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Monday, August 31, 2015

1957 Maserati Tipo L/125/T2 on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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1963 IWL Trole on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

1961 Gilera 175 GT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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1967 Vespa Sprint on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Saturday, August 29, 2015

1952 Whizzer Sportsman on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Rumi Scooter on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Friday, August 28, 2015

1971 Ducati 450 RT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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1946 LaRay Power Bike on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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1958 Norton Dominator on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

1972 Ossa Stiletto TT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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1937 Indian Sport Scout Model 237 on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Vespa Ape Custom with Honda Goldwing motor on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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Favorite Motorcycle Books from my Library

Art of the Motorcycle -- Guggenheim Museum
Art of the Racing Motorcycle, by Phillip Tooth
At the Creation by Herbert Wagner
BMW Motorcycles, by Darwin Holmstrom and Brian J. Nelson
Classic Motorcycle Race Engines by Kevin Cameron
Ducati -- Taglioni and his World-Beating Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Ducati Singles, by Mick Walker
Harley Davidson Motor Co. Archive Collection, by Randy Leffingwell and Darwin Holstrom
Harley in the Barn, Tom Cotter
How to Restore your Motorcycle by Mark Zimmerman
Italian Motorcycles, by Mick Walker
Japanese Motorcycles by Didier Ganneau and Francois-Marie Dumas
Legendary Motorcycles, by Basem Wasef
McQueen's Machines, by Matt Stone
Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis, by Keith Noakes
Museo Ducati by Chris Jonnum
MV Agusta Collection, Mecum Auctions
Racer: The Gary Nixon Story, by Joe Scalzo
Team Suzuki by Ray Battersby
The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours by Ian Fallon
The Legend of Harley-Davidson by Oluf F. Zierl and Dieter Rebmann
The Vincent in the Barn by Tom Cotter
Unusual Motorcycles, by Francois-Marie Dumas

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Sold my 1982 Suzuki GS1000SZ on Ebay -- It's heading to Ohio next week!
Sold my 1977 Yamaha XS650 on EBay for $2,100
Sold my 1972 Suzuki GT750 LeMans Water Buffalo
Sold my Yamaha TT500 -- $600
Sold my 1973 Harley Davidson -- Aermacchi SS350 Sprint on Ebay -- Waiting to ship to it's new home in Australia
Sold my 1961 Honda C100T Hunter Cub
Sold my 1979 Kawasaki KZ1000 A3 MKII for $1,800
Sold my 1973 Honda CB450
Sold my 1977 Kawasaki KE175
1971 Suzuki TC90 Trail Bike -- Sold it for $100
My 1965 Yamaha YJ1-- Sold for $50
1978 BMW R100T Cafe for Sale.... Not mine! You will need to contact the seller directly
My 1964 Honda C105 Super Cub Domestic Model has so...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

1957 Maserati Tipo L/125/T2 on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

1963 IWL Trole on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

1961 Gilera 175 GT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

1967 Vespa Sprint on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

1952 Whizzer Sportsman on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Rumi Scooter on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Friday, August 28, 2015

1971 Ducati 450 RT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

1946 LaRay Power Bike on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

1958 Norton Dominator on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

1972 Ossa Stiletto TT on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

1937 Indian Sport Scout Model 237 on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Vespa Ape Custom with Honda Goldwing motor on display at "The Meet" 2015 Vintage Motorcycle Festival -- Tacoma, Wa.

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