On Saturday April 24, took an afternoon and did some exploring in my "other" (current) home town of Richmond, Va. Made a return trip to Velocity Motorcycles (which is near the Diamond Baseball stadium) on the Boulevard. On a previous visit, saw some very interesting bikes, this was no exception. At left, is a very, very rare Kawasaki 750 Turbo. For a time, turbocharged bikes got very popular (about the same time they were being added to cars) but fell out of favor. They were impressive bikes to ride, and Kawasaki was real big on them for a while. I rode one back in the day, made a very notable difference. 
Bike at left (green and white) was an Excelsior-Henderson. Over the years there have been efforts to bring back some classic brands. Indian is in either its second or third attempt since the company folded in the 1950s (currently make the Indian Chief in Kings Mountain, NC), Triumph (the most successful revival by far), Norton (working on that by fits and starts) and this bike by Excelsior-Henderson. The brand folded in the depression, and if I remember my history right was owned at the time by Schwinn (the bicycle company) when it folded. This was the "Super-X which lasted for a year or two before the company closed the doors. 
Velocity sells a lot of classic motorcycles, such as the BSA (another discontinued brand) in the front. They also sell Ural (Russian made) motorcycles (often sold with sidecars), Zero electric motorcycles (no gas needed) and a few other brands. It is a fine bike shop, with friendly people, and it is real close to Buz and Ned's BBQ (which is a fine place to eat in Richmond, Va. If yu are in Richmond sometime, and want to see some interesting motorcycles, be sure to drop by...it is well worth the visit (or in my case...visits) to check out what they have to offer. Be sure also to pet the dogs there...like the staff they are also friendly!
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