Some vintage stuff I saw at the local shop today

Oh my. Gasp and swoon!!! Fugg me.

For sale as the owner unfortunately passed away from a bicycle accident recently.

That Elsie tank looks right! The Penton is a beauty and that 748R.....hnnnnnnggggg. I hardly ever rode my 916 20 years ago but damn it sure was a sweet bike. Love the Ducati’s

newmann wrote:

That Elsie tank looks right! The Penton is a beauty and that 748R.....hnnnnnnggggg. I hardly ever rode my 916 20 years ago but damn it sure was a sweet bike. Love the Ducati’s

So you buying the Elsie and Hare Scrambler? Just trying to evaluate.
Love the NE shops as Snoops and Hogans.

I got forearm pump just thinking about trying to pull the clutch in on those things...

OEM clutch cable from a single-cam Honda CB750 was the hot setup to ease the clutch pull on the Penton/KTM. Worked great on my MC5 but juuuuuust barely fit, actually had to stretch a little before the action was right.

Sully wrote:

I got forearm pump just thinking about trying to pull the clutch in on those things...

Did you ever live in the Chicago US area?

newmann wrote:

That Elsie tank looks right! The Penton is a beauty and that 748R.....hnnnnnnggggg. I hardly ever rode my 916 20 years ago but damn it sure was a sweet bike. Love the Ducati’s

ktmfun219 wrote:

So you buying the Elsie and Hare Scrambler? Just trying to evaluate.
Love the NE shops as Snoops and Hogans.

Oh no, just put a check in the mail for a super trick 79 and 80 CR250.... I’m weak!

newmann wrote:

That Elsie tank looks right! The Penton is a beauty and that 748R.....hnnnnnnggggg. I hardly ever rode my 916 20 years ago but damn it sure was a sweet bike. Love the Ducati’s

Only one mile on the Duc. Came that way out of the crate and never ridden.

Sully wrote:

I got forearm pump just thinking about trying to pull the clutch in on those things...

ktmfun219 wrote:

Did you ever live in the Chicago US area?

Nope. I spent 2 months locked up at Great Lakes for Navy Boot Camp, but never got to leave the base until I flew to Pensacola for photo school.

Not for sale, RIP Tim O. You were a good dude.

mad300exc wrote:

Not for sale, RIP Tim O. You were a good dude.

Got that right Mike. He sure was. I see they have a 1986 CR500 for sale. No where near as clean.

The 125 Elsinore and the Penton are on Craigslist RI now. Guess Terry wants to sell.

https://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/d/hope-1974-penton-250/6862794921.html

https://providence.craigslist.org/mcy/d/hope-1974-honda-elsinore/6862789512.html

Love those yellow 250 Penton/KTMs