Yesterday I was invited to spend the day at a local private collection. The event was hosted by the Norton Club and a good friend who is a club member invited me to join in the fun. This is the same location that hosted the last 2-Stroke Extravaganza. It's amazing! Not sure of the exact number but it's probably somewhere between 200-300 bikes! Just a few pics from the day...
I counted 9 H2s and 5 H1s. And beyond that was a whole lineup of KZs
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Rich Oliver's championship TZ from his undefeated 2003 season. (The AMA changed the class rules the following year, effectively eliminating the TZ250 from competition.) The owner of the collection was a team sponsor for Oliver that season, so later on Rich gifted the bike to him as a thank you. Pretty cool!
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A few other notables not in the pics; 3 GT750s, an RE5, Ducati 750 F1, 851 Tricolore, Desmosedici RR, Vincent Rapide C, Brough Superior SS100, ex-Steve McQueen Indian...
But no RDs. :sad:
do any of these get ridden?
Quote from: m in sc on January 22, 2024, 03:10:08 PMdo any of these get ridden?
Some, not sure what percentage though. I don't think any of the triples get ridden. When I met the owner at Laguna last July he was on a bike that is in the collection.
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A few other notables not in the pics; 3 GT750s, an RE5, Ducati 750 F1, 851 Tricolore, Desmosedici RR, Vincent Rapide C, Brough Superior SS100, ex-Steve McQueen Indian...
But no RDs. :sad:
looks like they got all their Ducs in a row :whistle:
Quote from: RDnuTZ on January 22, 2024, 03:45:49 PMlooks like they got all their Ducs in a row :whistle:
:rimshot:
How fun this would be to attend, thanks for sharing.
Oh my that is just too awesome :humpty:
That would be a cool place to explore :thumbs:
From what I can remember there is a Rich Oliver TZ250 at Barber also.
And I don't know how I forgot, but there was a whole row of Bimotas not in my pics. Including a DB1 and a Tesi 1D.
Quote from: 2 Smoker on January 23, 2024, 06:58:25 PMHow fun this would be to attend, thanks for sharing.
Quote from: RDryan on January 23, 2024, 07:08:55 PMOh my that is just too awesome
Quote from: busa1300 on January 23, 2024, 07:56:07 PMThat would be a cool place to explore
Come on out next January! You can go with us. :thumbs:
Quote from: busa1300 on January 23, 2024, 07:56:07 PMFrom what I can remember there is a Rich Oliver TZ250 at Barber also.
I met Rich a few years back at Laguna during a Superbike weekend. Super nice guy. You should have seen his eyes light up when I said I had a TZR250 in my garage. We had a great chat.
Nice place to be !! Thanks for sharing :)
I became enamored with the MV America, seeing one for the first time at the Guggenheim Art of the Motorcycle show in NY back in the early 90's.
Then I got to hear one sing years later at Mid Ohio...