The Lunenburg run

[Rocky]

On Saturday our vintage bike club took a run down the coast to the historic town of Lunenburg. The round trip was 238 km's (149 miles). I cheated and rode my Bonneville for a change
Here we are parked up at the meeting place and getting ready to ride. We picked up three other riders on the way and the total number of bikes was 19.


We stopped at a seaside picnic park for a rest.


This is the view at the picnic park.


This is a 1947 Indian that was a barn find in the U.S. as is. It had only 12,800 km's (8000 miles) on it. The owner cleaned it up and made no attempt at improving its looks. The bike runs like the day it was made.


The next two bikes are a 1948 Norton and a 1967 BSA Thunderbolt. Both fully restored and run better than new.

 

[Rocky]

This is The Knot Pub in Lunenburg (internet photo). It's rustic appearance is in keeping with the historic town. Inside, the food and service is top notch. The other photo is of some of our motley crew enjoying a drink as they wait for lunch to be served.

 

[devo]

Nice one Rocky
Keep posting those pics eh
never get bored of them.

 

[DaveM]

Very nice that pub sure looks like a cool spot to stop off at. That Indian is something I bet he could hardly believe his luck when he found that one

 

[keystiger]

Great pics and a great looking REAL Pub! WHat they call pubs around these parts ....are, well sad corporate attempts at capitalizing on the concept of a pub.......but not a real pub. THATS a real pub.

And that Indian is way cool. Thanks Rocky

 

[Rocky]

Thanks guys.
There are many similar pubs in the coastal towns. Since the road follows the coastline many of the pubs have a nautical theme. Many are converted factory buildings or former fish plants and are frequented by the motorcycle crowd.
Yes Dave, finding that Indian was a stroke of good luck. That same fellow owns some vintage Harley's and several Vincents.

 

[gumpt1oo]

Great pics Rocky! And that is a proper pub, it's even got 2 dart boards!

 

[Rbeans]

Great pictures, I'd love to head out on a ride out your way one day. Lunenburg is on my list of places to see.

 

[otherwise]

finding that Indian was a stroke of good luck. That same fellow owns some vintage Harley's and several Vincents.

SEVERAL Vincents, haa, what are they worth, about $500 each.
Sounds like one lucky man, but money buys luck.

 

[Rocky]

SEVERAL Vincents, haa, what are they worth, about $500 each.
Sounds like one lucky man, but money buys luck.

Yes, he is a lucky man and is sitting on a small gold mine with the Vincents. He's had them for a long time and acquired them years ago before the prices went through the roof.

 

[avion]

Great pics as always, that Beeza looks nice.
What would that be worth now?

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[Rocky]

Great pics as always, that Beeza looks nice.
What would that be worth now?

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It's hard to put a price on the BSA. It depends on the market. Around here it would probably sell for $5000.00 CDN - give or take. In other markets (like the USA for example) it would probably sell for more. Same for the UK; probably more.

 

[avion]

5k canadian? that's sounds cheap.

Isn't that about 2k US

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[otherwise]

Great pics as always, that Beeza looks nice.
What would that be worth now?

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I'd say on Australia it would sell for between $8k to $10k.

 

[Rocky]

5k canadian? that's sounds cheap.

Isn't that about 2k US

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The Canadian and US dollars are almost on par so when I say "Canadian" it all but equals the US dollar. I think the US dollar is only a couple of pennies more today, but this changes from day to day. A few weeks ago it was just the opposite. Our dollar was higher.
The market in this area can't support high prices so yes, that price is cheap compared to where the real money is.

 

[CarlS]

Thanks for the great pics, Rocky. I love that Indian.

 

[otherwise]

The Canadian and US dollars are almost on par so when I say "Canadian" it all but equals the US dollar. I think the US dollar is only a couple of pennies more today, but this changes from day to day. A few weeks ago it was just the opposite. Our dollar was higher.
The market in this area can't support high prices so yes, that price is cheap compared to where the real money is.

The Australian $ is in a similar position, today buying $1.05 US. Because of the prices classic bikes sell for this side people are bringing containers full from the US and making good money. You said that BSA is worth about $5k in Canada, imagine if you put 20 similar bikes into a container and sell them for $8k each.
:y86:

 

[hemibee]

Great picture Rocky, thanks for posting.