Interesting motorcycles, not XS650

[TX650A Van Islander]

Seen tonight downtown Victoria. HUGE car show this weekend - Northwest Duece Days featuring over 500 Dueces, over 1200 cars total, all pre-1952! A few motorbike vagrants like myself infiltrated the scene this evening. I thought this guy fit this thread.

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[gggGary]

Look again.


Does the name Millyard help you see it?

 

[kshansen]

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Look again.


Does the name Millyard help you see it?

V-Twin two stroke! Or is there a third one I can't see?

 

[jpdevol]

V-Twin two stroke! Or is there a third one I can't see?

Started life as a Honda(s) 50cc OHV 4-stroke single from 1960's

 

[Raymond]

V-Twin four stroke. Honda 50 moped with a second top end grafted on? A very tidy job.

PS JP and I crossed in the post.

 

[kshansen]

V-Twin four stroke. Honda 50 moped with a second top end grafted on? A very tidy job.

PS JP and I crossed in the post.

My bad, should have looked closer! Don't think Honda made any 2 strokes for moped, or very few.

 

[jpdevol]

My bad, should have looked closer! Don't think Honda made any 2 strokes for moped, or very few.

Excepting competition dirt bikes Honda made only a few and only after nearly two decades of exporting to US. Top pic is actual moped (pedals), bottom no pedals.

 

[Jan_P]

Well since Honda is mentioned


The bestselling motorcycle of all time is the Honda Super Cub, with over a hundred million motorcycles sold to date. The scooter-like model had one of the best marketing campaigns in history and is advertised as perfect for busy streets in large towns due to its compact size, practicality, and impeccable functionality.

 

[mick71b]

Hesketh Vampire

 

[mick71b]

ISDT Triumph

 

[BluzPlayer]

Some Excelsior Motorcycles made in England..
Check out the 1917 Hillclimber

 

[jpdevol]

Those Henderson F model 4's.... just awesome!

 

[Kevin Werner]

Love the key chain...

 

[Kevin Werner]

 

[toglhot]

I had one of these, mine was blue. They were an excellent little scooter, totally enclosed chain drive, chain running in an oil bath. Got it cheap, found out why on my first ride to work: Got halfway and it died. When I got it home found the exhaust was chockers, chucked that in the bin and made an expansion chamber for it, replaced the carb with a butterfly type. It flew after that, but the steering was a bit quick for 70+kph, and it sucked juice like you wouldn't believe.
Yamaha's little scooter was better, same engine and drive train as in the PeeWee 50, shaft drive no less. Also made an expansion chamber for that little beasty, shaved the head and changed the transfer ports.

Both excellent little scooters, not made for 70+kph though, steering too quick and juice guzzlers when modified.

 

[Adamc]

A TRIO OF LOVELINESS!

 

[RC4MAN]

While there are British Excelsior's, the ones pictured above were American, produced by Ignaz Schwinn of bicycle fame. The top one is a board track racer, in the 70's I worked evenings assembling new Yamaha's for Blalock Cycle in Wheaton Maryland for extra money, Mr. Blalock had a 1914 Excelsior board track bike in his show room on display.