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Harleys....
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 8:03 pm
by Hayden
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
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:24 am
by Duane
That is special!
Good looking is good looking, albeit a Harley.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:12 pm
by Harry Lime
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?
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:16 pm
by Vince
Hmm, I like the look of them, certainly different.
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:23 pm
by Duane
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
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:26 pm
by Gromit
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:40 pm
by Duane
Point taken!
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:53 pm
by Harry Lime
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.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:05 pm
by boxerscott
Love the rear facing vintage go pro`s. Those bikes look really useful ... not.
Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:33 am
by oyster
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.
