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1000 bikes California - Ole - 02-05-2017
Wow. This guy just toured a 1000 bike private collection in California. The owner holds charity events and people can just wander through but DO NOT TOUCH the bikes!
http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/nice-collection-of-vintage-dirt-bikes.1202910/#post-31467727
Whole buncha Honda's in there, in one row I count 8 identical Honda Scramblers all silver.
RE: 1000 bikes California - clearviewx - 02-05-2017
Nice... Thanks for sharing...
RE: 1000 bikes California - the Ferret - 02-05-2017
DANG........
RE: 1000 bikes California - LongRanger_imp - 02-05-2017
Outstanding! I especially like the '73 CR125M Elsinore.
There was a guy in Carlsbad, CA (about an hour south) who had a similarly staggering collection, including a brand new Z1R still in the crate. I have a hunch, and it's only a hunch, that this collection includes his bikes. It might even be the same guy. Rows and rows of immaculate as-new CT70's, SL70's, Scramblers, CB400F's, CB750's, etc. I believe I've seen some of these bikes in person (in 1996 or thereabouts). I mean, what are the odds?
RE: 1000 bikes California - jdvalero_imp - 02-05-2017
Such an awesome display!!! Guy likes Honda A LOT!
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RE: 1000 bikes California - Chapomis_imp - 02-05-2017
Pretty awesome, but I don't get it. Why so many repeats ?
RE: 1000 bikes California - the Ferret - 02-06-2017
Chapomis, collectors like that are like hoarders, they don't care how many of each item they have and if they have a chance to get another one like they already have 6 of they will still get it. I have a collector buddy that has between 400 & 500 bikes. He must have dozens of those little Hondas. CT70s, 90s SL 70s, Z 50s, xr 75s etc.
Some collectors specialize, like only CT70s, and when he buys one of those guys out he may get 8 or 10 at one time. He keeps the absolute best and sells or trades the rest of them to other collectors. He spends a few hours each day on the internet looking for bikes to collect.
Btw he has one child, a son now 16 or 17, and the kid has absolutely NO interest in motorcycles. Someday there is going to be a huge auction lol.