Rotary Power

it's the amazing Suzuki RE-5 with Wankel Rotary Power. the only Japanese bike to use rotaries was this one. it was 497cc and 62hp a decent performer and a real gas hog. perhaps a little too different for the bikers of the day they didn't sell enough of them to break even and so 1977 saw the last of the RE-5's. they were reliable and the engine was reputed to go at least 100,000 miles between overhauls if properly taken of. the top picture is of the latest model the 1976-77 A which had normal looking speedometer and gauges and tail light as well as single point ignition. the bottom picture is of the original 1975 model the M which had the toilet paper roll gauge set and tail light. i'd kinda like to have one. might make my Hondas jealous though.

Sunday Science Fiction

Sunday's a good day for fantasy and fiction. we start with a poster from 1964 showing a movie where women are turned into robots who enslave men. next in a 1940 "Argosy" someone is attacked by the dread Polypous. and finally a cover from "Startling Stories" and the cover of the novel "The Gods Hate Kansas" these from 1964.

old posters

here's some old posters showing French & Italian motorcycles of the past.
Gilera is 1949. the one with the truck and motorcycle is from 1941 and the oldest is from 1920. i added the bicycle and Beer one because motorcyclists love Beer and some of my friends ride bicycles. they mostly like Beer too.

Mr. W

He makes it hard for us, motorcyclists to ride in high speeds, as well...

Sometime and Somewhere in Europe

The left bike is 49-52 Victoria KR 25 Aero (247cc, 2stroke 9hp),
The right bike is 51-53 Adler M 200 (195cc, 2zyl. 2stroke, 9,3hp)
Both from Germany.
Via Wing nuts motorcycle club

Wing nuts MC blog has many awesome vintage motorcycle pictures. I like it, like it. Yes, I do.