Tremor Owners Who Have A PASSION FOR MOTORCYCLES

[McE]

Picked up a 2025 TE 300 today. Should check all the boxes for trail riding. Feels good to be back on a two-stroke!

 

[McE]

Aside from the 2x4 of a seat, this Husky is by far my new favorite dirt bike. Did about 55 miles today. Put a nice little dent in the bottom of the pipe on my first log crossing

 

[pickleknuckles]

Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time on the road in 24 years.

 

[McE]

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Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time on the road in 24 years.

Well, how was it?!

 

[McE]

 

[pickleknuckles]

Well, how was it?!

Safe to say, I'm gonna be riding the shit outta it once again.
I've ridden a bunch on all sorts of bikes since wrecking it - big cruisers, fast sport bikes, even broke my leg and a few ribs on a dirt bike - but I'd forgotten how great the '70s 750 Fours were. Pulls hard and accelerates so fkn smooth. Plus there's a shitload done to this one that you wouldn't know until you rode it. For starters, it was punched out to 836cc's back in the early '90s, and it's now got all modern adjustable progressive suspension from Hagon in the rear and CycleX in a '76 F1 Super Sport fork which is an upgrade in itself. The exhaust is a repop by Yamiya, a small Japanese shop, of the earliest version which was 4-4 straight thru with wrapped end baffles only...and those are currently unwrapped.
Electronics are now all solid state mostly from Rick's and powered w/a Yuasa AGM battery and a rebuilt stator from CycleX, oil is delivered from a super whammy CycleX race pump, every bearing has been replaced w sealed All Balls units, etc., etc., and the dual front discs are a custom jobber I did by swapping over an extra OEM left unit to Honda's unused homologated right side brake bosses.

Some pics from when I dug it out in Nov 2021 exactly 20yrs after.

 

[Whaler27]

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Getting closer on this one. Snapped this pic right before pulling the swingarm for custom Oilite bushings and powder coating. Should have it back by the end of the week, and then the exhaust goes on and I do the final tune up.

Beautiful!

1974?

My pending project that needs little:

 

[Optimus🤖]

Beautiful!

1974?

My pending project that needs little:

This looks familiar!

Post in thread 'Solution to infotainment being blocked by shifter arm' https://www.at4forum.com/threads/so...-being-blocked-by-shifter-arm.3232/post-37535

 

[pickleknuckles]

Beautiful!

1974?

My pending project that needs little:

Yup. 1974 K4.

That little guy you got there is bad ass!!

 

[Whaler27]

This looks familiar!

Post in thread 'Solution to infotainment being blocked by shifter arm' https://www.at4forum.com/threads/so...-being-blocked-by-shifter-arm.3232/post-37535

Yup. I often repeat myself. It’s a natural consequence of age.

 

[Whaler27]

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Put 20mi on it this afternoon. First time on the road in 24 years.

I’ve loved that bike since the first sand-cast models hit the streets. It was a game-changer — and that is a particularly unique, beautiful color.

 

[Whaler27]

Yup. 1974 K4.

That little guy you got there is bad ass!!

Don’t know if you’ve ever seen “Motorcycle Retro”, but it was a fantastic motorcycle magazine designed to market to baby boomer motorcyclists. It covered the golden age of motorcycles, from the first minibikes, through the early motocross years, to super-bikes. The segments on the CB-750, Z1-900s, Honda Elsinore, Kenny Roberts, and so much more. Basically, it covered minibike and motorcycle development from the early 60s through the 80s.

Unfortunately, interest in motorcycles has dropped sharply since the 70s, and old guys don’t spend enough money, so the magazine went belly-up. It’s a shame, because the magazine’s publisher and principal writer, Mitch Boehm, is a great guy and a guy who is fully committed to all things motorcycle. He wrote some great articles and his pictures were great.

 

[pickleknuckles]

Don’t know if you’ve ever seen “Motorcycle Retro”, but it was a fantastic motorcycle magazine designed to market to baby boomer motorcyclists. It covered the golden age of motorcycles, from the first minibikes, through the early motocross years, to super-bikes. The segments on the CB-750, Z1-900s, Honda Elsinore, Kenny Roberts, and so much more. Basically, it covered minibike and motorcycle development from the early 60s through the 80s.

Unfortunately, interest in motorcycles has dropped sharply since the 70s, and old guys don’t spend enough money, so the magazine went belly-up. It’s a shame, because the magazine’s publisher and principal writer, Mitch Boehm, is a great guy and a guy who is fully committed to all things motorcycle. He wrote some great articles and his pictures were great.

That looks like it'd be right up my alley!!
(I'm a gen X'er though. )

You've got an issue of Motorcyclist in those pics. I was a BIG fan of Greg McQuide's writing and pretty much collected the mag for his column alone up until his passing in 2000. I wrecked shortly after in 2001 and at some point after that realized paper magazine collections were taking over my then modest apartment. That was about the same time I decided 4 wheels were safer, so I ditched all my bike stuff and bought a deathtrap '76 Stingray beater for about a grand, and proceeded to make the 400sbc force 500rwhp thru an M22 4spd.
I was def safer on two wheels but also shoulda never let that car go.

 

[pickleknuckles]

I’ve loved that bike since the first sand-cast models hit the streets. It was a game-changer — and that is a particularly unique, beautiful color.

Freedom Green Metallic. Only available for the '74 model year.
You don't see many at all. Seems like the majority were the ever popular Flake Sunrise Orange. Boss Maroon Metallic, the other color that year, is pretty rare too.

I'm glad I hung onto it all these years. When I bought it it was just an old beater motorcycle. For $1k it came w/a complete parts engine and just about every accessory you could get in the 70s/80s.

