15 COOL VINTAGE Motorcycles

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  • čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
  • The first motorcycles were developed in the late 1800's, and had primitive and dangerous designs. But since then, motorcycle technology has certainly come a long way. Today, motorcycles are the preferred mode of transportation for millions of people all over the world. It's time to pay homage to the old school. Here are 15 incredible vintage motorcycles.
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  • @Yarblocosifilitico
    @Yarblocosifilitico Před 3 lety +33

    as per usual, the thumbnail is NOT part of the list...

  • @bigcity2085
    @bigcity2085 Před 2 lety +20

    The pictures of Mcqueen show him on a Triumph....the 68 t120 bonneville being MY favorite bike of all time.

    • @ojaym9769
      @ojaym9769 Před 2 lety +2

      Owned a few, may get another.

    • @chucklucas8747
      @chucklucas8747 Před 2 lety

      McQueen did own a Indian it was bought by pawn shop

    • @onazram1
      @onazram1 Před 2 lety +1

      I had a 1973 750 Bonneville, great bike....

    • @notwocdivad
      @notwocdivad Před 2 lety +4

      Funny, Steve's fav bike was the Excelsior but he must not have been able to find a photo of him riding it? Hmmm

    • @G58
      @G58 Před 2 lety +1

      @@notwocdivad Did you hear the nonsense at the end?
      “Whilst McQueen owning a Super X helped with sales…” WHAT?
      Whoever wrote this script needs to be spoken with in stern language. Utterly ridiculous.

  • @F_L_U_X
    @F_L_U_X Před 3 lety +14

    The Indian Chief looks like the best out of these bikes in terms of comfort and speed.

  • @sumatralex250
    @sumatralex250 Před 3 lety +2

    What vintage needs to be ones most adaptive to a variety of needs or trends in a bid to remain its presence in any public archive. Products remind of the good old days could be on the top of technology once meeting benchmarks related to the environment.

  • @kirkdavis3929
    @kirkdavis3929 Před 2 lety +4

    Can't believe you didn't feature the HARLEY Davidson Aermachii SS 250s of 67-69 as they DOMINATED the World Grand Prix circuits..

  • @cherylpurdue888
    @cherylpurdue888 Před rokem

    I loved looking at these old motorbikes,they have come a long way😊🏍

  • @andrejlvov3236
    @andrejlvov3236 Před 3 lety +3

    Interesting. I learned a little bit about vintage motorcycles.

    • @G58
      @G58 Před 2 lety +1

      I hope not. The guy has no idea what he’s talking about.

  • @phillipmcdonnell9756
    @phillipmcdonnell9756 Před 2 lety

    absolutely brilliant thank you for posting this

  • @dandaniels851
    @dandaniels851 Před 2 lety +2

    I had a couple of these bikes but my question is, Where the hell was the bike in the thumbnail that made me watch this whole bloody video???

  • @BeePee66
    @BeePee66 Před 2 lety +7

    Notable bikes missing from your list are the Scott (there was 1 in the background of one of the videos). The classic was the 1927 Scott Flying Squirrel, which was the road version of the 1926 Isle of Man race winner. The Suzuki RE5 rotary engined bike is also worthy of the cool title.

    • @JoeGator23
      @JoeGator23 Před 2 lety

      So is Evel Knievel's rocket bike...
      even though it malfunctioned.

    • @petersattler3331
      @petersattler3331 Před rokem

      And the BSA Gold Star.

  • @michaelmoon6675
    @michaelmoon6675 Před 2 lety

    Avery fantastic video 📸 thank you.😎🆒

  • @Kevscancave
    @Kevscancave Před 2 lety

    Old School ! Super Cool!

  • @randall1959
    @randall1959 Před 2 lety +1

    I loved both of my 750 fours

  • @powerwagon3731
    @powerwagon3731 Před 2 lety +2

    Glad you included the 1969 Honda Mini Trail! The BMW emblem is a spinning prop from there early days.

    • @stupidhead9117
      @stupidhead9117 Před rokem

      *their

    • @petersattler3331
      @petersattler3331 Před rokem +1

      The Blue and White quadrants of the BMW logo has nothing to do with propellers. It is simply the colours of BMW's home state of Bavaria.

