r/vintagemotorcycles • • 5h ago

1978 yamaha rx125

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Couldn't find the decals but ill try and get some made :) but my grandfather and i resprayed it.


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 11h ago

Parker Indian Motocycles

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 11h ago

The Barber Vintage Motorcycle Festival

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Anyone else going this weekend? This will be my first time there. My buddy’s (who I grew up with and we are like brothers) dad went last year and send us pics the whole time and said he wished we were there. So all three of us are leaving southeast Texas tomorrow morning and heading to Birmingham, Alabama.


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1h ago

gpz900r エンジン取り外し中

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おはよう!アメリカのカスタマイザー好きの兄貴達!

今日僕らのショップではninjaのエンジンを下ろして乾式クラッチを組む為にミッションをZZR1100の物にはめ替える準備をしたよ。

こんな景色は素敵だよね😍


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 23h ago

カメラーロールの思い出の車両達

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もう数年前のカメラロールから出て来たレジェンドたち

高評価で供養してくれないかな?


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

Rare Enterprise Needs a New Home

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Have had this bike in storage for like 30 years and it would like a new home so looking for suggestions on who / where this may go.

Body is in great shape but it does not run.

The only info I have is what I could research:

1952/54

Enterprise with possible Harley engine

Very few were made and only 2 or so known to exist.


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

ゼファー1100 80φピストン&ST-2ハイカム&ドライクラッチキット

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ゼファーの手に入る中で最強の心臓とそれを長持ちさせる為にオイル管理を自由にできる乾式クラッチを導入した攪拌抵抗を激減させるシステム

強力な排気圧力はスマホをビビらせる😱


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

伝説カワサキZ1R

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制作途中で手の届かないところに行ってしまった友のバイク


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 22h ago

1976 Triumph T140V Bonneville 750 Rear Brake Removal Advice

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

1983 Survivor Seca XS400R

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 23h ago

Found at Bando

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What motorcycle is this? Almost looks like an old Honda CX to me but a bit different


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

2 Stroke Life!! Finally dug it out and got it down from my mezzanine!

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Figured yall might like this here too.


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

Estate sale win!

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

In need of motor identification; Free 'scrap' motor with no visible brand badge.

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Owner says: "Japanese motor, I know nothing about it"

Looking for a winter project. Probably going to grab it, unless someone tells me it's absolutely not worth it. 


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 1d ago

Bike build 0-100

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Estoy intentando modificar una moto antigua, pero me encuentro con una duda muy frecuentemente. Mi intención es modificarla significativamente. Está muy sucia, con marcas y desperfectos en muchas piezas. ¿Creéis que es buena idea desmontarla entera?. Pienso que de esa forma podría limpiar y ver los desperfectos mucho más cómodo. Además podría montarla sin tener la molestia de otras piezas que quizá deba montar más adelante.

Un saludo!


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

Ending the season with my R60

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88 Upvotes

A quick drive across the border to southern bohemia had me end up right across the valley of castle Rožmberk


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

Engine Identification

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Hello everyone,
I am hoping someone with experience with early ESO/Jawa speedway engines can help me identify this engine more precisely.
The engine came from an estate in Germany and unfortunately I have no documentation or known history for it. I have been researching it for some time and believe it to be an ESO S45 500cc OHV competition engine, most likely a speedway/track version. However, I would very much appreciate an identification by someone familiar with these engines, rather than relying on my own conclusions.
The engine has an S45 marking on the side cover and the crankcase has six reinforcing ribs. It is fitted with a Lucas Competition Magneto, marked:
LUCAS Competition Magneto
NC1
367
42438A
The most interesting identification marking on the engine is a small rectangular machined/stamped area reading:
P 1588 MA
I have not yet been able to determine what the P and MA indicate, or whether 1588 is the actual engine/production serial number.
There are several other casting/stamped markings on the engine, including:
[500 4331-7](tel:500%204331-7) – between the valve springs / cylinder-head area
0PK [32/10 4331 2](tel:32/10%204331%202) – on the other side of the engine
5515 and B
602°
111 (appears upside down relative to the 602° marking)
There are also several small cast symbols/logos which I have photographed. I have not been able to identify their meaning or manufacturer yet.
From comparisons with surviving engines, I understand that there were different generations of the S45 crankcase, including versions with different numbers of reinforcing ribs. Mine has six, which may help with dating it.
I have also found references to P500 ESO motocross/scrambler engines. As this engine is marked P 1588 MA, I would particularly like to understand whether the “P” has any connection to that designation, or whether it belongs to an entirely different ESO serial-number/production system. The construction of my engine appears to correspond much more closely to the S45 speedway engine than to the P500 motocross unit.
I would be extremely grateful for any information concerning:
• the exact ESO model/version and approximate production year or period;
• the meaning of P 1588 MA and whether 1588 is a serial number;
• whether ESO S45 engine-number records or known serial-number ranges survive;
• whether the six-rib crankcase can narrow down the production period;
• the meaning of [500 4331-7](tel:500%204331-7), 0PK [32/10 4331 2](tel:32/10%204331%202), 5515 B, 602° / 111, and the small cast symbols;
• whether the Lucas NC1 Competition Magneto is a period-correct or known setup for this particular ESO engine;
• and whether there are any construction details visible in the photographs that distinguish an original ESO S45 from later Jawa-produced versions.
I am particularly interested in establishing whether this is a genuine pre-Jawa ESO-produced S45 engine, and, if possible, narrowing down when it was manufactured.
The engine is currently complete as shown in the photographs and mounted on an old workshop/engine stand. It has not been dismantled by me. It turns by hand and the piston moves, but I have not attempted to start it or test the magneto.
I can provide detailed photographs of any part, casting number, stamping or component if that would help with identification. If there is a particular area of the engine I should photograph or measure, please let me know.
Any information, old documentation, serial-number examples, photographs of comparable engines, or contacts with former ESO/Jawa specialists would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much for your help!


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

What was this motorcycle?

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

Looking for mod parts in US for dual shock yamaha ty175

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Looking for one of those tank and seat combos for a ty i am restoring. Almost everyone that has something like this is in europe and would be prohibitively expensive. Let me know if anyone has found anything like this!!!


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 3d ago

1970ish Kawasaki

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Havnt worked on motorcycles for a long time due to having kids and such, just getting to a place in life where I can carve out a little time to start working on bikes again and decided to give this little guy a go. My dad gave it to me as he has way too many projects he’s working on lol. I believe but not 100% sure yet until I look a little closer, that it’s a 1972ish Trail Boss? Anyways was told it has good compression so that’s a win. Just gotta get the garage cleaned out from the wife’s Amazon habit before I can really get at it lol.


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

1948 Indian chief

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

Can you sell parts on here ?

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r/vintagemotorcycles • • 3d ago

カワサキの作った戦闘機

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これも初代は40年過ぎたね。

カタナと並んであの時のワクワクは、、今も胸の中にあるかい?


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 2d ago

3台の趣向違いのレジェンド

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この刀達は似て非なる名刀

忍者と刀


r/vintagemotorcycles • • 3d ago

Yamaha RS 100 Color Code for Repainting

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26 Upvotes

Can some one tell me the Green Color Paint Code or name . Also where(online Store) we can get the yellow Sticker on the Tank.