The Motorbike Era

[redline1968]

Been into them 24ys..... My favorite of all bikes

 

[TR6SC]

im really sold on the motorbike design of the teens through the early 30's, to me im getting the best out of all the era's, you get the bigger frames & wheels from the early toc era and then put on all the cool stuff from the prewar balloon tire era, its a win win, yea other than the decal on the tank and the color combos most of them look a lot a like but im trying to get where i only have 3 or 4 keepers so its another win, how do you guys feel about them ?

Good thread kos22us, You've got pages of excited posters showing us all the good schtuff!
I'm not naming any names, but there seems to be a few fellers out there that just seem to have three or four of almost anything that's ever been heard of. Thanks to all of them for sharing.

 

[kos22us]

absolutely, everything that's been posted is very cool !

 

[scrubbinrims]

1935 Mead

1935 Schwinn B 1 1/2

1934 Colson Flyer, 2-tone green

1935 Iver Johnson Super Mobicycle

1934 Elgin Oriole

1934 DP Harris/Snyder Hawthorne badged

Early 30's original Bluebird (with orange pinstriping)

1931 Shelby badged "Fox"...not as famous as the Whippet or Lindy, but local to Richmond, VA

I guess I like these motorbikes, particularly the "moto-balloons" and chunked out with early accessories.
Chris

 

[Joe Buffardi]

My old Gull. The only aluminum Motobike

 

[Flat Tire]

1934 Huffman.......these motobikes are great for different accessories, you can get all kinds of different looks, I change this one around a few times a year, just having fun, running dual lights now.....

 

[scrubbinrims]

Hmm, that's debatable Joe if we are counting some motorbikes with softer top tube curves (like the early huffmans)

1935 Duralium...predominant straight bars, steel truss rods, rain gutter fenders, crossbars...an original bike except the chainguard I had on it at the time.

 

[Joe Buffardi]

True true, but Im referring to the basic motobike frame design. Not so graceful bends at top bar and motorcycle looking frame design. Nice Duralium!

 

[SirMike1983]

The motobike era designs often show a nice mix of design flair and utilitarian straightforwardness. They balance simplicity with flair in a way that the more garish, later designs miss.

 

[catfish]

View attachment 335187 My old Gull. The only aluminum Motobike

I don't know. I think to be a real motobike, the bike should have a tank.