KB - The greatest-ever motorcycles

[vamr]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery & they could see it was far better design than their creaky 4 bangers.

"Amateurs imitate; professionals steal."

[mansell]

Saw this thread this morning and thought I should put a few in for perusal. Here goes

1) Triumph Bonneville - My pick for the best looking bike ever, I know most of you wont agree but their making bikes that look the same 30 years later.
2) Honda CB750 - Changed the face of motocycles (and crippled the British industry)
3) Yamaha RD400 - Never liked water-cooled strkers, simple and fast what else do you need.
4) Vincent Black Shadow - A 1950's bike that could do 150mph + what else can I say
5) Ducati 916 - There had to be a Duke in their somewhere.
6) BMW R90S - A nice looking bike, handled reasonably and the first large bike I rode.
7) Harley Sportster - Now even accoutants can look like Motorcycle rebels
8) Suzuki GN250 - How many people have been introduced to riding on one of these.
9) Honda Goldwing - The epitomy of touring bikes
10) Any thing we ride - Actually I couldn't think of a tenth but could probably list another 50 or so.

[916Senna]

I had no.2 (the 916) for a while so i thought i better own number 1 as well, both grey in colour gotta say the duke takes it hands down

[MVnut]

Gotta disagree with Mansell on including the GN250 (like the Bonnie though), has to be one of the worst bikes ever built. My top bikes would be the Britten & MV GP bikes then road bikes Z1 & H2 Kwakas,Black Shadow, Ducati 916, Greenframe SS750, 73 Sport, early & modern MVs, BMW R90S & Laverda SFC750.Also would include the NR750 the only 'modern' Jappa No reason for my pics other than passion

[Motu]

2) Honda CB750 - Changed the face of motocycles (and crippled the British industry)
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They didn't need any help from Honda,they had crippled themselves before the CB750 came along.There are so many ''what might have been'' stories on the British motor industry...but management and unions saw to it that the wrong decisions were constantly made.

[_intense_]

MV f41000, in various guises -simply for its aesthetic factor, sexmungous.
also, the britten veetwin, amazing;y clever work in a shed somewhere.
oh, does anyone know about that dude that races a 2stroke 750 triple he built himself? saw it racing at taupo recently... mad cheer

[Mr. Peanut]

nsr250 , nothing else compares really

All the 250 race reps are awesome.

[thehovel]

Honda CX500.....yeah baby
CX400 CX500 CX650 CX650 turbo
How many 20 - 28 year old bikes are in DAILY use this is true test of a bike
One is on 120,000km the other on 105,000km. :

[terbang]

Early eighties GSX 1100s, all variants.

[MVnut]

That 2-stroke triple is the 'Steadman Special'...........cool bike

[orangeback]

In everyone's different opinion, what is the best bike of all time? Street, dirt, don't matter

[MVnut]

73 H2A...........perfect

[SARGE]

In everyone's different opinion, what is the best bike of all time? Street, dirt, don't matter

done to death

[orangeback]

done to death

so your trying to tell me this then

[SARGE]

so your trying to tell me this then

once a year or so... but hey ... go hard ..

( sniper needs to see that pic...)