Bike of the Month -October 2010- Vintage Bike

October 2010 Bike of the Month
Nathan Mattson with his 1950 Triumph T-Bird Make: Triumph Model: Thunderbird Country of Origin: England Engine: 650cc Twin Transmission: 4 speed Year: 1950 Owner: Nathan Mattson City: Costa Mesa Triumph Sprung Hub		1950 Triumph Thunderbird 650 Congratulations to Nathan Mattson of Costa Mesa for winning Bike of the Month with his 1950 Triumph Thunderbird 650. Nathan had some strong competition today for Bike of the Month. Gerhard Schnuerer with his 1943 BMW R75 Military motorcyle with sidecar came in second and Mike Jongblood with his 1965 Ducati Mach III came in a close third. Both of which could have easily won on any other day. Nathan has owned his T-Bird for four years and customized it from the ground up. The unique feature of this bike is the internally sprung rear hub. The Sprung Hub was introduced in 1948 and used until 1952. See all the pictures in our October Gallery. Thank you Nathan for bringing it to the meet.

The Bike of the Month contest is held monthly at the Vintage Bike OC meet. Qualifying motorcycles must be 30 years old or older. Former Bike of the Month winning bikes are not eligible to win again. Anyone attending the meet is eligible to enter a qualifying bike in the contest and vote for their favorite bike. The winning bike is chosen by a popular vote and is featured on the Home page for one month and in this feature article. The Bike of the Month articles are permanent content on the site.

Bike of the Month Gallery
Photo gallery of all the Bike of the Month winners.

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October 2010 1950 Triumph Thunderbird September 2010 1942 Indian 741-B August 2010 1948 Indian Chief July 2010 1938 Indian 4 June 2010 1975 Norton Commando 850 May 2010 1963 Honda CL72 April 2010 1959 Ariel Square Four March 2010 1939 Indian Sport Scout February 2010 1963 Velocette Venom January 2010 1968 Hodaka H100 December 2009 1969 Sears SR124 November 2009 1917 Indian Powerplus October 2009 1935 Triumph T80 » Show All Links

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