favourite brand of m/c?

[magnum]

which brand of motorcycle do you prefer?

[StoneChucker]

I'd have to say Yamaha, I really like my bike. Not that it's perfect, but every relationship is about compromise, or so they say :kick:

However, my first bike, a Honda, was a great bike, and the word is they are comfortable and easy to ride.

AND, honestly, who wouldn't like to own a nice Aprillia or Ducati? I guess in practical terms the Yammy is my fav, but oneday when I'm rich or marry a rich woman (open to offers), I'll get a shiny Duc 999R to sit next to the Aprillia RSVR Factory and Honda CBR1000RR.

Dave.

Oh wait, what about a nice cruiser? I STILL want to test ride a harley, oh nevermind, I could go on ForBeepingEver :whistle:

[White trash]

Bimota

Laverda

or Harley-Davidson

What kind of half arsed poll are you running here, pal? <_<

[Bob]

This is one of those classic can of worms questions!

Think you could have done with a "Whatever I'm riding at the moment" option as well! Or a "Do you like twins, fours or triples", or "Two or Four strokes"?

Last 10 years or so, I've owned 7 bikes:

1 Honda
2 Kawasakis
3 Suzukis
1 Yamaha

Of those, there was a single, four twins and two fours. But all four-strokes rather than two-strokes.

In that time my wife (she has been riding for 5 years - with a break in the middle) has owned a Suzuki and a Yamaha. One was a single, one a twin, one was a four-stroke and one two-stroke.

So hard to say "I have a favourite" - I've enjoyed each bike - and my wife's bikes as well.

So if YOU can come up with an answer from that lot, you're doing better than me!

[Motu]

No ''other'' in the poll,so poor you,I'll just have to spell it out.

I don't really care these days,they are all faceless perfection motorcycles,paint any name on the tank and I'd believe it.Back when I was young and enthusiastic I was a BSA man,the singles mainly,collected them like a girls selects shoes - oooh,I haven't got one of those,I need one of those.I had a bedroom completly full of BSA parts,you couldn't open the door fully,BSA fans had my place on the ''must do in Auckland'' list...make an appointment first please.When I got a Norton I thought they were pretty damn good too - um,started another parts collection.

Make mine a BSA...mega,just awesome on the mega...

[FROSTY]

nope I refuse to answer given that a certain kiwi desighned and built bike is missing.--and NO not the Brittain

[NordieBoy]

Gilera of course.

[vifferman]

I don't have a preference, but it's strange that every time I've been looking for a bike, I've tried a few out, and ended up buying a Honda (six so far).

First bike: Was totally open-minded, then a girl who worked with my Dad was selling her Honda because her leg was ferked. It was a god buy, so I bought it.
Second bike: Was looking for a trailie, couldn't find a suitable one, so I advertised, and a Honda turned up.
Third bike: Having been bikeless for a few years, I was desperate for a bike, but had no money. I 'inherited' a Honda from my brother-in-law, who was given it by a hitchhiker.
Fourth bike: I inherited some money this time. Went looking, saw a nice Ducati 750SS I liked, missed out on it coz I dithered around too much.:crybaby: Saw a very nice RD350LC, but wasn't sure. Saw the VF500 in a shop and lurved it, so bought it.
Fifth bike: Tested a Daytona 750, a Bandit 1200, a VT750 (had a mate who was into cruisers, so checked it out), a FireStorm, and a VFR750. The VFR750 'clicked' with me right away, so I test-rode it again, and bought it.
Sixth bike: Test rode an RF900, a VFR800, an SV650S, looked at a GSX750 and a few other bikes, and bought the FahrtSturm on TradeMe. (I really wanted the VFR800, but it was a bit over-priced, and my wife said it looked too boring).
Next bike: No idea. It'll probably be something better for touring. But if money was no object, I'd buy a 'crosser, an ST1300 or some other tourer, some super-retard or whatever for KombatKommuterKaos, and something Italian to satisfy my lusts/artistic side.

Oh yeah - and it's a stupid poll, because many of us would tick more than one make (even me, who looks like - but isn't - a confirmed Honda fan).

[gav]

wtf? No Triumph, Benelli or KTM? :doh:

[Omega1]

Bimota

Laverda

or Harley-Davidson

What kind of half arsed poll are you running here, pal? <_<

Half arse is right,I notice Harley Davidson is excluded Nice!!!!!!!!!!

[vifferman]

Half arse is right,I notice Harley Davidson is excluded Nice!!!!!!!!!!Is that the smell of trouble in the air? Do I detect the sounds of a lynching being organised? :blink:

[Juan]

MV, love them both, F4 for GLF
Brutale :cool2: :blah: Superb fun

Generally buy Yamahas as I like the way they do things, however would have an RC30/45 as a "bike for my living room"

[Skyryder]

What no rat bikes. Sort of like the care and attention to detail, that suggests total neglect of rat bikes.

