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Back end of a Triumph, Oceano Dunes, California 1966
These are pictures taken between around 1950 and 1978 of a variety of motorcycles and locations. Enjoy!

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items are from between 01 Dec 1963 & 24 Jun 2010.
Phil Brasher at Kelso Dunes 1963
Triumph Motorcycle in the Oceano Dunes - 1964
Getting a Triumph in the air, Algodones Dunes, CA 1964
Offroading on a Norton in the early 1950's - Southern California
My dad and his friend Frank Drake on their Norton and BSA motorcyles - early 1950's in Southern California
Early morning Greenhorn enduro start in the desert, 1971
Off-road motorcycle rider, Utah 1959
High Mountain enduro 1968, San Luis Obispo, California
Bob Southern racing a 250cc Moto Guzzi at Hare and Hound Race in the California Desert, 1950's
Off roading near Big Bear Lake, CA 1952
Bob Southern at the 1952 Catalina Grand Prix Motorcycle Race
Motorcycles in Southern California, early 1950's
Informal motorcycle race - southern California - early 1950's
Minute 30 starting the Greenhorn Enduro in 1970 - California Mojave Desert
Before a Mojave desert hare and Hound race- 1967 or 1968
Honda factory team trials rider at Keyesville trials, California - 1975
Yamaha Service Shop, San Luis Obispo, California 1971
In the pits, desert racing in the California desert - 1966
Cold morning in the pits, ready to start an enduro 1971
Happy birthday in Missouri 1973
Triumph motorcycle in race in Southern California, early 1950's
Bob Southern on a 250cc Jawa at the 1952 Catalina Grand Prix Motorcycle race
BSA motorcycle in race in Southern California, early 1950's
Triumph and Jawa motorcycles in 1952 California
Sidecar going down Jawbone Canyon Hill - 1960's
Yamaha MX360 - Missouri 1973
1949 Famous James at rest along the highway
A rest break at Shamel Park, Cambria - 1978
1954 Matchless G80CS - May 1954, Hermosa Beach, California
Triumph in the Desert - Mojave Desert - Middle 1960's
Lonely road in the Mojave Desert - 1967
Me next to my dad's Triumph at an enduro in the Mojave Desert -1968
Loading up for a ride, Salt Lake City, Utah 1959
Spinning donuts on a Triumph - Mojave Desert, California - Middle 1960's
Greenhorn Enduro, 1971
Yamaha TR3 at County Fair, Paso Robles, California 1972
Kelso Dunes
Climbing a slipface on a Triumph motorcycle at Oceano Dunes, 1966
Yamaha Parts department, San Luis Obispo, California - 1971
Early morning ride - San Luis Obispo 1978
Start of the Greenhorn Enduro at Gorman, California - 1967
1954 Matchless G80CS - May 1954, Hermosa Beach, California
1954 Matchless G80CS - May 1954, Hermosa Beach, California
At rest in the California desert, 1966
Off-roading in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake, California - early 1950's
BSA scrambler motorcycle, Manhattan Beach -1960?
BSA in the woods - San Bernardino Mountains, California - 1952
Near El Mirage Dry Lake, California Mojave Desert Triumph Motorcycle ride 1966
BSA vs the cow - just kidding! -- 1965
Yamaha Service Department at San Luis Obispo, CA 1971
Riding thru the sand, Southern California - early 1950's
Ready to begin the Barstow to Vegas Hare & Hound race, 1968
Top of Kelso Dunes, 1964
How to do a stoppie back on the old British Norton- or his about to crash? - Southern California - early 1950's
JN Roberts - 1st place 1969 Desert MC Hare and Hound
Del Kuhn winning the 1954 Big Bear Enduro, California
Start of a Shamrocks MC Enduro, Mojave Desert, California 1968
Where's the rest of this Triumph? California 1970
Loading up after a desert Hare and Hound Race - Mojave Desert, California 1967
Offroading in the Rand Mountains of the Mojave Desert , California - 1964
On my first motorcycle, a Honda SL90, at El Mirage Dry Lake, 1970
Sand roostertail off the back of a Triumph - Oceano / Pismo Dunes 1964
'Pre Race: Quick Tune Up' Chicken Enduro 1967
Kelso Dunes, California 1963
1000 Palms, California Mojave Desert Triumph Motorcycle ride 1966
Desert racing a Matchless G85 - Mojave Desert 1967
Montesa rider, Observed Trials, Keyesville California 1975
1949 Famous James - 98cc of pure power! 4BHP
My dad and his buddy Frank somewhere in the San Gabriel Mountains of California, early 1950's
Carpinteria, Ca 1960 - Family day with the motorcycles
Burgers after the ride - 1967
Man discovering why sidestands are a good idea on motorcycles - Mojave Desert, California - 1966
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