  • @philipkelleher2853
    @philipkelleher2853 Před 2 lety +4

    Was it too much trouble to include the bike in the Thumbnail ?

  • @terrybigler3690
    @terrybigler3690 Před 2 lety +4

    steve macqueen is on a triumph

  • @Brian-tb1zs
    @Brian-tb1zs Před 3 lety +7

    No Triumph Bonneville ? I’m surprised, video has many great bikes !

    • @1oldsurfdude
      @1oldsurfdude Před 2 lety +3

      Both of the pictures of Steve McQueen have him sitting on a Triumph motorcycle

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Před 2 lety

      @@1oldsurfdude lol

  • @schizy
    @schizy Před 3 lety +8

    16:04 ~ *Steve McQueen om a super X. Only he's on a Triumph, dummy!*

  • @xtremluck6260
    @xtremluck6260 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I’m pretty sure the picture you’re showing of Steve McQueen, he’s sitting on a Triumph motorcycle. Not a Super X.

  • @pathall1532
    @pathall1532 Před 2 lety +2

    The Yamaha 250 cc triple two- stroke was a smoker as well as Suzuki's 750 triple ! The list is longer but I feel that the KZ 900 and Kawasaki's 1300 inline 6 deserves mention ! The last one we clocked at 205 mph !

    • @joshschneider9766
      @joshschneider9766 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah definitely a TON of two strokes and also many other pre war bikes as well

  • @user-KrackerJack
    @user-KrackerJack Před 2 lety +2

    1979 KZ 900 should probably be on the list

  • @portsidebear
    @portsidebear Před 2 lety +1

    The Indian Chief is everything that defines a motorcycle.

  • @waynefontaine5533
    @waynefontaine5533 Před 2 lety +1

    @13:11 is one of if not the most beautiful motorcycle ever built....

  • @peterharley8408
    @peterharley8408 Před rokem +3

    The Yamaha RD 350 - 400 was the greatest middleweight of all time

  • @rogerthat10-47
    @rogerthat10-47 Před 2 lety +3

    S McQ owned more Triumphs than any other movie star ever, he insisted that they would be THE bike in any movie he did that had a bike in it(he even had them written into the script of some films), even The Great Escape, it wasn't a BMW or DKW that did the jump it was a modified Triumph ridden by Bud Edkins.
    Fyi he also dressed as a German troop & chased his character Hiltz in his bid for freedom.

  • @keithhiatt9212
    @keithhiatt9212 Před 2 lety +2

    1969 Kawasaki mach 3 500 cc. was a serious 1 st. A bit surprised it was not mentioned . Perhaps in a expanded list of 20 .

  • @abhil2198
    @abhil2198 Před rokem

    BMW is very clean arrangement of the engin, clean cool mechine

  • @michaelb.42112
    @michaelb.42112 Před rokem

    The 20th Century bikes reach me on such a primal level. I see them and they look "right". They look as if they weren't made by man, but born into a species of their own and interact with us like horses and dogs. There is just something so perfect about every line from any angle. Then again, look how ornate the automobiles were, too compared to now where it's basically a $60k phone.

  • @montewolf3570
    @montewolf3570 Před rokem +1

    In my opinion the 1936 knucklehead should have been included in this list it was the first production for the public that did over a hundred Straight Out of the Box

  • @darrellcook8253
    @darrellcook8253 Před 2 lety +3

    Good list. The most popular Honda though is the 50cc "girls bike." They are still selling millions of them yearly. They're cheap and fun.

  • @romeovidalrodriguez7754

    #Excelente!

  • @audreyramey9196
    @audreyramey9196 Před 3 lety +6

    I've heard it said, if ya want a toy to play with a Kowalski or a Subaru are great. If ya need a sturdy dependable bike to get you there and back a Honda can do it.
    But if you're on it for the ride, only a Harley Davidson will satisfy your need.
    At least for me, and I believe my generation will agree.

    • @Harold710
      @Harold710 Před 2 lety

      Kowalski, Subaru???

    • @audreyramey9196
      @audreyramey9196 Před 2 lety

      @@Harold710 sorry I'm a lousy speller.

