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year and the rain did manage to keep the sissies at home which is fine by me heres some pics a couple of well sorted riders the tigress was really the same scoot as the bsa sunbeam 250 twin 4 stroke al hartmans beautiful 1938 speed twin perfection ohio valley bsa guys raffle off one motorcycle a year this victor looks mighty nice a handsome bobber based on a 70 bonnie shaggy riding his trophy bird original paint next year the rally will receive a new name the national triumph gathering or something along those lines the promoters are gearing up to make this a bigger event and a more enjoyable event last year the location moved from white rose to oley triumph officially came home a new location a new name and a brighter future posted by matt at 4 57 pm 448 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday may 3 2013 the quail 2013 motorcycle gathering preview where has time gone 2013 has been a busy year and low and behold i haven t updated this blog in over 2 months good things are worth the wait i suppose here s a quick sneak preview of tomorrows events at the quail in carmel california which i ll be covering extensively posted by matt at 10 15 pm 177 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday february 3 2013 event 2 2 13 the broom factory baltimore md celebrating ossa motorcycles presentation is everything at least in my opinion mike sla te scott rosenberg jimmy foster curators of the permanent and semi private installation of classic motorcycles at the broom factory takes presentation to the next level the backdrop of early 20th century industrial architecture with modern renovations and amenities provide a brilliant juxtaposition for the later 20th century motorcycles contained within so how did this massive 4 story factory become the ultimate clubhouse for a few older boys with an impressive interest in classic motorcycles quite simply t he building has been in scott rosenbergs family for over 100 years and yes they did make their fortune in the broom manufacturing business in 1989 the atlantic southwestern broom company shut it s doors for the final time but fortunately someone had the insight to see the value in the buildings architecture and history and recognized the potential in commercial real estate street level spaces have been rented by retailers while upstairs suites house offices photo studio casting agency and yes motorcycles lots of them for the past three years the three men have been generous enough to hold an open house for friends and friends of friends to view the collection and celebrate some of the great brands from the glory days of racing this year the featured marquee was ossa motorcycles but included a number of penton s bultaco s as well as a few triumph and bsa scramblers from the late 60 s and early 70 s the hosts at the broom factory had exceptional design on their posters and signage the spanish ossa brand was first launched in 1924 and was originally known as orpheo sincronic sociedad anónima o s s a their leading product being movie projectors after wwii the focus on inexpensive lightweight transportation in the form of two stroke motorcycles became the companies leading product by the 1960 s the sports of observed trials motocross and enduro racing saw an increased demand for lightweight powerful competition bikes and ossa became a leading exporter to europe and the united states as the british motorcycle empire was waining in the 70 s the european invasion was booming 60 s stars like dick mann became involved with the spanish label with a mann signature model to follow the yankee motorcycle company united states made a twin cylinder ossa based 500cc monster in 1972 also with the help of frame designer dick mann watch the iconic bruce brown documentary on any sunday and count the ossa s bultaco s maico s pentons and husky s they dominated the burgeoning off road competition but fell short as the japanese market made lighter faster and cheaper bikes in the later part of the decade by the early 80 s ossa went bankrupt the original stairwell the workers would ve used on their way to the production floor the dangerously powerful twin cylinder 500c yankee 1 of 750 produced broom factory s key men scott rosenberg mike sla te and jimmy foster cut their teeth racing during this exciting era for motorcycles so it s no wonder they want to preserve the history and the legacy with their impressive collection of bikes riding gear trophy s and memorabilia the show room on the third floor trumps anything a dealer would have put together rubberized wood chips cover the floor bikes highlighted by strategic lighting signed photographs adorn the walls trophies jerseys helmets and everything involved with the european pillaging of the us dirt track scene of the 70 s a virtual two stroke valhalla tidy triumph bonneville street tracker complete with bates seat and headlight and cerianni forks cheyney framed round barrel bsa victor 441cc the dying days of british off roaders greeves maico the 70 s are long gone and with it so are the great names like ossa motorcycles well not entirely ossa was relaunched in 2010 with a focus on observed trial riding penton motorcycles eventually became known as ktm another dominant force in dirt track and dual purpose motor sports to this day the broom factory may not be producing sweeping devices but the commitment to preservation of not only the building but the contents inside is quite remarkable being a product of the 70 s myself the disco era of dirt bikes never seemed vintage to me i guess because admitting this era is vintage might mean that i am getting older but i digress witnessing the evolution of anything over the course of 30 some years it s sometimes difficult to see the change happen because it s so slow and gradual this weekend i was presented with a comprehensive look at the golden era of off road two strokes and it looked beautiful posted by matt at 2 07 pm 96 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday january 27 2013 shop stop geiger works philadelphia pa theres just something about walking into a warehouse for the very first time and having your vision clogged up with the site of old bikes floor to ceiling it s a lot to take in and more questions are raised then answered where did all this stuff come from who owned these what are the stories behind each and every item it s a very romantic notion i know but i m a hopeless romantic at heart what can i say john geiger s romance with italian motor scooters started over 20 years ago and like me he s a polygamist with his machines an ex girlfriend turned him onto vespa s and while she faded out of the picture the relationship with scooters grew from an infatuation to a way of life it s not often that someone can earn a living working on the things one loves but it s even rarer to be able to have such a tight focus on one particular machine such as old vespas and lambretta s and still earn a living as a side story i first got my 74 vespa in the late 90 s i loved the styling of the scooters and i loved the folklore of mods riding through london in the early 60 s i found my vespa resting in a barn in western mass with a seized engine and a heavy blanket of dust and splattered paint though it was rough it was complete and the price was right free i had owned two motorcycles prior to this a 70 s honda xr75 as a kid and later a triumph tr25 