1965 The Book of Motorcycles, Trail Bikes & Scooters by Erik Arctander

Lots of photos, specs, old ads and more in this vintage 1965 book by Erik Arctander entitled, “The Book of Motorcycles, Trail Bikes & Scooters.” 112-Pages

Contents: Fun on Two Wheels; New Developments; Scooters 1965; Lightweight Motorcycles 1965; Mediumweight Motorcycles 1965; Heavyweight Motorcycles 1965; Trail Motorcycles 1965; Minibikes 1965; My 10,000 mile Trip to Alaska; Competing on two wheels; Competition Motorcycles 1965; Americans abroad; Breaking the speed records; World’s First Motorcycle; The Legacy of Pete Snell; What makes them go; Rubber on the road; Insuranc for two-wheelers; Accessories; Two-Wheel Manufacturers and Distributors; more

1965 The Book of Motorcycles, Trail Bikes & Scooters by Erik Arctander available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1974 Resonator published by Pabatco – Photos & Specs on the Hodaka 250!

September 1974 Issue of “Resonator” – published by Pabatco – Hodaka Happenings; Contents: Rat Racer takes 6 straight; Ellen Pahl beats powderpuffers; Dirt Cycle Double Test – Dirt Squirt and Super Combat; New Hodaka 250 – photos & specs; Hodaka Postcards; Phrustrated Photo Phest; more

1974 September Resonator – Hodaka, Pabatco 16-Page Booklet available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 350cc Motorcycle 6-Bike Comparison 18-Page Test / Specs

Six Bike 350 Comparison test in which we reveal the bikes that handle best, stop best, accelerate best, and most important, which ones are the easiest to live with. Motorcycles included: Kawasaki A-7 Avenger, Harley-Davidson Sprint SS, Bridgestone GTR, Suzuki T-350 Rebel, Yamaha R-5, Honda CB-350

A7 T350 R5 CB350

1970 350cc Six Bike Comparison Road Test 18-Page Article available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 Dick Mann makes it at Daytona

Cover: Dick Mann on his way to well-earned victory in Daytona 200-Mile AMA National Championship. Mann set record speed of 102.697 mph astride a 750cc Honda Four

Road Tests: Yamaha 250 Enduro Moto-Cross, Hodaka 100 Super Rat; Daytona; Big Six – fit a 110 hp Chevrolet Corvair Engine to a BMW; Mint 400; Moonwalker – customized Harley Sportster; Trials – perfecting your path-picking; Mini-Bike Corner – Teeni-Mini; Dutch Show; Tire Topics; So you want to be a motorcycle racer? – tips for beginners; more

1970 June Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 BSA 250 Starfire Road Test / Specs

Cover: A low-angle view of the high-performing BSA 250 Starfire

Road Tests: BSA 250 Starfire, Indian 100 Moto-cross; A look at InterAm -the soothsayer of motorcycling in the seventies; Ascot TT; Bolt-On Honda Mini-Trail Hop-Up; The Immortal Record – the story of a unique Moto Guzzi and a Franciscan monk, Luigi Cavanna; A look a motorcycling today; Custom in a box; Mini-Bike Corner; Goldstar Cowtrailer -yes Virginia there really is a Jim Hunter; more

1970 March Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 Harley-Davidson Leggero Road Test / Specs

Cover: A trio of scrambles riders at recent Hopetown Grand Prix

Road Tests: Harley-Davidson Leggero, Honda 350SL; Baja 1000; Tokyo Show; Eastern Enduros; A Sport is Born – European style hillclimbing offers potential as a new American motorcycle sport; New Suzukis; Suitcase Honda; Minibike Corner Taco Trail 100; Hopetown G.P. -whether you call it Hopetown or Corriganville its still So. Cal.’s classic Scrambles weekend event; more

350-SL SL-350 SL350

1970 February Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1971 Harley-Davidson Baja 100 Road Test & Specs

Cover: tense moment during the recent Inter-Am Moto-Cross at Pepperell, Massachusetts

Road Tests: Harley-Davidson Baja 100, Velocette Thruxton, Greeves Pathfinder; Gary Pohlman Custom Honda 450; 1971 Model Previews – BSA/Triumph/Suzuki; Baja 1000 – team of Phil Bowers & Mike Patrick; Mini-Bike Corner – Suzuki Trail Hopper; Bay Mare Moto-Cross; Journey thru Latin America; Hopetown G.P. – Preston Petty; more

