i been riding over 30 years and my most favourite bike, i had, was a 1999 yamaha R1 ,was such a fanatstic package, the grin factor was awesome under fierce acceleration ,it was alive shaking its head at you when the front went light , i sold it on a wim and wished i never did ,9 years i had it, never let me down ever, and right at the end i embarrassed 2 boys on new gixxers the bloke i sold it to still has it but had a big off on it and it looks shite now !!! so whats your fav ?
Two for me, had them in the late 60s and would love to have either or both now, first would be the Triton followed by the BSA Goldstar. Steve
Moto Martin GSX1100 with lots of V+M work on the motor. It was the coolest and meanest machine in the area unless Dave Dawson came out to play on his Rickman Z1260 Turbo.
Very tough question. It depends I guess on your situation and your riding requirements at the time. I have three candidates that I just can't split. 1. Suzuki TL1000S - Without a doubt the most invigorating riding experience I have ever encountered. Mine was a good'un, with a well tuned engine producing a very healthy 128bhp, ohlins rear damper and reworked forks. It proved to be too much fun in the end; I was politely told that if I didn't mend my ways I would be sent to prison. So the bike was sold. 2. Ducati ST2 - So much more than the sum of it's parts. After a very uncomfortable french tour on an Aprilia RSV, I swapped bikes via the Swapz.com website and ended up with a mint ST2. Few bikes are as good at multitasking as the Ducati ST's; comfortable for hundreds of miles, fine handling, rich power delivery, and more. I toured Europe on mine, commuted into London, thrashed it round the Nurburgring, and it never let me down. It is the very reason I own a Multistrada now. And the Multi ain't as good. 3. Finally, and possibly the pick of the bunch...MZ ETZ251 - Seriously, this bike made me smile more than any other bike I've owned, and I've owned hundreds. Bought new as a dispatch hack, I thrashed it mercilessly from one end of the country to the other, rode it to and round Paul Ricard, then thrashed it some more, then finally crashed it in spectacular style. Not once did I ever regret buying such a lowly bike, not once did it let me down (apart from regular seizures, all of which were deserved), not once did I stop smiling at just how bloody capable it was. I never buy the same bike twice - there are too many good bikes out there - but I'd buy another 251 in a heartbeat.
My best bikes come with the best memories. So in no particular order, and I can't choose a No.1, it'd be either my first RD350LC, my Ducati 750F1, or my Pantah. If I was being clinical, it's be my well tweaked 748SP, perfect handling with a peach of an ex-Supersport motor.
For me biking is about fun, its my fun time so hands down this was the most fun you could have with your clothes on Not so great in the mud though
Learnt to ride on an ER500 Ridden a multi , monster, an ssie But the best and the one I always had the most pleasure on was my carby 600 I found the multi and monster easy and boring as usual I have to make things harder for myself I enjoyed the challenge of having to ride the SS
that kinda reminds me of a triumph speed triple or rather the triple would remind me of that...triumph steal the idea? Or maybe I should go to spec savers
98 SPS that kinda reminds me of a triumph speed triple or rather the triple would remind me of that...triumph steal the idea? Or maybe I should go to spec savers
Returned back to England after my marriage fell apart & needed transport... I had spent time before I left reviving an abused CBR400 Triarm for a girly mate of mine & wanted one myself - great handling, rare enough to get a second look and an engine that HOWLED up to its 14.5k redline. :biggrin: Found a good used/abused example and set about righting some of the prevoius owners neglect. Graeme France of 400greybike.com fame sorted me out with a CBR6 longer shock/linkage, K&N air filter, RVF4 front wheel and a 17" NSR250R MC21 rear wheel. D/b screen, carbon front 'guard, numerous NOS bits, crash bungs & other stuff followed - along with some very brisk commuting/weekend rides showing up some litre-bikes on the way! It still remains one of the fastest bikes I have ridden - and there have been a few! When it comes on cam the world goes backward - being still nimble enough to scratch round most twisties with not so much as a headshake. I kept it for two years, selling it to pay for my Carby SS which in itself was a lifetimes dream and am not ashamed to say I did cry a little when the buyer rode off on it. :frown:I'm not in the habit of buying the same bike twice but would have another Triarm CBR4 in a heartbeat, seroiusly great little bikes!
Defining the word "best" is not easy... But for a whole host of reasons I would say the best bike I have ever had ( no sniggering at the back there ) has to be a 1984 Honda CD125 Benly. Bought brand new ( the only new bike I have ever had ) for £670 from a dealer in Portsmouth. Used, abused and thrashed it never let me down. I rode it from Portsmouth to Scotland via Yorkshire in two days. I rode it from Scotland to Yorkshire and back several times. All day comfort and 100% reliability. Which ( in those days ) more than made up for it's lack of performance. Then I did something stupid and traded it in for a Suzuki GS250T - bad, BAD move ! If anyone out there knows where A709PCR is these days I'd love to find it
Hi. I used to have a Yamaha XJ650 Turbo. Used to whistle like street hawk but my best bike ever is my current one. A pearl white Multistrada 1100s.
My current ride that I bought from Ducati Glasgow last year, only mods I have done is to get the wheels powder coated white
Laverda 1200 Mirage Ts 180* what a great motorcycle i would buy one tomorrow if they still made them . brian.
