


I wish I had a better photo of my `87 FZ600...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/87YamahaFZ600.jpg


My FZR400/600...I still have this one, and it's for sale...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/TopView.jpg


The granddaddy of the garage, I still have this one, too...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/89GSXR750.jpg


Sorry for the funky quality, but some of these photos were taken a long time ago.

Fun thread!

WoodsChick

[YSR89]

haha, i can't get enough of Old GSXR's! I love mine! something about big dual headlights and that lower fairing just screams GSXR to me1 :teeth

[reynolds_brad]

My favorite oldschool bike. :thumbup

http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0470.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0471.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0462.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0456.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0455.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0454.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/IMG_0451.JPG
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/LED.jpg
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/Lens%20EVO/LED_2.jpg

[reynolds_brad]

Here is mine that im working on.

http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/yosh-carb7.jpg
http://www.tightfx.com/brad/hardtail/CF-fender1.jpg

[Evol-E]

Ahh I miss her. Such a pristine example of a 91 CBR. (I know not THAT old school)

[Bob O]

Is early 70's old skool enuff, in "full" gear. Got a couple earlier but they'd make you think I was old. :laughing

[07chuck]

XR500 Frame,FT500 Ascot motor(lectric start),CR500 Forks,Flamingo.

[QuaiChangKane]

Big fan of old Suzukis, myself.


Here's a couple of shots of my '83 GS750ES - Suzuki's first "modern" sportbike...

It's been down for 2 years now with transmission problems. I do have new gears plus a spare motor, but not much motivation. It's just a rolling chassis at the moment, but I have begun to collect parts again, and hope to get it back on the road before the spring.

I now have the aftermarket full lowers, a wider rear rim from a GS1150, GSXR1100 shock, Racetech springs, SS lines, fork brace, 34mm Mikuni flatslides (stockers are 32mm CV's), Yosh ignition cover, and a Kerker cannister pipe to replace the Supertrapp. Got tired of the discs blowing crap all over my rear rotor while the cold-blooded bitch warmed up. ;) I also have an era-correct Yosh shorty (just like the white/red FZ above), but the midpipe doesn't quite seal up fully on the header - I may end up having an custom midpipe made because the Yosh just looks too damn cool on there. I'm also planning to go with an Electrex R/R and stator upgrade, plus a Dyna S ignition...

Got some other impossible to find parts, as well - like the luggage rack, air-preload caps, steering stabilizer, etc. Since they only sold this bike for a single year in the US, it's like a freakin' addiction finding parts for it....

I'll post up a photo of a nice '84 Canadian model with full lowers for comparison, too. The lowers didn't become standard until '85, and were an OEM option in '84, but they never broght the GS back to the US after the Reagan tariff ended for the '86 model year since the GSX-R had been released in the rest of the world for '85...



(And a nicely updated first-gen Katana for good measure - GSXR wheels, USD forks...:thumbup)
-Q!

[doctorscholz]

Name these three hondas :)

234038

Owned by myself and two friends while we were in college. All currently reside in Boston, and need to be rescued.

[QuaiChangKane]

Name these three hondas :)

234038

Owned by myself and two friends while we were in college. All currently reside in Boston, and need to be rescued.



Interceptor, Nighthawk, Ascott :thumbup


Edit - VF500F, CB650SC Nighthawk, CB700SC Nighthawk... ;)

But the Interceptor could be a 700, too...

[USARMworker]

How about my '69 Trail 90? :teeth
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4126/rtsidemd3.jpg

[QuaiChangKane]

How about my '69 Trail 90? :teeth

--





The retail market for those things is getting stupid....

[doctorscholz]

Interceptor, Nighthawk, Ascott :thumbup


Edit - VF500F, CB650SC Nighthawk, CB700SC Nighthawk... ;)

But the Interceptor could be a 700, too...

not bad! In fact, it was 750 :ride

[Joseppi]

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9707/scan0002zq2.jpg1989 ZX 7 h1:cool

[YSR89]

Haha, awesome. Keep 'em coming! :thumbup

[2strokeYardSale]

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=230669&d=1194025377

[Manimal]

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=230669&d=1194025377

from the pic, that is very clean! :thumbup

[Manimal]

How about my '69 Trail 90? :teeth
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4126/rtsidemd3.jpg

during my teens, our parents bought us kids (5 boys) to ride around on.......thanks for the memory :)

[YSR89]

How about my '69 Trail 90? :teeth
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/4126/rtsidemd3.jpg


Wow, very clean! :thumbup

Those forks are neat as hell. Very unusual!

[serum67]

She's very dusty. This is my pop's RD400 sittin in my garage.

[Sidewalk]

I guess the Nighthawk was more refered to as a "Muscle Bike" then a sport bike (even with only about 60 RWHP).

