Just took some records out of the record closet

 

I'm gonna play those today on the record player.

Good old British rockabilly from the 80's rockabilly revival:

Jets Crazy Cavan Flying Saucers Blue Cats

Freddie Fingers Lee Rock Island Line Dave Philips Riot Rockers and more 

 

 



Bikes I had part 2

Yamaha XS 650 caferacer

Home made tank

Home made seat from alu with leather

Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1 fearing

Dunstall pipes

Special paint and a lot of other things as you can see

 

 

 Kawasaki Z400 caferacer

The bike did the ton and had a beautiful sound

It don't have to be a big bike to have a lot of fun

 

Kawasaki in british cafe style

 

All the electricity was build under the seat

The Fonz Fearless Fonzarelli in happy days

 

Those where the days,HAPPY DAYS 

I was always behind the tele when it was on.

It was one of mine favorite tv series of that times.

Did you know that the original actor( Henry Winkler) was afraid driving motorcycles.......

 

 

 

Me on the Triumph T100 from 1953

Original T100 with alloy engine, cilinders and head

from 1953



Bikes I had part 2 Yamaha XS650

This was mine first XS650

It was a D from 1977

A couple of weeks ago I checked the registration,

and the guy who bought it from me 14 years ago, stil got it

This was mijn home made caferacer.

It had a 750cc kit from the USA

The kit was used on dirt track races.

It was really fast

Another beautiful caferacer I bought from a friend of mine

He was busy to change it with high handlebars

no (moto guzzi) lemans fearing and more

Didn't like that and bought the bike to change it back to caferacer

Special story about this XS2

found in a shed where they did restore engines of little ships

So this bike was fully covered with diesel oil during the years.
This was also my luck, because this was the result when tthe Yamaha was polished

This bike I bought because I liked the '70s style of it

It was an eyecatcher

This was a SE but I changed it in an early version of the seventies.

Except the wheels as you can see

But includng the metal sidepanels

So you can make them fit on SE frame

Rockers Teddy Boy Ton Up caferacer short movie

CLICK BELOW to start movie

http://youtu.be/XXY1PgvdzrU

Short movie about a Rocker and his Norton caferacer and the love for a girl........

Also you can see Mark of the London ACE cafe in the clip and Sandy Ford of the Teddy Boy band:

THE FLYING SAUCERS

My M8 Willem on mine BMW R60/5

http://youtu.be/N6XEnRC2xHw

See and hear how much fun he has on this old beamer

Hank Williams III in Eindhoven 2-7-2012

Monday 2 july 2012

Hank III in the Effenaar in Eindhoven holland

Doors open at 19.00

concert at 20.00

BE THERE and support this band during his european tour

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http://youtu.be/1SgrKc1nXIU

I WAS THERE (the first one hour and a half) the country part of the show

This was GREAT

His voice was super

Even compliments to the band

Great musicians

2nd start of the BMW R60/5 after 20 years

click below

http://youtu.be/x_5_alYiUgk

and this one

http://youtu.be/I_5-gJsEVmw

Ok this is the 2nd start of the BMW R60/5 after 20 years in a barn
(the first one was only a few seconds to see if the ignition ws ok)

Just put petrol in and a new battery

The sound is with open carbs.

So just a try out

I bought a BMW 60/5 from the 70's & update

Original 60/5 from 1973

Matching numbers and original sold in the Netherlands on 4 july 1973

Frame number check says may 1973 so this is beautiful

The last owner bought it in 1981, so he had it for 31 years.
Didn't ride for the last 20 years, just standing in a barn
(I heard he forgot he had one in the barn.....)
The roof fell down on the bike and now she got 2 little dents in the tank
so that's a pity
Put a new battery in and fresh petrol .......
Yep she started
Turn of the switch and start cleaning the bike
Looks good now the dirt is gone
no leaks, but it can happen if you gonna ride this
but for now......
Gonna change the oil and do the valves
check the ignition
clean the carburators
Check all the electricity
and hopefully I got an nice starting R60/5 in my shed
I think Im gonna leave it the way it is
we call it patina
or change it in a cafeacer or even hot rod rockabilly bobber
Like Ricky Nelson sang:

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

Did some cleaning this morning

25-6-'12

Started today

Engine runs very nice and quiet.

 I think this BMW is a good runner.
Gearbox switch very well in all gears.
Clutch is good and handles very light.

 

I've been to the Koperteutenrally today

Here are some picture's I took
The bike's did all well and nice to look at, even saw a lady on a Triumph
and a young lady on an Indian Scout
Of course a lot of Norton Triumph Harley Davidson Indian BSA Junak Douglas Jawa DKW Peugeot BMW etc.

My M8 bought a Harley Davidson WLA from 1946

He wanted a WLA Liberator for several years and yesterday it was the day.

It starts and run, but need attention

He also want to change the color

It was an import from Greece in 1977

I wish him luck with the bike

BMW R100/7

Bought a BMW R100/7 from 1977 today

Got 84.000 km or 42.400 miles on the speedo

want to change it into a '70's caferacer

It has spoken wheels

and double front disc brakes

I believe

it got power and torque enough

for a caferacer old style

979 ccm or 59.74 cubic inches

2 cilinder boxer 4 stroke

60 HP @ 6500 rpm

73,5 Nm @ 4000rpm

192 km/h or 119.3 mph

Koperteuten rally in Holland

If you like old bikes , this is a nice rally to go to

You can see all kind of bikes fom 1900 until the seventies

And of course nice bikes from people who come by bike.

