Old Bikes in Creston

[dcarver]

2013 and the Clan Gathering is green lighted. Work, got time off. KrZy8, fit, lean and mean. Just like me.
and yes, this pix are out of order. Live with it!

But first, some bikes from a different generation.. All riders, all beautifully restored.


These bikes were in front of the Loading Chute, a local steak house in Creston, California.
Judging by one of the <gasp> roll charts</gasp> on the bikes, they were on a run from the Templeton, Ca area.




Elegantly simple.


A Pope.. Never heard of one before. Looks n i c e though..






A Yale. Always wanted one of them!
What's that again?


The seat looks original..


So fast it's doing 15 MPH while sitting still!

 

[John d]

Wow, very rare to see that many vintage bikes riding together that are that old. Was there a vintage rally nearby?

 

[lonerider]

Those are some real classics, thanks for sharing. If your travels ever bring you to Maggie Valley, NC, you can see a bunch more of those old timers at Wheels Through Time https://wheelsthroughtime.com/, including another old Pope:

 

[Auburn]

Don, very nice. Good to see they are being ridden and not trailer queens. I belong to the Tacoma Motorcycle club which was founded in 1910 (The earliest that we can find any written documentation on). Several of the members are 4th generation members and well into their 70's and 80's. They have have some very nice old machinery like those in your pictures.

TMC if the picture is still there it is one of our members that won a national vintage rally 3 or 4 years ago that went Coast to Coast on a 1915 HD. He was the only one that made the whole route without a breakdown.

Some of that old iron is really cool

 

[Mihalis fjr]

Wonderful bikes!!

Thanks for the sharing!!

 

[steveoreno]

Thanks for sharing, I too had never heard of a Pope motorcycle.

 

[Hudson]

Love that Matchless single.

Steve McQueen owned a Pope. This one:

 

[ahchiu]

Nice RR Don, Thanks for sharing