Your bike photos past and now

[keystiger]

Don't have many from the past, usually to busy riding them to take pics.....plus my usual level of remembering my camera .....I have a few on an old computer that went "ca-put" and haven't had to the repair man yet. So this is the only 2 actual paper pics I have of an old bike. During my days "flirting" with the "dark side" ...........which eventually suffered a mechanical failure that left it and me scratched and battered. BUt before the wreck the paint was excellent, multi layered color change paint with a lizard scale transparent black overlay thing changed color like a chameleon in the sun but the transparent black coat kept it from looking hum..."ghetto" The painter also did the very cool multi color Caribbean Soul logo on both sides amazing work........he threatened to KILL me after I wrecked it........ So here are a couple then and nows.

 

[The Seeker]

Great idea, Kevin, and really cool photos. I wish I had photos of my bike history.

Me too....although I do have some old Polaroid pics that are faded and bent someplace back in the house I left my Wife buried away. I'll probably never see them again



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[keystiger]

It dawned on me that I have owned 23 bikes in the past and none where as photographed as the Tiger. I think I have 1 picture each of my Katana, BMW 650, Speed Triple and Suzuki Marauder on my "downed" computer. Can't even give a good reason for not getting pics of the others. Guess I was to busy riding and wrenching to take pics. Or maybe the Tiger is just more photogenic?

 

[devo]

I think its more to do with the digital age we live in.
In the days of film,it was a lot more hassle getting pics than it is now.

 

[otherwise]

I think its more to do with the digital age we live in.
In the days of film,it was a lot more hassle getting pics than it is now.

Exactly, that's why I have hundreds of photos of the bikes owned over the last ten years and a couple of photos of "some" of my bikes before I went digital.

 

[keystiger]

Sounds about right. The ease and speed of digital certainly helps to take more pictures.

 

[devo]

also,its not just the taking but the storage
Its a lot easier to store and access pics on a pc than it is to look through boxes and boxes full in the back of a wardrobe somewhere.
Thats my problem here, I've owned 7 bikes over the years but only have, and or can, find pics of 4 of them.
The first bike I have one,and I cant even remember who took it,
the second about 4
the third fourth and fifth none
and the last two I have hundreds.(mind you I actively play a couple of tag games.)

 

[keystiger]

SPeaking of tag games...........and in true TT fashion.............when is somebody gonna snag the current tag?!?!?!?!?!

Sorry, back to your regularly schedule program.

 

[devo]

SPeaking of tag games...........and in true TT fashion.............when is somebody gonna snag the current tag?!?!?!?!?!
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well, to be to be honest adrian,we have no international replicas here that I can think of

 

[boofhead]

 

[boofhead]

 

[boofhead]

That is all i have photos of that i can find , I think i did a double up on a couple

 

[otherwise]

Boof, I've seen a couple of your past bikes before, it's good to see some more. I just got in from laying turf at my sons place so after a swim and a beer I'll examine them in detail.

 

[otherwise]

Boof, I've seen a couple of your past bikes before, it's good to see some more. I just got in from laying turf at my sons place so after a swim and a beer I'll examine them in detail.

OK I'm back all cooled down and have a belly full of beer.
Ya know BM's don't get much of a mention on this forum but you have had a couple of nice ones and a couple of BM clones.
That photo of your current ride (green T100) doesn't do it justice, I've seen it in the flesh and it's sweet.

 

[devo]

must admit
I always did like that black america of yours. (but dont tell sketchy)

 

[boofhead]

This a good chance to show my new D9 dash

 

[keystiger]

Great looking bikes

 

[The Seeker]

This thread caused me to start searching for a picture of the very fist "bike" I ever had. I never took any pictures that I can recall of it as I was only about 8 years old at the time. But I wondered if I could locate one on the Internet. I know this thread is for real pictures of your own former bike, but I cannot resist posting one since after looking for hours I finally found one:



It was the top of the line Rupp minibike of it's day. It had chrome lights, chrome fenders, chrome exhaust pie, and a front and rear suspension. I loved that thing when I was a kid and rode it everywhere. After that, I got a real motorcycle.....a Honda 90.

 

[keystiger]

A friend of mine had the exact same bike. THing was a blast. Couldn't resist then. below is a picture of my first. same color et all. Probably put a million miles on it. On road and off, I could out distance jump 80 cc dirt bikes of the era do to its light weight (and mine back then as well lol)
The "little green meanie" Honda Express

Then I graduated to my first "real" bike a Kawasaki 100 cc (thought I was on a rocket!)

like Seeker these are not actual photos. None exist to my knowledge, but thanks gang for indulging my mental stroll down memory lane

 

[The Seeker]

I was too young to ride on the street after turning 10 years old, so my first actual motorcycle was a Honda Trail 90. I'd love to have another as it would go anywhere and had a low and high range switchable drive ratio, and the air filter was high below the handlebar mounts...you could ride in stream and lakes up as high as the air filter would permit: