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Some Craigslist Bikes
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:54 pm
by Steverinomeiste
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
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:18 am
by ByTheLake
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.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:26 am
by ByTheLake
So ... which ones did you get, Steve? (or did you spring for all 3?)
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:01 am
by Steverinomeiste
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
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:04 am
by Steverinomeiste
That BMW is beautiful. I wonder how many cb160's it cost? I don't think I have enough parts
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 10:19 am
by Sam Green
Is it a BMW BTL ?
Sam.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:52 pm
by ByTheLake
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
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:24 pm
by Sam Green
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.
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:02 pm
by Steverinomeiste
Well, at least I didnt call it a Harley
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 2:50 am
by Sam Green
hahahahahhaa
