old motorcycle heaven found
I was off the beaten path today and was driving along a gravel road in the middle of nowhere today and seen a sign at the end of a driveway advertising a motorcyle shop.
This guy has over 100 parts bikes behind his barn. The barn is full of old classics which are for sale. He also has a shop full of bikes being worked on.
I spent over an hour out in the scrap yard and drooled at the bikes in the barn. Most everything is from the 1970s with some 1960s and 1980s scattered around.
Kawasaki 500 Triple
Yamaha RD400
Yamaha RD350
Honda 750 4
Lots of Kawasaki, Honda and Yamaha Street bikes, big and small. A few Suzuki.
About a zillion old dirt bikes fo every kind. Many old Honda three wheelers.
The prices weren't bad at all. It looked to me like most of the business he gets is working on 4 wheelers for farmers.
This guy has over 100 parts bikes behind his barn. The barn is full of old classics which are for sale. He also has a shop full of bikes being worked on.
I spent over an hour out in the scrap yard and drooled at the bikes in the barn. Most everything is from the 1970s with some 1960s and 1980s scattered around.
Kawasaki 500 Triple
Yamaha RD400
Yamaha RD350
Honda 750 4
Lots of Kawasaki, Honda and Yamaha Street bikes, big and small. A few Suzuki.
About a zillion old dirt bikes fo every kind. Many old Honda three wheelers.
The prices weren't bad at all. It looked to me like most of the business he gets is working on 4 wheelers for farmers.
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Does he happen to have an orange gastank for a Bridgestone TMX-100? 0 -
You would not have happen to in south-astern Ohio would you?
I once saw a bike salvage somewhere in south-eastern Ohio and have yet to relocate it. It seems as if it were somewhere along Rt23 that goes into Columbus.
My local Yamaha dealer has an old Honda 305 Dream that is in show room condition. I gave him my first real motorcycle a 1972 Honda 50 Elonore in 1990. It was in great shape cosmetically. But needed an new piston and a set of points that can only be gotten from Belgium at a cost of $375.00. So it now sits on a shelf in his shops show room.
I once had an RD350 and a 750 Kaw triple that was used for hill climbs and sand drags in the late 80's. Loved the RD due to its very simple engine design. The Yamaha Banshee 4 wheeler uses the same engine as the RZ350 twin two strokes with very little changes to the basic design.
Dang EPA has killed the fun times of playing with high horse power and two stroke engines.
But like my guns. The EPA will have to wait until I am dead to get my last 2 stroke toy..0 -
Many, many years ago I had one of those Saki 500 triples. It routinely scared the cr*p out of me[:)] 0 -
The bikes are in South Dakota. 0 -
Harley-Davidson. $10,000 bike with a $25,000 name. 0 -
Where is he located in SoDak? 0 -
Post title is misleading, the guy doesn't have any motorcycles( HARLEYS).Of course being a scrap yard I can see why. 0 -
I poisonally don't tink much o' dem Hogley-Fergusons.
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a 100? that aint heaven, thats a rest stop. theres one here in virginia that has 500 ACRES of bikes.[8D] 0 -
BOBSKI, where or what town is that yard near,thanks Loko[:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Old Fool
Many, many years ago I had one of those Saki 500 triples. It routinely scared the cr*p out of me[:)]
Man can I relate to that. My Yamaha Vmax routinely scares the cr*p out of me. I am an idiot for even having it at my age.0 -
out near roanoke off of I-81. 0 -
had? i still have my 75 H2C KAW 750 TRIPLE. 8000 miles on it.
heres a file photo of one just like it on the web. mines in the same shape...0 -
quote:Originally posted by bobski
had? i still have my 75 H2C KAW 750 TRIPLE. 8000 miles on it.
heres a file photo of one just like it on the web. mines in the same shape...
My brother in law took me for a ride on one of those two stroke Kawasaki triples. Unbelievabley fast bike! Almost went off the back when he took off.0 -
There is another MC yard near Greensburg Pa. Forget the name though. At least 1000 bikes at any time and lots of pulled parts. 0 -
Just where did you say you lived bobski???? 0 -
va.. 0 -
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just west of rome.0 -
since yall got parts yards you can get to...
someone find me a set of carbs for a "78 CB 750
AND 1 piston and two ring sets for a Puch 250...
for a GOOD price, thanks0
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