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It still looks like a block of flats and I owned one, in in 1981, I put a six into one on it, best sounding bike I ever owned,
For the motorbike fans:
If you had the indoor space and setting – and permission from your other half……………………
What ONE bike would you have as your polished-up Object d’art inside the house?
I’ve had the benefit of giving it a bit of thought – and would plump for:
The Honda CBX1000 – 6cyl……………………. (the engine would do it - on its own)
[EDIT - post a photo to illustrate, otherwise it can be meaningless)
Last edited by blackal; 25th February 2023 at 20:05.
It still looks like a block of flats and I owned one, in in 1981, I put a six into one on it, best sounding bike I ever owned,
Last edited by adrianw; 25th February 2023 at 19:58.
The original Z1.
Not as curvy or stylish as some of the Italian candidates, think MV F4 and numerous Ducati's, but it just captures a moment in time for me.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
The problem I would have is not so much the missus, and I suppose money is no object in this. No, I have a dilemma because the bikes I am thinking of would live a happier life if ridden rather than displayed.
So, a BS SS100, a Vincent Rapide or Black Shadow, a fastback 850 Commando, a Triumph T 100 Tiger, a Victoria Bergmeister, a WL HD, a Ducati 900SS
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
This
Or more realistically this
I sold my Norton commando cafe racer on here to a fellow TZer. I delivered it, and it was wheeeed straight inside the house to be house art.
Imo the CBX is a lovely bike, but not beautiful enough to have as art in the house.
"What ONE bike would you have as your polished-up Object d’art inside the house?"
Think of it like your bike insurance declaration.....................
1967 ish Honda CB750, it was a game changer
As was the first Suzuki GT 250
And of course Ducati 916
Oh FFS!Originally Posted by adrianw
A nice Triton, something like this...
https://images.app.goo.gl/ETpA4BHRNNjj2tYW7
RC30
Or more likely the Bimota Suoermono. It was a beautiful bike to look at but poor to ride apparently.
this is the one
Mid 70s CB750 with custom bars and LOUD straws.
Good thread Al!
Jim
This was my other Norton. real motorcycle art!
Stunning! And on a wooden floor tooThis was my other Norton. real motorcycle art!
Jim
The one bike I have lusted after for the last 18 years has been the Honda Rune.
Never wanted to ride one. But if it had to stay in the house. I would be more than happy.
Just to look at it would be this 1150cc 1956 Vincent Norvin, albeit with correct clip-ons.
Got there in the end - that is a great nomination!This was my other Norton. real motorcycle art!
Simply classic and understated.
http://www.gladstonemotorcycles.com/...ladstone-no-1/
For inside the house, a Cagiva V594
https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-...-cagiva-gp500/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagiva_GP500
or a Ducati desmosedici
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducati_Desmosedici_RR
It's just a matter of time...
Great thread and most of the above are pieces of art - which is an entirely different prospect to what we might choose to ride.
My personal desires as formed in my riding years would choose a Suzuki GSX 1400 in blue and white or a Mk1 Ducati Monster with the obligatory Termignoni pipes. I would also need to occasionally start it up for a few blips of the throttle too.
And how many of these were actually hung on walls?
Picture from the web, that’s not actually me and my cat.
Ducati seems to be a popular choice. I recall the house in Brighton that also had one.
https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com...ghton-mansion/
The owner has a name that rhymes with speed…
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Wasn't that the one that was on the Motorbike Show? Henry and Co.did a CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) on a "normal" one, including a Millyard exhaust can ,did the factory actually make it a model in their range? Cheers, John B4This was my other Norton. real motorcycle art!
Yes that’s right. Garner at norton liked it so much he commissioned 50 of them. I bought one of them. Twitchy bum time though as you pays the £19k up front and then wait for it to be built…my build slot was coming up just as Norton’s financial woes came to light. Luckily I still got mine so no issues but others weren’t as lucky. It was all handmade aluminium tank and tail, changes to foot pegs, bars, mudguards. Rumour was norton made a loss on every one of these as they really underestimated the modification costs.
Had a sp1 for many many years. Would love to have one in the living room one day.
My 2003 VRod - better to look at than to ride
Wouldn’t need so much polishing if it never got wet!
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I'll take this BMW bobber by Mark Van Der Kwaak
NR750
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Fastline bikes in Preston had one of these in the window back in 2016. It was £125k , I remember reading the Iridium screen was £1600 to replace. Then one day I walked past ( it was on my lunch stroll route) and the price had been revised………….£135kNR750
If you do a google search for Fastline the three year old archieve shot shows it still in the window!
And! google street view still shows it in the window, I bet that window had to be cleaned weekly to remove the dribble from the window lickers like me :)
Last edited by higham5; 26th February 2023 at 20:57.
Brough Superior for me please
Oval pistonsNR750
Slight thread deviation , bars that that have them as art .. there is a tiny one near the Munich market that has an Indian if memory serves .
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One of these:
32 valves.
Magnesium engine cases
LED (unheard of) screen
etc...etc...
I remember seeing one at the bike show when it was launched.
ISTR it was about £35k
Would have been a good investment.
^^^^ 2 Conrods per piston IIRC😎
Never owned a Ducati, but I'd probably go for a V4 Superleggera
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Brough Superior for me please
I saw this in a showroom in 2020. quite a bike, and quite a price!!
Quite fancy one of these, and living in warmer climes to enjoy it...
Joey Dunlop's SP1.
Saw a couple of those at the bike show a few years ago, decided they were not for the road, but a fantastic display for a well-healed engineering company with a large reception area. As such - it meets the requirement for an ‘object d’art’.I saw this in a showroom in 2020. quite a bike, and quite a price!!
Quite fancy one of these, and living in warmer climes to enjoy it...
Ha-ha………….I should have titled the thread: “Show me a bike you fancy…………….”
It does indeed. I can’t remember exactly but I think it was discounted from £60k to around £35k and it was brand new. You’d have to be a very well heeled art lover to stick that in your living room. I’d be no good as I wouldn’t be able to resist a Friday blast to the office, and it’d soon be covered in salt and road dirt.
My biking days are behind me I fear, but I would have another Bonnie in a trice . Not sure whether her indoors would let me keep it... indoors - but would give it a shot.
A T120 was my sole mode of transport during my 1st year at Uni. Naffing freezing cold in the winter, but 100% reliable and only dropped 3 drops of oil after a long run. Bought for £300 and sold a year or so later for £350 and I thought I did well.
Hey ho.
'Tempted to buy a T140 jubilee for less than the price of an average Sub.
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Garelli Tiger Cross
Purely for what it represents for me….freedom.
Life changing for a 16 year old, finally escaping a school I hated, a long and miserable bus ride from home, and starting a BT apprenticeship. Bought the Tiger Cross on hp as soon as I had a payslip to prove I could pay for it. Had bikes ever since, but that little Garelli was the start.
Last edited by hhhh; 28th February 2023 at 23:09.
Great story and if I were you I don’t think I could resist having another just to bring back those memories.Garelli Tiger Cross
Purely for what it represents for me….freedom.
Life changing for a 16 year old, finally escaping a school I hated, a long and miserable bus ride from home, and starting a BT apprenticeship. Bought the Tiger Cross on hp as soon as I had a payslip to prove I could pay for it. Had bikes ever since, but that little Garelli was the start.
This is in my living room....
Obviously my Ducati 916.
It's so long ago that I don't even have a digital picture of it.
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
60 HP and unequalled:
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
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