What's your favourite era?

[Katman]

Mine's first half of the eighties.

Outside limits 1978 - 1989.

Nothing much else appeals on a personal level outside those years.

[BuzzardNZ]

I feel I missed out on the era when 2 strokes ruled

[Kickaha]

Outside limits 1978 - 1989.

Same, most modern road bike I have owned is 1985, although 1956 is my current ride

[AllanB]

Hmmmmmmm

Good question.

I like my 'nakeds' - shit they were just 'motorcycles' when I started riding - categories were: road bikes, scooters, dirt bikes.

Era - I do have a bent for the 80's muscle bikes. However - by todays standards they are dinosaurs - overweight, shit brakes, shit power for that matter, shit frames ........


So take one 80's muscle bike and 'upgrade' - love the Z's, GSXR's etc with modern forks, brakes etc.

[Motu]

'50's and '60's...and nothing Japanese.

[AllanB]

Jesus - tough crowd tonight!


I wonder what the next decade will bring .....

[Intruder VS]

Mid 80's 2 strokes for me, that powerband and sound of a screaming 2smoke twin never gets old.

[sidecar bob]

Would this favoured era coincidentally be when you were between the ages of 17 & 25? When I consider it, that era & things from it are my favourite.

[EJK]

You guys are old.

Mid to late 2000s was an interesting time. Bike manufacturers were pouring money into sports bike RnD and pumping out "new" revised models every 2/3 years. Yamaha R6s, R1s, whole lot of GSXRs and ZX6/10Rs. It was like the cold war of modern motorcycle history.

[Tazz]

None. Anything with wheels and an engine has merit

[Grumph]

You guys are old.

Mid to late 2000s was an interesting time. Bike manufacturers were pouring money into sports bike RnD and pumping out "new" revised models every 2/3 years. Yamaha R6s, R1s, whole lot of GSXRs and ZX6/10Rs. It was like the cold war of modern motorcycle history.

That was actually the second "cold war"....First was the WSB homologation war of the early 750/4 1000/twin era. Some of the most collectible bikes ever made in that lot. RC30's, OW01, 851, YB4.....Still look good by modern criteria.

Personally I don't have a favourite era - just favourite bikes. I've been involved or around bikes from the 50's up to date and there were good and bad in all eras.

[jellywrestler]

Would this favoured era coincidentally be when you were between the ages of 17 & 25? When I consider it, that era & things from it are my favourite.

when i look in my shed there's a lot of bikes from 79-83, the time when i started work, brought a couple of bikes and then brought a couple of new ones. most people go back to the bike they either had unfinished business on and had to sell to move on in life, or the ones they dreamed of having at the time and either couldn't afford them of they were out of their league in terms of rideability. I would have to pick two favourite times, the one i've just stated and american bikes that are no longer made from about 1915-1925, i've got four bikes from 15-25 and half a dozen or so from 79-83, plus a few over other years that i head hunted cause they appealed to me.

[ellipsis]

...from the advent of Doctor Who until I was silly enough to get married...

[Blackbird]

Yeah, I'm an old bastard late 60's was my favourite era. Riding a 1955 Tiger 100 to and from varsity in the UK in all weathers and no-one to worry about but myself! Same era building a highly competitive supercharged short stroke Triumph drag bike engine in the engineering labs. Pretty cool formative years on bikes which still keeps the passion alive!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Late seventies through to late 80's. A fantastic time for me. The bikes, the music, the freedom. I was lucky to have had a free reign and good parenting. It's not their fault I'm a cunt!