    • @audreyramey9196
      @audreyramey9196 Před 2 lety

      @@Harold710 , ya say them like I spelled them, but I can't spell worth a hoot. Lol
      My comment is about my generation not about vintage.

    • @powerwagon3731
      @powerwagon3731 Před 2 lety

      @@Harold710 Kawasaki and Suzuki.

  • @jobspeedmms
    @jobspeedmms Před 9 měsíci

    The motorbikes displayed are really cool and interesting, friends, motorbikes like this must be very expensive now...

  • @MotoTvWoodsFarm
    @MotoTvWoodsFarm Před 2 lety

    nice 👍

  • @reneeverlaan3056
    @reneeverlaan3056 Před 2 lety

    Nice Speedo meter for a 1937 bike...led and stuff!!!😉

  • @Howoldareweanywayyipes

    I love the Sportster.

  • @hilohahoma1547
    @hilohahoma1547 Před 2 lety +1

    The end of that Fireblades throttle looks like it's seen the pavement a few times.

  • @jasmijnariel
    @jasmijnariel Před 2 lety +2

    One day the ninja h2r will be on a list like this too... the first hitting the 400kmh mark

  • @douglasgault5458
    @douglasgault5458 Před 2 lety

    Where was the wwii Norton commando. I purchased 2 of them Mil surplus @$50 each back in the 60s. Very hot bike and what a cruiser

    • @pashakdescilly7517
      @pashakdescilly7517 Před 2 lety +1

      Military surplus Commando in the '60s? The Commando started production in '68!
      You might be thinking of the 16H, which was used by the British Army during WW2 mostly as a despatch rider bike.

  • @TheSchmed
    @TheSchmed Před 2 lety

    1923 shaft driven, impressive.

  • @johnlawlor7854
    @johnlawlor7854 Před 2 lety +2

    I don't want any of these. I just want that very first crazy cool one you see in the thumbnail photo.

  • @user-dv9li7ul7q
    @user-dv9li7ul7q Před 7 měsíci

    LOL )) SB-2 M-100 in line vintage motorcycles... good company )))

  • @wesleymcjunkin687
    @wesleymcjunkin687 Před rokem

    One of the most beautiful motorcycles ever built was the 1938 Crocker. 1-1-2023

  • @gopherchucksgamingnstuff2263

    My uncle brought the Black Shadow over from England while he was in the Navy

  • @williamhufnagel8790
    @williamhufnagel8790 Před 2 lety +3

    The narrator sounds like the Charlie Sheen...

  • @rogerthat10-47
    @rogerthat10-47 Před 2 lety +1

    Please don't make the mistake of thinking a Road bike is anything like a Works built Race bike, they may have the same capacity but the power they put out & the way it is delivered is totally different, both the FireBlade & the 916 are spectacular bikes, but the track versions are monsters & definitely not for the faint of heart, but in the hands of a standout rider, they are something else completely.

  • @TheSchmed
    @TheSchmed Před 2 lety

    My friend had a z50, in 1970s Brooklyn.

  • @ronaldvanbeekveld8398

    My personal favorite is the Iver Johnson

  • @steveatkinson9401
    @steveatkinson9401 Před rokem +1

    This video is not complete without honoring the first bike called a super bike. The king. The Kawasaki Z1.

  • @maakatipa4613
    @maakatipa4613 Před rokem

    No 1, the excelsior. You kept saying how Steve McQueen had one and rode it everywhere, but kept showing him on a Triumph . Can't have ridden it in front of any paparazzi . Just the Triumph ?

  • @joshschneider9766
    @joshschneider9766 Před 2 lety

    Its worth noting the black shadow is still in the top twenty fastest bikes ever

  • @socialisolation370
    @socialisolation370 Před 2 lety

    the blur of the landscape, every nerve aware doing one forty-six on my nineteen eighty-four fj eleven hundred

  • @Redgolf2
    @Redgolf2 Před 2 lety

    Stanley Woods, a great Irish rider

  • @sajinksaji3202
    @sajinksaji3202 Před 2 lety +1

    Am pretty sure you havnt ridden most of not any of em!... try some and try a Royal Enfield

  • @sethkaicer319
    @sethkaicer319 Před 3 lety +1

    Chris Kane Was Born to Be Wild.

