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I had the opportunity to take a tour of Buddy Stubbs' private collection of vintage motorcycles
and thought I'd post a few photos for my friends who drool over vintage motorcycles. The
tour I took was led by Buddy himself and he is the gentleman in the photos below. Buddy
is a former Harley Davidson racer and now owns a HD dealership in Phoenix, AZ; the musuem's
3,000sq ft is housed within the 45,717 sq ft dealership. His private collection contains
over 30 different motorcycle manufacturers and 100 rare machines. Quite a stable, huh?
Note: All images below are links to larger photographs. Most of them are rather large files (approximately 500kb each). To view the large photograph simply click the image. The larger photos will open in a new browser window so you can just close it to return to this page.
Buddy Stubbs "stable":
1942 Harley Davidson XA Military (USA), SV 750cc, Flat Twin ....just simply WICKED! (my fav bike I saw)
Yup, this bad boy is shaft drive!!:
Here's your freakin' Fenda Extenda!: 
These bikes were produced with machine gun mounts on right. This is my vote for THE ultimate lanesplittin' bike... 
....a Givi topcase and I-5 here I come!:
Left side throttle and right side clutch so that soldiers could just reach with their right hand, grab the gun and shoot while still rolling. I guess if you were a southpaw shooter you couldn't ride:
1947 HRD Vincent Rapide (Eng), OHV 1000cc, V-Twin:
1947 HRD Vincent Rapide (Eng), OHV 1000cc, V-Twin ....can you see the frame? 
1947 HRD Vincent Rapide (Eng), OHV 1000cc, V-Twin ....this bike has NO frame. I couldn't follow all of Buddy Stubb's explaination as to how this thing is held together but this particular gizmo pictured was a focal point (see, this is what happens when a mechanical moron tries to report mechanics): 
Wouldn't you have liked to be in that initial conversation... "Hey, Joe Bob, let's build sum'n with no frame, whatcha think?" 
1948 HRD Vincent Rapide (Eng), OHV 1000cc, V-Twin ... the 3rd (end) one is the 1947 HRD "no frame" just pictured:
1937 Excelsior Manxman (Eng), OHC 350cc, Single:
As an aside, recently my friend Jim (my "super-super-master-mechanic-extraordinare") explained and showed me Ducati's verson of valves in the Desmodronic thingamiggy. I think "Desmodronic" is such a cool word... though it sounds like it could describe Jim's recent gallbladder! (Glad your surgery went well Jim!)
I'm trying to think how I could use the word Desmodronic here but I can't come up with anything ....so I'll say that when Buddy was explaining these Ducati bikes I wanted to ask if adjusting the Desmodronics on the Ducati was more difficult than getting a Sportster's bolts to stay on.
1971 Ducati Desmo MX (yellow) & 1977 Ducati Sport (red):
1915 Excelsor Twin (USA), IOE 1000cc, V-Twin ...it was obvious listening to Buddy describe this bike that it ranks near the top in his pride & joy list:
Buddy bought this from the widow of the owner. It had been stored in a old shed for the past 36yrs. He went and picked it up, brought it back to his house in AZ and within 2 hours had it running. Said he took it out for a test drive and he was so impressed with how it ran he decided to leave it completely as is:
We've come a long way in the motorcycle luggage deaprtment from wicker baskets...
... and wind-up horns:
Is that a DID chain? 
Don't forget you're looking at a bike that is 91 years old! Put this into your "Function vs Form" conversations. For me this is proof positive we're in a disposable society including motorcycle manufacturing--will your bike be running and look like this 91 years from now?
1980 Harley-Davidson XR750, OHV 750cc, V-Twin LAMP ...likely the most powferful lamp in use today, certainly has to be one of the most unusual! Buddy built this himself as a joke and he nows proudly displays the massive lamp on the corner of his desk (that's his office door to the right). This thing ROCKS! 
1972 Bultaco Pursang (Spain), Two-Stroke, 125cc, Single:
1942 Indian 741 Military (USA), SV 750cc V-Twin:
1958 Tote-Gote Trail (USA), SV 200cc, Single ...is this the 1950's version of the pocket bike? My snowblower seems more complex than this thing: Webmster Note: Take note of the notice on the gas tank!
1999 Harley Davidson MT500, OHC 500cc Single ...yup, it's a HARLEY!:
1999 Harley Davidson MT500, OHC 500cc Single ... hmmm, any votes for a fenda extenda here?:
1999 Harley Davidson MT500, OHC 500cc Single ... Buddy said these are still being produced today in York, PA (Harley factory) for military & police forces internationally but the bike is not available here in the US. I didn't even know Harley made a dirt/enduro/adventure bike.... but then again, I'm not a Harley or even cruiser person for that matter:
1999 Harley Davidson MT500, OHC 500cc Single ... seeing the words "Harley Davidson" looks odd on this bike to me. I mean, this is a far cry from bling-bling chrome, huh?:
Buddy & his 1999 Harley Davidson MT500, OHC 500cc Single ...I'd pay to see the reactions if this pulled up at a HOG rally!: 
1970 Harley-Davidson Baja (Italy), Two-Stroke, 100cc:
1961 Cushman Trailster (USA), SV 320cc, Single .... well, it ain't a Vespa!:
1967 Velocette Thruxton (Eng):
1955 Guzzi Falcone, OHV 500cc, Single (...Glenn, stop drooling!): 
Yup, with an external flywheel by the shifter: 
By the way, this was the only bike in the whole place that had 2 oil drip pans beneath---but then again, it's a Guzzi, right?: 
For more information about Buddy Stubb's museum's click: HERE
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