1971 February Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1971 Honda SL-350 K1 Road Test & Specs

Cover: Ron Muir mounted on a 250cc Suzuki / Greenwood Raceway in Iowa

Road Tests: Honda SL-350 K1, Kawasaki Enduro 175E; Triumph Triple Tripper – latest creation from Triumph of Burbank; Evel Knievel -newest outperformer for Harley-Davidson; Christmas Buyers Guide; Cal Rayborn – World’s Fastest!; 45th ISDT; Moto-Cross – an expose; Brooklands -the story of a famous pre-war speed bowl; Custom Saddlebags; The Enduro Trail – Jack McLane holds point lead; Mini-Bike corner – clutches; more

SL350K1 SL50 175-E

1971 January Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1970 Honda Trail 90 Road Test & Specs

Road Tests: Honda Trail CT-90, Jawa ESO-500 DT; U.S. Motorcycle Registrations for 1969; Moto-Cross Pictorial; Harley-Davidson ’71; Mini-Bike Corner – San Tong’s SST Gemini; Baja Equipment; Historical: The Silverstone – the story of the Greeves Boy’s Racer; Build an accurate dyno for under $50; Your first ride – the power of positive thinking can play a big part in developing you into a first-class motorcyclist; Then Came Penwell – Roger Penwell, Columbus, Ohio; more

CT90 ESO500 500DT

1970 November Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1971 AJS 250 Moto-Cross Road Test / Specs

Cover: A sparkling view of the popular 175cc Kawasaki Enduro

Road Tests: AJS 250 Moto-Cross, Suzuki T250R; Isle of Man TT; Loudon; Most of Europe on Two Wheels; Motorcycle Touring and Camping; Matterhorn meet; Suspension History; Custom Show; Personality Profile: Mighty Mite (Miny Waln); Mini-Bike Corner; European Newsletter; more

T250-R T-250

1971 September Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 Vintage Suzuki Motorcycle Brochure

This is the year Suzuki takes on anybody. Anywhere. With a new 3-cylinder GT Series – GT380J Sebring, GT750J Le Mans, GT550J Indy. With 2 all-out motocross racers – TM250J Champion, TM400J Cyclone. With 8 off-street bikes – TS90J Honcho, TS50J Gaucho, TC125J Prospector, TS125J Duster, TS185J Sierra, TS250J Savage, TC90J Blazer, TS400J Apache. With 3 street machines – T500J Titan, T350J Rebel, T250J Hustler. With 2 special-purpose machines – RV90J Rover, MT50J Trailhopper.

GT380 GT-380 GT750 GT-750 GT550 GT-550 TM250 TM-250 TM400 TM-400 TS90 TS-90 TS50 TS-50 TC125 TC-125 TS125 TS-125 TS185 TS-185 TS250 TS-250 TC90 TC-90 TS400 TS-400 T500 T-500 T350 T-350 T250 T-250 RV90 RV-90 MT50 MT-50

1972 Vintage Suzuki Motorcycle 12-Page Brochure available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 750 Super Test: Suzuki GT-750 meets Kawasaki Mach IV – the comparison that shouldn’t be

GT750 SL175 175-E TS185-R TS-185 CT-2

Contents: Wet and Wild – 750 Super Test – Suzuki GT-750 meets Kawasaki Mach IV – the comparison that shouldn’t be; Ontario – race of the year; 175 Enduro Roundup – ride along on a comparison of the Benelli Enduro, Bultaco Lobito, Honda SL-175, Kawasaki 175E Enduro, Ossa Pioneer 175, Suzuki TS185R Sierra and Yamaha CT2 Enduro; The Fastest Men on Earth; The Bird and the Beast – Honda’s Hawk eight steps into the LSR ring with Harley’s Sledgehammer twin; New 1972 Models – BMW, Kawasaki, Suzuki; Customs: Honda Fours in color; more

1972 January Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



Full Scale 3D Printed Motorcycle from Inventor

Yes, new technology now makes it possible to print out actual 3D objects, tools, and more with intricate moving parts, & more. Amazing! Here is a motorcycle that was printed out. This one can be pushed and rolled around but is not strong enough to ride but the technology is not far off from doing that. I saw another video where they printed out a working crescent wrench that could actually be adjusted and used.



