Old School

 So, while modifying my Super Glide, running through my head has been
the memory of an old magazine project bike that I dimly recalled from
my early years of riding, circa 1978~1982.

I remembered it as "Project Rational Harley" or something, and I
recall that the magazine basically removed many of the styling cues
that "personified" a Harley back then (and still do, for that matter)
and made it more of a "standard" motorcycle; perhaps even a
prototypical "Universal American Motorcycle" to counter the then-
prevailing UJM standard.

Anyway, it made enough of an impression on me that it stayed with me
for 30 years.   Today I went looking to find it, and, surprisingly,
hit upon it right away; it's called "Highway 61" and was featured as
the cover bike in the November 1979 issue of Cycle Guide magazine:

http://www.vintagecycleprints.com/backissues/cycleguide/7911cg.jpg

I certainly don't like it as much now as I did back then, but I still
find it intriguing.

Your thoughts?

 

God, that's nice.

Tank looks exactly like an old Yamaha SR500 item.


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 On Sep 30, 2:17 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:

iirc, it's from a Yamaha XS650 Special, the cruiser-esque version of
the Yamaha XS650 standard; i.e.:

http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/1979-XS650F.jpg

 

Blimey. I wasn't far wrong, then.


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 tomorrow@erols.com wrote:

I like it.  It does look somewhat like a 'UJM' but to my eyes it's
much more appealing than the cruiser-slanted styling that most Harleys
favor.  The one Harley I really like the looks of straight off the
showroom floor is the XR1200 in orange and black.