What bikes have you owned over the years?

[Ian Frog]

Hi all !

I was having a chat elsewhere and suggested maybe others might be interested.

I have owned loads so will work on a list if others want to know.

Trust me I have had Icons and Dogs and I am sure others will be the same lol.

Cheers

Ian

[Troy]

In this order of viewing...

 

 

 

 

[fastbob]

Depends what you mean by owned . Technically I've seemingly owned about 31 bikes but many of these have been " Fixeruppers " so I've only owned them for the purpose of selling them on again . So I would list my bikes in two categories , Main bikes and Others . MAIN BIKES : CB 175 , Triumph TR 25 w , GSX 250 , CB 125 Benley , GS 550 , GS850 , GSX 1100 , Z 1000 ST ( Customized ) GSXR 1100 L , GSXR 1100 WP , ER5 , Harley Davidson XL 1200 R . OTHER BIKES : CG 125 ( X 9 ) , CJ 250 U , FT 500 Ascot ( X2 ) 750 Zephyr , Z 750 , MZ TS 125 ( X2 ) CM 125 , CB 125 , CM 200 . Oddly enough I'm sure there are quite a few more but I just can't think of them right now .

First bike .

And some of the others

[Mitchey]

Suzuki

Gt200

Gp100

Ts125

Dr650

Dr125

Dr125

Gt250

Honda

Cg125

Cg125

Cg125

Cd175

Cb250 K4

Cb250 g5

Cb250rs

Cb250rs

Cd250

CJ250

Xr250

XL250

XL350

CRM250

HORNET 600

AFRICA TWIN 750

Kawasaki

NINJA 636

KLE500

Z250

GPZ500

Yamaha

XTZ660

RXS100

RXS100

KTM 520

BMW R65

BMW R80

BMW F800GS

Triumph

Daytona 955

Favourites KLE500

Touring France on one of my RXS100's with a load of other lads on mopeds back in 2013.

Favourite manufacturer Honda

[Ian Frog]

Ok I will try and remember !

AP50

GT185

Z650 B1

Ducati900 Darmah For despatching In London Yam 100 2 stroke, XL250R, CB250RS.

Ducati900 DarmahSS

GS750EC

DT400 ( useless!)

XBR500 (First new purchase)

Z100J (Extensively restored and modified)

XT600

Ducati Darmah

ZRX1200R (Still got)

Busa 2003 Supercharged

Busa 2005 immaculate and looking forward to next year lol.

I am sure I have missed some lol.

Cheers

Ian

[winston smith]

I think I'm lagging behind some of you guys....

Yamaha dt125 ( early, air cooled)

--16 year gap --

Kawasaki kmx125 (2002)

Suzuki sv650s (2001)

Suzuki sv650s (2005)

Honda vfr800vtec (2002)

Ducati 750ssie (2003)

Honda vfr400 nc30 (1995)

Kawasaki gpz400r (1987)

Suzuki gsx750f (1992)

BMW r1100s (1999)

Yamaha TDM 850 (1998)

Best bike - the vfr800

Worst bike - the 750 teapot

The bike I wish I still had - the Ducati

[Guest]

From 1971 onwards.........

Lambretta (1)

TV175

Vespa (1)

SS180

Triumph (1)

3TA

BMW (1)

R1150GS

BSA (2)

D7 Bantam

B33

Kawasaki (5)

S3400

H1F500

Z650 x 2

ZR7-S

Honda (13)

C90

SL125

CB250

CB400/4 x 2

CB500/4 x 2

CB750 K2

CB750 F1 x 3

CB750 KZ

XLV650 Transalp

Suzuki (19)

T250J

TS185

GT380J x 2

GS750

GT550

GT750 x 2

SP370 x 2

GSF600 x 2

GS650 Katana

GSF1200

DL650 x 2

DL1000

DR650 x 2

Yamaha (20)

SR125

DT175

DT250

DT400

RD350B

XJ600 x 2

XJ900

FZS600 x 2

YZF600

TDM850

TDM900

TT-R250

XT350

XT600E x 3

XT660R

FZ6S Fazer

......which adds up to 63 bikes!

I feel number 64 coming along soon!

[Fleck]

Holy moly.. I'm still a bike virgin

1994 RD125LC

1995 ZXR400

2001 ZX6R

2015 Honda 110 scooter

2018 KTM Duke 390

[Guest Richzx6r]

So far...

2002 honda cg125

2003 Kawasaki eliminator 125

1985 Suzuki gxs550es

2009 Yamaha yzfr125

2001 Kawasaki zx6r j1

2003 Kawasaki zx6r a1p 636

So far that is my list though I am feeling a change coming on once the work situation is better

[Ian Frog]

From 1971 onwards.........

