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BIKES, BIKINIS, BEER & BEACH PT. II VINTAGE DAYTONA BEACH BIKE WEEK

March 25, 2010

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Part II of an amazing rewind back to old-school Daytona Beach courtesy of Regis Decobeck, who was there to capture these incredible black & white images from ’74 – ’78.  Thank God for that.  Regis saw the original post – BIKES, BIKINIS, BEER & BEACH | VINTAGE DAYTONA BEACH BIKE WEEK – and generously offered-up these priceless gems for the enjoyment of our TSY readers.  God bless ya’!  Enjoy y’all.

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Krazy Kustom Rat Wagon, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Kustom Tank Paint Job, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Kustom Trike-ness, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Kustom Van Kraze, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Kustom WTF, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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Circa 1974 – 1978 ~ Kustom Kruiser, Daytona Beach ~ image by Regis Decobeck

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15 Comments
  1. March 25, 2010 9:25 pm

    awesome shots! thank you

  2. Dennis Poledna permalink
    March 25, 2010 9:30 pm

    Great photos from a bygone era. The “Custom WTF” is just your every day Chevy smallblock powered motorcycle. This one may have been inspired by E.J. Potter’s 327-powered Bloody Mary drag bike. The Bloody Mary made its appearance around this time.

  3. March 25, 2010 9:39 pm

    wtf for real. i don’t even understand…

  4. James permalink
    March 25, 2010 11:04 pm

    Great photos! Nice selections.

  5. March 26, 2010 1:05 am

    I love all the dudes standing around looking at the bikes as if they’re waiting for them to speak words of wisdom or tell jokes. Of course, LSD was sold like chiclets at the Mexican border in those days on the streets of Daytona, so who knows wtf they’re saying.

    • March 26, 2010 4:18 pm

      Nicky-

      Take a better look at that bike and you’ll see why all the vacant stares… that ain’t no v-twin.

      JP

  6. Macanix permalink
    March 26, 2010 5:25 am

    Wow… superb shots… that “Kustom WTF” is just that…WTF????
    And that “Krazy Kustom Rat Wagon” is, what’d they say in those days…”Totally RAD!”

  7. March 26, 2010 9:39 am

    That rat wagon thing is a better use of a ’30-’31 Model A Sport Coupe and a Deuce grille shell than I see these days in Daytona.

    And that trike looks like an old Ed Roth kit – but I’m dying to know what’s going on with the viking chariot in soft focus behind him…

    GOOD stuff!

  8. econobiker permalink
    March 28, 2010 6:23 am

    The V-8 bike builder just lacked the idea to turn the motor 90° and beat Boss Hoss to the punch…

    http://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/the-selvedge-yard-regis-decobeck-daytona-006.jpg

  9. Mr. Realist permalink
    March 30, 2010 2:33 pm

    As always, an interesting peek into a bygone day. I still don’t get the appeal of the trikes, but then again, I guess people like me aren’t supposed to.

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