1928 BSA Sloper “Ameila”

Posted on October 20, 2018 by motopsyco

Every now & then you get the pleasure of seeing a truly rare old bike that is unusual even amongst pre-WWII antiques. This 1928 BSA Sloper is such a motorcycle. First built in 1927 the BSA Sloper features an overhead valve 493cc four stroke single engine with approximately 20 horsepower.

BSA Sloper at Rails & Roads — 1928 BSA Sloper

It’s amazing how elegant these old bikes look and it’s hard to believe that this was considered to be a utility machine when it was introduced. Top speed is a reasonable 75 mph, with front and rear drum brakes to bring it to a stop. The rigid frame is fairly typical of the time with steel tube construction.

28 BSA Sloper green — 28 BSA Sloper left side

Leading the way up is a sprung girder front end, the seat is generously sprung to compensate for the lack of rear suspension. I really love the small details on the old bikes like this one. Here (below) you can see the exposed intake valve spring visible over the top of the AMAL carburetor that has a side mounted fuel bowl.

This next shot gives you a close up of the fuel tank and gear shifter The green paint with gold striping is gorgeous and of course I really like the BSA logo with the 3 rifles.

I’d like to thank the owners for making the trek to South Carolina to bring this bike to the Rails & Roads Show and allowing me to feature it here. This machine was restored in Europe and imported to the U.S. in 2017. I even have a link to the video giving the start up procedure to show.

I sincerely hope you have enjoyed seeing this 1928 BSA Sloper, let me know what you think in the comments and remember if you appreciate what I do here and you like to shop on Amazon you can click on the ad links to help support this site. Peace Y’all

65 Harley Davidson M50

Posted on January 9, 2017 by motopsyco

I took these photo’s of this 1965 Harley Davidson M50 a few months ago. Although I’m not really a fan of the big Hogs, the little Aermacchi bikes that they sold in the 1960s and early 1970s are among my favorite motorcycles of all time.

Looking cool in orange & black

This particular example is mildly resto-modded in a very tasteful fashion that gives a very appealing look but without destroying it’s classic looks and value.

It was displayed with a sample of the original advertising from 1965. I miss the days when motorcycles were sold by specification instead of “feelings” & “lifestyle.”

The Harley Davidson M50 looks good from any angle.

Seeing one of these things always makes me smile and if I ever get the chance I’ll add one to my collection. If you would like to learn more about the Italian Harleys click on one of the links provided to purchase the guide books so you can expand your knowledge of these exceptionally cool machines.

Powered by a 50cc two stroke engine that required you to mix your own gas and oil, the M50 was good for about 45 miles per hour and 180 miles per gallon.

HD M50 two stroke engine

That’s it for now, just wanted to share the pictures of this neat little motorcycle for your viewing enjoyment!

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Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

Posted on March 26, 2016 by motopsyco

Before it became the Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

Take a good long look at the bike in this picture. This particular machine is now the most perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900 on the planet right now. But before you scroll down just take a minute to stare at this first picture and just imagine the work it took to make it that way.

This motorcycle belongs to a gentleman from North Carolina named Mike. It was a long term labor of love for him to perform the ground up restoration you are about to see below. It has taken best Kawasaki honors at several shows, and at the Destination Eustis show this year his effort was rewarded with the best of show trophy.

Now Mike has kept a notebook full of pictures detailing this restoration and displays it with the motorcycle at shows. It’s really very educational & inspiring to look at his pictures, and just get a small glimpse of the effort it took him to turn this particular sow’s ear into the most exquisite silk purse it is today.

I present to you the Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

Let’s start with a left front view. All of the pictures in this post are large so it may be a little slower to load but trust me it is worth it.

These were taken the Sunday morning after the show when a lot of the bikes had already left the exhibition hall. Rather than stage it somewhere else I decided to get a bunch of pictures right where it was at.

I’d be willing to lick the bottom of this engine but for the fear that my tongue would get it dirty…

Kawasaki completely redefined the parameters of motorcycle performance when they created the DOHC 903 engine, and this one has looks to match.

Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900 picture of engine

Here are a few more details for you to check out, enjoy!

“if I could turn back time…”

This next picture is my favorite of this batch, it captures the overall beauty of this motorcycle better than any other picture in this group.

I must confess to teasing Mike about not riding this one, but to tell the truth after all of the hard work he’s put into this one, who can really blame him for wanting to keep it perfect for as long as possible? He is a true fan of the original Kawasaki 900 and keeps another one in his stable for riding, so don’t even dare think of him as just another poser with a show boat because he’s not. If this beauty were mine & I had put so much work into it I’d be just like him.