Lambretta (1)

TV175

Vespa (1)

SS180

Triumph (1)

3TA

BMW (1)

R1150GS

BSA (2)

D7 Bantam

B33

Kawasaki (5)

S3400

H1F500

Z650 x 2

ZR7-S

Very impressive !

I know I left some off my list lol.

Which did you love the most?

I know I was younger then but the Ducati bevels were great and if I owned them now I don't think I would sell !

Cheers

Ian

Honda (13)

C90

SL125

CB250

CB400/4 x 2

CB500/4 x 2

CB750 K2

CB750 F1 x 3

CB750 KZ

XLV650 Transalp

Suzuki (19)

T250J

TS185

GT380J x 2

GS750

GT550

GT750 x 2

SP370 x 2

GSF600 x 2

GS650 Katana

GSF1200

DL650 x 2

DL1000

DR650 x 2

Yamaha (20)

SR125

DT175

DT250

DT400

RD350B

XJ600 x 2

XJ900

FZS600 x 2

YZF600

TDM850

TDM900

TT-R250

XT350

XT600E x 3

XT660R

FZ6S Fazer

......which adds up to 63 bikes!

I feel number 64 coming along soon!

[Guest]

Very impressive !

I know I left some off my list lol.

Which did you love the most?

I know I was younger then but the Ducati bevels were great and if I owned them now I don't think I would sell !

Cheers

Ian

 

 

Difficult to say because times have changed and so has my perception of things.

But the 70's were the Golden Era........everything after that period hasn't lived up to it in terms of experiences and enjoyment.

So I'd say the milestone bikes were my first new ones.....Suzuki GT380 in 1973, and the Kawasaki 500 Triple new in 1975.

[rennie]

We've done this before, several times over the years!

I can never remember all mine!

I'll see if I can do it at work next week

[Guest]

We've done this before, several times over the years!

I can never remember all mine!

I'll see if I can do it at work next week

 

With all the cider you put away I'm surprised you can even remember the bike you've got now Ian!

[geofferz]

Blimey where do I begin?!

Probably with my first bike - 2016 yamaha mt125

 

 

And my second, and current bike 2018 Yamaha mt10

 

[Bianco2564]

In order;

Norman nippy

Honda S90

Honda SS50 x2

Suzy GT250 x2

Suzy GT380

Honda CB250RS

Suzy GT250X7

Yam DT175

RD350 LC F2

Suzy GSXR750M

Suzy GT380 still got

Honda SS125 still got

Yam Diversion 600

Yam FZR1000 EXUP

Yam YZF R1 still got

Suzy RGV 250 still got

Velosolex still got

Honda FJS600 Silverwing still got.

[rennie]

We've done this before, several times over the years!

I can never remember all mine!

I'll see if I can do it at work next week

 

With all the cider you put away I'm surprised you can even remember the bike you've got now Ian!

 

I haven't had as many as you! had a 12 year gap while I was in The Army

but I really do struggle to remember them

I'll give it a go

[rennie]

Suzuki AP50

Suzuki GT250

Kawasaki KH250

Suzuki GT250X7

Honda 400Four

Kawasaki Z650

Suzuki GS550

Puch Maxi50

Honda VFR750

kawasaki GPZ750R

Honda VFR750 (another I didn't like the GPZ)

Honda CBR900rrv Blade

Yamahe Fazer1000

Yamaha 1300 Midnight Star.

I know I've missed some out but I can't think now

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Honda Cub 90

to a

Triumph Bobber.

Various wrecks in-between though they really count more as a collection of independently moving parts all travelling in close formation than what would usually be referred to as a motorcycle.

[rennie]

I bought some do-er uppers with/without my mates

but I haven't included those even if I could remember them

[Six30]

Yamaha ty 80

Suzuki ts 125

Garelli tiger cub

Kawasaki z750

Honda cbf 600

Yamaha thundercat

and the ones I got photos of ...

[gogs01]

Starting in 1964 :

BSA C11G (250cc OHV single with plunger rear suspension)

Norman 250 (Villiers 250cc 2-stroke twin)

Matchless G3LS (350 OHV single with swinging arm rear suspension)

Then, later .....

Kawasaki Z650

Kawasaki Gpz 750

Kawasaki GPZ900R A3

Kawasaki GPZ900R A5

Kawasaki ZZR1100 D1

Kawasaki GTR1000 (1989 model)

Suzuki GS500

Kawasaki GTR100 (1996 model)

Yamaha 600 Fazer (2001 model)

Yamaha FJR 1300A

Kawasaki Z750

BMW R1200RT SE (2007 model)

BMW R1200RT SE (2010 model)

BMW R1200RT SE (2013 model)

BMW R1200RT LE (2017 model) ..... Current.