Skyryder

[vifferman]

What no rat bikes. Sort of like the care and attention to detail, that suggests total neglect of rat bikes.

SkyryderRattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus, Rattus morotaiensis, or Rattus whitetrashusstirringbastidus?

[MOTOXXX]

ive only ever had jap bikes road and dirt.
3 yamahas
1 honda
4 suzukis

riden a few european bikes.

I realy like the dukes but have reservations about reliability at times.
i picked suzuki because of
Reliability, good performance and value for money ive had with them.

[Pwalo]

I think I'd go with Suzuki. A bit poor on some finishing, but great motors. :devil2:

I've only owned 12 bikes so far, all Japanese (except a Vespa 150 Super sport - oh yes!!). Personally I've never had any problems motorwise with any of my Suzukis or Yammies. The Hondas I've owned have always been nicely finished but seem strangely agricultural in the gearbox (a strength on the Suzukis).

Taking up riding in the mid 70's was great. Got to ride almost all types/configurations of bikes.

Two and four strokes, singles, twins, triples, fours, V twins, dirt and road. They were all great fun, but I wouldn't rate any of them as great bikes.

[Coldkiwi]

I've owned mostly kwakas and will probably by another one - but I can't stop thinking about Aprilia's!! (please spell it right in the poll!)

[Jackrat]

Impossible question,
I like em all :niceone:

[SPman]

Something with , preferably 2 wheels (round) and more power and handling than I can ever use.......yeah....that should do the trick!

[magnum]

Bimota

Laverda

or Harley-Davidson

What kind of half arsed poll are you running here, pal? <_<
hey chill man, :cold: :P you can only pick 10 makes[on the poll].cant please everyone :cold:

[Bonez]

The ol '76 CB550 is still going strong :moon:

[Ghost Lemur]

I've owned mostly kwakas and will probably by another one - but I can't stop thinking about Aprilia's!! (please spell it right in the poll!)

What is it with people spelling that wrong. It's like the two 'i's on either side play with their heads or something. :bleh:

Oh and on the poll, can't say. No brand loyalty here as far as bikes go.

[What?]

Can't vote for more than one, so can't vote at all.

[What?]

nope I refuse to answer given that a certain kiwi desighned and built bike is missing.--and NO not the Brittain
Mountain Goat man, huh? :eek:

[Zed]

which brand of motorcycle do you prefer?Well Steve, good effort on the poll regardless of the negative comments so far from certain members. There seems to be a higher standard required on KB nowadays? At least you're making a worthwhile contribution! :niceone:

I've owned the following bikes in order:

Honda MB100
Suzuki GSXR250
Suzuki GSXR750WM
Honda CBR900RR
Honda CBR600F
Kawasaki ZX-6R
Honda CBR600F
So historically I am a Honda man! But if you asked me what I would buy next I would list the following models, not necessarily in order of preference:

Honda CBR600/1000
Suzuki GSXR600/1000
Yamaha R6/R1
Kawasaki 636/ZX-10
See, I'm quite easy to please really! :Punk:


Zed

[scumdog]

HARLEY beeping DAVIDSON all the way!! like I said, there's two types of riders, those with Harleys - and those that want one!! :Pokey:

[Posh Tourer :P]

I voted for BMW, but I really have no idea.
Norton, Triumph, Ducati and Buell have some bloody good looking bikes,
The jappers are reliable
Beemers have great parts support, if somewhat expensive.
Laverdas kinda look and sound nice

I'm not a Harley/cruiser kinda person, Cagivas are all ugly, and I dunno about aprilias - they seem to be race machines, and thats not me either. I'll have to claim complete ignorance about Guzzis, except that Paul's one is ugly :bleh:.
Bimotas/Gileras/Voxans... What???

So can I vote for all of the former, and for some of the models in each only?

[Posh Tourer :P]

HARLEY beeping DAVIDSON all the way!! like I said, there's two types of riders, those with Harleys - and those that want one!! :Pokey:

Many reasons why you might want one... Maybe you want to use it as a coffee table or something :bleh:

[Aucker]

i voted Honda cos I currently own one. :niceone: I like all brands cos they all put out good bikes, but i usually buy rice-burners cos they aren't as pricy as the others!

[Slipstream]

thats a hard choice. :confused:

I like :ride: :
-Yamaha's R1
-Suzuki's SV1000
-Honda's Fireblade
-Aprillia's RSV
-Kawasaki's Ninja
-Harley Davidson's V ROD
-Suzuki's K4

Well since I like 2 Suzuki's, I guess it's that. :yes:

[Bonez]

Many reasons why you might want one... Maybe you want to use it as a coffee table or something :bleh:

It's just a common misconception among "Harley owners" remember jappers had a tarrif put on them a while ago while HD mended itself :Oi: Btw Goldwings and the big Kwaka cruisers a "made in America" .

