Vintage Motorcycles

Owosso Pulse – Ground Cruising Recreational Vehicle

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/17/2011

in Vintage Motorcycles

Every now and then, a Bede BD-200 LiteStar or Owosso Pulse comes up for sale. This enclosed cabin vehicle was powered by a long series of different engines, from Honda 250 twins to Honda 750 fours, a Yamaha 400 like the one shown here all the way up to a Honda GL1100 flat four. Originally [...]

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Vintage Motorcycle Days 2011

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 7/26/2011

in Vintage Motorcycles

The annual gathering of vintage motorcycles at Mid Ohio for the AMA’s Vintage Motorcycle Days has come and gone with its usual fine collection of great vintage bikes of all stripes. The weather was extremely hot and humid which may have played a part in what appeared to be somewhat lower attendance numbers, though I [...]

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Secret French Motorcycle Museum

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/27/2011

in Motorcycle Travel, Vintage Motorcycles

Traveling with a group of tourists, you see the same thing everyone else always sees and has already seen before. When you travel alone, you might miss things you would have enjoyed, but sometimes you find really cool little places, like this collection of bicycles and motorcycles in France. Christian Pelletier was motoring around and [...]

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Vinny Long Legs High Mileage Vincent at Bonhams

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 4/1/2011

in Vintage Motorcycles

One owner, never raced, very well maintained Vincent Black Prince for sale. Ah, … there is, however, the matter of the mileage, 721,703 to be exact, but, Stuart Jenkinson, who bought the bike in 1955 for £385, says it was a reliable daily ride for decades. Then, after the British chemistry professor retired, he rode [...]

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