1990, and what were the bikes you wanted then?

[Armitage Shanks]

Just been reading an old CYCLE mag , guess I was broke back then but lusted after a few Bikes from that era........I always wanted an EXUP FZR1000, or a V-Max and the GSXR-1100 or a GPZ1100 omg....Honda had the V-Four 1000 ( VFR1000 ? ) and a few more. You could buy a sanitised FJ 1200 new too with 125hp at the crank, wow ! The MX line still had the mighty 500's and you could still buy a new YZ490, CR500 and a KX500 ( any colour you like as long as it's green ) .....shame we don't have the same choices any more. I guess life has to go on but .....what where you lusting after then ?

[AllanB]

GPZ1100 was desirable. The twin shocker pre Uni-track. Yum.

[kiwifruit]

RGV250 :yes:

[ukusa]

Honda XR600R was the dream (I had a XR350R at the time)

[DEATH_INC.]

KTM 495 MXC, 123mph outta the box..... (it may have been a 500 by then, I can't remember)

[breakaway]

Goddamn you people are old! I was a toddler around then.

[NordieBoy]

The Gilera Nordwest hatched from the minds of Romolo Ciancamerla and Federico Martini in 1990.

[spookytooth]

had a 88 ktm 350 mxc and was lusting after the 18 year old blond chick that lived over the road

[YellowDog]

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1990-honda-rc30-1.jpg

The RC30 looked the business in those days!

[Armitage Shanks]

had a 88 ktm 350 mxc and was lusting after the 18 year old blond chick that lived over the road

That was my girlfriend mate, I'm married now, could'nt afford the Bike but I got the girl ....

I actually lusted after a brand new TT 600 Yamaha in '90 cos I was doing the dirt thing back then...guess i still am actually ( slap ! )

[elle-f]

I wanted a katana but had a Yamaha XZ400 which was as cool as!

[sugilite]

Suzuki GSXR1100K - Racing and road riding

[Armitage Shanks]

Suzuki GSXR1100K - Racing and road riding

From memory, was'nt the 1100 K full of power but a bit overweight as it sat in the showroom, double headlights ?

[Big Dave]

I had a GS850G at that time - and wished I had pretty much anything else.

[JAS-1100]

1990 GSX1100F super tour great bike

[puddy]

Only two bikes I lusted after, GSXR1100L in black, and Emma (5'11', brunette, green eyes, olive complexion, etc). Pretty much even those two. Managed the GSXR, but never managed to get a leg over Emma!

[sugilite]

From memory, was'nt the 1100 K full of power but a bit overweight as it sat in the showroom, double headlights ?

It was heavier than the older slabbies thats for sure. Lots of power, but suspect handling, which I largely traced to the steering dampener position.

[puddy]

Goddamn you people are old! I was a toddler around then.

So you were still waiting for your first Boner then. Ever turn up? (Viagra mate! Works for us old fellas!):yes:

[FJRider]

I wanted a ZZR1100...

[Bikemad]

:drool: i was keen on the new 900 SS Duke way back then

and emma wasnt that good dude heheh

[Big Dave]

Goddamn you people are old! I was a toddler around then.

In 1990 I had been riding for 27 years - started when I was a toddler.

[sunhuntin]

Goddamn you people are old! I was a toddler around then.

i was 5, lol. back then, the only bike i wanted was my dads, cos that meant a ride around the backyard sitting on the tank. good times!

[tri boy]

Shaun Harris's ex Gary Goodfellow Yoshi endurance race bike, and his TZ250W.
(Buggar only gave me a clip round the ear when we ran out of coffee)

[98tls]

Wanted an 89 Ducati 750 Sport.Got one and what a complete and utter heap of shit it turned out to be.:sick:The 90 900 SS was no better.

[yachtie10]

I had a GPZ750 but wanted a CBX750 Bol'Dor (or anything that didnt head shake when you let go of the handle bars)
Still do

[Armitage Shanks]

And I don't think you could buy a Triumph in '90 ...that was the 'in between days...' ? ........