[bear]

Suzuki, well for the moment anyway, those SV1000's are nice!

[inlinefour]

which brand of motorcycle do you prefer?

I'll have to think about that one for a while, not. Definately Honda, but thats merely my personal preference. :cool2:

[marty]

why do people drag up old forgotten threads? they were forgotten for a reason you know

[warren35]

aprilia rocks my socks.its more bike then i can handle at the moment,but im getting on top of it though.pretty much any sports v twin will get my attension.aprilia isnt the fastest out there but its still pretty sharp and most of the time its all down to the rider.

[Jantar]

why do people drag up old forgotten threads? they were forgotten for a reason you know

Yeah? What reason?

[Motoracer]

I prefer the following brands for the following classes:

250 - Aprilia (RS250)
400 - Kawasaki (ZXR400)
600 - Suzuki (GSXR600)
750 - Suzuki (GSXR750)
1000 - Yamaha (YZF-R1)
1000+ - Suzuki (Hyabusha)

[guzzi_nz]

As u mine pick i went for MOTO GUZZI :rockon:

but larvada is second :2thumbsup and first japan pick has to be honda :third:

[scroter]

which brand of motorcycle do you prefer?

not kumandsukme's

[Biff]

I vote D - Hookers

sorry, wrong poll.


Taxi!!

[Big Dave]

I started on a mini bike when I was about 3 years old. My grandfather was the senior engineer at the Port Kembla steel works in NSW and he fabricated me a chain saw powered contraption. I used to zoom around the back yard, the golf course and the sailing club car park every chance I could.

Numerous close calls with the police, riding a succession of 90, 125 and 250 off road machines to and from my folks place ensued over the next 15 years. I'm quite lucky that my record only shows one 'unlicensed rider' from all those years ago. Twice I'd broken down and was pushing a bike up Boronia street past a cruising patrol car.

The day I was old enough to obtain a learners permit I also procured a CB450 Honda for $350 and rode it to school the next day.

A SR500 Yamaha was the first new bike I bought and it was traded on my first seriously powerful bike - a fully worked XS1100 which i rode around on till i was 21.

At the time I was 'off to the wild west' and in search or my fortune in the Kimberley mines so I sold the Yam and bought my first Triumph on arrival in the west.
A 1976 Bonneville T140. I liked my other bikes, but i loved that Bonnes guts, unreliable, leaky and a thing of beauty. I met some of the coolest people on that bike.

When the time came to head back east (the Kimberleys was too hard) I traded it on another XS11 - RH and converted it for a big tour. We covered most of the continent on it, 2 up.

Sold it when we had toddlers and then mucked around on a succession of old jap shitters when we were in the mortgage belt. GS650 (I'm not proud) and a GS850G amongst the mix.

About the time I went into business for myself, the old girl bought me/us a 1995 Thunderbird as my company vehicle. And i've done 120,000km on it since.

With better times and a move to NZ I added a 2nd bike for the first time ever with a '98 Trophy 1200.

There's a fair bit of 'glory days' in the attraction of the British marque for me, but i also appreciate their versatility. You can take them anywhere.

I can keep up with the sports bike crowd - (both my bikes are Ohlins equipped, have Gold valve cartridge emulators and ohlins or race tech springs and have been 'breathed on' - the trophy runs out 140hp on amps dyno with it's hi comp pistons, daytona cams, netpunes, dynojets etc etc etc.) - I dont get chromed away when with my H-D riding buddies either cause they look pretty sharp too, - Triumphs 'fit in' anywhere. Clubhouse or track day. Cool bikes.

The accessories, jackets, and supplementary kit is also good and the RAT thing has been pretty good too. We've had some sik rides.

I got nuffink against Jap bikes or riders (I don't like metric cruisers, but that's a taste thing) but I'll stick with the brits. I'd like a Tiger next for some of those killer dirt roads.

chz
td

[White trash]

I started on a mini bike when I was about 3 years old. My grandfather was .....blah blah, fucken blah....ric cruisers, but that's a taste thing) but I'll stick with the brits. I'd like a Tiger next for some of those killer dirt roads.

chz
td

A simple "Triumph thanks" woulda' sufficed! ;)

[Joni]

I'll get a shiny Duc 999R

Mmmmm, always loved my Hondas, but mmmm!

[inlinefour]

It's just a common misconception among "Harley owners" remember jappers had a tarrif put on them a while ago while HD mended itself :Oi: Btw Goldwings and the big Kwaka cruisers a "made in America" .

