A question

[Richard]

As it’s Christmas Eve, and I am mellow, I thought would offer you a variation on the Jacob Marley question.

• Best bike you’ve ever had
• Worst bike you’ve ever had
• The bike, if money had was not an issue you would still have ( you have to have owned it)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Edited December 24, 2022 by Richard

[Fiddlesticks]

Only had the two, and still got them both so I won't upset either one by picking a favourite.

I'd love a blacked out Triumph Thunderbird 1700 though. Had a sit on one back in the summer. The perfect muscle cruiser.

[Ian Frog]

Best my 2004 ZRX1200R (Still got it bought new and not for sale)

Worst DT400 bought in the eighties and seized on the M3 on the way home lol.

Money no object would be the ZRX which I still own but for the sake of this thread I would quite like my XBR500 back that was a lot of fun in london traffic.

Cheers

Ian

[Grumpy Old Git]

15 hours ago, Richard said:

As it’s Christmas Eve, and I am mellow, I thought would offer you a variation on the Jacob Marley question.

• Best bike you’ve ever had
• Worst bike you’ve ever had
• The bike, if money had was not an issue you would still have ( you have to have owned it)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Best Bike = Laverda 1000

Worst Bike = FZR

The bike I should have kept = Norton Dominator (Cafe Racer style).

[Ian Frog]

Nice stable you have described !

Cheers

Ian

[Bianco2564]

Best; My RGV 250

Worst; Diversion 600

Wish list; Yam RD 350 YVPS  F2 

[bonio]

Not actually owned that many

The best: MV Agusta TV

The worst: Tiger XRx 800

Wish list: reluctantly have to admit it: R1200GS. Proper love - hate relationship, but the love was true love.

[Steve_M]

Best. Honda VFR800fi (the R1200GS runs it a very close second).

Worst. Honda CBX750 (the FJR1300 runs it a close second).

Wish  I’d kept. 1983 Honda CX500:Eurosport.

[Pie man]

Best. BMW R1200GS

Worst. BMW K1200RS

Wish I'd Kept. Yamaha R1 2001

[fastbob]

Best : GSXR 1100 WP . Worst : Z 1000 ST . Wish I'd been able to keep GSX 1100 / Harley Davidson 1200 R . 

[manxie49]

Best .... Honda 900 Fireblade RRW

Worst ... Kawasaki Z1100

Wish I'd kept .... Yamaha RDLC 350 YPVS

Wish I could afford .... Ducati Panigale V4 R  Or an old Classic Manx Norton

Edited December 27, 2022 by manxie49
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[Breezin]

Great thread.

 

Best: RE 650 Interceptor, which is my current ride. I kid you not... can't stay off the thing.

 

Worst: Yasi 125. Hit and miss. Great fun when it fired for more than 40 seconds.

 

Want: BMW RNineT (road, not scrambler). Or maybe the Guzzi Mandelo.

[billy sugger]

Best: CB500r (now rebuilt again) 

 

Worst: CB250s (short gear ratio, so crap in traffic but great on open roads, though handling was rubbish) 

 

Wanted: BMW750 gs (sat on one, along with other makes at NEC, but REALLY liked this quick, fetch my slippers) 

[DJP]

Best - Bandit 1250

Worst - 250 Superdream

Bike I should have kept - RD 350N (YPVS)

 

Wanted: Nothing new, that's for sure. They don't currently make anything that I'd want. If they did I'd buy it.