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Clubroom => Foto Forum => Topic started by: AZ_Brad on October 29, 2008, 12:54:01 am

Title: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: AZ_Brad on October 29, 2008, 12:54:01 am

Hey Guys,
I saw this posted on my riding forum here in Arizona.   It is a fantastic slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes and racing from California and other Western States.  Enjoy!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgreeneiv/sets/72157600755463552/show (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgreeneiv/sets/72157600755463552/show)

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: mx250 on October 29, 2008, 02:48:17 am

Gee Brad, you've paid your admission with that one contribution to the forum 8).

Absolutely incredible; the photo quality, varity, content, vista, the personalities, the capturing of the spirit of the times and the sport - it's got it all. I would be hard pressed to pick a favourite.

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: eno on October 29, 2008, 06:27:18 am

Wow!!, thats incredible, thankyou so much. Reminds me of SH's 'Memories' article in latest VMX mag. Time passing like grains of sand... pass the tissues.

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: Heikki360 on October 29, 2008, 07:28:13 am

Stunning, evocative stuff - thank you very much for posting.

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: AZ_Brad on October 30, 2008, 11:13:29 am

I'm glad you all liked it.  I've watched it several times with my kids.  They enjoyed it too!

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: firko on October 30, 2008, 02:31:31 pm

What a great trip through what appears to be a great families motorcycle history. That sixties desert stuff is evokes a time when a Triumph Bonneville was considered the ace dirt bike and when we weren't legislated to protect ourselves from ourselves. Can any of our California based members tell me if some of that 60's desert stuff showing those blokes having fun on Triumphs is situated in the high Sierras up on Hwy 395 around Big Pine and Bishop? I used to ride in that area in the 70's and early 80's and the terrain looks really familiar. That collection is a priceless glimpse into simpler time.

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: AZ_Brad on October 31, 2008, 02:21:29 am

Click the link I posted.  Then put your cursor on the top right.  An Options menu will appear.  Click on the "Always show title and description".  That shows the poster's comments.  Many of them describe the location.

Brad

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: Wombat on October 31, 2008, 08:03:48 am

Now that is an excellent trip down memory lane!
Not only the bikes but the whole background; the vehicles and buildings and the fashion are worth checking out.
Reminds me I really wish I had a better quality camera back in the day... :(

Title: Re: slideshow of 50's and 60's bikes
Post by: TooFastTim on November 01, 2008, 08:47:37 pm

Mark, you missed the slow demise of the Brit bikes and the rise of the Jap bikes. Sad. But it's like watching it happen before you.

Yeah great post.

Hang on, just had a thought..the poster on flickr was a BC Greene, wasn't there an editor of "Motorcyclist" called Bob Greene?

Yup, see: http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=389 (http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/halloffame/hofbiopage.asp?id=389)