Best Looking Dirtbikes Ever?

Brian Plouffe

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Aug 4, 2001, 12:40:19 AM8/4/01

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1983 Husky.....first year of all white

kXrXoXn...@yxaxhxoxo.cxoxm

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Aug 4, 2001, 9:04:41 AM8/4/01

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b...@home.com says :

>1983 Husky.....first year of all white

The majority of dirt bikes are simply functional and not that nice looking
but Huskys really shine in that department.

All Huskys from last years are simply gorgeous...but if i had a Husky
i replace the front fender...it is ugly ! I instead use the front
fender of a AJP which is simply the best looking (and very functional)
ever front fender (IMHO), FWIW, AJP front fender is made by UFO.
IIRC, there was a year in which Huskys had a nice front fender but they
gone back to that RM/CR/KX styless type of front fender that i hate.

Other nice looking dirt bikes are '00 and '02 KTMs (dont like '01s),
'00-'02 Husabergs, KLX300...and of course, the AJP ;-)

1-Huskys (but need new front fender)
2-AJPs
3-KTMs
4-Husaberg (they could take 3rd place if they had a better color scheme).
5-KLX300

AJSB < '96 KTM LC4 620...for sell >
< BuyOmeter: AJP PR4 150 Enduro >

Tim O

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Aug 4, 2001, 10:09:02 AM8/4/01

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On 4 Aug 2001 13:04:41 GMT, kXrXoXn...@yXaXhXoXo.cXoXm
(kXrXoXn...@yXaXhXoXo.cXoXm) wrote:

>The majority of dirt bikes are simply functional and not that nice looking
>but Huskys really shine in that department.

I agree. I've never owned a Husky, but I think the best looking bike
ever is the first year 610 with the dual exhausts. Guess it was around
94. That bike is gorgeous.

I also think the TM's are pretty with the anodized rims and fat round
tube perimeter frame.

Tim

Mike W.

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Aug 4, 2001, 10:02:38 AM8/4/01

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On Sat, 04 Aug 2001 04:40:19 GMT, "Brian Plouffe" <b...@home.com> wrote:

>1983 Husky.....first year of all white
>
>

Take it back a decade to red with chrome and you have my vote. Or toaster
tank Hodakas... Or certain Ossas (Stilleto? MAR?)... The stoic strength
that exudes from every quarter of a Jawa Six-Day... A chrome-tank, radial
head, trailing-link fork DKW... The Elsinore.. And someday I must own a
CL450, a CB350 and a CT70. Oh yes... and there *is* this Matchless G80 I
saw in a picture once... Maybe that G80.

Mike

Mike W.
96 XR400
74 CZ250 Enduro
BRC, AMA, NETRA, NOHVCC, NRA

Suburban trail-riding best practices:
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Don Stauffer

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Aug 4, 2001, 11:10:20 AM8/4/01

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I agree, the mid-70's red and chrome tank 250 Husky's. The way the bike
looked, along with Burleson's string of enduro titles, made me want one
forever.

dhs

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Amandio J.S. Bacalhau

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Aug 4, 2001, 3:18:55 PM8/4/01

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In article <wfUa7.39715$bU6.6...@typhoon.mw.mediaone.net>,
DonSt...@mediaone.net says...

>I agree, the mid-70's red and chrome tank 250 Husky's. The way the bike
>looked, along with Burleson's string of enduro titles, made me want one
>forever.
>dhs

Chrome tank ?!? Hmmm...that gived me an idea that i will execute
in my next bike :-)

Hap Griffin

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Aug 4, 2001, 2:37:11 PM8/4/01

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Does anyone know where we can see some pictures of these bikes on the web?
The talk about the Hodaka's, Ossa's and chrome tank Husky's (I had two of
them) makes me nostalgic for the period in the early 70's when I first
started riding as a teen.

Hap Griffin

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Hap Griffin

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Aug 4, 2001, 3:07:44 PM8/4/01

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Never mind. I did some searches and have been enjoying looking at some
early 70's dirt bikes I haven't thought about in years. Great fun!

Hap Griffin

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steve s

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Aug 4, 2001, 8:58:01 PM8/4/01

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Well if you found the pictures, why not include a link so anyone else
reading this thread can see them too...?

avalon...@pacbell.net

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Aug 4, 2001, 10:06:55 PM8/4/01

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steve s wrote:

> Well if you found the pictures, why not include a link so anyone else
> reading this thread can see them too...?
>

I found a few pics off ebay for the Husqvarna if anyone has any links with
better shots let me know.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=593787871&r=0&t=0

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=593893278&r=0&t=0

Joe

Hap Griffin

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Aug 5, 2001, 11:45:47 AM8/5/01

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Here are a few:

Hodaka:
http://www.strictlyhodaka.com/index.cfm

CZ:
http://home1.gte.net/jawaman/CZmx2.htm

Husqvarna:
http://users.intrepid.net/~husky/club.htm
http://www.heaven-vmx.f2s.com/husky_400CR_73.htm
http://users.intrepid.net/~husky/vinthus.htm
http://users.intrepid.net/~husky/evohus.htm

Lots of good links to vintage dirt bikes:
http://www.tower.org/museum/index.html
http://www.heaven-vmx.f2s.com/index.htm

Enjoy!
Hap Griffin

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Brian McGarry

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Aug 5, 2001, 5:32:39 PM8/5/01

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Been waiting for Levy's new Gas Gas to show on my server's A.B.P.M.
it hasn't and probably never will. Someone please copy it and email the
picture to me. I'll judge for myself and report back if it's really the "Best
Looking Dirtbike Ever?"

