Motorcycle Photographer Looking for Bikes

[jolsen]

Here's another from the April session: a 1927 AJS. This is the version from the B&W film camera. Remember, my photos are FREE because its just a hobby job. Call me if you're within driving distance of Madison, WI. (608) 467-2081. Check out my motorcycle photos at www.johnolsenphoto.com.

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[PaulCDF]

BEAUTIFUL work John! Thanks for sharing.

[jolsen]

Here's another from the same session. Contact me for a shoot of your bike. john.olsen337@gmail.com or (608) 467-2081.

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[jolsen]

AMCA members are responding and I got a major photo op in April. Thanks for looking at this posting. Remember, my photos are FREE because its just a hobby job. Call me if you're within driving distance of Madison, WI. (608) 467-2081. Check out my motorcycle photos at www.johnolsenphoto.com.

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[jolsen]

Thanks, AMCA members! So far three members in Wisconsin and Illinois have responded to set up shoots in the next few weeks. I'll post some results here in about 10 days. Meanwhile, remember that it's FREE because its my hobby. One bike or a major collection, concourse quality or barn find, all are of interest. Email: john.olsen337@gmail.com. Examples at www.johnolsenphoto.com.

John Olsen AMCA #43363

[jolsen]

Rubone: Don't worry, forum threads tend to wander as conversations do. I'll repost this thread after I shoot the motorcycles that two AMCA members have offered, probably in May. Meanwhile, if others are interested, call me at (608) 467-2081 or email at john.olsen337@gmail.com. Here's a nice chopper from Madison, WI. It's a 1941 Knucklehead, chopped in 1976 and with the original owner from 1976.

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[Rubone]

If Buddy only won the 1966 Daytona 200 and nothing else, he still would have been a favorite of mine. With that caliber of talent running during that period, it was even more spectacular! Buddy used Nixon’s old strategy, or was it Buddy’s all along? ‘’Watch the start and then pass em’ one by one”.
Another Huge Thank You Robbie, that is a helluva story. It's wonderful when someone gets a personal collection and doesn’t butcher it all up to the highest bidder. I had a similar circumstance as the Elmore story a few years ago, but it was with Leo Anthony Sr..
An extremely long & complicated saga, but i had an opportunity to receive almost all of the history & some of the motorcycle collection behind Anthony’s career, but it was changed around so many times, and then in the end, most of it was sold off separately~piece by piece.

https://www.mmshof.org/index.php/ind...13-leo-anthony

Earl & Dot Robinson sponsored Leo for awhile, when they ran the Detroit H-D Dealership. I have some stories about the Dealership i will share, since i seen an recent article posted about the Motor Maids.

Thanks Robbie for sharing Buddy’s History, and giving it the gratitude it so rightfully deserves.

*M.A.D.*

That is exactly why I ended up with the stuff. Someone else tried to buy it all and made the mistake (in my favor) of telling Buddy's widow they just wanted certain things and intended to sell off the rest. The same thing if donated to a museum, cherry pick the good stuff and sell the rest. That really got to her so my promise to keep it all together for the rest of my ownership and require the same if I ever sold the stuff made her decide to do it. I have had it all for about 25 years or more. Buddy's daughter is out there and we have had conversations over the years although she was too young to know his history. Regretfully his dad died before I was able to talk to him.

Apologies to Jolsen for hijacking his thread. The photo thing just made me think of my shop but also the Elmore grouping. I have acquired a bit more over the years but as you know Buddy sort of fell to the wayside. Some of his old competitors have told me it was mostly due to him being a nice, quiet guy who wasn't looking for acclaim, just doing what he loved.

[Rubone]

Buddy Elmore also won at Laconia in '66. Big year for him.

As for the Daytona winning bike, it belonged to Triumph so they took it with them back to England to show it off. It never came back. The new for '67 "Daytona 500" was named in honor of the win. I have a '66T100 with a close serial number I always thought I'd do a tribute replica out of, but.never have had enough time and money to do so! Here is a better pic of the Dalio's bike, note the ARD mag, the BSA 190MM front brake, the race oil tank , factory megaphones, and it has a dual carb conversion. The qualifying sheets for '65 show that it ran 134+mph on the banking in roadrace trim!

