OT any seen one of these?

jon f mn · Jun 25, 2013

Saw this at a Hardees today. Looked it over as I walked in, then when I went out I took some pics. As I was standing there the lady that owned it came out and talked to me. Her dad took her into town and bought it for her brand new for her 15th birthday in 1968. She's had it and rode it regularly since.

Paul from MI · Jun 25, 2013

No--but it sure makes me wish I'd kept my old '52 Norton.

Ivan in Mich · Jun 25, 2013

I use to own one but mine was a 1967

donjr · Jun 25, 2013

I started riding on a Bridgestone 175. Little screamer off the line, it would beat a Honda 300.

Anonymous-0 · Jun 25, 2013

A guy at school had one, bigger, twin IIRC, I think it was a 175 cc. Offered to sell it for 100 dollars, but that was a lot of $$$ to a kid then.

Hal/ Eastern WA · Jun 25, 2013

I had a Bridgestone 90 back in the early 70"s that was pretty similar. It was my first motorcycle. With the "road" sprocket on it the motorcycle would go 59 mph, not 60. With the "trail" sprocket on it, top speed was only about 40 mph, but the bike climbed hills very well. I really enjoyed it.

The Bridgestone was almost indestructible. I never hurt it bad at all--wish I had not traded it off when I bought a 350 Suzuki, which had 40 2 stroke horsepower. It would easily go 100 and was a much better street bike. My friends with Harleys could not keep up with me, except on the freeway. Not any good at all off road though.

Thanks for posting the photos!

jon f mn · Jun 25, 2013

She wasn't sure but she thought it was a 67. She didn't think they made any in 68. I don't know if she meant 50's or if the company was done by then.

Dan50 · Jun 25, 2013

I give the old girl credit for still knocking around on that thing at the age of 60. She kept it in pretty good shape too for having it all those years.

504-1 · Jun 25, 2013

That looks a lot like a Honda, speedo,swing arm, headlight.

ben there · Jun 25, 2013

it may say Bridgestone but that bike has Suzuki written all over it...i thot it was a S 120 when picture came up...i had a '66...that carb hiding in the side cover is a dead give away.

Dean · Jun 25, 2013

Nope.

It's a Bridgestone, once imported by Rockford Motor Co. in Rockford, IL.

Dean

Dean · Jun 25, 2013

You betcha.

When in HS I worked for a Bridgestone dealer. The pictured model is a 50cc.

I once owned a Trail 90 Bridgestone.

The two cycle bridgestone engine used a rotary valve that could be modified or changed to affect performance much as does the camshaft in a f cycle engine. I spend many hours porting, polishing and tweaking the rotary valve in my 90.

The pictured bike is in very good condition.

Dean

Dean · Jun 25, 2013

Bingo.

The carburetor(s) were mounted axial with the rotary valve on the end of the crankshaft. Twins had one on either side, making the engine rather wide and interfering with cornering clearence.

For obvious reasons there were no tripples.

Dean

Dean · Jun 25, 2013

The carb is not beneath the side cover but rather mounted axially with the crankshaft beneath the aluminum cover on the right side of the engine. The tube connects the carburetor chamber beneath the rubber boot with the air filter beneath the side cover.

Dean

Jim in LA · Jun 25, 2013

For more information on Bridgestone motorcycles here is a link:

http://www.bridgestonemotorcycle.com/

Roy in UK · Jun 26, 2013

Easier to say than Ishibashi !
Bridge of Stone

Bret4207 · Jun 26, 2013

Had Honda 55 with the similar dual sprocket set up. Topped out at 28 mph with the trail sprocket, might have done 55 down hill with a tailwind with the street sprocket. I musta put a zillion miles on that thing. Finally caught fire one day and died.

I bought it for $50.00. Worked an entire summer cleaning my folks bar and restaurant every day of summer vacation. To this day the sight of an ash tray turns my stomach, stale beer is right behind it..

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