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Old 06-24-2013, 03:30 PM
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There are plenty of motorcycles out there rotting away in junkyards, fields, in the woods or the desert...so post up the pics!!

Condition is irrelevant - barely there or 100% complete.

They don't have to be yours - if you find 'em online...post 'em up!

Please share any stories, rescues, details, and/or locations that you can.

If you have a build thread for a bike that you've saved, post up a link instead of using this thread for your build-up.

If you know where an old, crusty bike is sitting, please snap a photo of it when you can and post it here.

I think these kind of pictures often make for better wallpapers than the blinging new ones so feel free to save any of them that you want!

Feel free to post up ANY type of motocycle/scooter that fits the bill.

Here is a link to a similiar Jeep thread I started a few years ago, which now has nearly 5,000 posts:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f59/a...g-away-907875/

Here are a few pictures to get us started:



















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It looks like a lot of scrap metal.
 
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DNA of many good years .Sure don't want to go back to the old Vespas. The new ones run over 100 MPH an hour.
 
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Thanks for taking the time to post these; they're awesome...
 
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Some really cool pics..Thanks!!
 
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Originally Posted by SKT
Pic reminds me of an ad that Harley ran, back in the 80’s I think. Some here may remember it. The caption under it read something like,

"Do you see a Harley Davidson in this picture? Of course not."
 

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