inspiration for you guys??

[w_ll]

Im starting to realize my inspiration is coming more from vintage racers rather than cafes. Since I didn't know too much about vintage racing the cafe style caught my eye, but now I actually want to take it out to a track.

 

[Redbird]

Trackdays are about as much fun as you can have on a bike... with your clothes on.
I used to trackday my Hayabusa more, but I've had my '72 DS7 on the track a couple of times.

 

[jrswanson1]

I've been wanting to take my Monster out to the track but she's my daily ride and the only bike I have that's complete and working 100%. I wish I had the cash for this FZR400 track bike I just saw on Craig's List.

 

[NortonGuy]

Not much inspires me. I figure I am just going to preserve these old British bikes and their history the best I can for future generations. It has been a necessary job, last year I had to buy a very rare Norton from the early 60s because it was in danger of being parted out on Ebay. Another Norton I have because a dying friend asked me to take care of it, he died the day after I picked it up. When I see some retard fucking with a piece of history that is what inspires me to action, especially when they are doing it to garnish their ego or for personal gain or some other self-interest. From hell's heart I will stab at thee....

 

[bradj]

" i had to buy a very rare norton"

your a fuckin dork get over yourself ya elitist prick

 

[bradj]

Im starting to realize my inspiration is coming more from vintage racers rather than cafes. Since I didn't know too much about vintage racing the cafe style caught my eye, but now I actually want to take it out to a track.

find something that know for handling and go from there like the rd line of yamahas wink wink

 

[VonYinzer]

Kinda one and the same if done right man. Find a bike (like the RD as Brad so subtly hinted hahaha) that is basically a roadgoing version of a factory racer and start building. If you plan ahead and spend the right money on the right parts, in the end you'll have a crazy fast roadbike that will work like a dream on the track as well.

First and foremost though, ignore EVERYTHING NortonGuy says. If you let him, he'll browbeat you to death with his pompous, saving the world one overpriced and underpowered Brit bike at time, everyone but me is a moron, blah, blah, blah bullshit.

 

[Kanticoy]

All I can tell you is don't build a cb360. Right Brad?

Funny story, I had a dream last night that i bought an RD350LC out of the back of a church from an old choir director.

Back on topic.

 

[VonYinzer]

Oh, and to answer your original question. My inspirations lie with any style bike that's built to perform and with built with heart. AKA, non-catalogue part laden, looks like every other turd, pay attention to me b.s.

Choppers, racers, trackers, etc. If it was built to melt faces, it makes me want to create some rad shit of my own.

 

[Rich Ard]

I like dirty motorcycles.

 

[NortonGuy]

saving the world one overpriced and underpowered Brit bike at time, blah, blah, blah bullshit.

Well maybe you can school me then. What is a fair price for one of about 100 1962 Norton 88 Sport Specials worth? I paid $1800 for it.

The Norton 88ss won it's class in more than one famous production road race in the early 1960s with a top speed of over 100mph from a 500cc pushrod motor, it had at the very least the same top speed as one of the 75,000 Dual Overhead Cam Honda CB450s built that you non-elitists flock to and often pay more than $1800 for.....

The Norton was advertised nationally on more than one classified for over a year with no takers before the owner talked about parting it out, I waited until the last minute hoping someone else would step up but no one did.

Those pesky facts........

It is true though that Conservatives changed the definition of the word Elitist to mean anyone with half a brain.....

 

[bradj]

This is what i read

" i got a norton 1800 and they only made 4 of them befor the pinko workers went on strike for the year, over a tea break or some shit
its seat was made front the softest fabric imported from some inslaved brit controlled territory. the piggment for the paint was made up of the red pickets of the endangered pocket fox. Its guages were spitfire left overs.
No less than ten tribesmen were killed in the making of the tire. at yet another brit controlled territory in the african rubber feilds. then those 4 bikes went racing in yet annnother brit controlled territory wow that is a history worth mentioning

O the 60s must have been great buy a bike on sunday push it home on tuesday. mad cow is rare but people are smart enuff not to go looking for it

 

[danejurrous]

When I see some retard fucking with a piece of history that is what inspires me to action, especially when they are doing it to garnish their ego or for personal gain or some other self-interest.

