Vintage Moto Museum (PICS)

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Here in Denver there is a vintage motorcycle museum. It's a private collection of around 200 bikes ranging from 1933 - 2008, and it's all hidden away in a basement. You'd never think twice to walk by and not give the building another look. For those of you that want to visit go to Welcome to Vintage Motos. I definitely encourage those of you that are local to have a look. The owner of the bikes is a character that couldn't be more willing to spend time chatting with you.

While I know virtually nothing about bikes of such a vintage...as a motorcycle enthusiast it is of course very interesting. From a technology standpoint its hard to believe both how far advanced some of the designs were, and just how impressive the tech we have in today's bikes.

I've uploaded about half the pics I took to my flickr gallery.

Vintage Moto Museum - a set on Flickr

I took quite a lot of detail pics...here they are.

Ducati Mach 1

IMG_0424 copy by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0585 by berg2639, on Flickr

I absolutely love these old gauges

IMG_0426 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0429 by berg2639, on Flickr

You meet tha nicest people...

IMG_0445 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0456 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0459 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0466 by berg2639, on Flickr

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IMG_0471 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0486 by berg2639, on Flickr

1951 Imme 100 - absolutely beautiful

IMG_0559 by berg2639, on Flickr

The swingarm also doubles as the exhaust pipe. The engine is mounted to the swingarm/exhaust and thus pivots with the swingarm. Both the front and rear use single sided swing arms.

IMG_0516 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0523 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0535 by berg2639, on Flickr

Just a few bikes in a basement

IMG_0552 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0564 by berg2639, on Flickr

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IMG_0553 by berg2639, on Flickr

1933 Puch - 2 stroke, two pistons, one combustion chamber

IMG_0567 by berg2639, on Flickr

Bevel head Ducati 750

IMG_0573 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0572 by berg2639, on Flickr

Desmosedici V4 - not a terrible center piece...

IMG_0576 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0577 by berg2639, on Flickr

I know a whole lot more about this bike than I do some of the others!

IMG_0579 by berg2639, on Flickr

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A nice quiet work space.

IMG_0590 by berg2639, on Flickr


IMG_0594 by berg2639, on Flickr

Thanks for looking...

[Sal_R1]

Wow.... Thank you for posting these pictures. Absolutely gorgeous. Every time i come across a vintage bike i think of my friends dad in the UK! He was riding a Vincent Black Shadow before he got married, got a side car when he did & traded the Vincent in for a shoe box sized rust bucket of a car when the ball & chain got pregnant!



Beautiful pictures BTW..

[2000750]

Thanks for the feedback Sal.

I was actually suprised not to see a black shadow there. It was quite the collection. Sometimes I think some old weird project bike is exactly what I need to keep me busy during the winter.

[akalsabah]

Great shots, awesome collection. Thank you for sharing!

[joew4505]

I have lived in Denver for three years now and have never heard of this. +many on posting this.