Greatest Ever Motorcycles, tonight, TV3, 5pm (sunday 22nd)

[Steam]

Tonight, TV3, 5pm.
It's that rocking show where they count down the 10 greatest ever machines of various types. Others in this series include 10 greatest tanks, weapons, heavyweight monsters, trucks, and sports cars, etc.

It's a repeat that was on tv almost a year ago, and it generated more than 200 posts in this thread.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=20504

Should be worth a look if you haven't seen it already.

[gamgee]

it generated heaps of posts cause they rated the top bike a fucking 50cc honda, or should that be a 50cc fucking honda?

[vtec]

I must admit, the number one bike was a major anticlimax :scooter:

[SimJen]

Shit programme, missed out lots of influential machinery. Typical TV bullshit written by people with no knowledge of the items they are showing.
Sure the Honda 50 stepthru would win if it was a program on the top 10 most sold bikes......

[Steam]

Oh yeah, they always put a lame machine at number 10. I was going to list my guesses before I saw it had already been discussed on here, and I was going to say a 50cc scoot will be #1 because of all the millions of them out there in Asia.

[Hitcher]

Why do free-to-air broadcasters feel compelled to repeat programmes that have already been done to death on one (at least) of Sky's channels?

I suspect that that is a question to which there is no answer. A bit like expecting people who don't watch the State Broadcaster to know who Robson Green is...

[andrea]

oh fark!!! i missed t damnit!!!! i forgot all it and i was saw this thread too:mellow: :pinch: :crazy: :o

[Bonez]

I must admit, the number one bike was a major anticlimax :scooter:Welcome to the REAL word. I own a C50 so their selection of
top mc was spot on the mark.:dodge:

Personnally I think it was a piss take to invoke debate. It was also mentioned that the CB750/4s handled and implied the front disc brakes where of any use.

[Big Dave]

A bit like expecting people who don't watch the State Broadcaster to know who Robson Green is...

That would be me then.

[Hawk]

It was also mentioned that the CB750/4s handled and implied the front disc brakes where of any use. Anyone who actually road one would tell you the rear drum brake was better at slowing them down.

Rode a f2 for 3 years and always wanted to move that rear drum to the front for improved braking.

They missed my fav bike The Honda CBX1000 (http://www.allenmotorsports.com/cbx.htm) there was a fun bike to ride

[Bonez]

Rode a f2 for 3 years and always wanted to move that rear drum to the front for improved braking.

They missed my fav bike The Honda CBX1000 (http://www.allenmotorsports.com/cbx.htm) there was a fun bike to rideDon't the f2s have a disk at the rear?
http://www.moto-deal.com/encyclopedie-moto/picture.php?cat=148&image_id=317


My f1 certainly did. Got rid of it because it was a bus compared to the cb550f I've got.

There's an f1 on TM at the moment-
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Classic-vintage/photos/a-74816395/p-29067936.htm

All the k series 750s had drum rears.

[Black Bandit]

I'd take second place any day in that silly show. Second is the first loser.:second:

[Bonez]

I'd take second place any day in that silly show. Second is the first loser.:second:Yeah coming from Italy it probably it's obvious to everyone it can carry more pizzas than the Cub. :innocent:

[geoffc]

it generated heaps of posts cause they rated the top bike a fucking 50cc honda, or should that be a 50cc fucking honda?

The key thing about this ...... bike was it got kids started and hooked on bikes.
Truelly a gutless wonder but shit it went a long long way on a few litres of fuel!
I had one as a first bike and quickly upgraded to larger bikes. (Well you could only go to larger and I felt a bit embarrassed about being seen on it.)
Nearly 40 years later I still own and enjoy riding motorbikes and I'm pleased to say that two of my sons have road bikes also.
That little C50 may have assisted in changing the attitude of many to owning 2 wheels.

[MD]

I owned a Honda 740/4. The F2 model I think. It was about a 1977/78 model? Brakes were average when dry and non existent if it rained. The original 750/4 was a show stopper in it's day so i'm pleased it got a place.
I don't think the point of the show was the greatest bike because of speed, or power,or technology or sales... More, in some way it had a major impact on motocycling. In that sense whatever the first motor-on-a-bike was that has to be the greatest. The Cub deserved some mention (not bloody first though) for simply introducing the most amount of people to m/cycling. Any show that promotes m/c is good in my books.

[Scouse]

iknow they are fuckin ugly but the show only increased my desire for a Y2K love that turbine sound not to mention the smell of burnt kero

[Black Bandit]

Not to mention what it could do to boi-racer bumpers if they got too close :Punk: Crumply melted fibreglass anyone? The exhaust temperature was something horrendous - 600 degrees !!!

[Timber020]

I think they were bang on with number 1. The honda cub is a legend bike, they are found on every part of the globe, have crossed more rough and inhospitable places than any other bike, Been affordable and reliable transport for millions and did wonders for the image of bikes and bike riders in the western world. Not to mention there longevity. How many farmers in NZ had honda cub/ct 90/ct110 over the years? Posties?

I would have thought some of the german BMW's that helped take over half the world and then copied by the russians for 60 years might have featured

[Bonez]

I would have thought some of the german BMW's that helped take over half the world and then copied by the russians for 60 years might have featured
You mean the design BMW got from Douglas - http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/bikes/history_content.jsp?t=year&y=1921&d=1920

[Bussaman]

Should have been like this:

10. 1997 Hayabusa
09. 1998 Hayabusa
08. 1999 Hayabusa
07. 2000 Hayabusa
06. 2001 Hayabusa
05. 2002 Hayabusa
04. 2003 Hayabusa
03. 2004 Hayabusa
02. 2005 Hayabusa
01. 2006 Hayabusa

Wouldnt have dissapointed anyone that way.

[Hawk]

Don't the f2s have a disk at the rear?

this one didnt but where I brought it you never know what spanner been near it.

it wasnt a nz reg bike, Rode it in asia for three years. spoke wheels, drum rear disk front, oil tank right hand side, seperate exhausts x 4 and a motor that was a strong as tank

[duckaddict]

Honda cub... hmm... those were the days... :scooter:

[The Tazman]

I managed to miss it. I didn't even know it was on as I spent most of the weekend at work. 15 1/2 hours on Friday and 16 3/4 hours on Saturday!!! followed by 11 hours on the Sunday although that was on the other side of the bar :D

So if anyone recorded it and wouldn't mind be borrowing the tape/dvd I would very much appreciate it if you'd let me know.

Kindest regards

Taz

[BuRnS]

me and my brother had 2 honda cubs that we rode around on growing up and i gota say they were a shit load of fun but both of them are dead now...

[skidz]

Rode a f2 for 3 years and always wanted to move that rear drum to the front for improved braking.

They missed my fav bike The Honda CBX1000 (http://www.allenmotorsports.com/cbx.htm) there was a fun bike to ride

Now your'e talking with the CBX 1000. They were a smooth ride and oh to have one today.

[Bonez]

spoke wheels, drum rear disk front, oil tank right hand side, seperate exhausts x 4 and a motor that was a strong as tankhttp://www.classicbikes.com/750.html