both of which came to me in running order finding a machine in need of love and a whole lot of sorting out was a whole new experience for me with the help of my father who was building a triton cafe racer at the time perfect irony see mods vs rockers we got the piston unstuck from the cylinder and had the scooter running in a few hours for the next month i tracked down tires fuel line petcock and carburetor parts all while doing my best to clean and restore the vespa s appearance working on that machine gave me a sense of ownership understanding and love that i never experienced with a motorcycle before i also had one of the best bonding moments with my father that i can ever recall this moment carried forward and i still love rescuing beaten bikes to this day it just makes it so much more special over the years my vespa served me well but wear and tear on the engine began to set in and i knew it needed an overhaul complete with boring honing and rewiring if you ve ever wired a vespa than i don t have to tell you about fishing wires through the pressed steel frame the bike eventually went into the corner of my garage and began to gather dust after many failed attempts to breathe new life into the old girl i threw my hands up and took her down to geiger works in the kensington section of philsdelphia jon is one of those guys who loves riding small displacement vehicles on journeys that some would think twice about even on a large motorcycle he builds his engines to be fast and reliable so when the need to ride 500 miles on a scooter arrises he s ready i met jon at a motorcycle rally a few novembers ago up near reading pa he was on his p200 all the way from philly a 120 mile round trip on an icy day i knew he was the man to take on my engine s reconditioning when i went down to his shop to drop off my bike i was pleased to see he was an even bigger hoarder than i am scooters and motorcycles covering every inch of floorspace and stacked to the ceiling on large industrial shelves an old lathe sat on a crate in one corner i found that in the trash jon boasted to me i couldn t let it get scrapped i could certainly relate jon started working on scooters like anyone else he found an old vespa that needed work so he took it apart though that bike is still apart and up on a shelf the passion for mechanics definite y stuck because soon jon was working as a mechanic for philadelphia vespa as scooters gained popularity jon and his crew of avid riders became the centerpiece for scooter rallies and events after leaving hostile city scooter club because too many new plastic scooters were showing up jon helped co found the rabble rousers a hardcore group of vintage scooter riding beer swilling hooligans from the city of brotherly love again i could relate to the passion of keeping it all vintage i was in the right spot i talked to jon for a few hours from bikes machining tools to punk rock turns out we both had a fondness for the bad brains and we both were at many of the same shows throughout our days i can t recommend jon geiger enough for reviving your old two stroke he s a nice honest guy with a solid reputation i ve seen pictures of his work on his site but more importantly i ve seen his scooters in action and they re usually a long way from home john geiger 2013 there are absolutely no shortage of parts here like two lost souls one consoling the other posted by matt at 4 04 pm 68 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday january 20 2013 2013 york amca swapmeet for those of us living in north east winter is long riding is for the brave and foolish at least until the trees start to bud again so the january indoor swap meet in york pennsylvania is a beacon of light when the nights are longer than the days this particular weekend was jammed packed with events including james hammerheads nyc launch party for his custom v7 guzzi the international motorcycle show at the javits center but after the vegas auction last weekend i decided to stick close to home and possibly spend lots of money which is not hard to do if you re like me last year i had a ton of crap to sell but after unloading a lot of the british spares i had on my friend over at quaker city motorworks this past fall i really had a burning need to acquire versus purge i have to say i m proud of myself that i didn t pick up any more projects i did score a 5 speed transmission for my future triton build and a few cool t shirts including one from my friends over at urban cycle works and another from the gary nixon estate that was sold by number nine s close pal bob sholly i ve covered this swap for a number of years so i have nothing much to add so here s a few pictures which i figure are at least worth a thousand words posted by matt at 5 08 pm 50 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday january 12 2013 bonhams 2013 las vegas motorcycle auction las vegas is the playground for those who like to drink hard and place bets neither of which are a part of my life anymore so why am i here well for the avid vintage bike collector and for the record i barely call myself more than a small time scavenger the new year kicks off in the city of sin with a double header of auction powerhouses bonhams and mid america auctions albeit last years party was crashed by rm auctions america leading to one of the strongest buyers market i ve ever witnessed but thats a story for another time the rs225 kompressor this year bonhms featured several highly hyped bmw rennsports including an rs255 fitted with a factory super charger or kompressor like the one ridden to the iom tt victory in 1939 by georg meier while the rennsport offered by bohnams was not the bike which was piloted by the first non brit tt winner the factory components used to assemble this machine are original and quite simply unobtainable prices were speculated to hit the half million dollar mark and fell short by only twenty grand three other rennsports were offered as well as other notable bikes with race history including an original 1970 rob north framed bsa rocket iii which failed to meet reserve of six figures and a 1960 matchless g 50 that was just shy of 60k apparently those with money are still spending it on necessities like collectable motorcycles matchless g50 rob north framed bsa rocket iii now no way am i in the league with aforementioned buyers but i do get a kick out of seeing how the other half lives the 1952 vincent black shadow that brought a hefty 134 800 is not on my current want list or even dream list possibly beyond my wildest dream list but for now i like going to high ticket sales to get good stories and meet good people so who are the people that go to an event like bonhams or mma everyone who loves 2 wheels museum curators to garage dwellers race team owners and former pro racers to privateers who look back on their track days as the best times of their lives yes there are jerks who buy that old ass board tracker for their office to impress their buddies but there are also the common guys who built restored and traded their way up from humble beginnings you don t need deep pockets to get a kick out of the auctions especially if you re open minded and enjoy meeting people of all backgrounds ok i love judging people whom i don t know so i guess there s that too like the aforementioned asshole who just wants office status yeah that guy for me it s 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