Mostly, I've had one bike at a time, but the GS500, 600 Fazer and the Z750 were run alongside "touring" bikes. The 600 Fazer was absolutely brilliant - did everything, the GS500 and Z750 were just about acceptable as transport.

I've also bought a couple of bikes for my wife, which she hardly used, but I had some fun on :

MZ 125

Yamaha SR 125

Piaggio MP3 125

[Guest]

Suzuki AP50

Suzuki GT250

Kawasaki KH250

Suzuki GT250X7

Honda 400Four

Kawasaki Z650

Suzuki GS550

Puch Maxi50

Honda VFR750

kawasaki GPZ750R

Honda VFR750 (another I didn't like the GPZ)

Honda CBR900rrv Blade

Yamahe Fazer1000

Yamaha 1300 Midnight Star.

I know I've missed some out but I can't think now

 

Don't even think about trying to fit on an AP50 now Ian!

[Six30]

Suzuki AP50

Suzuki GT250

Kawasaki KH250

Suzuki GT250X7

Honda 400Four

Kawasaki Z650

Suzuki GS550

Puch Maxi50

Honda VFR750

kawasaki GPZ750R

Honda VFR750 (another I didn't like the GPZ)

Honda CBR900rrv Blade

Yamahe Fazer1000

Yamaha 1300 Midnight Star.

I know I've missed some out but I can't think now

 

i know its not a bike but im sure no one would mind you including the Spitfire you flew during the war .... respect

[Gerontious]

Bought my first bike in 1980. with a years savings from a Saturday milk round.

KH250B2 took me almost 40 years before I would own another japanese bike.

Triumph T160

Triumph T140TSS

Triumph Trident 750

Triumph Speed Triple 900

BMW R1100GS

BMW K1200GT

BMW F800S

And now a Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin Adventure Sports DCT.

9 bikes in 40 years... I tend to buy a bike based on a ton of research and then keep it for a long time. Longest was my GS. Bought in 1997 and I still have one now.

Ive never been particularly inspired by japanese bikes.. I really bought the KH to thumb my nose at my mates who all had Honda CBeebies, A two strke triple being rather different to those other tractors.

If time travel were a thing i would go back to 1994 and tell my former self... DONT SELL IT.

I had the TSS for 6yrs and was taken in by the bright and shiny new Hinckley machines. My biggest regret is parting with it. My dad took the entire bike apart and rebuilt it properly, fixing all the faults the bike had from the factory, it was sweet.

[dern]

In reverse order of buying them and if anyone wants any information on any of these I did all my own maintenance on them so please let me know...

1993 ZXR750L1 (current bike, being restored)

2014 KTM 1190 Adventure (current bike, fantastic machine, hope it last as long as I do)

2003 CBR1100XX Blackbird (sold - bought as a commuter on the cheap which was a mistake as unreliable and needed lots of work, really uncomfortable and steered like a supertanker, improved quite a bit by raising the back, dropping the front and new springs all round, still didn't like it, sold it and bought the KTM Adventure)

2007 CBR-1000RR (current bike, best bike I've ever had)

2007 KTM 990 Superduke (sold - traded in for the CBR-1000RR, never got on with it)

2005 BMW 1190GS (sold - bought it after recovering, easy to ride but easily the worst bike I've had... totally unreliable, dreadful fuelling, slow)

1993 Yamaha TTR250 (sold - quite good fun but didn't use it much)

2004 Yamaha R1 (sold - loved it but had to sell when I fell ill with a year long bout of labyrinthitus which stopped me riding)

1986 KX500 (current bike, barely started project, never ridden it, bits of it all over the place)

1995 Triumph Trophy 900 (sold, ok bike, did the job of commuting ok)

1995 ish Ducati 748S in Gray (sold, lovely to look at but got rid of it as I'd always rather ride the blade)

2001 Fireblade RRY (sold - had this for ages, loved it to bits but became unreliable due to repeating electrical issues and looked terrible having commuted on it through winter for a few years)

1997 or 98 Kawasaki ZX6R (sold, ok bike but never liked the front end feel)

1995 (or thereabouts) Kawasaki GPZ1100E1 (sold, epic bike, wish I'd kept it)

...gets a bit vague here...

Yamaha Thundercat (sold, great bike, loved this)

ZXR750 H1 (sold, loved it but couldn't ride it, too inexperienced and too scared of it)

RD350YPVS (sold, good bike)

TZR 125 (sold, piece of crap, I didn't know any better, rarely worked)

Regards,

Mark

PS. Bikes I'd like to have at some point...

1998 Yamaha R1

1992 Honda Fireblade

1997 Suzuki TL1000S

Any green Kawasaki ZX7R

Edited January 25, 2020 by dern