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      @michaeljackson8390 Před 3 lety

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    • @ChrisKane-
      @ChrisKane- Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaeljackson8390 Lol

    • @sethkaicer319
      @sethkaicer319 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ChrisKane- Amen brother.

  • @BI-11y_TheStormTrooper
    @BI-11y_TheStormTrooper Před 3 lety +1

    Forgot about the good old pope motorcycle .

  • @Fyodor48
    @Fyodor48 Před 2 lety

    top 15 bikes, and no mention of the Triumph Bonneville, it beggers belief

  • @Amtcboy
    @Amtcboy Před rokem

    Things must have changed greatly.
    1994s is now vintage.

  • @hamptontanguero
    @hamptontanguero Před 2 lety +1

    Bit confusing about #15 as McQueen is aboard his Triumph Bonneville.

  • @connieschmitt714
    @connieschmitt714 Před 2 lety

    Could you make one of just street bikes?

  • @REEDRICHARDS2
    @REEDRICHARDS2 Před 2 lety

    Akira's bike!!!

  • @joeb3668
    @joeb3668 Před 2 lety

    You knew that you just wanted to see if anyone else did!

  • @petersteirer5728
    @petersteirer5728 Před 2 lety

    What "today" BMW car has shaft drive. Or any car? As Brian asks, what about that Scott or Suzuki Rotary?

  • @ruisantos4520
    @ruisantos4520 Před rokem

    Two brands should be referred no ? BSR ?? Triumph ? eventually Zundapp and Floreth ?

  • @johnaustin6673
    @johnaustin6673 Před 2 lety

    May 13, 1935 T.E. Lawrence was fatally injured on his Brough Superior SS100. He died from a head injury on May 19, 1935 at 46 years old. His death led to the helmets we should all wear today.

  • @erikarneberg11
    @erikarneberg11 Před 2 lety +2

    The bike & speedometer shown at 1:55 IS NOT the 1935 Brough Superior, unless it’s cutting edge technology included a digital display, hydraulic brakes and clutch… Now THAT would be truly amazing for ANY bike in the 1930s… what you are showing is a modern Brough, a completely different bike, and nothing to do with the original other than the name. C’mon, guys- you can do better than that…

  • @jamesjensen5000
    @jamesjensen5000 Před rokem

    My uncle had a Black Shadow.

  • @danstepka775
    @danstepka775 Před 2 lety

    the black lightling was bike you were talking about

  • @botrys583
    @botrys583 Před 2 lety

    Steve is riding a Triumph

  • @stimpacat
    @stimpacat Před 2 lety

    Go check out the, Glideacycle, 1937 to 1942, some actually made one electric motorbike

  • @timstevenson5062
    @timstevenson5062 Před rokem

    Did anyone else notice the bike in the thumbnail is not in the video?

  • @kamotecruiser4083
    @kamotecruiser4083 Před 2 lety

    Simple history

  • @Steven-lx2yv
    @Steven-lx2yv Před rokem

    Guess my Harley Davidson WL 45 didn't make the list

  • @rayjohnson9781
    @rayjohnson9781 Před 2 lety

    What is that thing on the left side of the super x (, little red gear on bigger black gear) what is that thing??? Is there no photos of McQueen on his super x ?? And how many dum questions am I allowed???

  • @galaxies7426
    @galaxies7426 Před 2 lety

    BM3 R32 is definitely the coolest.

  • @lukewarmwater6412
    @lukewarmwater6412 Před 2 lety +1

    so your just going to skip the 1979 yamaha 11 special?? the first production motorcycle capable of a 10 second quarter mile?.. kinda voids your list.

  • @joehughes5177
    @joehughes5177 Před rokem

    The thumbnail is a 1930 majestic fyi

  • @user-wf3pk6iv4f
    @user-wf3pk6iv4f Před rokem

    概ね納得のランキングだけど、付け加えたい。
    DKW RT125
    NSU Max
    Triunph Bonneville T120
    これらは日本の目標であった。日本車からは、
    Honda Super Cub
    Yamaha XT500
    Suzuki RG racer
    Kawasaki Z1 and W650
    どれも後に大きな影響を与えたと思う。

  • @rogerthat10-47
    @rogerthat10-47 Před 2 lety

    The SS100 wasn't that popular due to the fact it cost as much as some houses in Britain at that time. & I get the feeling that Honda is the most well known name in the motorcycle world.