Brian

steve s

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Aug 6, 2001, 1:30:02 AM8/6/01

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Cool...thanks. How do these bikes run, as a rule? Do you see bikes out
there like this riding in the vintage class?

DirtCrashr

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Aug 6, 2001, 1:06:02 PM8/6/01

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The one you're sittin' on, twisting it.

James

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Aug 6, 2001, 1:29:53 PM8/6/01

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1979 MX100. White and black, sitting in the corner of my parent's
garage. Idle for 10 years and rusting away while still quietly
smelling of premix if you get close enough to remember.

James
00CR250

Tami Rowell

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Aug 6, 2001, 7:51:54 PM8/6/01

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Anything Johnny O'Show was sitting on!

TM125...GasGas's...Red CR's (not pink
ones,not orange ones)...the all-white
Mugen Honda

Amen,DirtCrasher. The best looking bike
I've ever seen is the one sitting right behind me as I'm driving to my
favorite
riding spot!

Tami

Phil Ketchum

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Aug 6, 2001, 9:57:40 PM8/6/01

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http://www.strictlyhodaka.com for Hodaka's
http://www.huskyclub.com for Husqvarna's
I'm at a loss for Ossa's but use http://www.google.com

I have a good friend with tha Ossa 250 SDR (Six Day Replica) that is
beautiful.

Don't forget these classics:

Rickman's (check out the Micro Metisse at Strictlyhodaka.com) I have one of
these that's been professionally restored by Vintage Iron.

Don't forget the beautiful Bultaco's (Pursangs and Stiletto's and
Sherpa -T's my friends.

Phil Ketchum
Kansas City, MO

Brian McGarry

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Aug 6, 2001, 11:13:08 PM8/6/01

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Guys, thanks for the pictures of Dave's new bike. It's so pretty, I'm going to
buy one just to look at.

Brian

Big Maico

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Aug 7, 2001, 10:23:01 PM8/7/01

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"Phil Ketchum" <pket...@kc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<oWHb7.29923$Jg.43...@typhoon.kc.rr.com>...

For
Ossa's try ossaplanet.com
maico's try maicobrothers.com & maicomaddness.com
For other vintage Bikes try www.ahrma.com than go the the suppliers list.

Vintage Dave

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Aug 8, 2001, 8:25:12 PM8/8/01

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My favorites are Rickman Triumph Twins, 74 Bultaco Pursang 250, late 60's Side
pipe CZ, and Matchless G85CS.....
Vintage Dave

Big Maico

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Aug 9, 2001, 10:45:45 PM8/9/01

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hlo...@kingwoodcable.com (Big Maico) wrote in message news:<b9489f0a.01080...@posting.google.com>...

> For other vintage Bikes try www.ahrma.org than go the the suppliers list.

Sorry guys & gals its www.ahrma.org, I screwed it up the first time!

DwP

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Aug 10, 2001, 1:08:13 AM8/10/01

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On 9 Aug 2001 19:45:45 -0700, hlo...@kingwoodcable.com (Big Maico)
wrote:

>hlo...@kingwoodcable.com (Big Maico) wrote in message news:<b9489f0a.01080...@posting.google.com>...
>> "Phil Ketchum" <pket...@kc.rr.com> wrote in message news:<oWHb7.29923$Jg.43...@typhoon.kc.rr.com>...
>> > http://www.strictlyhodaka.com for Hodaka's
>> > http://www.huskyclub.com for Husqvarna's
>> > I'm at a loss for Ossa's but use http://www.google.com
>> >
>> > I have a good friend with tha Ossa 250 SDR (Six Day Replica) that is
>> > beautiful.
>> >
>> > Don't forget these classics:
>> >
>> > Rickman's (check out the Micro Metisse at Strictlyhodaka.com) I have one of
>> > these that's been professionally restored by Vintage Iron.
>> >
>> > Don't forget the beautiful Bultaco's (Pursangs and Stiletto's and
>> > Sherpa -T's my friends.

I recall the Ossa Stiletto, I owned one, I bought it new. Then I
bought a new Ossa PHantom. Bultaco did indeed market the PUrsang.

>> > Phil Ketchum
>> > Kansas City, MO
>>
>> For
>> Ossa's try ossaplanet.com
>> maico's try maicobrothers.com & maicomaddness.com
>> For other vintage Bikes try www.ahrma.org than go the the suppliers list.
>
>Sorry guys & gals its www.ahrma.org, I screwed it up the first time!

So which is it? www.ahrma.org or www.ahrma.org? I wish to be
informed.

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