KB - The greatest-ever motorcycles

**Ixion** · 2nd January 2007, 22:00

Oh, well. If you're going to include TWO STROKES ..... I mean, the thread title was "greatest ever motorcycles", if you include two strokes, nothing else gets a chance , does it. I reckon two strokes need to be excluded , on the same basis as they were in MotoGP

**gammaguy** · 2nd January 2007, 22:06

they always ban what they fear the most.same as the Aussies with the turbos in the so called*yawn*V8 Supercars.

**Timber020** · 3rd January 2007, 10:53

Just a few in my list, Im aware they are almost all pretty recent when you consider bikes have been around for over 100 years

85 GSXR750

XR200 (almost impossible to ride dirtbikes over the last 25 year and not ridden one)

89 RGV250

Honda CT90/ 110

That BMW and sidecar the german army used and the ruskys and chinese still copy

Honda CB750

the Vespa

**pritch** · 3rd January 2007, 11:30

Originally Posted by Pixie

"Built by a guy in his garage"-Sorry, built by a millionaire and his mates.

I think that's a bit harsh but then I also think that what Kim Newcombe did with the Konig was more significant than what John Britten did.
As magnificent as Britten's achievment was.

Newcombe took his Konig powered bike to the premier GP class and was faster than the best GP bikes in the world at that time.

**Bonez** · 3rd January 2007, 11:40

Originally Posted by Ixion

I reckon two strokes need to be excluded , on the same basis as they were in MotoGP

By that I take it you mean they are noisy, smoke and burn oil? Bit like the CX really.

**scumdog** · 3rd January 2007, 11:57

Originally Posted by TwoSeven

13. Harley. Except for the people that ride them, just about the whole world hates them. They are the ant-motorcycle builder to the rest of the world. Event tractor builders fear them.

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Hmm, is that a 'fact', an opinion or a troll?

Either way it doesn't matter.

**Ixion** · 3rd January 2007, 12:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ixion
I reckon two strokes need to be excluded , on the same basis as they were in MotoGP

By that I take it you mean they are noisy, smoke and burn oil? Bit like the CX really.

Nah. because if you don't exclude them , none of the four strokes will have a chnace. Just like MotoGP

**Bonez** · 3rd January 2007, 12:04

Originally Posted by Ixion

Nah. because if you don't exclude them , none of the four strokes will have a chnace. Just like MotoGP

Oh it's a performance thing?

**Ixion** · 3rd January 2007, 12:09

Nay, some two strokes is slow. But they all get bonus marks for being antisocial and antienvironemental and special extra bonus for hoon factor.

**Bonez** · 3rd January 2007, 12:19

Originally Posted by Ixion

Nay, some two strokes is slow. But they all get bonus marks for being antisocial and antienvironemental and special extra bonus for hoon factor.

Shit. Must get one. Mind this v-twin thing I've got seems to scare off folk quite well. Had a black full leather glad bloke leap out of the way when I fired her up at ANZA today.