Mind blowing motorcycle collection in North Dakota

[Scoobynut_imp]

The other thread about the 3 CBX's motivated me to dig up these pictures I took last year.

I know this guy in North Dakota through my parents who at last count had 15 CBX's, all years and colors from '79 through '81. Behind them you can see the row of his 4-cylinder Honda CBs, every model through 1976, not just 750s. He has three sandcast 750s among his 750s. He bought the old Honda dealer's building when they built a new one and keeps the bikes there. It's a pretty mind blowing collection for a private individual, around 360 bikes in all, half in N. Dakota, half in Arizona.

CBX row, with some of the CB750s in the next row background. Not sure why he's got that one twin mixed in with them:
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4-cylinder CB row:
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Goldwing row:
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Vintage Yamaha row. I wanted to ask him about the gaudy neo-classic Zimmer or whatever it is in the background, but on second thought kept my mouth shut as I would hate to lose my viewing priviliges:
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More Yamahas with a Wards Riverside thrown in for good measure:
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He had 5 Kawi W650s at last count, some with tank colors that weren't available in the US. Also has a few of their forerunner W1s from the late '60s. I think you can see the front of one of them in this picture.
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He also has a lot of cool British and Italian bikes, lots of rare two stroke V-4 and square4 race replicas, RC30s, three Rickman CB750s, two Rickman Kawasaki Z1s (along with about 10 other '73 through '75 stock Z1s),
Suzuki rotaries, two-stroke triples, some rare Japanese police CBs, pre US market 1950's Hondas and on and on and on.
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If you're ever in the area, give me a shout and I'll see if I can arrange a viewing with the owner. He's gone a lot in the summer, attending bike shows all over the country in a custom mini-semi that carries 15 bikes and two cars.

Just crazy, huh?

[redbirds_imp]

Amazing collection of vintage bikes. So many there I would love to own if I had the room and the money.

[the Ferret]

I remember you posting these before. Simply a stunning collection? One of the best I have seen.

I think last time you posted these I asked how could you drive the Ferret crazy? Tell him he could have one of them free of charge, all he had to do was pick one! lol

[Scoobynut_imp]

I remember you posting these before. Simply a stunning collection? One of the best I have seen.

I think last time you posted these I asked how could you drive the Ferret crazy? Tell him he could have one of them free of charge, all he had to do was pick one! lol

Oh my, Ferret, I was sure I had only posted them on another website, not this one. Oops, slightly embarrassing. CRS (Can't Remember S**t) strikes again. Oh well, maybe some of the newer members missed it first time around, sorry!

[the Ferret]

which website? Maybe I visit there too. I have no life you know lol

[Scoobynut_imp]

which website? Maybe I visit there too. I have no life you know lol

I'm certain I posted some of the pics over on ADV rider in a thread about W650s. I guess I could do a search on this site to see if I have posted before. In any case, the fate of the free world doesn't hinge on double thread posting, thankfully! Oh, and I have no life either. It's wonderful!

But you know what, oddly enough, I do remember you asking how I could drive The Ferret crazy...so I must've posted them here. Thanks for jogging my (faulty) memory.

[the Ferret]

Well I am a member on ADV too,( go by "the other Ferret" there cause I guess there already was one there) that's where I met Guth and many of the early members here

So you may not be as crazy as you think

[Scoobynut_imp]

Well I am a member on ADV too,( go by "the other Ferret" there cause I guess there already was one there) that's where I met Guth and many of the early members here

So you may not be as crazy as you think

LOL! Thanks for the sanity check, I needed that.

Well, now I'm not sure. Maybe it was on ADV that we went back and forth. That does it, I'm gonna have to do a search on this forum!

[Cormanus]

Inspector Gadget said it best: "Wowsers!"

[the Ferret]

Ok it's come down to the 75 naked wing in red, or the 79 CBX in red. Decisions, decisions