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Classic Motorcycle Show: San Jose 2010

I was lucky enough to get away to go to the San Jose Classic Motorcycle show at the fair grounds yesterday with some friends. We took a LOT of pictures for reference and also for our friends that couldn't make it. Check it out.

Making our way from the Italian and Japanese motorcycle hall to the giant British hall of motorcycles:
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A prominant display of classic Honda motorcycles:
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Here we have panoramic views inside the doors of both the Japanese/Italian Hall and then the British Motorcycle Hall. Click HERE and then HERE for a large views of each picture.

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More pictures of some old classic motorcycle goodness.

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Smallest Guzzi I can recall seeing.

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Bultaco Flatracker a 1975 model Bultaco Astro 360
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Unique BWM... I wouldn't mind riding this one into the sunset:
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851 Superbikes are always nice to look at:
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Here is something that you don't see hardly ever if at all. It's a 1985 CBR 250cc! Yeap here we are in the year soon to be 2011 and Kawasaki is selling thier sport Ninja 250 and Honda just released their comeback bike the Honda CBR250R which has only one cylinder. But back in 1985 they already had it right with a 4 cylinder 250 that got praise from the largest bike magazines. Too bad there aren't more examples of these little Hondas around to play with!

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I knew there would be a Kawasaki H2 lurking in the crowd somewhere.
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A perfect Elsinore CR250 looking good nearby.
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A very practical Honda CL360 on display.

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The White Lightning H1 500cc triple!
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First of it's kind Kawasaki H1 with electronic ignition.
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Suzuki Water Buffalo anyone?
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Someone put some EXTREME hours into this restoration / hot rod project bike.
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This is surely a hot project here. It has a much newer hopped up Yamaha engine in this older frame. Must be a sleeper.
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And then this super hot Yamaha came along and stole the show.
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Some more angles.
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The bare necessities. The owner also approached us to answer some questions and to tell us that "everything here is for sale" *wink wink*
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We took a break in-between buildings at the fairgrounds and had a look around the parking lot. This wasn't hard to miss here. Package deals always make the gears in your head spin. :)

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And inside the deals were also fierce. We had to try very hard not to haul any new projects back home. There were some decent deals on nearly complete Triumphs out back.

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Here is a show winner right here. A 1960's Dunstall Norton looking in competitive form. Owner was asking 15,000 obo.
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If I ever get my Benly on the road, my back up project is a Gold, Honda CL-360. I have 2 spare parts engines for it. Hope I eventually get to ride it also.

Who's going to the San Jose State Fairgrounds Vintage Bike Show and Swap Meet this year!? Meeee!

Here is a Google map here so you have no excuses not to go. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...wloc=addr&om=1

Vintage bike show details: http://vintagebmw.org/v7/node/7128

It looks like the Ducati Vintage Club is the main force behind organizing the event. 4th Annual European Motorcycle & Scooter Show link http://www.eurobikeshow.com/ .

And some more information on this webpage here Bikerplaza.com : It looks like this site has more info about vintage bike meetings as well if you want to look around they have a Youtube link with some videos.