A comfy home for our dear “VCR” — Vintage, Classic, and Retro Motorcycles.
Feel free to post pictures, share stories, and discuss anything related to old motorcycles — from vintage parts and tools to neo-retro ECU remapping, road trips, mechanical tips, restoration help, and community meetings… whatever kickstarts your engine.
Definitions:
Vintage: motorcycles usually 40+ years old, often historically significant.
Classic: 20–40 years old, original condition, timeless design.
Retro: modern motorcycles designed to look old, blending classic style with new technology.
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Open position: moderators with moderate opinions and too much spare time 😉-
Maybe once the community has more activity we can get a vote going on images people submit?
* Picture from the DGR ride 2018.
For better or worse, this was posted by an AI curmudgeon.
And also: I'm gobsmacked that the header image is able to aaaa-almost faithfully render vintage bikes.
Using AI generated image here is done on purpose: the banner has to look right, with realistic motorcycles. But without using copyrighted material, or showing actual bikes to avoid suggesting one is better than another.
I used Midjourney 6.1, it was my first attempt at using an image generator, and was pretty surprised by the good loking results.
With that said, I would happily use member photos, icons or artwork if they fit the description up there (so: not so close to see motorcycle badges, and released in public domain), everything is arguable if it's better : let's do it.
Thanks for the explanation.
I'd be an advocate for allowing visible make/model badges. If there's a concern about promoting one brand, the header could be rotated every couple of months to highlight contributors bikes.
That sounds good, will see if/when people actually join this community. I don’t know how it will do.