Bikeography

[Daz555]

My list is a little on the small side :

H0nda CB600FS Hornet
BMW R1100S

[RoLoo]

1980 --> 1982 :

(a) Puch MV 50 Skytrack
(b) Yamaha RD 50
(c) Puch Maxi
(d) Puch Maxi (a newer one)
(e) Zündapp KS50 SuperSport
(f) Zündapp Watercooled KS50

(1) 1982 : used Suzuki GT 380 (two stroke)
(2) 1982 : used Honda CB 400 F
(3) 1983 : used Suzuki GS 750 E
(4) 1985 : new Suzuki GSX 750 ES
(5) 1987 : new Honda CBR 1000 F
(6) 1996 : used Honda CBR 1000 F (with the twin headlight)
(7) 2004 : very used Suzuki GSX 750 ES
(eight) 2004 : used BMW R1100S mono-spark BCR
(9) 2005 : used BMW R 80 RT (the BCR still around)
(10) 2005 : used R 1150 RT (BCR + 80RT still around)
(11) 2006 : 3 weeks 'old' R 1200 S (BCR + 1150RT still around)
(12) 2007 : used R 1200 RT (R1200S still around ; and traded in the 1150RT)

[Desmo904]

Stevie - SRX650??
I played with one of those for a whole afternoon.
Brilliant fun. There ought to be a one-make race series for those............or maybe there was

[sandbar]

Why do you need 4 cylinders - that makes it a car engine doesn't it?

Spot on!

sandbar

[Stevie]

Stevie - SRX650??
I played with one of those for a whole afternoon.
Brilliant fun. There ought to be a one-make race series for those............or maybe there was

You may have confused the SRX600 with the SZR660. In fact they were very similar bikes separated by about a decades worth of rolling chassis technology and the same amount of development time on the Yamaha 600/660 lump.

I had a hoot on that bike, doing as many of the Swiss alpine passes that I could reach in a day from my home in Baden, AG.

[Desmo904]

You're right - i am getting confused. (It was a long time ago).
I think it may have been the SZR thingy I was riding.
It was mainly silver, fully faired, extreme riding position, with the single cylinder Yam lump.

[snavetrauts]

Gromit.... I had 3 Laverdas.... 2 x the 1200 Mirage I think it was...you know the one with the little 3/4 fairing, luverly... then the best one.... "the proper" 180 crank Jota.. Orange the full bit. I actually bought it from Slater Bros in Collington (I lived in Malvern) Lovely sound. I loved triples after this .... I traded in the Jota would you believe for a T595.... also a lovely bike. I wish I had kept the Jota.. but christ was it top heavy... and my left arm is now 1.5 time the size of the right.

The only sewing machine I have ever owned was a Suzuki GSX1300 I think it was big slab of a tank.... did 1000's of mile in France on it... but oh so boring... You will not believe I traded in an R100RS (RDD 777R) for this..... What a mistake.

My first bike (You always remember your first.. was a BSA C15. My girlfriends dad said I could have it if I could build it up from a box of bits..... I did and the only thing missing was a small steel clutch pushrod and ball bearing.... I made this and and had a fantastic bike for nowt. Used to ride around the Malvern Hills...Jubilee drive and all, with no helmet.. it was legal not to in those days. Oh what fun.

This is how it all started for me... and I have never looked back. Paid out a lot of brass since then though.

Nostalgia.. don't you love it...

Stuart

[Archie]

Archie, looks like your the only one having had Ducs, what do you reckon on em?

Err yes well..... The old ones are a labour of love/cash, and I suspect they always will be. Having said that, I still love them dearly. I've not ridden a Ducati newer than 1998, so can't comment on them.

The first was a 1980 900ss bought in 1983. I took it to Greece 2-up for 3500 miles, and only had 3 mechanicals . Half the small bikes I had were bought as transport for when the Duke was knackered, an all too frequent event with the bevel engine. I sold it to buy a GSXR 1100K

I've since bought another bevel 900ss and rebuilt it to better than new, making a nice bike but it cost me.

The 916 was beautiful, but unbearably uncomfortable, and had no power, and the Pantah I bought and sold as a non-runner.

They make great hobbies but aren't much use for real transport.

And I've still got two of the blighters......

Ride some, and if you like one, bear in mind that it'll require a bit of pampering/expense.

[PBBoxer]

Here we go
1982-85
Rev up and piss off, Honda Camino
Suzuki GP100 (great fun)
long gap to 1996
1996
GPX 750R
ALSO A GSX250 6 SPEED (AWFUL)
1997-2001
CBR 1100XXV BLACKBIRD (WONDERFUL)(NEW, 1997)(TT 98,99,2000)
2001
CB350S
BROS 650 (TT 2001)
1996 TRX850 (ONE OF MY FAVOURITES)
CB 250RS SINGLE
2002
2002 KAWASAKI ZX636 A1 (NEW)(TT 2002)
1997 BANDIT 1200S. WHAT A HOOT
YZF750
XJ600 SNOTTER
XBR500 SINGLE, ACE
2003
ANOTHER TRX850 (NOW MY BROTHERS)(TT2003)
ZX7R TRACK BIKE (BUILT BY HUTCHY, POPPED BY ME (BUGGER))
2004
CB 1100 X11 lOVED IT (TT2004)
R1100S BCR FOR 3 YRS. GREAT BIKE
XR400R Honda WHILST OF WORK FROM CRASH
2005
GSXR1300 HAYABUSA (TT2005)
DL1000 VSTROM
YZF R1
MY ORIGINAL TRX850 CAME BACK
2006
RSV MIILE R COLIN EDWARDS REP
APRILIA TUONO RACING(TT2006)
R1100GS
R1150GS
ANOTHER R1150GS
R1200S
2007
TDM900
R1200GS
BUELL XB12X (ONE DAY!)
R1200S (NUMBER 2)
BENELLI TRE K


DEFINITELY MISSED SOME BUT ITS BEEN FUN

[Stevie]

My first bike (You always remember your first.. was a BSA C15. My girlfriends dad said I could have it if I could build it up from a box of bits..... I did and the only thing missing was a small steel clutch pushrod and ball bearing.... I made this and and had a fantastic bike for nowt. Used to ride around the Malvern Hills...Jubilee drive and all, with no helmet.. it was legal not to in those days. Oh what fun.