And...were HD in a bit of shit back then ?

[pete376403]

Would have setteld for a Honda CBX 6 cyl just for the look. The Cycle article "In search of the 11 second CBX"* said one of the prototypes had a set of exhausts that made it sound like a Phantom jet. I would have wanted those pipes, too.



*WTF??!! I can remember the title of a mag article from two decades ago, but I can't recall the name of someone I met half an hour ago.
Onset of Alzheimers?

[FJRider]

Would have setteld for a Honda CBX 6 cyl just for the look. The Cycle article "In search of the 11 second CBX"* said one of the prototypes had a set of exhausts that made it sound like a Phantom jet. I would have wanted those pipes, too.



*WTF??!! I can remember the title of a mag article from two decades ago, but I can't recall the name of someone I met half an hour ago.
Onset of Alzheimers?


Was it this one ... ???

http://www.cbxclub.com/davespage/cyc80-1.html

[98tls]

And I don't think you could buy a Triumph in '90 ...that was the 'in between days...' ? ........

And...were HD in a bit of shit back then ?

All things considered you couldnt buy a Ducati either,least not a real one.Cagiva have a lot to answer for.The 851 was about but what young fella however committed could afford one.

[Motu]

In 1990 I wanted a 510 Husky,and an Africa Twin.

[pete376403]

Was it this one ... ???

http://www.cbxclub.com/davespage/cyc80-1.html

YES!! Thats exactly the bloody thing! And what makes it even worse, it's nearly THREE decades ago. However that article doesn't mentione the pipes, so it must have been the original road test in 1977.
In the words of HAL, (Space Oddessy) " I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave. Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I'm a... fraid..."

[Mully]

I was 10.

And I didn't know the difference between bikes - I just knew I wanted one.

[scracha]

Norton F1 in JPS colours. Nuff said.

[sinfull]

I remember the year well ! I came home from working 16 hours one night to find the wife had emptied the house (apart from the logical male shit, like tools and 17 stubbie crates of home brew)
I got a call from her the next day saying she'd left me (no shit, i thought we'd been robbed, pass me a tui !!!) and that i should advertise the house and sell up !
One call to an agent i knew and he had it on his books within hours, next day (48 odd hours after she left) we had a cash offer which i relayed to her and she agreed to sell, return call to said agent and the paperwork was ready a day later (72 hours after she'd left i had the shit signed) settlement date was one week from then, so i had some work to do (borrowed a fridge and loaded the home brew into said fridge) and a few calls to make !
That night the pitter patter of childrens feet was replaced with the stomp of a doz hob nailed boots and the scrape of beer crate chairs (and the odd shatter of borrowed glasses) !
Just so happened one of the Hob nailed wearers had recieved a 100k redundancy payout that week !

96 hours after my wife left me i was in wellington motorcycles saying get that one down !!!

I rode off into the sunset on my American dream, a 1990 1200 sportster !



3 Months later (no idea of them hours) i woke up to a taiwanese nightmare (but thats another bedtime story)

[SMOKEU]

(Viagra mate! Works for us old fellas!):yes:

It did fuckall for me.

[NordieBoy]

It did fuckall for me.

Hint: It's not a suppository.

[jim.cox]

198218

I bought myself a little present in 1992...

[onearmedbandit]

In 1990 I was 15 and saving for A GSXR250 along with trying to convince my father to; a) let me and b) contribute. Sure there were RC30's, GSXR750RRK etc that I desired, but being of a learner age there was no way that was going to happen. Didn't stop me going to the car yard down Moorhouse and lusting after the RC30 they had there.

[Leviticus]

NS400 for me back then

[tri boy]

+1 for the RC30.
Don Cosford sponsored a Brit on one,(can't remember his name).

[SPman]

I lusted after an RC30, or an OW01.......in 96 there was an tidy OW01 in New Plymouth Motorcycles, for $12k, I think (Shaun will know, he was working there at the time), but I had a house, a wife & family and no money. Next year was different, but the bike had gone........

