Harleys....

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:03 pm

Don`t normally like Harleys, cannot stand the whole Harley faggoty look at the tassles on my dyno-electra-hardtail-stiffmebob-street-chop-glide bob shite tool role,

that said
these are..er, interesting?..

shamelessly lifted from another site, sorry if the they`ve been posted before.

http://www.daidegasforum.com/images/131 ... peed-3.jpg

steve

Duane · Post by **Duane** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:24 am

That is special!

Good looking is good looking, albeit a Harley.

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:12 pm

Duane wrote:That is special!

Good looking is good looking, albeit a Harley.

Yea...cautiously.....looks a bit like a radical take on the XR750 / 1000.

I had an XR1000 when I was in Texas in the 80s. One of these.

Surprisingly good for a Harley of the era.

Got fucking stolen from outside a pool hall / bar in San Antonio. Barman there was less than surprised, blaming a motorcycle club in the area who had a penchant for Harleys.

Had thoughts of buying another one, in a fit of nostalgia, a few years ago. The £20-30K price estimate by Warrs was.....frikkin' ridiculous. And I suspect it would have been a disappointment. You can't go back can you?

TBH, those Martini jobs, whilst they look great, are a bit too much like works of art as opposed to motorcycles. What do they use 'em for?

Vince · Post by **Vince** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:16 pm

Hmm, I like the look of them, certainly different.
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Duane · Post by **Duane** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:23 pm

Yeah Harry, agree on Your comment that they're art as oppossed to functional bonies.

I would have gone with road tyres that hark back to a 70's/ 80's GP theme rather than the knobblies (zig zag tread).

Martini racing alludes to gran turismo along the French Riviera, not off-road rallying. Just my opinion

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:26 pm

Duane wrote:
Martini racing alludes to gran turismo along the French Riviera, not off-road rallying. Just my opinion

Unless we're talking about the Martini Racing Lancia Group B rally monsters from the 80's of course.

Duane · Post by **Duane** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:40 pm

Point taken!

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:53 pm

Quick Google brings up....

"The Martini motorcycles were built for an Art Fair held in London/Chelsea, Masterpiece. They are a celebration of many things, firstly the Speed shops passion for the brand and its heritage, secondly its racing cars from the late 1960s and finally in recognition of the Martini brand celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2013."

I wonder what happens to these things once the Art Fair is over? I could use them Ohlins for a start.........assuming there's any internals in 'em.

H.

boxerscott · Post by **boxerscott** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:05 pm

Love the rear facing vintage go pro`s. Those bikes look really useful ... not.

oyster · Post by **oyster** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:33 am

Back in the '70's, the West Coast custom scene was glamorous OTT Harley based choppers, Uncle Bunt being one of the big names of the time. There was a brief time of copycats here, building OTT choppers and low riders mostly for magazine pictures and show visits. Far too detailed, etched in gold leaf, fancy paint, lots of chrome, leather trim. I too wondered what would become of them; displays in a large lounge, bars, museums? About 1981 I did a job on a farm near South Mimms; in the barn were three of the most famous cover images from Bike mag. They belonged to the brother of the site owner, they had been stored there for a few years. I suspect they could have been bought quite cheaply at that point.