1972 Three-Way Triple test – Kawasaki’s 350, 500 and 750 three-cylinder bikes

Contents: Three-Way Triple test – Kawasaki’s 350, 500 and 750 three-cylinder bikes; Tests: Husqvarna 125 MX, Yamaha 360 RT2 MX; Color Cutaway – Fantastic Ducati OHC 750 V-Twin; Touring Tips; How to install double discs on Honda 500′s; Hop Up: Big-Bore Kits for Yamaha 250′s; California 1000 – first time road rally; Build a $9 oil cooer; Triumph Transmission tricks; Honda Trike – wild one from a kit; Not so Square Four; Well Done ’61 – H-D 74 chopper; No ordinary chopper – unusual 350 Honda; Minuscule Mini – scratch built Tinymite mini-bike from Carl Crouch; Rewinding alternators / generators; more

RT-2

1972 July Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Kawasaki available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 Moto Guzzi Eldorado 850 test & specs

Contents: Test: Moto Guzzi Eldorado 850; Lightweight Test: DKW 125 MX; Drag Bikes – what’s their future?; Profile: Trials Master Gordon Jackson; Color Action: Daytona Speedweek; Touring Tips part 3; Midnight Run – 55th annual Crotona Enduro; Mint 400; S.U. Carbs for Harley-Davidson; Rickman-Weslake 500 – immaculate custom; Two of the best Indian Restorations anywhere from Bob Stark; Hot Bike Nationals – first big meet of the year; more

1972 June Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Moto Guzzi available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 Honda Four-Valve 250 Single Engine – comprehensive tech and test

Cover: Honda’s first true dual-purpose bike is powered by this exotic OHC four-valve single-cylinder four-stroke torquer, and we do mean torquer…

Contents: Honda Four-Valve 250 Single – comprehensive tech and test; Lightweight Tests: Bultaco 125 Pursang, Indian 70 Mini SE-75 Super Enduro, Rokon 2-Wheel Drive Trail-Breaker; X-Rated Racer – Tony Murphy rides new Harley 750; Stuntmen ride real bombs – on location with J.N. Roberts and Alan Gibbs; Team Hansen – Nixon and du Hamel join the veteran tuner; History of the Square Four; How to replace your Yamaha fork seals; Paddle tires -a family invention that tames sand dunes; Honda for ’72; Ducati 750 – a technical impression of the big V-twin; more

SE75

1972 April Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 Harley-Davidson 74 Electra Glide – The Machine

Contents: Harley-Davidson 74 Electra Glide – The Machine; Lightweight Tests: Rickman 125 Metisse, Harley-Davidson Shortster Mini-Bike; Metal Treating Processes; Saddleback Caps Trans AMA Series; Europe’s off-road riding problems; Special Custom Section: Hollywood Six; Showroom Sportster; Flashback Four; Dean’s List Honda; Skill School – see what you can learn about trials; Bart Markel; more

1972 March Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1972 Triumph Trophy Road Test: Perfect All-Around Bike?

Contents: Triumph Trophy test – a touch of sanity amid the superbikes; Suzuki Rover Impression – fat-tired, funny looking and fun; Moto Guzzi 750 Sport first review; The Anatomy of a Honda Hawk, with color cutaway; Meet Mick Andrews; The racer that never raced – 1939 Supercharged Velocette Twin; Lightweight Tune-Up -you can do it!; The Pagan Special – TT-styled Triumph road racer; Rigid All The Way – stiffist Honda Four in town; Ariel Ballet – big singles can be customized too; Spitfire and Polish – Southern flavor in a BSA; Mikuni Magic; Barstow to Vegas; more

1972 February Motorcyclist Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue – Triumph available at www.DadsVintageAds.com



1965 Scooter Test – Ducati Portable

Being nuts about two-wheeled vehicles, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on the Ducati Portable Scooter. Though the model shown here is still in its development stages, we cannot resist displaying an overt amount of enthusiasm for it. It was designed primarily for the person needing highly portable (i.e., light, folding, and miniature) transportation of a temporary nature. We cannot recommend the Portable as a full-time proposition; it is little more than a mini-bike, but with slightly larger wheels…