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Vintage Vroom
money.cnn.com ^ | October 9, 2008: 9:10 AM ET | Owen Edwards

Posted on 10/13/2008 4:25:11 PM PDT by uglybiker

HALF MOON BAY, CALIF. --

It's midmorning of a cool May day on the California coast. Standing amid rolling fairways and tightly trimmed greens, entrepreneurs Jared and Brooke Zaugg are basking in the glory of their creation, not a golf tournament but a celebration of machinery. Today the Ocean Course links, wrapped around the Ritz-Carlton hotel at Half Moon Bay, are home to the third annual Legend of the Motorcycle Concours d'Elegance.

Undeterred by the overcast sky, fans stream across the 18th fairway to get a close look at hundreds of antique bikes that have been polished and primed by their owners, who include entrepreneurs, executives, and devil-be-damned bikers. By day's end more than 6,000 bike lovers, exhibitors, and collectors will show up, many arriving on their own vintage rides.

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TOPICS: History; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: bikeporn; motorcycle

1 posted on 10/13/2008 4:25:12 PM PDT by uglybiker
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To: martin_fierro

HOOLIGAN PING!


2 posted on 10/13/2008 4:25:58 PM PDT by uglybiker (1f u c4n r34d th1s u r34lly n33d 2 g3t l41d)
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To: uglybiker

California antiques dealer Vince Martinico with his unrestored 1908 Torpedo Tank from the Indian factory, complete with original spark plugs.

awesome looking indian!

3 posted on 10/13/2008 4:33:03 PM PDT by robomatik ((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
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To: uglybiker
Dad on his 1946 Chief.


4 posted on 10/13/2008 5:16:10 PM PDT by Daffynition (The most terrifying words in the English langauge are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.)
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To: 230FMJ; 68 grunt; absolootezer0; AdamSelene235; AJMaXx; angry elephant; arbooz; archy; ...

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5 posted on 10/13/2008 6:10:32 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Daffynition

please tell me that really IS your father!


6 posted on 10/13/2008 9:08:26 PM PDT by norton
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To: uglybiker

i miss my vintage bikes most days. but i’m glad that i can get on my new bike anytime, hit the starter and it’ll fire right up every time.
i’m still hoping to finish restoration of my W2TT one of these days though.


7 posted on 10/14/2008 4:13:56 AM PDT by absolootezer0 ( Detroit: we're so bad, even our mayor is a criminal)
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To: uglybiker

I wuz hoping this would be a Chevy thread!!!


8 posted on 10/14/2008 4:15:58 AM PDT by djf (No milk on the shelves = blood in the streets. So what do we do? Send more money to the bankers!)
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To: martin_fierro

Wonder how many of these get ridden? IMHO, if it ain’t rode, it just a piece of art collecting dust.


9 posted on 10/14/2008 6:24:34 AM PDT by wizr (He lives in every heart!! Don't turn away. Just listen.)
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To: martin_fierro; uglybiker

I subscribe Motorcycle Classics which a great publication, their motto is: Ride ‘Em, Don’t Hide ‘Em!

http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/


10 posted on 10/14/2008 10:07:59 AM PDT by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: uglybiker
It's midmorning of a cool May day on the California coast.

It's not a miserable rainy November morning in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, so it'll have to take second place.

11 posted on 10/17/2008 10:57:48 AM PDT by archy (Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno. [from Virgil's *Aeneid*.])
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