Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Motorcycle First Thursday–July 2015

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

Last week, was Motorcycle First Thursday in Minneapolis. My WR250R is back in riding condition again thanks to new tires and battery, so I took it down to the event.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

I expected it to be quite busy with the holiday weekend and beautifully warm weather. Most of the people I know had Friday, July 3rd off, so it was a nice night to be out.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

I met some new friends and some old ones walking around looking at the motorcycles.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

Quite a few people showed up, an as usual, there was a good mix of different kinds of motorcycles and people.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

This was one of the few sidecars I saw this month. A Suzuki G850GS. I was in nice shape. I wanted to ride it. There was also a Ural that showed up later in the evening.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

This Super Tenere looked a bit strange to me. Everything nice, new, and modern. Then it had an old leather case on the front.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A very colorful Suzuki rat bike. I like the upside down Suzuki name badge. There was also a preserved moth on the tachometer. The picture of the moth didn’t turn out.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A couple mopeds sporting American Flags.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

 

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A Benelli scooter

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A Wards Riverside scooter

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

An Allstate Compact scooter.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A cool BSA gas tank

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A dual engine Harley dragster.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A close up of the drive components. Looks complicated. There is a bottle of NOS just in the corner of the frame as well.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A V4 2-stroke Suzuki. I would have loved to hear this one fire up.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

An interesting trike with an inline 4 engine.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A Ducati with knobby tires. That isn’t something you see every day.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

A gas powered bicycle. I think the engine would come in handy going up some of the large hills around here.

Motorcycle First Thursday - July 2015

It was a good time as usual seeing all the motorcycles and chatting with lots of different people about bikes.

Which is your favorite from the photos above?

 

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4 comments:

  1. It would have to be the bicycle with the gas-assist setup. The knobby-tired Ducati would be a close second. In Dawson City this summer, there were multiple Harley's and one huge Victory with knobby tires.

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    1. the bicycle with the gas-assist looks like fun to ride. Knobby tires on non-dual sport bikes are always fun to look at. I've only seen one harley with knobby tires. It was a sportster with upgraded suspension.

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  2. A nice eclectic mix of bikes. Not sure that I have a favorite though, but they were pretty cool.

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