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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.

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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

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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 :biglaugha: 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 :idea:

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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

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2004 - 2004 XVS 125 Dragstar

2004 - Present XVS 650 Dragstar

Have ridden a lot more, but never liked enough to buy them.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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 .

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RACING PASSOLA! that I gotta fucking see! havent had a good laugh in ages. :biglaugha:

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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. :hah:

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