From what I have read on HD in the literature, they are poorly made, handle poorly and well priced. In fact I've had to come to the conclusion that they are just crap from what I have read and that some people are merely brian washed...

[scumdog]

From what I have read on HD in the literature, they are poorly made, handle poorly and well priced. In fact I've had to come to the conclusion that they are just crap from what I have read and that some people are merely brian washed...

NICE TROLL!!!!! I assume you mean the people got brain washed from reading the literature rather than riding the bikes eh?? :lol:

[Monsterbishi]

Honda gets my vote, funny since I just bought a Yamaha...

[scumdog]

nope I refuse to answer given that a certain kiwi desighned and built bike is missing.--and NO not the Brittain

Yeah but how many NZetas are still on the road these days? :bleh: :lol:

[PSYCHO]

Kawasaki 1st
Honda 2nd

Simple really :niceone:

[idb]

HARLEY beeping DAVIDSON all the way!! like I said, there's two types of riders, those with Harleys - and those that want one!! :Pokey:
:killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme

[oldrider]

I voted Honda but just because I own a Honda (and have owned a lot of Honda's previously) There are no bad motorcycles, especially compared to 1st class walking.
Come to think of it I have owned a lot of motorcycles, period.
I bought my first one in 1954. :love: :ride: .

[N4CR]

Whoa. You must be old :devil2:

Did you ever get into the brit bikes and stuff like that too? (Oily darn things so I'm told).

And Hondas are all good untill you ride a Kawasaki.. then Hondas feel bland! :rofl:

Poking a bit of fun at ya mate... you must have some pretty good stories to tell and experience on the road then I suppose.


edit: Ducati. May spend more time in pieces but boy do they go well when they feel like it. And who don't know what a Ducati is in the general public 'ohh whoa you got a ducci' etc. Ferrari of bikes.

And that sound :love:

[Ixion]

No option for "other"

Velocette will always be my choice. "Always in the picture". And Vincent as a runner up.

[Beemer]

I love lots of different bikes so I don't think I can narrow it down to one! I've only ever owned three bikes - all new - and I've only ridden a handful of others, so I'd probably say Suzuki makes bikes that suit me quite well. The RG150 was a lovely bike for a shortie like me, and it had a great grin factor attached to it for such a small bike. The BMW F650CS is gorgeous to look at (in my eyes, and that's what counts), very comfortable to ride and has good power. Bloody expensive though. And the Goose - well, the Goose is like a grown-up RG! I feel incredibly naughty when I ride it, like having fun is somehow deviant! I've also ridden the husband's CBX550 - a bit heavy for my liking, but a neat bike for something from the 80s. I had the loan of a Honda XRB200 for a trip down south five years ago and that was a whole heap of fun. Sure it had very little in the way of power or acceleration, but on gravel it was a great little bike.

Aesthetically, I love Aprilias, MV Augustas, Laverdas, Ducatis, Brittens and just about everything else listed/not listed! I think the V-Rod and Super-Rods are neat, but apart from them, Harleys would be my least favourite bikes. Probably more to do with the culture than the bikes themselves - I've never been a fan of fringes...

Oh, and Coldkiwi - there is no apostrophe in Aprilias if you are talking plurals (more than one Aprilia) - only if you are talking about something belonging to the Aprilia - like "the Aprilia's styling...".

[zadok]

Couldn't answer this one. Nearly every manufacturer would have at least one model that would make them worthy of an affirmative vote. :ride:

[What?]

Oh, and Coldkiwi - there is no apostrophe in Aprilias if you are talking plurals (more than one Aprilia) - only if you are talking about something belonging to the Aprilia - like "the Aprilia's styling...".
Yeah... You tell him!! :devil2:

[Wolf]

Would have preferred a multiple selection poll so I could have ticked more than one - chose BMW because I aim to own one one day but I like Suzukis and Hondas too. I like all bikes but the ones I've had the most experience with have been Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha. Interesting to note that so far the top two are Honda followed by Suzuki.

[spiller]

..... No KTM or VOR?? .... I currently ride a honda so.. :yes:

[marty]

Whoa. You must be old :devil2:



and a very slow reader......

[monkey99]

I like the way they do things, however would have an RC30 as a "bike for my living room"

You are Gone Burgers...The RC is a kick ass bike :Punk: fantastic riding machine although in this day & age a bit heavy..still would munch up a few of the latesrt high performers tho..know this been there!!

[ManDownUnder]

Wonderfully pointless thread...

Like asking what flavour is green...

I like sports bikes, biggish ones (600 upwards). Don't care who makes 'em so long as they're sporty, comfy, repliable and not too pricy.

MDU