  • @josephpacchetti5997
    @josephpacchetti5997 Před 2 lety

    👍

  • @OssamabinKenny
    @OssamabinKenny Před rokem +1

    What's a Harley Davidson?

  • @terraplane1116
    @terraplane1116 Před rokem

    The close-up of a Brough speedometer at 1.55 is actually from the (blasphemous) modern recreation. The green electric neutral lamp is a dead giveaway, as is the generally hideous design (they even got the speedo wrong, along with everything else about the bike).

  • @F_L_U_X
    @F_L_U_X Před 3 lety +2

    11:21 Here's an idea: Don't get any ideas

  • @terraplane1116
    @terraplane1116 Před rokem +1

    Had to laugh at the 'WW2' footage showing a GI and a German soldier laughing and joking - obviously from a modern re-enactment, but rendered in black and white in the hope we wouldn't notice. What makes you think someone watching a video about old motorcycles isn't going to notice something that crass? Isn't there enough real footage out there without having to stoop so so low?

  • @windyworm
    @windyworm Před rokem

    Why the hell include the HD Sportster?
    Only interesting in the USA

  • @hughcalder6156
    @hughcalder6156 Před rokem

    this is just an OK list.. needs fact checking.. the brough superior ss100 was made to go over 160mph (the land speed motorcycle records by eric fernihough. in the 1930s) >> and lots of japanese bikes have been overlooked ..

  • @louis5497
    @louis5497 Před rokem

    Hayabusa...not vintage yet...but the best 👌

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 Před 2 lety

    i wonder how fast the monkey honda bike would go with a full bubble fairing

  • @michaeljoseph9881
    @michaeljoseph9881 Před 5 měsíci

    You know that motorcycle that much call it was right in there. Steve McQueen that was a triumph to you was riding set a super ux. You can tell about a gas tank badging.

  • @Steven-lx2yv
    @Steven-lx2yv Před rokem

    Nor did my 1965 FLH Harley Davidson

  • @garyperdue5702
    @garyperdue5702 Před 2 lety

    you missed the 1966 450 Honda.

  • @thomasjefferson4492
    @thomasjefferson4492 Před 2 lety +1

    I had a 1986 HONDA INTERCEPTER,it would easyly go 170 mph,and that wasn't full power,Nothing I raced ever would beat it,including highway patrol or helicopters.....

  • @pliashmuldba
    @pliashmuldba Před 2 lety

    No Nimbus ?

  • @426superbee4
    @426superbee4 Před 2 lety

    They should be called a STEEL HORSE

  • @jrwaustralia9793
    @jrwaustralia9793 Před rokem

    Suzuki GS750 is missing from the list

  • @pathall1532
    @pathall1532 Před 2 lety

    But you kept showing McQueen on his Triumph ! WTF ?

  • @frankmarkovcijr5459
    @frankmarkovcijr5459 Před 2 lety +1

    The first Honda 750 were sandcast engine because they weren't sure they would be sellable because everybody wanted their 350 twins nobody bought their 450 twins for every 1450 twin they would sell 6350 twins they saw it might be too big and it would piss off their customers which is why they did not invest in the production capacity to make diecast engines they wanted to put the least amount of investment in in case you turned out to be a sales failure this was the first spikes that if it blew up it was cheaper to buy another one then fix it

  • @falconwing1
    @falconwing1 Před 2 lety +1

    Would like to have learned about the clickbait thumbnail bike....

  • @chad0x
    @chad0x Před rokem

    Would've been ncie to see the correct Magni bike.

    • @Paulfarmer-en4vh
      @Paulfarmer-en4vh Před 11 měsíci

      You americans always put american bikes. first . Crap

  • @j.p.mcmurphy263
    @j.p.mcmurphy263 Před 2 lety +3

    How did Steve McQueen help Indian sales when they went out of business in 1953 well before he was famous?

    • @fredtracy3931
      @fredtracy3931 Před 2 lety +1

      That's what kind of misinformation you get from some geek that uploads a video on CZcams. 🤔

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 Před 2 lety

      by getting arrested for drug consumption on the excelsior i guess