A Truly Unique Dirty Chopper

Posted on May 30, 2015 by motopsyco

Carolina Honda Powerhouse, hosted a really nice vintage motorcycle rally today (Saturday May 30th, 2015). While I plan to post a few pictures from that at a later time right now I am overwhelmed with the desire to share this fantastic custom. The owner shall remain nameless here, but he was willing to pose for a couple of pictures with his creation. First just let me give you the list of parts that make up this unique dirty chopper custom bitsa. (You know a few bits of this and a few bits of that, none of it matching but it all works together.)

1978 Yamaha XT500; frame

2000 something Honda Rebel; engine

1969 Yamaha DT-1; rear wheel, brake, sprocket & sidestand

1984 Honda CR125; gas tank, forks, front wheel & brakes

1980 something Harley Sportster; shocks, seat, front & rear fenders

1972 Honda CB500-4; footpegs

1960 something Triumph clutch lever,

It also had a utility trailer tailight, cheap driving lamp headlight, a bicycle handlebar and a bunch of homemade small parts!

Yes I would ride it, would you?

I forgot to mention this awesome auxiliary fuel tank sourced from some unknown ancient lawnmower.

How about a view from the cockpit?

Amazingly enough despite it’s ratty origins & seemingly haphazard design when you view it from the side the proportions are nearly perfect.

a Unique Dirty Chopper

The final flourish to set off this masterpiece of junkyard art is this emblem added to the numberplate!

Peace Y’all!

’58 Cushman Eagle For Sale

Posted on May 5, 2015 by motopsyco

A friend of mine has this finely restored 1958 Cushman Eagle for sale. In 2014 he did a complete nut & bolt restoration on the thing. All of the tins have been repainted, everything else that isn’t chromed or polished has been powder-coated. The engine was overhauled and received a new piston, rings, & camshaft in the process.

You have to see this one in person, and hear it running to believe it. Did I tell you about the seat? It does have one very nice custom upgrade, an alligator hide seat cover.

The price for this vintage piece of all American Coolness? $4500.00 USD picked up in Waterloo S.C. If you need to have it shipped that will be your responsibility to arrange for shipping & crating. So if you are interested call Larry Rossi at 864 677 5252 between the hours of 8:00 am & 9:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

67 Honda CL77 Scrambler

Posted on November 22, 2014 by motopsyco

A few weeks ago I attended a small but but high quality motorcycle show hosted by the VJMC (Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club) of which I am a member. It was nice to see the other folks in the club at this meet which was held in conjunction with the Squealing on the Square barbeque festival in Laurens S.C.

Fantastic 1967 Honda CL77 Scrambler

One of our state field reps and one finest gentlemen you could ever hope to meet brought a portion of his collection. One of the bike he brought was this most excellent 67 Honda CL77 Scrambler. Since I have a soft spot in my heart (or is that in my head?) for this style of motorcycle no matter what it’s country of origin, year of manufacture, or even it’s condition I decided to take a few extra shots of this one and do a bike feature on it.

all the gauges you really need

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Even though they are all commonly called 305s today you can see that the original tank badges on this one call it out as a 300 cc. This badge is completely authentic but it is exactly the same engine.

Note the steering damper in the above photo. To me the early Honda twins like this are some of the finest looking engines ever built. The fact that nearly every surface on the cylinder and the head, except for the points cover are covered in cooling fins really sets it off from later machines.

Of course we can’t forget one of the coolest looking features of these old scramblers, the high pipes.

High Pipes Baby!

An interesting feature of these early scramblers is that the mufflers are not an integrated part of the exhaust system but were actually an add on that the owner could choose to install and remove at will depending upon where they were riding.

So when you see one out in the wild and it looks like this remember the muffler isn’t missing, it was optional.

Twin leading shoe drum brakes brakes on both ends were state of the art back in the 1960s, and are still reasonably safe & effective on lightweight machines like this for today’s traffic when set up properly.

Truly a handsome old bike from all angles so I am going to close out this post with a head on shot that I really liked.

The 67 Honda CL77

Peace Y’all

P.S. I am going to be accepting submissions and suggestions from other motorcyclists for this feature, please click here to reach the contact form on my about page, and let me know what you have, and if I think it is cool and/or oddball enough to suit my tastes it will be featured here..

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Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

Before it became the Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

I present to you the Perfect 1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900

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’58 Cushman Eagle For Sale

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