old pictures

[redneck joe]

dam i need to dust....

 

[FLATHEAD]

Looks an awful lot like a Yamaha RD350. 2 stroke.
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You all must have come from rich families, having color film for your cameras.

We had a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye.

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You looked down thru the glass on top, and you never really knew what you would get in the picture.

It wasn’t that long ago you couldn’t give those two stroke ring dingers away. Now they have become collector items

 

[jlh3rd]

the mint honda 550F, 4stroke, I bought in 1994 for $700 can be worth $10,000 + , according to some sources.

 

[FLATHEAD]

the mint honda 550F, 4stroke, I bought in 1994 for $700 can be worth $10,000 + , according to some sources.

Amazing what some of those old Hondas are worth now. For quite a few years I restored and customized Harley’s and Indians from the 30’s and 40’s. Sold most of my collection 20 some years ago. I had dealings with Bob Markey, owner of Bobs Indian sales and service. He was one of the first guys I knew that started collecting Hondas. Bob has since past on, and his son Robin took the reins. Along with a collection of old American iron, they have a fabulous collection of old Japanese bikes. I probably should have started collecting those as well. Bikes could be had cheap or even free back then.
Here is a link to Bobs shop.

Bob's Indian Sales & Service LLC

Bob’s Indian Sales & Service started as an Indian Motorcycle dealership, added Indian Enfields, Royal Enfields, Matchless and more, then Honda Motorcycles in 1960. Being one of the first Honda...

www.bobsindiansales.com