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[JoJo357]

If Buddy only won the 1966 Daytona 200 and nothing else, he still would have been a favorite of mine. With that caliber of talent running during that period, it was even more spectacular! Buddy used Nixon’s old strategy, or was it Buddy’s all along? ‘’Watch the start and then pass em’ one by one”.
Another Huge Thank You Robbie, that is a helluva story. It's wonderful when someone gets a personal collection and doesn’t butcher it all up to the highest bidder. I had a similar circumstance as the Elmore story a few years ago, but it was with Leo Anthony Sr..
An extremely long & complicated saga, but i had an opportunity to receive almost all of the history & some of the motorcycle collection behind Anthony’s career, but it was changed around so many times, and then in the end, most of it was sold off separately~piece by piece.

https://www.mmshof.org/index.php/ind...13-leo-anthony

Earl & Dot Robinson sponsored Leo for awhile, when they ran the Downtown Detroit H-D Dealership. I have some stories about the Dealership i will share, since i seen an recent article posted about the Motor Maids.

Thanks Robbie for sharing Buddy’s History, and giving it the gratitude it so rightfully deserves.

*M.A.D.*

[Rubone]

At the museum display!

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[PaulCDF]

Wow!!!
That is an AWESOME story!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for sharing/passing on this history.

[Rubone]

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Thank You Robbie! That's quite a Triumph tribute to Buddy. A shame he didn't get the recognition he righty deserved. And...a bigger shame he died that way.
What is the story behind that #79 Triumph & Memrobilia Robbie?

When Buddy Elmore died his wife and young daughter moved away from El Paso where he was from. She worked and raised her child but kept their house in EP as a source of rental income. All the personal items and memorabilia were stored in the attic of that house for 25 years or so. At some point she moved back to the area and had re-married. She had decided to sell the old house so had retrieved all the items from it. Buddy's father Mason was still alive as well as her own so she took a lot of the care needs of the families. I received a call one day asking if I was interested in an old Triumph. She was given my name by an old friend of Buddy's who was aware I collected old MC stuff. We talked a bit before it came up that the bike was Buddy's and she had all his personal memorabilia. I made a trip to go see it all and we discussed prices, but with failing health of her father and Buddy's as well the deal stayed on hold for a couple of years.There is another whole story of the final acquisition but it got tense for me and complicated.
Some years later the city of El Paso Historical Museum did a show on motorcycles and history in the El Paso area so I lent them a bunch of the stuff for about 6 months. Since Buddy was a native son it was a big hit. All the posters and such were new items when I received them, all sent out from Triumph to dealers for promo use. Lots of 8X10 photos, race programs, newspapers, close to 100 trophies, leathers, AMA presentation jackets, etc
The bike is the one Buddy rode at Daytona in '64 and '65. It also was his back-up bike in '66 when he won. After he retired it from the track he used it for a tt bike!! It came from Pete Dalio's shop and was built originally by Jack Wilson for Buddy.
This trophy was supposedly from his winning the southwest RR series on a 250 Yamaha. He rode BSAs for many years and I have pictures of him on a KR also.
He was more successful on pavement tan dirt although he was in the top ten AMA riders several times, hence the AMA jackets. Here is also a picture of him with the Triumph race team, Nixon, Dick Hammer, Gene Romero, and Buddy!

[HDSmitty]

Triumph is still a player having won the Daytona 200 again this year!

[JoJo357]

One for you Jojo...

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Thank You Robbie! That's quite a Triumph tribute to Buddy. A shame he didn't get the recognition he righty deserved. And...a bigger shame he died that way.
What is the story behind that #79 Triumph & Memrobilia Robbie?

*M.A.D.*

[TH47Indy]

Fun project. Sorry you missed this before you left NM though!!
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Now that's my idea of a garage!! Just needs a few Indians!