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Started by SoCal250, January 22, 2024, 02:42:15 PM

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SoCal250

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:
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

m in sc

do any of these get ridden?

SoCal250

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.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

RDnuTZ

Quote from: SoCal250 on January 22, 2024, 02:42:15 PM20240121_113637_resized.jpg

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:
1986 TZR250R Restricted Japan Domestic market bike (Project)
1977 RD400 (Project)
1974 RD350 (2) (Projects)
1973 RD250 (Project)
2022 Beta 300 X-Trainer, Yamaha Vintage MX, YZ (18)

SoCal250

75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

2 Smoker

How fun this would be to attend, thanks for sharing.

RDryan

Oh my that is just too awesome  :humpty:

busa1300

That would be a cool place to explore  :thumbs:
From what I can remember there is a Rich Oliver TZ250 at Barber also.
RZ350-RZV500R-TZR250RSP 3XV2
RGV250 VJ21 SP/VJ22 SP/VJ23 SP
RS250 for track - KD80 - JR50 for kids
https://youtube.com/@wedgehorsepower9869?feature=shared

SoCal250

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:
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

SoCal250

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.
75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

Pravin

Nice place to be !! Thanks for sharing :)


AAAltered

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...
1971 R5
1976 RD200
2022 Moto Guzzi V7 850 Special