Well, I have been on the planet for a while.........

This was almost the First Bike I owned.

Hodaka 100 for sale on ebay

I bought a 125 Yamaha instead. Parts were more available for the Yamaha.

Quote from: fastwin on March 17, 2013, 12:13:48 PM
Oh shit!! Had two friends that had Metrellas in the day when I raced Pursangs in the dirt. I'd cut off your left nut as sacrifice to own a Metralla today! No offense! Just business... Didn't know that anyone left on this planet even knew what a Metrella was!


More goodness... 1969 Bultaco Metralla

...and some of us even know how to spell it.

Oh man, sooo good. 

My rolling restoration GT550 - I just got some stuff chromed and other stuff polished but not put on yet.

Quote from: Bill in OKC on March 25, 2013, 11:08:33 PM
My rolling restoration GT550 - I just got some stuff chromed and other stuff polished but not put on yet.

Got more pics?

This is when the crank was rebuilt.  Bill Bune up in Minnesota fixed it up.  New seals, bearings, one new rod and one new crank pin.

I love the simplicity of the 2 stroke.  

A V twin design seems alot more complicated though, unless the cylinders are offset or there were two cranks.

Quote from: Mendo Dave on March 26, 2013, 07:12:12 AM
I love the simplicity of the 2 stroke.  

A V twin design seems alot more complicated though, unless the cylinders are offset or there were two cranks.

Like this little Honda RS250 GP, V twin 250cc 2 stroke that makes close to 90 HP at 12,500 RPM

Motor belongs to an EX Honda factory racer that we are busy rebuilding.

Yes that was the offset design i was thinking of. That doesnt look too bad. Just imagine an aircooled version that just happened to fit right into an 888 style frame and had an open clutch. About 500 or 600 cc's  

Quote from: Mendo Dave on March 26, 2013, 09:10:53 AM
Yes that was the offset design i was thinking of. That doesnt look too bad. Just imagine an aircooled version that just happened to fit right into an 888 style frame and had an open clutch. About 500 or 600 cc's  

Don't look now, but your 888 is actually a SuperSport.   

Quote from: Cloner on March 28, 2013, 04:05:47 PM
Don't look now, but your 888 is actually a SuperSport.   

It was the best looking photo I could find.

Stole this from MotoLady's FB page:



How many years do you think it's been since a motorcycle ad featured someone with a beer in hand? 

My second motorcycle was one of these with cafe bars.  I did not take pics back then but found this online.  Two stroke triple!  It was tremendously quick, did not turn, did not stop.  But it would rip your arms out of their sockets.  Wish I still had it they only let 500 into the U.S. before the DOT told them "no more" as they were to fast for their weight class.  Rode it 900 miles in one day once.  Left a trail of blue smoke from Redding CA to Portland OR and back.  Had to stop every fifty miles to get the feeling back in my hands and feet.

Quote from: Skybarney on March 31, 2013, 04:38:40 PM
My second motorcycle was one of these with cafe bars.  I did not take pics back then but found this online.  Two stroke triple!  It was tremendously quick, did not turn, did not stop.  But it would rip your arms out of their sockets.  Wish I still had it they only let 500 into the U.S. before the DOT told them "no more" as they were to fast for their weight class.  Rode it 900 miles in one day once.  Left a trail of blue smoke from Redding CA to Portland OR and back.  Had to stop every fifty miles to get the feeling back in my hands and feet.

I love that story.