 

[Whaler27]

Freedom Green Metallic. Only available for the '74 model year.
You don't see many at all. Seems like the majority were the ever popular Flake Sunrise Orange. Boss Maroon Metallic, the other color that year, is pretty rare too.

I'm glad I hung onto it all these years. When I bought it it was just an old beater motorcycle. For $1k it came w/a complete parts engine and just about every accessory you could get in the 70s/80s.

Mitch was one of the regular writers at “Motorcyclist”. The first issue of “Retro” was “Motorcyclist-Retro” — it says “Premier Issue” on it. It was obviously an offshoot, which gave Mitch access to the library of great photos and articles from back in the day. I’m sure a few businesses, like World Motorcycles, benefitted from the exposure provided by Retro and continued to advertise. Unfortunately, magazines rely on advertising revenue, and if only a few want to place ads in your magazine, it goes belly-up.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. I bought a new 1972 CT70H (4-speed with clutch) in 1973 for about $390. A few years ago I saw a near perfect one sell for almost $9000. Decent ones routinely bring ~$5,000, which is about what a new Honda 125 costs. Similarly, I saw a near perfect sand-cast CB750 sell for over $30,000… Obviously, newer bikes are better at everything… (My 1982 Kawasaki GPz 750 was considered a rocket-ship when I bought it new. It made a whopping 88 hp… That’s a gutless slug these days…) So what will happen to the value of that old stuff when we baby-boomers are no longer buying it to relive our youth?

I suspect some of the rarest stuff, like the first CB750s and original Shelby Cobras, will hold their value or appreciate, but most of the rest will decline with the boomers. The CT70H in my shop will probably live a second life as a rider for the grandkids before being fully and permanently retired.

 

[pickleknuckles]

Mitch was one of the regular writers at “Motorcyclist”. The first issue of “Retro” was “Motorcyclist-Retro” — it says “Premier Issue” on it. It was obviously an offshoot, which gave Mitch access the the library of great photos and articles from back in the day. I’m sure a few businesses, like World Motorcycles, benefitted from the exposure provided by Retro and continued to advertise. Unfortunately, magazines rely on advertising revenue, and if only a few want to place ads in your magazine, it goes belly-up.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. I bought a new 1972 CT70H (4-speed with clutch) in 1973 for about $390. A few years ago I saw a near perfect one sell for almost $9000. Decent ones routinely bring ~$5,000, which is about what a new Honda 125 costs. Obviously, the new 125 is better at everything. Similarly, I saw a near perfect sand-cast CB750 sell for over $30,000… But what will happen to the value of that old stuff when we baby-boomers are no longer buying it to relive our youth?

I suspect some of the rarest stuff, like the first CB750s and original Shelby Cobras, will hold their value or appreciate, but most of the rest will decline with the boomers. The CT70H in my shop will probably live a second life as a rider for the grandkids before being fully and permanently retired.

Yeah. My '51 Chevy 1/2 ton is starting to decline a bit too. The problem, imo, is financial accessibility. Getting into a '60s or '70s hotrod starter in the '80s or even '90s was still cheap. Hell, I drove my '51 home in 2011 for $4k. The Internet flippers changed all that. Cars skyrocketed in the mid/late '00s and as a result trucks started getting more attention. Now everyone's basket cases are worth what the last example to cross Mecum's stage sold for and true barn finds, while still out there, are becoming a thing of the past.
We can dog on stuff from the '90s/'00s or the possibility of anything newer or EVs becoming desirable but above all it's accessibility that enables the young enthusiasts.

Also, I'm totally the guy who would restore a metallic shit brown three pedal '85 Camry because first car nostalgia.

 

[Gotbeer 🍺🍺]

1981 Yamaha QT-50 scooter and a Coleman mini bike. The Yamaha is my early morning weekend freedom rider before all the crazy asses get out on the road.

 

[Tugboat]

not much for the dirt - feeling need for speed some days - Wild hair yesterday 115 miles ride up to Scotty's Hells Canyon by the Oxbow dam - great ride no traffic up the 115 miles home much slower all in a all great way to spend the day

Two bikes

• 2008 BMW K1200S with 37,000+ miles full race Akrapovic exhaust, Power Commander, Moto GP HP instrument cluster large numbers are much better for old man eyes

• 2007 Harley FXD 110 Screaming Eagle kit with T-Man custom heads, pistons, and cams, balanced and trued fly wheels 75mm throttle body matched flow injectors RB racing exhaust-

Sturgis bike wash pictures for @Optimus🤖

 

[Optimus🤖]

1981 Yamaha QT-50 scooter and a Coleman mini bike. The Yamaha is my early morning weekend freedom rider before all the crazy asses get out on the road.
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I'm more interested in the mini house (probably where you brew the beer, don't lie!) and the four legged animal by the tree. Please enlighten us masta grasshoppa.

 

[Optimus🤖]

not much for the dirt - feeling need for speed some days - Wild hair yesterday 115 miles ride up to Scotty's Hells Canyon by the Oxbow dam - great ride no traffic up the 115 miles home much slower all in a all great way to spend the day
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Two bikes

• 2008 BMW K1200S with 37,000+ miles full race Akrapovic exhaust, Power Commander, Moto GP HP instrument cluster large numbers are much better for old man eyes

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• 2007 Harley FXD 110 Screaming Eagle kit with T-Man custom heads, pistons, and cams, balanced and trued fly wheels 75mm throttle body matched flow injectors RB racing exhaust-

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Sturgis bike wash pictures for @Optimus🤖

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Ohhhhhh buddy! I'm buying all the drinks you want next time I see you! Please, keep posting. You are winning TITM I mean, TOTM this month!

Hey, wait a minute...there was a third pic and now it's gone!