Not many bikes in my history, just 15, in fact i had the Guzzi LeMans from new until i sold it 2 years ago and got the 1098s. My only regret is selling the Hailwood Rep. I bought it new and loved it all the years i had it. Yes it was a pig and unreliable, but i loved every minute i rode it. Yam FSiE Honda CD 175 Yam RD 250 Honda 400 4 Yam TZ 250 Suzi RD500 Ducati 500 Pantah Kwacka z1 kwacka z1300 Laverda 750 Ducati 900ss Ducati 900 Mike Halewood replica Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk11 Ducati 996 Ducati 1098s (Current bike)
Well no doubt I won't remember them all, but the ones I can remember go like this. RD125LC Yamah SR 250 Yamaha FZ 600 RG250 Gamma RD350LC YPVS F1 Yamaha SRX 600 RD350LC YPVS N1 Kawasaki Z1000J Suzuki GSX 1100 EFE Yamaha FJ1100 Ducati 900SS 1994 (still have) Ducati 900SS 1992 (still have) Ducati 750 F1 (still have) Triumph Tiger 100SS 1966 (still have, but it's going to pay for something else) I've probably had double this amount, but the ones I haven't mentioned didn't inspire me enough to keep them more than a few weeks
Well here is my mini list 1. 1st Bike at the age of 25:- Yamaha R6 2. Suzuki GSXR K1 3. Ducati 748 Bip 4. Ducati 748 R (No:856) 5. MV Agusta F4s 6. Aprilia RSV'R' Mille Edwards Rep 7. Honda VFR 800 Pre V-Tec - Commuting Bike in the slowest colour Yellow 8. KTM LC4 - Replaced the VFR 9. Honda Blackbird - Replaced the KTM 10. Ducati 748R (No:219) Not being biased but I have enjoyed each and every bike, however nothing really compared to the Ducati in terms of enjoyment and sheer grin factor. The RSV was a big old lump with plenty of torque but it just wasn't a Ducati. Its taken 7 years to get back on a Ducati and boy did I miss it.
Oh Christ, here we go. am sure i will forget a few, and instead of listing when i owned a bike, might be better to list how many of each one. Honda MT50 Honda MB50 Kawasaki AR80 Yamaha DT125LC Mk2 Kawasaki KX490 - short swingarm model Yamaha RD350LC x 4 Yamaha RD200DX x 2 Kawasaki AR125 Yamaha DT175MX x 2 Yamaha TZR250 1kt x 3 Kawasaki ZZR400 Honda NSR250 MC21 Yamaha TZR250 3XV x 5 Honda VFR400R NC30 x 20+ Honda RVF400 NC35 x 5 1/2 Kawasaki KMX200 Honda CRM250 x 4 Honda CBR900 RRX Honda CBR600RR5 Honda CBR600FY Yamaha YSR80 Kawasaki KSR80 Yamaha RD125LC Mk3 Honda NSR250 MC28 x 2 Honda VFR750R RC30 Yamaha TDR250 Suzuki GSXR1100H Honda VTR1000 Shitstorm Aprilia RSV Mille 99 Suzuki Bandit 400 Suzuki RGV250 VJ22 x 2 Suzuki RGV250 VJ23 Ducati 350 Desmo 1969 Yamaha RD350N2 Ducati 916 Honda CBR400 NC29 Suzuki GSXR400 GK76 I am sure there are a few more i have forgotten, and i might still own a few of the above still. next on the list - really want a nice MBX80 and AR80 also got the urge for a Bimota DB4
am very much liking the look and price of the new 390 apart from that quite honestly they just don't interest me styling wise or quality. regarding how i know about the KTM quality - i have seen first hand some PDI shockers. Seriously, i am well stuck in the 90's and quite happy there. i like my 400's and rare odd ball left field stuff. last new bike i bought was the 600RR - that put me off IL4's for a while and ultra hard work buzzy 600's
Triumph Tiger Cub £45 00 1966 Triumph Speed Twin Triumph T100 Velocettte Venom BSA DBD34 Gold Star BSA Super Rocket BSA Spitfire Norton 650ss Triton500 race bike Seeley Commando race bike Yamaha DT125 Yamaha DT400 Honda XR 500 Kawasaki KDX175 Husky 430 Suzuki RM80 Suzuki RM125 Kawasaki KDX200 Husky250 Triumph Trident Ducati Darmah Kawasak GPZ900 Suzuki GSXR1100 Suzuki GSXR750 Honda RC30 Ducati851 Ducati888 SP3 Honda Fireblade Triumph SpeedTriple challenge race bike KTM 380 supermoto KTM SMC660 KTM 950SM Aprilia SXV550 still have Ducati 748S Ducati916SPS Ducati1098R still have I wish I could have kept some of them they would have been worth a bit now
Honda Bonus 125 (bought and sold in Vietnam) Ducati Monster S4 (Stolen) Ducati Monster S4RS In 5 years of riding... I am simply astonished at the number of bikes some people on here have owned, 120odd?!? Surely that's keeping them for less time than it takes for the V5 to arrive!?
