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| Faded |
Decided I would get back on for a quick Blog update this evening, kind of give you guys an idea of what I do in my spare time, when it's raining cats and dogs and I get tired of all the B.S.
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| Bits and pieces |
What you see is a 1970 Yamaha DS6B 250cc motorcycle.
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| Getting to work polishing with Autosol |
This was one of the bikes I coveted back in the day, when I was a youngin'. I remember sitting on the school bus, going to Queen Elizabeth Composite in Edmonton... when a guy came by on one, pulling a wheelie as he passed the bus!
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| Shocks and forks, polished and painted |
Imagine a 15 year old, drool hanging from my lips at the sight. Could have been Rachel Welch in a bikini, or Barbara Eden as Genie... couldn't have made a bigger impression on me.
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| Roll out day! |
I had already been riding then for a couple of years, all on small used bikes. I would soon have my own 250, a Suzuki X6- Hustler, that I cherished, but it wouldn't be until another used bike, this time a 305 Big Bear Scrambler by Yamaha had come and gone, that I would have my first "new" bike.
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| She's still got great lines |
In 1972 I bought... with my own money, a brand spanking new Suzuki T 350 (actually 315cc) Rebel.
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| Hard to believe this was corroded and rusted |
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| Look at that shine! |
Back in the day, a 250 cc (15 cubic inches) motorcycle was considered a pretty big bike. It was nothing to set off to Jasper or beyond on a bike like this, packed with gear, tent and cooking pots.
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| Left side kicker |
The "really big bikes" were untouchable as a teenager. Harley had two Sportster 900's, a stripper and a tourer (can you imagine touring on a Harley Sportster?!) The big twins from BSA, Triumph and Norton, Royal Enfield, exotic bikes like those from Italy, were rare.
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| Lots of world titles with this bike |
Alberta Cycle told me in 73, when I bought my BMW 600, they sold about a dozen Beemer's a year in those days, and certainly not to 18 year old 'kids'.
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| I can almost see myself |
This particular Yamaha 250, I bought over 15 years ago. It sat stripped in my garage on the work bench all those years. Only recently did I devote the time and effort to cleaning it, painting it, and getting things back together.
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| Striped |
It's not running yet, but has good compression and I suspect, wouldn't take much to get her breathing once again.
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| Classic lines, they don't make em like this anymore |
Not bad looking eh... for a 42 year old motorcycle.
Enjoy...
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