Dealership Photos from the 80's

**Trackburger** · 08-29-2015, 12:38 AM

Does anyone have any photos of any Trikes at dealerships in the 80's? Maybe you had your picture taken in the showroom when purchasing one or just a pic of the inventory outside??? Wishing I still had my old photos from back then as I know I had some. I'm not talking about a current dealer ship that has a restored one on display... but old pics from back in the day.

I'll never forget the day my Dad brought me in to the local Honda Dealership to look at the new models and pick up some brochures to google over at home and as we pulled up I saw a pile of cut up frames in the parking lot on the side of the building by the service bay...... Talk about making you sick to your stomach!!!

Thanks in advance!!!

**onformula1** · 08-29-2015, 01:07 AM

I wish I still had my pictures, most were in a fire and I know I had a lot of dealer & shop photos.

There was a very cool Honda and Yamaha shop in Flagstaff, AZ which is about 2 hours north of Phoenix, it was a very cool shop up in the mountains at that time it was a pretty small town and has a great riding place called the Cinders down the road. The shop was pretty small but absolutely full of trikes, parts, accessories and hop-up parts. Banners everywhere, stuff hanging from the ceiling not a inch to spare, the bikes & snowmobiles were over in the corner hiding out. The owner was really into trikes and people came from all over the state to buy from this guy. I often stop by and go into the store which is now a bicycle shop and just look around, it brings back the best memories, my wife tries to understand but it is tough for her. Shops like that are gone forever.

**onformula1** · 08-29-2015, 01:11 AM

Cool dealership pictures-

http://www.3wheelerworld.com/oldsite...eyYamaha.shtml

**Trackburger** · 08-29-2015, 02:46 PM

Thank for the link, saw those before but hopeing SOMEONE has a few polaroids to scan LOL

Wish I could go back in a time machine for a day.... man the 80's were great, I grew up in NH... there were trails down the sides of all major highways and more trails through the woods than you could ever see in a lifetime!!! Seemed everyone rode some type of bike, Companies had great advertising to get you to buy their product, factory racing, local racing....!!!

Now a days there isnt much if any of that..... everyones worried about getting sued. Just cant have fun like that anymore. Thanks again for the reply... anyone else???

**greenhuman** · 08-29-2015, 07:32 PM

I have a couple of Pacific Honda pictures. I will get the missus to scan them and I will post them tonight.

**Trackburger** · 08-29-2015, 09:22 PM

That would be great!!! Thanks so much!!!!

**atc007** · 08-29-2015, 09:25 PM

I hear you guys. Our main dealer back in those days is now a Vet clinic. I go by a few times a year. I Still hear the sound the fresh rubber made on the wood floor and concrete,depending on where in the shop they sat when I turned the bars . The smell of a showroom FULL of all the latest and greatest. The smell of Yamaha wax,,, They were a Honda/Yamaha/Suzuki dealer. Very heavily biased towards Yamaha! They used ALL their products. I have a couple bottles left from back then, good stuff. What I miss even more than having zero pics from our buys,is the work we did to earn that money. A World war,a farm built from rocks,and we don't have a single pic.. Ugghhhh. Hopefully someone comes up with something!!

**Trackburger** · 08-31-2015, 03:31 PM

Greenhuman... any luck on the scans!?!???

**BOB MARLIN** · 08-31-2015, 06:26 PM

This is from one of my wifes clients that is now called Mountain motorsports, but back in the 80's I believe is was "Ontario Honda" here in so cal.

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**atc007** · 08-31-2015, 06:33 PM

How cool is that! Lil 185S's in the back

**Trackburger** · 08-31-2015, 07:56 PM

Perfect!!!! Thats great!! Thanks!! Anyone else? Man I wish I had my pics.... I remember in 85 the showroom had just about 1 of each model and a nice 350 Odyssey.....