Feel quite long termist given I've only owned four bikes since I passed my test in 2004! 1st bike - Honda XR125L - a great little Dual Sport and ideal for nipping round London 2nd - Kawasaki ER-5 - bought this as soon as the 33 bhp restriction came off my licence. Bought for £800, ridden for 18,000 miles, crashed, fixed, sold for £650 3rd - BMW F650GS - single cylinder bought from the BMW offroad school for £2,200, having been mechanically refurbished and with a warranty. Bodywork held together with cable ties but mechanically sound. Seriously good motorbike and if I was going to go round the world I'd take one of these. Sold when I had a longer distance commute and the motorway run and the big single weren't happy bedfollows 4th - 2005 Ducati Multistrada 1000S - owned this for three years now.
That's a good question, I can't top most people that have posted but here goes.... Yamaha DT100 Yamaha RD250LC Yamaha RD350LC Yamaha XS1100 Honda CBR600 (3 or 4) Kawasaki ZZR600 Suzuki GSXR600 Suzuki GSXR750 Suzuki GSXR1000 Yamaha R1 (2) Yamaha R6 Honda Fireblade Aprilia RSV1000 Aprilia RSV4 Ducati 1098S Ducati Hypermotard 1100S Ducati Streetfighter S Ducati 1098R Bayliss Replica (current) Ducati 1198S Corse Limited Edition (current) Ducati Panigale S Tricolore (current) Oh, I almost forgot, a Honda PCX Scooter (current). Don't laugh, it's a real hoot.
Here's my list mostly in order, not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Riding since I was 16 and now 44, jeez where's the time gone. Suzuki Er50 Honda Mbx125 Suzuki Rg250 mk1 Yamagama 350ypvs Yamaha 350LC Kawasaki Gpz600 Honda Cbr600 Jellymould Kawasaki Z550 Honda 1992 Fireblade Honda Cbr600 Fm (Race bike) Yamaha Fzr400 3tj (Race bike) Honda Cbx750 (cheap bike off a mate) Honda 1996 Fireblade Suzuki Tl1000s Yamaha 1998 R1 (Road/Race bike) Suzuki Gsxr1000 K3 Honda XR650 Ktm 125sx Ktm 200exc BMW1150gs (Don't ask, kept for 3 months) Honda 600 Hornet Aprilia 2002 Mille Kawasaki 2004 Zx10r (Road/Track bike Still have to the annoyance of the wife) BMW1150rt (Still have) Ducati 1200 Multi (Still have)
You lot spot trains? How can you remember year and model, damm Ive had loads but don't care to remember them all as most were naff!
It's a strange skill, struggle more trying to remember passwords that we seem to need for everything nowadays.
View attachment 8979 View attachment 8981 View attachment 8980 View attachment 8978 Some of the bikes ive owned were ive actually taken photos of. Previous bikes before that as follows ZX6r ZZR600 Z550 Z400 GS400 CB750 Honda benley Superdream Ta Hyabusa
I'm 43 and had my first bike about 12, over 20 with no riding 1990-1998. Although since coming back to bikes in 2005 after a 5 year lay off, I've had 748, 916sps, Monster 600, ST2, 848, another 600 Monster, Fireblade, 1200 GS, Multistrada, another 848 (current bike) and a 620 Monster which I raced only think I may like Ducatis...