And my friend and I on YSR's at Grange.

[Junkie]

The air filters, YSR half fairing and the lawn chair attached to the top of the tank. Plus the "speaker" attached to the side. Duh.
Nice bike. Oh and love the fizzers and gixxers. No pics of the slingshots though?:laughing

it's an R100S, that's the stock fairing (although it isn't mounted in the stock way, ie it's hard mounted as opposed to fork mounted). it isn't the fairing that it was imported with, but that's a different story. carbs, exhaust (well, it's eurospec and 2mm bigger) and LOTS of other things aren't stock either.

[Turbongr]

My '80 XT500. LOVE it.

[bunnygoat]

woodschick- you shattered your left wrist too huh? looks familiar.

[Turbongr]

Old CB....

[EricD10563]

My old school bike 85 V65 Sabre.

http://fauxkauai.com/WebPost1739.jpg

[Stormdragon]

My old school bike 85 V65 Sabre.

Wow. That's immaculate. :thumbup

[My900ss]

FZR
900ss
ZX10R
Z50
CBX
CBX
CT70

[WoodsChick]

woodschick- you shattered your left wrist too huh? looks familiar.

Yup. Racing MX in 2000. Broke a few ribs and got a nasty vision-damaging concussion, too. I heard my Superman was pretty awesome, though...

You, too?


WoodsChick

[serazin]

My old school bike 85 V65 Sabre.

http://fauxkauai.com/WebPost1739.jpg

I have always liked those bikes and yours is amazing.

[auntiebling]

FZR
900ss
ZX10R
Z50
CBX
CBX
CT70

closeups please :teeth

[My900ss]

Close ups:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224433&highlight=my900ss

[daventura]

Of course, the FZR is in front,
at the top of the list,
ahead of the pack,
closest to the door,
etc., etc.

:teeth

[WoodsChick]

Of course, the FZR is in front,
at the top of the list,
ahead of the pack,
closest to the door,
etc., etc.:teeth

:rofl But of course!! :laughing

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/garageabsurdity-1.jpg



WoodsChick
(I really need to have a garage sale...)

[classicmoto]

1990 FZR400SAC,

Track:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/4pbbrains/1.jpg

Street:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/4pbbrains/P1030383.jpg

Fun!

[auntiebling]

Close ups:
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=224433&highlight=my900ss

repost :twofinger

more more more :)

[WoodsChick]

1990 FZR400SAC,
Street:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b126/4pbbrains/P1030383.jpg

Fun!

Beautiful! That looks like the twin to mine, except for the motor, of course...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/FZR400600017.jpg

Just have to throw this in...

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/WoodsChick/Miscellaneous%20Photos/winner.jpg


WoodsChick

[brunty]

real

[elskipador]

i saw this old skool gixxer @ road atlanta a few years back. :drool

[Butch]

subscribe...
I still have my 85 RZ350 in the garage...

must find pics.

[Alexey]

1995 F3 with a 1998 motor.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f181/inline_four/bikes/2004_0225Image0009.jpg

[SpeedyCorky]

still waiting for someone to post up their (now old school) 2006 :laughing

[Stormdragon]

still waiting for someone to post up their (now old school) 2006 :laughing

Does that mean my 2005 is officially Vintage then? :cry

[kurbycar32]

1987 ex250

http://faq.ninja250.org/images/b/b6/Ninja_1280_background.JPG

[Stormdragon]

[QUOTE=kurbycar32;3607932]1987 ex250

I still like that original design better than the until now design. Still waiting to see an '08 in the steel to make a decision on that one's looks.

[Alexey]

still waiting for someone to post up their (now old school) 2006 :laughing

You guys can laugh all you want, but aren't F2's now allowed in AFM dinosaur class? Plus, last night I was at a party and the host's "adult" daughter was there and she just dropped that she was born in 1992 or some such. Made me feel old as hell.

[Stormdragon]

Ooookay.... Was she hawt???:leghump
























Remember: You're only as old as the woman you feel. :teeth

[Alexey]

Ooookay.... Was she hawt???:leghump
She was alright. Besides, I'm happily married.
























Remember: You're only as old as the woman you feel. :teeth
In that case, I'm always a year and a half younger than I am. Wait, what?.. :confused

[Sidewalk]

Made me feel old as hell.A guy I work with has a son about the graduate from the same high school I did.

I am only 27!:x

[78KZ650sr]

here ya go. It is an all stock, all original, pristine contidition, 1978 Kawasaki KZ650sr. It is my dad's bike. He is original owner and still rides it once in a while. My dad is looking for a guy that knows how to work on these bikes to give my dad's bike a good tune-up. Anyone know of a guy?


http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=237249&d=1199307035

[buellistic]

My 82 gs1000 with dunstal fairing and 68 coronet 500 . we were tearin up 9 in 84 still doing it in 2008 :thumbup:laughing

[Jimbo007]

Our two 1983 GPZ550's. The green one still runs good, but the black one has a transmission issue and sits in the garage for the time being.

