Visited with an old Friend.......................

[Firehawk068]

Went over to the west side of Denver after work, to make an appearance at "Old Bike Night" at GB-Fish n Chips......

Chatted with an old Friend for awhile, since when I arrived, He and I were the only ones there..........
We talked about his recent hunting trip, about the upcoming movie "On Any Sunday-The Next Chapter", about the new Kawasaki H2, about Bonneville, and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and electric/hybrid technology in racing applications(2 and 4 wheel)..............
I always enjoy listening to, and sharing stories/knowledge with him...........


By the way, Lee Carkenord says "Hi Everyone"

While we conversed, more and more bikes rolled in.......................including this gorgeous CBX
I've always wanted one of those...............




Some more vintage Honda examples...............





Including this Trail 90........................




A few Yamaha products...............



Lee's FJ still looks good considering the age and mileage (well over 200,000 miles)
Must be the quality maintenance he provides..........................



A fine young lady showed up on this FZ-600



Some BMWs and Ducati.......................





A Hodaka!



And even a Whizzer!




Since the weather was nice today, it ended up being a pretty decent turnout..................



Of course..................I also show up for the food  

[Capn Ron]

Alan!

Excellent report!  How often does this "Old Bike Night happen?  Looks to be great fun and some good vintage bikes to ogle.  My first girlfriend had a Honda Trail 90...That just brought back some great memories!   

[Firehawk068]

Alan!

Excellent report!  How often does this "Old Bike Night happen?  Looks to be great fun and some good vintage bikes to ogle.  My first girlfriend had a Honda Trail 90...That just brought back some great memories!   

Always happens on the 1st Thursday of every month.............................I don't imagine the next 3 will have very good attendance, but you never know.........We could have a very mild winter this year.

[fj1289]

Awesome!  Wish I could've made it - especially since I can ally got the bike running reliably for the first time since the Bonneville rainout.  Just got home from a team banquet for the tall child which was directly after a parent teacher conference for the short child.  At least they both went well 

Is Lee going to make the On Any Sunday showing?

[TexasDave]

Great post. Love good looking old bikes. Maybe because that's what I grew up riding. Can't stand the look of the new ones with the seat and tail higher than the tank. Your friend looks more like my Hardly buddies. Looking like that he has to own a Hardly but he still has the good taste for an FJ. In the correct colors too!     Dave

[X-Ray]

200 000 miles  That is unreal. Just goes to show how a little maintenance and TLC will keep these bikes going forever.

[ribbert]

Funny you should pick this out as a classic, they are the biggest selling motorbike in Australia and the most common two wheel sight on our roads. The postal service uses them all over the country and are universally known as "Postie bikes"

Many events are staged around them from racing to long distance charity rides. I've got one powering a scale car, they are indestructable. Funnily enough, they recently went fuel injected and have been nothing but trouble, long live the carby.

Noel

[Firehawk068]

Great post. Love good looking old bikes. Maybe because that's what I grew up riding. Can't stand the look of the new ones with the seat and tail higher than the tank. Your friend looks more like my Hardly buddies. Looking like that he has to own a Hardly but he still has the good taste for an FJ. In the correct colors too!     Dave

Lee's look is "Mountain Man", not "Harley Rider"
Trust me, he is FJ through and through.....................................He has been an owner since the beginning...........Probably just as long as Pat.
(Not sure who might have bought theirs first  )
I am not certain, but I don't believe he has ever owned a Harley.................although he does associate with Harley owners from time to time...........and he rides to Sturgis every year (He rides his FJ and camps there)
He is an avid hunter, and I believe he used to race dirt bikes......................

Anyway, there are a few members on here that know him, and wanted to let them know that Lee still exists......

[Firehawk068]

Funny you should pick this out as a classic, they are the biggest selling motorbike in Australia and the most common two wheel sight on our roads. The postal service uses them all over the country and are universally known as "Postie bikes"



Many events are staged around them from racing to long distance charity rides. I've got one powering a scale car, they are indestructable. Funnily enough, they recently went fuel injected and have been nothing but trouble, long live the carby.

Noel

This one was 1977 vintage.......................and you just don't see alot of them in the states..............

[Burns]

Wow what a wonderful collection of old iron.  I'd put that meet in the Chamber of Commerce Denver promo's.

Was that 200,000 mi FJ still on its first motor? 

[Firehawk068]

Wow what a wonderful collection of old iron.  I'd put that meet in the Chamber of Commerce Denver promo's.

Was that 200,000 mi FJ still on its first motor? 

Not only is Lee's FJ on it's original engine...................He is on the original clutch!
I'm pretty sure everything is still original except for brakes and tires........................and I think he had one of his original cans rust through, so he sourced a used stock one from someone...................
Pat supplied him with some stainless braided brake lines also. 

He keeps exceptional maintenance on it, and keeps even better record of his ownership/maintenance...................

[FJscott]

Awesome report Alan

what a diverse showing of Bikes for a local event, waaaay cool.
that Hodaka, was it a Wombat?

Scott

[Pat Conlon]

Thanks for the report Alan. What a cool gathering! Great pictures.

...and yes, Lee is a special guy. I think he is close to the 300k mile mark of his '84. Over the years I have learned *a lot* from him.

I do wish he would visit here... I miss him.

[rlucas]

It's great to see Lee's still around. He's one of the guys I met at my very first FJ Rally. I've always said, "When I grow up, I wanna be just like Lee."

[Burns]

Awesome report Alan

what a diverse showing of Bikes for a local event, waaaay cool.
that Hodaka, was it a Wombat?

Scott

pretty sure that's an Ace 100