Originally Posted by
rut3556
Yes, I did collect them. It started out being heavy on the Brit bikes, but expanded to include American, Japanese, Italian, and German. My first bike was a '52 BSA 125cc in 1958, followed by an 1945 Indian Chief in 1959. The rest is history. I did buy and sell them, but not as a business. I was just an avid hobbyist. But alas, those days are behind me. :-)
That's great! I knew a guy who had quite a collection. He had a 49 Chief which he restored and it was run over by a woman in a Cadillac, he wasn't hurt. He had a beautiful 50 Panhead, and even an Ariel Square 4, which wasn't complete, and a partial Vincent Black Shadow. He also had some more common British bikes and some Spanish dirt bikes.
I only had dirt bikes. A Montesa, a Husqvarna, a Maico, and a Yamaha.