[motoproponent]

I'll use anything as a reason to post up this bike :twofinger :teeth

Princess Bitch's CB1 in all it's Pink and Zebra glory

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c158/motoproponent/DSC_3181.jpg


My Old Fizzer. It's sold :(

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c158/motoproponent/P5150003.jpg

I don't have any scans of my old KZ. All I have are hard copies. That was an awesome bike.

[4tuneit1]

Old and engineless in this pic. FZR400 that later got a 600 powerplant.

[4tuneit1]

My 89 1100 again...and some random music gear..lol

[My900ss]

My Dad's 59ish Triumph.

[Manimal]

wow! some really beautiful bikes posted......thx for sharing :)

Here's a most recent pic of my 88/91 YSR......12/30/07, on Calaveras rd

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa210/YSRCali/Mini%20Ride%20Pix/Calaveras_12-28-07_02.jpg

[YSR89]

Haha, I'm digging the 1100, 4tuneit1. I love that color scheme for that year. I guess the SS2R is really popular for those years, huh. I'm still looking for some Spigots for mine, My #2 Cylinder Spigot blew while I was opening it up. I was shaking tiny pieces of spigot out of the can for an hour!

Oh, by the way, I just started chopping a really rough shape '82 GS550E I had sitting in my garage. I just started, so it's very rough (i.e. spacers on the forks until I get longer ones!, nothing ground down yet etc) It is just kind of a little side project, and It hasn't cost me anything so far, just part I had laying around, and the 550 was free. Here is a pic:


Before: (not this exact bike, but same thing)

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/1982_GS550-Katana_450.jpg

Now:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/Chopper001.jpg

[Junkie]

this count? it's my new commute vehicle:
http://lolinter.net/gs700/pic3%20(Large).jpg

[Joebar4000]

My first bike...

[Resurrection]

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z200/reserrection/th_100_2731.jpg (http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z200/reserrection/?action=view&current=336e26fd.pbw)
Slide show of some cool old school bikes threw my shop in the last year or so.

[Sidewalk]

this count? it's my new commute vehicle:
GS700? I haven't even heard of that one :laughing

[Resurrection]

I have GS700 parts available Two hole bikes, 2 bad motors.All the japs had 700cc
Harly had gov. tarif over 700cc so the japs just sold 700cc some of witch were faster than previuos 750.
The Honda Nighthawk S was one fine example:ride

[Sidewalk]

I have GS700 parts available Two hole bikes, 2 bad motors.All the japs had 700cc
Harly had gov. tarif over 700cc so the japs just sold 700cc some of witch were faster than previuos 750.
The Honda Nighthawk S was one fine example:rideI knew about the tarriff thing (which is why Canada got the 750 and America got the 700), I just didn't know that Suzuki made one :D

[snowface]

excellent bikes, enjoyed seeing every one of em. :thumbup

[George S]

excellent bikes, enjoyed seeing every one of em. :thumbup

78 r 100\7 still ride it up on redwood now and then.

[4tuneit1]

^^^beautiful bike

[George S]

[QUOTE=4tuneit1;3633669]^^^beautiful bike[/QUOTE

Thank you !! It was good fun building it but now it is up for sale. I have a ducati to suport.:cry PM me if interested.

[George S]

bump

[YSR89]

a lot of sweet bikes here!

[Hellfish_Monkey]

Here's an oldskool pic with an oldskool bike & an oldskool monkey:

[greggargubby]

great thread with great bikes. i love the old beemers and the tricked-out mini-bikes (or whatever is the correct term for them is these days).

i sold her a month or two ago, but i made sure she stayed in the barf family. :)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/greggargubby/internet%20posts/hawk%20and%20hawk%20parts%20for%20sale/_DSC0025.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/greggargubby/internet%20posts/hawk%20and%20hawk%20parts%20for%20sale/_DSC0044.jpg

[old_school_kid]

my old kz 550.. i miss her..

[George S]

bump

[budman]

Old skool is :cool :thumbup

1986 RGV 500 Gamma aquired from original old school cool rider racer Jim Doyle.

:smoking

[reynolds_brad]

not sure if you can call my monkeybike old school or not. Design has been around for 20+ years now and not much has changed, but there is a ton that can be done with them.

http://www.tightefx.com/brad/monkey/catch8.jpg

[bte320]

^^^ I love the monkey. What was it originally? And dare I ask, how much money have you put into that thing?

