New Addition to the Hoard

[Chongo 68]

Cheers Mate! Impressive collection of vintage iron! And a 69 Charger too!

Mate!!! what a beautiful bike! Vintage motorcycles are my primary passion, the Charger is a close second. These are my old girls but by far the '34 Indian Chief is my absolute favorite.

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[OzCharger69]

When I amass enough Mopars, I’m going to trade them all for a Vincent Black Lightning.I’m about 1% of the way there!

the Vincent is a relatively new addition, it's in pieces now being meticulously restored after a 25 year slumber

 

[OzCharger69]

Cheers Mate! Impressive collection of vintage iron! And a 69 Charger too!

thanks mate,

I switched the throttle of the Chief to the right and advance to the left, it did my head in especially with the WLA

 

[1967coronet]

Thats is very cool Chongo

 

[Budnicks]

Nice 47 Indian, Congrats

My stepdad Bob (RIP)
Had a Scout, 1949 IIRC, bobber pretty much
when he married my mom, in 1966, I was 7 at the time
He put it back to mostly stock, full fenders & all...
I wish I had photos...

 

[Chongo 68]

Thank you very much! Scouts are great bikes, did your Dad give you a ride on it? They couldn’t give Indians away back in the day. Scouts fetch big money these days.

Nice 47 Indian, Congrats

My stepdad Bob (RIP)
Had a Scout, 1949 IIRC, bobber pretty much
when he married my mom, in 1966, I was 7 at the time
He put it back to mostly stock, full fenders & all...
I wish I had photos...

 

[Budnicks]

Thank you very much! Scouts are great bikes, did your Dad give you a ride on it? They couldn’t give Indians away back in the day. Scouts fetch big money these days.

My mom was pretty strict & she wouldn't let me ride, "yet" she said; 'I was too young'
but he did take me a couple times, it only had the 1 sprung seat, no buddy seat
he'd put me in front of him, sort of over the base of the tank...
I was a Taco 22 & later a 44 minibike kid, I loved motorcycles,
I had a crapload, more dirtbike craze, Nighthawk & V4 VMax later in life...
He also had a few hot rods, he'd take me on rides, or to the races...
(starting at 8 y/o)
He was always working on something,
usually for my cousin Joe he was a bike/trike freak...
He drag raced all up & down the west coast, we still had 27 tracks here...
NHRA SS/G & H class 64 GTO 1st,
& a bunch of other Pontiacs/GTOs-Judges 70 & 71
& gen 1 Firebirds 67-68 400 Ram Air II & III until 1973
(I started racing in 1975/at 16 y/o, he 'sort of' helped me get started)
I loved his 35 Ford PU killer bonze paint, with a 401 Buick/Dana 60 & T10,
53 F100 hopped up 352 w/428 heads, 2x4bbl intake exhaust,
it was fast, street racer...
He'd go out later nights Fri- or Sat. out to Willow Pass rd. it was a hot spot for decades...
He knew I liked going fast & him doing burnouts or street racing...

before we'd go or get close to home, he'd always say;
'Don't tell your Mom', (& I never did)
I loved anything with an engine as a kid...

 

[Chongo 68]

Sounds like an amazing guy, and a fantastic environment to be raised in! So Kool!

My mom was pretty strict & she wouldn't let me ride,
but he did take me a couple times, it only had the 1 sprung seat, no buddy seat
he'd put me in front of him, sort of over the base of the tank...
I was a Taco 22 & later a 44 minibike kid, I loved motorcycles,
I had a crapload, more dirtbike craze, Nighthawk & V4 VMax later in life...
He also had a few hot rods, he'd take me on rides, or to the races...
(starting at 8 y/o)
He was always working on something,
usually for my cousin Joe he was a bike/trike freak...
He drag raced all up & down the west coast, we still had 27 tracks here...
NHRA SS/G & H class 64 GTO 1st,
& a bunch of other Pontiacs/GTOs-Judges 70 & 71
& gen 1 Firebirds 67-68 400 Ram Air II & III until 1973
(I started racing in 1975/at 16 y/o, he 'sort of' helped me get started)
I loved his 35 Ford PU killer bonze paint, with a 401 Buick/Dana 60 & T10,
53 F100 hopped up 352 w/428 heads, 2x4bbl intake exhaust,
it was fast, street racer...
He'd go out later nights Fri- or Sat. out to Willow Pass rd. it was a hot spot for decades...
He knew I liked going fast & him doing burnouts or street racing...

before we'd go or get close to home, he'd always say;
'Don't tell your Mom', (& I never did)
I loved anything with an engine as a kid...

 

[Plyrr471]

Beautiful, good luck with it!

 

[Chongo 68]

Road with the owner of the Chief a few years ago…Fantastic guy! I was riding the Pan. Great memories!

 

[YY1]

Ooooooooh.

 

[erickson]

A older friend of mine sold me this Norton He wanted me to have it. Looking forward to riding it when it warms up

 

[eldubb440]

I helped a friend of mine get his knuckle chopper together....... it's all old school

 

[Chongo 68]

Sweet Norton! Bird lurking in the background I see!

A older friend of mine sold me this Norton He wanted me to have it. Looking forward to riding it when it warms up

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[Chongo 68]

Great looking Knuckle chopper! Nice work!

I helped a friend of mine get his knuckle chopper together....... it's all old school

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