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What is the rarest bike you have ever owned/seen?


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I have no clue what year but some guy I bought some stuff from in Germantown had one of these along with a vespa

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I'm not an old-bike guy, nor a BMW guy, but theres a place called Scooter Source near me, and he had one of these in the shop. I think he later had it on consignment for the owner (trying to sell it). It has/ had a sidecar. Absolutely beautifully restored. I'm not a good collector, worrying about scratches, mileage on the clock, etc.

Edit: Whoops. Not as old. $3500?? Hmmmm. Maybe I can become a collector... Nothing about a sidecar, though. Probably for the best. I'd forget about it, and ride with the passenger across the yellow line. Whats that old joke? "When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather did. Not screaming like the rest of the people in his car"?

http://scootersourceinc.com/?paged=2

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That's def'ly a 60's, prolly 67-69 'Slash 2'.

I used to be big into the /5's. By no means rare, this was my '71:

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I've not owned anything I consider 'rare', but all of my bikes seem(ed) to be a bit more uncommon to come across on the road...

Earlier Hinckley Speed Triple (carburated):

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aprilia V4 (V2 Tuono and V2 Mille):

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^^^ Thats a sweet looking ride - I like rare bikes, makes ownership that much more proud.

My last bike was a '97 YZF1000R ( U.S. daddy to R1 ) and for the 6 years I had it, only knew of 3 others this side of Ohio.

Gorgeous bike with timeless look, stripped it of all badges and most guys swore it looked alot newer than it was - it was almost as big as my ZX14 and a comfy ride for its class. Bike of the year in '97 and after seeing it new then, had to have one.

Rare bikes aren't all their cacked up to be when you need parts though;) Most parts needed shipped in from UK - they made this bike up through '03 I believe - it was way popular overseas.

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