[Ovey]

Someone say old school? My '83 750.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v91/ovey1/11505bbride.jpg

[Vindingo]

1970 CL350 currently in pieces in the process of being cafe'd

[sutchabitch]

my current bike, 77 Honda CB400/4
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i207/nm510/CB400F0051.jpg

[Ree]

:)great thread with great bikes. i love the old beemers and the tricked-out mini-bikes (or whatever is the correct term for them is these days).

i sold her a month or two ago, but i made sure she stayed in the barf family. :)

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/greggargubby/internet%20posts/hawk%20and%20hawk%20parts%20for%20sale/_DSC0025.jpg
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t135/greggargubby/internet%20posts/hawk%20and%20hawk%20parts%20for%20sale/_DSC0044.jpg

I was gonna post the hawk up but she's already here!!!:ride

she's all mine now! :thumbup
Awesome bike im super happy with it! Thanks again:hail
Its funny how inexpensive it is to insure one of these, as i found out the other day! :laughing 60 bucks a year!!

Recently did some cleanup and minor fixins, and she runs a lot better, although she was good to go from day one!
Also have some big plans for her makeover soon:teeth
Its an awesome bike and i dont wanna change to much of it.
Ill have some pics up later of the "after"

Thanks Greggargubby! :thumbup

[budman]

Congrats on the bike Ree... and welcome to old skool cool. :thumbup

:smoking

[Ree]

Congrats on the bike Ree... and welcome to old skool cool. :thumbup

:smoking

Thanks Budman! :thumbup

Love the bikes guys/gals!

[QuaiChangKane]

Haha, I'm digging the 1100, 4tuneit1. I love that color scheme for that year. I guess the SS2R is really popular for those years, huh. I'm still looking for some Spigots for mine, My #2 Cylinder Spigot blew while I was opening it up. I was shaking tiny pieces of spigot out of the can for an hour!

Oh, by the way, I just started chopping a really rough shape '82 GS550E I had sitting in my garage. I just started, so it's very rough (i.e. spacers on the forks until I get longer ones!, nothing ground down yet etc) It is just kind of a little side project, and It hasn't cost me anything so far, just part I had laying around, and the 550 was free. Here is a pic:


Before: (not this exact bike, but same thing)

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/1982_GS550-Katana_450.jpg

Now:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r268/espmetallica/Chopper001.jpg



Please tell me you're chopping a 550E, and not a 550M (Katana) like the stock photo above.....:cry


-Q!

[YSR89]

KATANA!!!! (It was in piss poor shape, I'd never do it to a good one)

[reynolds_brad]

some progress on my oldschool mini trail.

carbon tanks about half built. things are slowing down with it due to a back yard landscaping project.

http://www.tightefx.com/brad/hardtail/Brads-Hardtail-1-30-07-2.jpg

http://www.tightefx.com/brad/hardtail/Brads-Hardtail-1-30-07-4.jpg

http://www.tightefx.com/brad/hardtail/Brads-Hardtail-1-30-07-3.jpg

Things to do still:

finish carbon tank, (bond in cap and petcock, and bond together)
Make rear carbon fender.
Finish mounting custom bent 1" bars with internal throttle.
Wiring.
install final exhaust.

Lots to do. :|


**Side note** thanks Tygaboy for all the help and instruction with the carbon stuff.

[budman]

Katana!!

I had the pleasure of racing one for a while.. the highlight being riding one twice in the 24 Hours West at Willow Springs in 88 and 89. 600 production class.. We finished 3rd and 1st in class and 10th overall in 89.

The interesting thing was the ongoing modifications to the footpegs during the race... and what started as 3" pegs ended up as 3/4" pegs.. damn they drug bad..:shocker

While not the fastest or the nimblest bike is was rock steady (KSJO pun intended) :p

:smoking

[elskipador]

saw these two @ daytona a few seasons ago.

[greggargubby]

:)

I was gonna post the hawk up but she's already here!!!:ride

she's all mine now! :thumbup
Awesome bike im super happy with it! Thanks again:hail
Its funny how inexpensive it is to insure one of these, as i found out the other day! :laughing 60 bucks a year!!

Recently did some cleanup and minor fixins, and she runs a lot better, although she was good to go from day one!
Also have some big plans for her makeover soon:teeth
Its an awesome bike and i dont wanna change to much of it.
Ill have some pics up later of the "after"

Thanks Greggargubby! :thumbup

i'm glad to hear you're having a good time with her. :thumbup this is why i was intent on keeping her in the family--a bike like that should be ridden by somebody who can appreciate it, not some craigslist moron who would never understand it.

here's to many miles of fun in the future!! :ride :Party

*edit--please shoot me a link to the 'after' pics when you have them.

[Alexey]

saw these two @ daytona a few seasons ago.

That Hog looks like one of these, though I realize it's not the same bike. I captured these pictures at a combined vintage car and bike event at Loudon in 2006. Here's the blog post (http://azinger.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html).

[elskipador]

nice shots :thumbup