Anyone ever seen a buckle like this? It caught my eye on Ebay and i bought it for $20. Can't find any more images or info on this. It's solid brass and the ad says 1980.
Anyone ever seen a buckle like this? It caught my eye on Ebay and i bought it for $20. Can't find any more images or info on this. It's solid brass and the ad says 1980.
I remember seeing guys wearing them at rallys back in the day. Always liked them.
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Thanks. I haven't received it yet but if it's solid brass like it says i can polish it nicely. Belt buckles are one of those things that sometimes are bought or given as gifts and stay in a drawer for years. Must have been what happened to this one. Figured it was worth $20.
Years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to find bootleg logo items for sale at local rallies.
BMW legal stepped in in the mid-late 80’s and stopped all that in a very firm way.
Kind of sad when I think back on it …
The sellers never made much on the trinkets and it was a good way to display one’s enthusiasm for the brand.
Last edited by OldCamper; 10-27-2022 at 03:07 PM.
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Originally Posted by OldCamper
I still have one of those "bootleg logo" belt buckles from that era. The vendor made them out of hood emblems from BMW automobiles.
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Used to see this stuff at large motorcycle rallies, example Daytona Bike Week. Large venders everywhere selling motorcycle gear. Their were tons of H/D stuff, slim pickings for all other brands.
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This belt and buckle is/was available through your local dealer. Not as flashy as the aftermarket.
True but I like it better. Subtle yet definitive.
Probably OK then if made from a BMW part, but other things often weren’t and BMW shut those vendors down.
Besides logo’ed t-shirts, there were tie tacks, money clips, watches and clocks, flashlights, towels, and even BMW roundel coasters available at some rallies. Those days are long gone.
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Now that boxer head buckle is way cool. There must have been a million of these unauthorized winged Harley Davidson belt buckles made in the 70's and 80's before HD cracked down. Of course i have one.
Past thread on vintage BMW belt buckles link below. I got this one from the MOA I really don't know when...since it's the 25th anniversary then in 1997 or 1998. It's a numbered buckle, 372 of 1000. On the back it has a short history of the MOA.
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread...ge-Belt-Buckle
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And weighs 1/2 a pound! Wowser!A real "fender scratcher" there Kurt!
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Just for future reference, i looked around and found this is an AMINCO brand buckle from 1980. They must have made these with hundreds of different inserts as there are many of them on Ebay. I even bought the wifey one with HONDA wings insert(she has a Shadow). I did not find any with Harley or any more BMW as i figure they got shut down real quick on those names. Seems funny that 1980 doesn't sound that long ago to me, but it was 42 years ago.
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