This is how it all started for me... and I have never looked back. Paid out a lot of brass since then though.

Nostalgia.. don't you love it...

Stuart

ditto.....see above.

You know, know matter how the rational side of me tells me that my C15 was an unadulterated piece of shit, my heart still skips a beat when I see one listed on fleabay.

In truth, though, that pile of junk put me of DIY vehicle maintenance for the rest of my life.

[timbox2]

They make great hobbies but aren't much use for real transport.

And I've still got two of the blighters......

Ride some, and if you like one, bear in mind that it'll require a bit of pampering/expense.

Think Ill wait till I move to Scotland next year and maybe buy a cheapie 900, mate of mine has just bought a 94 Minter for £1700, loves it and says its quite comfy, but he is about 5' nothing

[Taz]

OK, here goes (year is when I bought it)

1972 - Raleigh Mobylette (an original pedal power moped. Bought for a tenner, sold for a tenner).
1973 - Hxnda C50 (I thought it was the dogs whats its - until I fell off)
1974 - MZ250 (all I could afford as a student)
1975 - MZ250 (bought from a mate after I forgot to put 2 stroke oil in the first one - oops)
1976 - Hxnda CB360 (rubbish - all my mates had Hxndas and this was the only one I could afford)
1976 - Hxnda CB500T (bought new for £795 as an offer from Hxnda as original list price was £935 - we all make mistakes, it was even worse than the press said it was)
1977 - Hxnda CB400-4 (brilliant, toured all over the UK with it)
1978 - Hxnda CX500 (good bike, just quirky)
1980 - BMW R100RS ( the one with the huge silver fairing. Brilliant bike - went abroad on it countless times)
1982 - Kawasaki GPZ1100 (the first with fuel injection - pure hooligan machine with a stonking engine and a frame with a hinge in the middle, as I found out when it spat me down the road at 80mph - or was that the 4 pints at the pub?)
1984 - BMW R100T (sanity returned and so I came back to BMW - added a fairing to make it an RS)
1987 - Yamaha FJ900 (why did I get rid of the BMW - yes the YAM was OK but yawn, no character)
1988 Kawasaki GPZ900 (probably the best Jap bike I owned - looked good, rode well, gave plenty of fun back - or is that the wife???)
1990 - Mortgage Payment Z1000 special (sold bike to pay for deposit for new home to keep wife happy - some hope)
1999 - Suzuki TL1000R ( It did exactly what is said in the press - super fast but the handling - dear God it was frightening. Took it round the TT course and scared myself to death)
2000 - Kawasaki 900C1 ( nice toy - I did what you are not supposed to do and sold the Suzuki to a bloke in a motorway car park, taking the Kwacker in part ex. The bike was mint and ran well)
2002 - Hxnda Blackbird (bought from a supposed 'mate' at work. Bought it in the dark - my own stupid fault, and found out in the daylight that in 3 years he had managed to destroy a great bike - it had as much corrosion as if it had been stored in a damp salt mine, so I spent a long time and a lot of money restoring it)
2005 - BMW R1100S (you all have said it before so I won't repeat it)

[SteveH]

1970 Raleigh Roma (here is a link so you can see the shape of my shame. Actually, no you cannot, because mine was old, dirty, corroded and no body panel was undented)
http://www.selbymovingtargets.co.uk/web ... sc/007.htm

1972 H*nda C50
Then cars until DAS in 2000
2000 Fazer 600 went like stink after a CB500
2002 TDM850 Utterly reliable and ugly. Great Fun!!
2004 TDM900 Nicer to look at, just as reliable, but I prefer the carbs to inj
2006 XT600E For track day/commute/world tour. OK, trackday was a lie.
2006 R1100S Beautiful. Does everything well.
2007 Ducati900SS (pre injection). A joy to ride. look at or listen to.
The infection hit me late, but it hit hard....

[Blackal]

Reminds me of that scene in Four weddings, when Andy McDowell is remenissing on how many blokes she'd shagged.... and poor old Hugh Grant is sitting there wondering what he'd been doing all his life:lol:

Nu2biking

Aye, But Hugh Grant probably has shagged Andy McDowell

My list is small too:

2004 BoxerCup Replika
2005 Daytona 650
2006 GS1200 Adv
2006 R1 Anniversary

Al

[Cliff]

Suzuki AP50... 16 years old, what can I say
Kawasaki KH250.... 17, happy birthday!
Kawasaki Z250 Kork Ballington Race Replica (well the paint job anyway)
Suzuki GSX250.... still can't pass me test
Honda CB650... coat get me I'll (took me touring all over the place through)

Cars.... many, many wasted years... then

BMW R1100S Marrakesh Red (you know the fastest type!)

brisk spark plugs
k&n
remus Y
c/f bits & black screen


Well I like it dammit!