Favorite Fall Weekend: Day 3

Motorcycle-mania and more could be found at the Rice-O-Rama vintage Japanese bike show and swap meet. This event attracted more people, bikes, and vendors than ever before, making it an outstanding success. This year the weather even cooperated and it was a perfect fall day. The photos I have posted below are just a very small example of what was seen on Sunday.

Here are a nice pair of 1974 Yamaha MX Bikes...an MX 250A and an SC 500A.

Vintage Rupp mini-bikes are highly collectable. Here is Rupp Roadster 2.

Schwinn Stingrays are also highly collectable. This one had an accessory engine added.

A Monoque framed Suzuki T-125 Stinger (twin cylinder) was for sale for $6000.

Kawasaki made two versions of these little street legal road racers, AR-50's and AR-80's.

A Honda 305 Dream, customized as a modern 'bobber'. Note the fishtail exhaust and solo seat.

This Honda CT-70H, 4 speed, sported a custom carbon fiber muffler and aluminum swingarm.

A trio of vintage Yamaha road racers.

This is a Honda CB450SC Nighthawk in disguise.

A flaming hot Honda Valkarie.

This is an all original Bridgestone street/trail 90, from around 1968.

Where else could you find a pair of Yamaha RD 400 Daytona Specials?

This mid-70's KZ 400 was converted to a single cylinder, pull start, diesel engine. WOW!

Experimental is putting it mildly.

 Last, but certainly not least, is Dave's invention the "Trailmobile" aka the Cyclops. He has been collecting these classic parts and this contraption is what his imagination came with. It has been a big hit everywhere it is shown. Everyone (including Superman...who is not normally part of the display) wants to drive this silent, battery operated 'vehicle' with the toggle switch on the handlebar. You can even drive it in reverse. The Cyclops has been dubbed a 'Rat Rod Hoveround'. It drives a lot better than it looks! See how many parts you recognize:

To complete the Cyclops, Dave came up with this information placard as a spoof, to see how many people believe it:

1928

TRAILMOBILE

‘truck-ette’

The roaring 20’s saw a need for the rapidly expanding motor-freight industry to deliver larger parcel shipments in an urban environment.

The ‘truck-ette’ was conceived as a motorized platform/hand truck to facilitate efficient city street and even indoor deliveries.

It was primarily used to deliver milk and dairy products.

It was designed to be used by one man and could even fit into an elevator.

It was used in conjunction with a full size semi-truck.

The Great Depression led to its early demise and examples are few and far between.



SOUNDS BELIEVABLE, RIGHT?