Vee417 Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 Me again... I’ll try and keep this post to a minimum, me and a mate decided to go for a bit of a run over to thetford forest to go visit a friend who is recovering from a motorbike incident he had a few months back. When we got their we were welcomed in to his humble abode only to find what looked like thousands of photographs of various motorbikes he has owned over the years scattered over the coffee table. Five hours later, all three of us are smack bang in memory lane reminiscing about our past and present bikes. I bet there’s one or two of you on this forum that have found there selves doing the same thing, so if anybody feels like joining in with this post come and share your lists of bike you have owned or still own. I’ll start... 1992 Yamaha V Max 1200 1994 Yamaha V Max 1200 1996 Yamaha TRX 850 1996 Yamaha YZF 600R 1998 Yamaha FZS 600 2001 Yamaha FZS 1000 2003 Yamaha XJR 1300 2005 Yamaha MT 01 2006 Yamaha TDM 900 2006 Yamaha YZF R6 2007 Yamaha FZ 1 2008 Yamaha YZF R1 As you can see I have had a few bikes over the years... I look forward to seeing what everybody chips in with.
Moderator drewpy Posted January 29, 2012 Moderator Posted January 29, 2012 cd175 kh125 ke175 z400 CX500 cg125 xs400 x 2 miss the kh as i rebuilt it from a box of bits in me 20'S
oldtimer Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 well where do i start my first bike was in 1962 some were kept a short time but the bonnie was kept for the longest some i kept for very short periods just never got on with them. 1962 bsa bantam 1962 franny barnet 175 1961 triumph bonnevillle t120 kept till 2007 1966 royal enfield continental gt 1969 triumph t120c tt special 1975 yamaha dt125 1977 dt 175 1977dt 400 us import 1979 kawasaki z650 1989 triumph legend 1992 till 2001 to many forgettable bikes 2007yamaha dragstar xvs 125 2008 yamaha fz600 left to drewpy in my will but as he cant wait this year its his 2009 triumph tt600 2012 triumph daytona 675 2017 ziimmer frame promised to give up when i am seventy but i said that when iwas 60 lol them are just the ones i remember
wild foamy Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 1989 Yamaha DT50MX at 16 1994 Jawa 350 (never got it road legal, sold to a mate a year later) 1989 Yamaha XJ600 (got it when i was 17 as my first big bike, 2 years later i still got it) 1983 Yamaha XJ650 Turbo
Ttaskmaster Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 2004 - 2004 XVS 125 Dragstar 2004 - Present XVS 650 Dragstar Have ridden a lot more, but never liked enough to buy them.
clarke Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 2006-2008 Peugeot Ludix Blaster 50cc (red) - great until 45mph or a hill... 2008-2010 Yamaha XVS 125 Dragstar (black) - if it was a 250 I'd still have it 2009-Present Yamaha XVS 1300 Midnight Star (red) - fantastic, unlikely to sell 2010-2011 Suzuki RV125 Van Van (white) - ok, bought for the other half to learn on but she didn't like 2010-2012 Yamaha FZS 600 Fazer (blue) - great bike, just wasted on my commute 2012-Present Honda SH300i (black) - so far seems ok
Ryan09 Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 2006 - Gilera DNA 50 First bike at 16 (As you do..) 2007 - DT125RE kept for 2 1/2 years and absolutely loved it 2010 - CCM 644 DS kept for 2 1/2 years again but just fancied a change 2012 - Currently riding a 2003 R6 and absolutely love it =) Quite a variation in bikes already and so far the Yammys have by far been my favourites.
slice Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Ok I'll play along. 1968 is when I started. Fanny barnett 200cc from my Bro who bought his first car. AJS CSR14 250 Bonny 650 in a Hagen frame, lethal round corners but terrifying in a straight line, Oh to be young and stupid again!! Honda 125 thing, bought it after coming out of hospital from previous bike, 2 broken legs and a smashed right arm, Christ that hurt! Honda 400T nice bike but bland Suzuki 250 THING that was more rust than bike, dreadful. Plus other bikes inbetween that I either forget or want to forget. So from 16 to 60 and I still love the feeling of being alone and having more fun than anything else. OH almost forgot Present ride is XJ750 and MAXIM midnight 750.
Noise Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Technically im still a noobe to bikes but i have many a year ahead of me so i have written up a bike shopping list of all the bike i want to have owned but the time i kick the bucket. Bikes i've owned XVS 125 Draggy (sold) XVS 650 Draggy (still got her) Shopping list BSA (any of them) Norton cafe racer Triumph daytona 675 Triumph bonny Triumph street triple Yamaha V MAX Harley Davidson Dyna (gotta own at least one HOG) A Boss Hog (In my dreams) Dodge tomahawk (YER RIGHT!!!!) Y2K bike (i'd settle with a test drive lol)
mick600 Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Oooh thats got me thinking. 1996 - Yamaha BW-50 Or B-whizz as it was known. 1997 - Kawasaki AR80. - Written off 1998 - Kawasaki AR125 - Written off 2000 - Honda NC30 - Stolen 2004 - Suzuki GSX-R 400. Sold having never seen the light of day. Never got to see how good it was. 2006 - Yamaha FZR600R - In the garage as we speak enjoying a thorough strip down and tart up. Thats about it.
up.yours Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 first bike suzi/honda hybrid trial job 1983 mtx125 first road legal bike, past test on this tool. old s reg cd175 1981 rd350lc scary then. xs500 pain in the arse ,( ignition timing) xs250 with side car outfit, and it worked fine ,so fuck off. s reg jawa 350 with outfit 117,000 miles on one set of pistons ,then sold it on . j reg brand spanking new ,jawa 350 sport smashed it into a cop van after only two weeks 350 miles on the clock. another xs250. 1979 rd250 1982 yam passola 50 1981 honda melody 50 1985 rxs100 kwak z 1000, sold by order of her, b4 i topped myself. 1979 honda dream (pear shaped tank) didn't like rain, at all. mz 250 1981 rd350lc (current) 1981 RACING yamaha passola (oh ,fuck off) next bike will be my next bargain .
slice Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 RACING PASSOLA! that I gotta fucking see! havent had a good laugh in ages.
slice Posted February 1, 2012 Posted February 1, 2012 Ok I take it back that looked like fun and smoking the rear wheel was more than I expected, concider me put in my place.
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