tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post2248071376840430435..comments2024-03-28T19:12:11.348-07:00Comments on Just A Car Guy: John Wayne, on the set of Big Jake, 1970... have you taken a close look at the motorcycle? Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-25595086419317563942022-03-26T11:53:50.269-07:002022-03-26T11:53:50.269-07:00Its an 1969-70 SL350 - both came with the steering...Its an 1969-70 SL350 - both came with the steering stabilizer. Notice it has an electric starter, which was only on the first two years.<br />Goosemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681160292872402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-60562295817902187052021-09-02T09:15:16.490-07:002021-09-02T09:15:16.490-07:00sl 350sl 350Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897544988074362479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-76001762703480389452019-08-18T11:46:03.892-07:002019-08-18T11:46:03.892-07:00and lots of holes in an extra bracket right in fro...and lots of holes in an extra bracket right in front of the rear shock<br /> when I was a kid I owned a bike just like that,<br />its either a SL-175 or SL-350 which was a dual sport version of the CB-175/350userbroncohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564803379372058829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-75960155283620705882019-08-17T11:31:55.607-07:002019-08-17T11:31:55.607-07:00Wow! I missed the steering stabilizer! You've ...Wow! I missed the steering stabilizer! You've got good eyes! Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-35310955344945780262019-08-17T11:29:31.353-07:002019-08-17T11:29:31.353-07:00I wish you could see the email I got from Steve wi...I wish you could see the email I got from Steve with that Montesa Cappra 250, you'd be impressed! And you just hit on something that hadn't even occurred to me, just why is John Wayne on that Honda, what's the Honda for... you've got it, it must be for camera work because of the other bike! Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-86230432734136940122019-08-17T11:23:10.015-07:002019-08-17T11:23:10.015-07:00I wish you could see the email Steve sent me with ...I wish you could see the email Steve sent me with every motorcycle that John Wayne was ever photographed on, even a 3 wheeler from the late 70s early 80s, the ones with the huge soft tires. <br />But I'm not posting about every motorcycle he's been photographed withJessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18429349943129907930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-43355266041023885922019-08-17T11:11:54.462-07:002019-08-17T11:11:54.462-07:00He rode a Hodaka Wombat too...: https://vintagemot...He rode a Hodaka Wombat too...: https://vintagemotorcyclereview.com/wpimages/wpd06ed7f4_05_06.jpgKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446387470419012485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-84603495640866665452019-08-17T09:31:11.804-07:002019-08-17T09:31:11.804-07:00PS, "Big Jake' is set in 1909, and so the...PS, "Big Jake' is set in 1909, and so there's actually a motorcycle in it, allegedly a Montessa Cappra so I guess it would make sense to have a dirt bike set up with cameras to get action scenes. Al Bergstrazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108771211584899497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37353682.post-39254266877382330942019-08-17T09:24:00.126-07:002019-08-17T09:24:00.126-07:00There's also a steering stabilizer. My guess i...There's also a steering stabilizer. My guess is those are brackets for cameras. Could be the name under the Honda logo is the shop that did the modifications. Al Bergstrazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108771211584899497noreply@blogger.com