Don't think I have ever heard some one say "I am the shit" because they are parting out a Norton or any other bike for that matter. Nor do I understand how that would be an ego boost, but considering I put more stock in function of the bike rather than the brand of it I guess we will never see eye to eye. If you don't have much that inspires you anymore you should try and do something more than sling your "better than thou" crap on the internet. There are TONS of bikes on here that are inspiring and worth looking at Spyra78's virago is awesome, johnu's t500 is amazing, knifemaker's, rich ard's, nivagc's cx, bradj's franken bike and the list goes on and on. Tim has an awesome site here on the DTT so feel free to stop being an ass and possibly post something helpful

 

[notlob]

$1800 for a Dommi, a standard unrestored one over here would set you back $3000

 

[VonYinzer]

You got a good deal from a friend Norton. Again, get over yourself. I got a 6000 mile R5 for free from a friend. Does that make me awesome? No. Makes me lucky.

And getting 100mph from a 500cc pushrod motor, 10 years after it was an antique? Whoopdie fuckin' doo. That Norton is rad, and a piece of history. Ill give ya that. You know what that means for the guy that owns it? Not a fucking thing. Nothing. You're that fucking dbag that tells everyone he owns a Porsche. Whether or not they asked. And speaking of telling us what you own, I'm still waiting for actual proof of any of it outside of one pic of a bike with a horrid paintjob (that I'm sure all your restorer friends just LOVED).

Fuck. Dont know why I care. You have fun with your farm tractor engines in 40s era frames.

 

[stroker crazy]

There are several reasons why the British bike industry collapsed in the 70s.

Their bikes were not the least of them.

Crazy

 

[go!]

just gonna throw some love in here!!

when i work on a bike, i need a whole lot of inspiration.. gotta have an awesome playlist in the shop is one of the first ones. Some oldies thrown in with some newer stuff that sounds old.

An important trifecta of inspiration.. women, work, and whiskey.

I've mentioned the book "the bikeriders" by danny lyon before.. but it is worth mentioning here, too. Great photos and interviews of the guys in this moto club.. puts you right in the era.

did i mention whiskey??

 

[NortonGuy]

You got a good deal from a friend Norton. You're that fucking dbag that tells everyone he owns a Porsche. Whether or not they asked. You have fun with your farm tractor engines in 40s era frames.

Nope, never met him before I bought the bike. The thread asked, I told, same as anyone else, not my fault if I happen to have Nortons. YOU contradict yourself by the way, in one sentence referring to them as "Porsche" and in the next farm tractors, which is it?

Also the Norton featherbed frame is what the Japanese modeled their frames on through the 70s, it is a fact that one Jap company bought a Norton Manx racer and had it shipped to Japan, look at the steering head area of an H1R Kaw or Honda 750 frame and you will see where they got their ideas. The featherbed was the first perimeter sport-bike/racing frame.

Yinzer, you don't live too far away. I almost have my 62' 650ss ready to ride, maybe I will get it down your way later this year. Anyone that knows me knows this is me on the old factory Norton Daytona 88 race bike(good for 130mph set up for Daytona) my old friend Heinz passed on to me, RIP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggb3cz3_lzo

This is Heinz, rider George Rockett and friend Tom DeMange at Daytona with the bike in 1967:

 

[bradj]

There tring to put out the fire hahahahaha
i also noticed its the only bike getting worked on ???

 

[StinkBug]

Wow, you lose in the reading comprehension department. He wasn't calling it a Porshe, he was comparing you to the Douche bags that own Porches and make sure everybody knows it. Keep up will ya.