hobbies!?

[imirsh1]

About 15 years ago I started restoring vintage MX bikes as a hobby. When Ebay came out I started listing them on there and was able to make a small fortune from the bikes I had already done. It kind of turned into a side business for me. I only do bikes now for collectors. They actually consign me to do a bike for them. Anyhow here is my latest bike (1974 MR50) that will be shipped to Michigian next week. It is almost done just need to set the points and install the front brake cable. It is amazing that guys my age are buying these, I guess to buy back their childhood.

 

[MMD]

Beautiful - looks brand new! :thumbsup

 

[imirsh1]

Basically it is. I also have the little tags that hang from the handlebars that the dealers used to put on the bikes. The buyers really dig that.

 

[RiverDave]

That was my very 1st motorcycle!! I got one when I was 3 - 4 years old..

If you don't mind me asking, about how much does a restored MR 50 go for? (please pm me price to buy back my youth)

RD

 

[kgt]

Oh crap...i remember those..i rode my friends lots of times, i love older bikes. my first bike was a keystone mini bike, pull start. then a 1977 yamaha gt 80(in 78) loved that bike i remember me and dad going to the bike shop to buy it, good times...and the list goes on...

Super nice job on the honda its perfect!!..

 

[74 HOWARD 21RC]

Nice!

 

[Robyn]

i still have my first 1975 honda xr 75 it doesnt look that good but its still runs and is rideable

 

[bonesfab]

Thats way cool.. The warning sticker on the tank is kinda funny.. Only three lines.. This day and age it would stretch all the way down the tank..

 

[icecreaman]

I had an XR 75 when I was a kid. I restored a 1974 XR 75 for my son when he turned 5, He'll be 21 in a month. I still have that bike.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

Very nice MR50 Here's my 78' XR

 

[mbrown2]

Very nice MR50 Here's my 78' XR

Very nice....

 

[Maw]

Imrish1, where are you located?

Thanks, Mark

 

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About 15 years ago I started restoring vintage MX bikes as a hobby. When Ebay came out I started listing them on there and was able to make a small fortune from the bikes I had already done. It kind of turned into a side business for me. I only do bikes now for collectors. They actually consign me to do a bike for them. Anyhow here is my latest bike (1974 MR50) that will be shipped to Michigian next week. It is almost done just need to set the points and install the front brake cable. It is amazing that guys my age are buying these, I guess to buy back their childhood.

No way! That was my first bike! I've been looking for one for years :thumbsup
I had sweet gear back then! Country bumpkin

 

[imirsh1]

Imrish1, where are you located?

Thanks, Mark

Im in Mission Viejo.

 

[imirsh1]

No way! That was my first bike! I've been looking for one for years :thumbsup
I had sweet gear back then! Country bumpkin

Awesome pic. It was actually my first bike too.

 

[YoPengo]

Very cool. :thumbsup

 

[LV R SCHIADA'S]

Nice work, would love to have an all original 1973 & 1974 XR75, They were my first two race bikes

 

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[video=youtube;J8nJvgSlSiM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8nJvgSlSiM[/video]

 

[Duffster]

I'm currently in the process of restoring and building my original 74 XR75 K1 in to a mini racer. Getting close to being competed.

 

[Dan Lorenze]

I'm currently in the process of restoring and building my original 74 XR75 K1 in to a mini racer. Getting close to being competed.

Post some pics.

My brother has a sick 74 xr75 too


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[flyingcolors]

got a 69 Yamaha DT1 I'D like to put back together. Been a part about 35
years. Will not be collector quality, but still nice.

 

[Duffster]

Post some pics.

My brother has a sick 74 xr75 too


Here you go

 

[obnoxious001]

got a 69 Yamaha DT1 I'D like to put back together. Been a part about 35
years. Will not be collector quality, but still nice.

I have a friend in Monrovia who has an old Harley all in boxes and pieces in his garage rafters,, so his wife doesn't know about it!

 

[WTRR]

I've got my 78 Norton 750 Commando that I've had since new. I'm planning on retiring in about a year and one of the first things I'm gonna start on is restoring that bike...Wish I still had my 250 Elsinore.

 

[rampgirlll]

How cool is that!! Love honda z 50's

 

[LakeTrash]

Great resto work.

Thanks River for that video.

Steve McQueen doing it in the desert. Don't you know the studio people had a cow every time he went out. Wish I had been one of the guys on the ride.

Finished my 72 CZ400 and working on my 78 RM 125.

LT

 

[lakemadness]

I've got my 78 Norton 750 Commando that I've had since new. I'm planning on retiring in about a year and one of the first things I'm gonna start on is restoring that bike...Wish I still had my 250 Elsinore.

Ahhh, thats going to be a cool project man. Have fun and post some pics or a build thread when you dig into it.

 

[H20-ski]

Here's my hobbie.
It's not an oldie but a goodie.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I would love to get ahold of a XR 75, charcoal gray with two red stripes on the tank. So many memories on that bike, and more than one trip to the ER.

 

[Soldout]

I would love to get ahold of a XR 75, charcoal gray with two red stripes on the tank. So many memories on that bike, and more than one trip to the ER.

I had one back in the day. Lots of fun and pain. I rode the shit out of it and traded it for a.nintendo when they came out.

 

[havasuhusker]

Cool!!! :thumbsup

 

[Duffster]

Here's my 74 Honda XR75 almost completed.

[video=youtube;qUzACMlg8dw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUzACMlg8dw&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]

 

[Dan Lorenze]

Here's my 74 Honda XR75 almost completed.

Honda XR75 - YouTube

Great job, that is really nice!


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[Sharp Shooter]

Here's my 74 Honda XR75 almost completed.

Looks and sounds brand new!!! Great job!!:thumbsup

 

[mjc]

I sold my running but unrestored MR50 to a guy that worked at Walt's for $550 about 7 years ago. wish i still had it.

 

[imirsh1]

Here's my 74 Honda XR75 almost completed.

Honda XR75 - YouTube

Wow. That thing is looking good! Who do you have doing the paint on your tank?