Some Craigslist Bikes

Steverinomeiste · Post by **Steverinomeiste** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:54 pm

Hi Everyone,
Here are a couple of pretty neat bikes that were on Craigslist out here in the PNW the past few days. I would love to buy all of them...
Steve

ByTheLake · Post by **ByTheLake** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:18 am

Very cool. This past weekend I worked on a neighbor's CL77, similar to the scrambler in the last picture you posted. That 305 hadn't run in a decade, but I went through the carbs and adjusted the valves and it starts in a single kick now. Cool machine.

It's not a Honda, but in a month or two, I should be getting my next toy, which I'm sitting in below. It would be fun on the back roads and hills around the lakes here in the north.

ByTheLake · Post by **ByTheLake** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:26 am

So ... which ones did you get, Steve? (or did you spring for all 3?)

Steverinomeiste · Post by **Steverinomeiste** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:01 am

I didn't. I am a little short on motorcycle dollars. I am building another cb160 from my parts pile and there is a slight possibility I might be able to work a trade for an early Superhawk. Steve

Steverinomeiste · Post by **Steverinomeiste** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:04 am

That BMW is beautiful. I wonder how many cb160's it cost? I don't think I have enough parts

Sam Green · Post by **Sam Green** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:19 am

Is it a BMW BTL ?

Sam.

ByTheLake · Post by **ByTheLake** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:52 pm

Sam Green wrote:Is it a BMW BTL ?

Sam.

Good eyes, Sam. No, it's no BMW - there's no room in my budget for a real vintage BMW sidecar outfit.

This is a Russian knock-off of a late 1930s BMW R71. These were distributed as Ural and Dnepr (pronounced nyepper) to the west. Ural lives on today, but this is a Dnepr machine, built in Kiev, Ukraine. Just prior to World War 2, the Russians copied the BMW R71 and set up factories to produce these for military use.

This one has exactly 23 miles on it ... it's been ridden twice. It has a paint job reminiscent of old agricultural equipment. The sidecar panels were hand-hammered over wooden forms, I'm told. It's 75 year old technology, and should need lots of care and feeding. It looks like fun, and should be a great conversation starter.

Here's an excellent history: http://www.cvkustoms.com/Library/Dnepr-Ural_History.html

Sam Green · Post by **Sam Green** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:24 pm

Thought it was one or the other and yes, they were very agricultURAL but very tough bikes. Keep on top of the maintenance and you'll be ok.

Sam.

Steverinomeiste · Post by **Steverinomeiste** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:02 pm

Well, at least I didnt call it a Harley

Sam Green · Post by **Sam Green** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:50 am

hahahahahhaa