[quickbuck]

In 1990 I was 15 and saving for A GSXR250 along with trying to convince my father to; a) let me and b) contribute. Sure there were RC30's, GSXR750RRK etc that I desired, but being of a learner age there was no way that was going to happen. Didn't stop me going to the car yard down Moorhouse and lusting after the RC30 they had there.

Must have been your Drool Stains in Eric Woods that I was standing in when I was checking out the New GSXR250....
Was trying to convince them to give me a good trade on the MVX at the time..... They also had 18 RG250's in there too... I'm not kidding!!!

Anyhow, my dream bike at the time was actually the RC30....

[quickbuck]

I lusted after an RC30, or an OW01.......in 96 there was an tidy OW01 in New Plymouth Motorcycles, for $12k, I think (Shaun will know, he was working there at the time), but I had a house, a wife & family and no money. Next year was different, but the bike had gone........

Would have been worth the investment...
But then it is only worth what somebody will pay.... Check out this one.... (http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Classic-vintage/auction-258671839.htm)

[Armitage Shanks]

I remember the year well ! I came home from working 16 hours one night to find the wife had emptied the house (apart from the logical male shit, like tools and 17 stubbie crates of home brew)
I got a call from her the next day saying she'd left me (no shit, i thought we'd been robbed, pass me a tui !!!) and that i should advertise the house and sell up !
One call to an agent i knew and he had it on his books within hours, next day (48 odd hours after she left) we had a cash offer which i relayed to her and she agreed to sell, return call to said agent and the paperwork was ready a day later (72 hours after she'd left i had the shit signed) settlement date was one week from then, so i had some work to do (borrowed a fridge and loaded the home brew into said fridge) and a few calls to make !
That night the pitter patter of childrens feet was replaced with the stomp of a doz hob nailed boots and the scrape of beer crate chairs (and the odd shatter of borrowed glasses) !


Sinful, you're a legend ..........I need to have a beer with you one day ....
Just so happened one of the Hob nailed wearers had recieved a 100k redundancy payout that week !

96 hours after my wife left me i was in wellington motorcycles saying get that one down !!!

I rode off into the sunset on my American dream, a 1990 1200 sportster !



3 Months later (no idea of them hours) i woke up to a taiwanese nightmare (but thats another bedtime story)

Sinful, that's a great story and I need to have a beer with one day......

[Armitage Shanks]

Meant to read ..' a beer with 'you' ...of course .......

[portokiwi]

I had a KZ1000 loved it. Allways wanted a VMAX. Was broke then......... Nothing has changed there lol.

[bikemike]

Don't know why now, but I wanted a Guzzi V50. Something 'classic' about it appealed! Ended up with XJ600 brand new in 92

[sinfull]

Meant to read ..' a beer with 'you' ...of course ....... My speed read missed the fact you wasn't there till ya mentioned it lol
Well if ya come accross a well brewed Muntons Mild giz a yell, i'll do 1or2 with ya, haha like mothers milk that shit was ! Otherwise Heinies work lol
When we do catch up, remind me to tell ya about the three choices of preferred jobs i listed at the social wellfare when i came out of my apprentiship, 8 of us shared a flat on the coast here, ten buck a week each paid everything and ya fended for yaself, so none of us wanted to work through summer, rather sun surf and general antisocial behavior, but seeing there used to be so much work around ya had to get inventive, so as the new fangled computer system they had didn't spit ya name out when something came up !

But just to keep the thread on track (sorta) it was an XS 750 special i rode in the 80's

[pritch]

BMW K100RS. Oh! That's right, I had one about then. :whistle:

[mikeey01]

1990.... Two come to mind, Bimota and a Ducati. My pick would be an 851, but I'm not biased :)

[slofox]

Anything other than the CB250 communter I actually owned...

[Bald Eagle]

Wanted a BMW airhead then and now, nothing then and now on a VFR700F still no Beemer in the garage.