Reprint: Riding to Old Bike Ride #9

An Old Indian, a bit rough around the edges but ridable and still gorgeous

Organized once again by the inimitable Bob Ohman and sponsored by the Colorado Norton Motorcycle Club, the annual Old Bike Ride #9 had a great turnout once again of vintage motorcycles of different marques. 

The weather favored the large number of riders who came out both to show off their respective motorcycles and to drool over the old iron ridden by others.  I had ridden my '87 R80 Beemer which was pretty much one of the youngsters amongst the motorcycles that showed up for the ride.

BMW, LaVerda, Moto Guzzi, Honda, Kawasaki, Vincent, BSA, Indian, Suzuki, Harley Davidson, Yamaha and I am sure other brands I don't recall at this time were in evidence.  All classic motorcycles, still ridable and ridden by their enthusiast owners.  That's what I like best about these Old Bike Rides, it gets these lovingly maintained beauties from yesteryear out in public to be admired and to inspire memories from folks who rode them when young perhaps.

Classic looking Triumph

K Bike Sidecar Rig

Chiang-Jang Rig with BMW engine

smart looking Triumph

expanding front wheels effect

Symmetry angle

I liked the symmetry presented by the front wheels

worlds apart, both with great looks

Moto Guzzi and a Norton?

BMW R60 (pretty sure)

A classic Beemer

Italian lines and color

kind of hard to miss this Orange Laverda

there's something about red Italian motorcycles....

A new-old Royal Enfield

Moto Guzzi

a magnificently restored Vincent

Brigitta held her own against the other motorcycles....but just barely

Finally, a video of the riders and their vintage machines, as they start the ride to the top of Lookout Mountain and as they come back down enroute to the rest of the Old Bike Ride #9

LINK to video

My report on Old Bike Ride #8

My first Old Bike Ride, #7