[ale] [OT] Looking for an old beater motorcycle.

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

If you like really old vintage antique motorcycles, to look at, not buy, 
check out some of the shows on velocity tv network.  It's channel 205 on 
comcast.  I don't know about other providers.  I think one of the shows 
is called barn finds.  The other day, they auctioned off a really old, 
really ratty, really rusty, un-rideable motorcycle for more than the 
cost of my house.  It's an inexpensive house, but, REALLY?  That much 
for an un-rideable bike?  I guess some people got the bucks.

Regarding tires, car tire stores now want you to replace tires after 5 
years due to the possibility of cracks developing in the rubber.  I 
don't know how much of that is legit and how much is scam, but that's 
what they say.  I guess it wouldn't pay to buy 60K mile tires if you're 
one of the few who only puts 8K miles per year on them.  Car tires have 
a date code on them that you can read.  I assume motorcycle tires do too.

Sincerely,

Ron


On 8/9/2013 2:05 PM, Neal Rhodes wrote:
> Um, aren't chinese scooters UNDER 50cc DESIGNED to get no respect?    
> Isn't it by DEFINITION not a licensed vehicle when under 50cc?
>
> Regarding the vintage bikes,  Ian over at Georgia Cycle Depot will 
> tell you about taking a restored Norton to Daytona bike week and 
> getting treated like royalty.   However, he will also tell you how 
> unreliable many of those bikes were even when brand new.    I'm 
> thinking the vintage Hondas (boy is there an oxymoron) were more 
> reliable.
>
> Best wishes, good hunting,  and safe riding to Richard.   Please pay 
> attention to age of tires, no matter how little the wear.    I dunno 
> regarding bikes, but with motorhomes the rule is you replace around 7 
> years no matter how much tread is left.
>
> Neal Rhodes
> MNOP Ltd
>
> On Fri, 2013-08-09 at 10:11 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> cool!
>>
>>
>> They're a good bunch and mostly really laid back. I have seen real 
>> scooters (<100cc) show up and they don't hassle (much :-). The old 
>> Vespas get some respect. The newer Chinese 49cc scooters get none.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Richard Bronosky 
>> <richard at bronosky.com <mailto:richard at bronosky.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Jim,
>>     I went to Twain's last night. Pretty cool joint. Thanks for the lead.
>>     I met a lot of guys. I learned a little bit about bikes and how to
>>     choose the one I want. Most importantly I saw a few guys riding
>>     vintange beaters and treating it just the way I intended to do. They
>>     all had the, "It's not pretty, it's not big, and that's the way I
>>     like
>>     it" attitude. Even better was that everyone else there would show
>>     them
>>     a lot of respect and compare them to bikes they used to have and wish
>>     they never got rid of. So that's great. I was a little worried about
>>     getting, "don't bring your moped around here" attitude if I got the
>>     kind of bike I've been looking for. Now I'm confident that won't
>>     happen.
>>
>>     Now I'm off to find the perfect Honda CB500 or similar.
>>
>>     Thanks again, Jim.
>>
>>     .!# RichardBronosky #!. 
>>
>>
>>
>>     On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:45 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:jim.kinney at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     > Once you find something, there's a bunch of two-wheel guys
>>     (mostly) that
>>     > meet up at Twains in Decatur for beers and motorcycle
>>     camaraderie most
>>     > Thursdays after 7, I think. I've been a few times and no longer
>>     have a
>>     > two-wheel conveyance (bummer).
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Richard Bronosky
>>     <richard at bronosky.com <mailto:richard at bronosky.com>>
>>     > wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> I am newly divorced and am faced with challenge of finding a
>>     social
>>     >> life outside of my wife and children. This was going pretty
>>     well when
>>     >> I was sleeping on a coworker's couch downtown. Now that I'm in
>>     a home
>>     >> far west of Atlanta I face a $10 fuel investment anytime I
>>     drive into
>>     >> town. (I usually take the bus to work.) That will result in me
>>     sitting
>>     >> on the computer every night and being a recluse.
>>     >>
>>     >> I sold a TV for $500 and would like to spend that on
>>     motorcycle. I'm
>>     >> looking at 30+ year old Hondas on Craig's List. If you know of
>>     >> anything or anyone, please put me in touch.
>>     >>
>>     >> .!# RichardBronosky #!.
>>     >>
>>     > --
>>     > James P. Kinney III
>>     >
>>     > Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail.
>>     What you gain
>>     > at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on
>>     his own tail.
>>     > It won't fatten the dog.
>>     > - Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
>>     >
>>     > http://electjimkinney.org
>>     > http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
>>     >
>>


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