It's only a one day happening, but if the weather is ok, you can see all kind of bikes

for example

Adler Triumph Harley Davidson Norton AJS FN Herstal Moto Guzzi Indian NSU BSA Peugeot Sarolea DKW Francis Barnett BMW and many more

For more info see also

http://www.vmcdestoomfiets.nl/

Triumph Thunderbird or Speedtwin friction toy

Look what I found today

A Triumph Thunderbird (or speedtwin)bathtub friction toy

Must be from the '60

because the bathtub was in production from 1960 'till 1966 I believe

It's 12 cm or 5 inch

Wild Roosters - Ride on Rebels (with me in the clip)

I was looking on youtube for brit bikes and music.
I saw a picture of Wild Bob Burgess and watch the video.
Great photo's and good music, but almost at the end,
there was a picture of me.
It is the photo of the back of me with mine BSA A65 from 1971.
I was leavin that day to a rockers meeting and had mine leather jacket on and the helmet
full with (british) stickers.
You can see the wooden windmill in my garden aswell
How Dutch is that

Click here to see and listen
to Teddy Boy Rockers music brit style

http://youtu.be/ceLp-wuC5rE

Rockabilly from Clint Bradley called Just insane

CLINT BRADLEY with great rockabilly sing JUST INSANE

He was one of the lead singers of the famous british rockabilly band the BLUE CATS.

He is als known as Little Tony, because he had a band called

LITTLE TONY & THE TENNESSE REBELS

Listen to this and you know that good singers never die......

Look at that speedo from SMITHS

This photo I took from mine BSA Rocket from 1964

As you can see on this picture,

the speedo was very rare I think

It goes clockwise, started from the left bottom.

As far as I know it, they normally starts at the right top...

Mayby it was a speedo for a police bike?

Does anybody know.....?

My first british bike was a Triumph Bonneville T140

I never forget my first british bike.

It was a Bonneville T140 from 1977

Yes it was original a jubilee, but as you see, during

the years changed a lot.

I was very pleased with the bike

It did run like a brand new one

Fast aswell and a beautiful sound with the Norton peashooters

Well now the pics of this bike and later I'm gonna tell you more about the bike

I always wanted a british bike.

I am into the RnR scene and it was for me

the bike for a rocker.

I loved the movie with Marlon Brando, was into 50's music

and my friends drove cadillacs chevrolets pick ups BSA  and triumphs aswell.

So it has to be a fast bike...

Bonneville 750

So I drove the roads with it and was really enjoing it.

It was a very good bike, but I wanted it to change a little bit.

You know how it goes

Bigger petrol tank, other this other that, so before you knew it,

it's changed but it felt not like mine first bike anymore...

It wasn't that red machine I bought

So I sold it

Wish I never did

Now I'm restless with bikes

Always changing

I guess it's mine curse

Well here a picture just before I sold it

Yamaha XV 1000 special

It's a Yamaha XV1000 V2

It's not finished but almost there

Is it a bobber
is it a chopper

or is it a special?

Well, I don't know but

Its beautiful and I love it

BSA B40 WD

This one is a BSA B40 WD

It´s manufactered from '66 to '72

It's original an army bike

WD means War Department

For the road it was called a B40 STAR

The Star looked different than this WD one

So this one was changed in a 60's (little bit of a)

caferacer trim.

But it had the looks of a Rocker bike, that's for sure

The blue grey colour was very nice to look at.

So you see, not everything has to be chrome or polished

Brakes
Front	Drum
Rear	Drum
Engine
Type	Air Cooled 4 Stroke OHV Single
Bore x Stroke	79 x 70 mm
Displacement	343 cc
No. of Valves	2
Starting	kick
Transmission
Transmission               Suspension Front Telescopic Forks	4 Speed

Weight : 160 kg

12 Volt

Place of Manufacture	Small Heath, Birmingham, UK

Here's a AJS model 14

This was a 250cc one cilinder, which was largely to cut costs made up of parts of James, which was joined in 1951 to AMC.

 Of James, the fenders, the tank, the hubs, the swing arm, the nacelle, the saddle, the wheel, the rear position lamp and initially also the front fork, although later models got the teledraulic front fork.

The 250cc engine was newly developed by AMC. He had the appearance of a block engine, but had-hiding behind the left carter lid-a separate gearbox.

The engine remained in production until 1965.

This bike I found in unrestored condition

So what you see is how I found it.

Only I did new tires and a new battery.

Here are mine AJS model 14 and Triumph T140 on the back of the MATCHLESS NEWS of the

AJS & MATCHLESS Owners Club

North American Section

Ok here's the sound of the little bike

GREAT SOUND for such a little bike (250cc)

Also my dog Laika... and a bit of the Triumph T140

Leaving Norfolk with Triumph T100

Richard a friend of mine from the UK recorded this on his telephone

when I left there after staying a couple of days.

Of course  alot of chat before you hear the beautiful sound of the T100

You hear Richard and his wife Topsy and my friend Kevin an his wife Elsie.

Kevin and Richard also do the disco at RnR gigs

They also do every year a benefit with bands like Flying Saucers - Crazy Jay and more

Last weekend they had a benefit evening with Dynamite Horton

Here a photo with Kevin also known as Big K with mine T100