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    wheres the kawsakis zxr250 A 1990 with kiss arm?

    i mean cmon.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by skidMark View Post
    wheres the kawsakis zxr250 A 1990 with kiss arm?

    i mean cmon.....
    At the wreckers with the rest of them......

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    1. TS815 - My first. Everyone's first bike should be on the list as it's the most important motorbike ever made.
    1. Suzuki M50 - My current motorbike. Everyone's current motorcycle should be on the list as it's also the most important motorcycle ever made.

    All the rest is bollocks. I haven't ridden a Britten (I bet you haven't too) so I can't make a valued judgement. Maybe it's hard on the wrists, or difficult to commute on - anyone want to lend me one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angusdog View Post
    1. TS815 - My first. Everyone's first bike should be on the list as it's the most important motorbike ever made.
    1. Suzuki M50 - My current motorbike. Everyone's current motorcycle should be on the list as it's also the most important motorcycle ever made.
    First motorcycle I ever rode was an A100, followed by an XR200. That was then followed by an RD50, then a mixture of bikes (buckets). I don't believe they are the most important motorcycle ever made. I had no problems selling my XR200 or other bikes.
    The most important motorcycle for me is of course, the Honda VT250 Spada. I love this bike with all my heart, and I don't want to sell it. In fact, I will cry when it comes 'round to selling it.

    It is my current bike yes, but by no way is it my first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Angusdog View Post
    All the rest is bollocks. I haven't ridden a Britten (I bet you haven't too) so I can't make a valued judgement. Maybe it's hard on the wrists, or difficult to commute on - anyone want to lend me one?
    Well that's moronic... does it look like a fucking commuter?

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    I suppose this much depends on your age and when you where just old enough to start really wanting that perfect looking weapon to satisfy the speed demon in you. For that desire and its associated time frame, for many of us forms what we personally think as our greatest ever M/C.

    Well for me that was the mighty Z900 and Z1000 era. Has to be after all I own one!! Personally I couldn't go past the Racy fairing and coffin tank of the Z1R. So in 89 I finally bought one, never to be sold hopefully it will pass from father to son.
    On a Motorcycle you're penetrating distance, right along with the machine!! In a car you're just a spectator, the windshields like a TV!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by imdying View Post
    Well that's moronic... does it look like a fucking commuter?
    No... it was a weak attempt at humour, although cleverly masking an important note: Almost no-one here has ridden half these bikes, and yet are quite prepared to rate one over another. A bit like blokes who slag off the Ferrari Maranello based on what they read in Top Gear, but love the way the Diablo looks. In other words, an opinion based on someone else's opinion or an opinion based on some arty photos, and not how they perform.

    The most important bike is the one you have now. It's what makes you a motorcyclist. Likewise, the first bike you had is the most important - it's the one that made you a motorcyclist. Without those two bikes (different for each person obviously), there is no motorcycle industry or culture.

    And that's why the Honda Cub was voted the most important motorcycle of all time. It's shit, but it turned generations around the world onto moving on two wheels.

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    The 250cc six cylinder Honda Hailwood raced in the 60's at the Isle of Man. Amzazing engineering

    Early 350cc Velocette. They invented the Postive Stop foot gear change - same design all bikes still use. If you've ever ridden a bike with a hand change you will understand why I think this is worthy of a mention.

    The Z1 - the grand daddy of all superbikes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave_G View Post
    The Z1 - the grand daddy of all superbikes.
    Or alternatively the younger brother of the CB750, also a superbike. The Z1 was going to be a750 but the CB750 was released first so Kawasaki upped the capacity to 900cc.

    The best line I read about racing the Z1 was in Performance Bikes: "When these hit 5,000, the rider went 'Weeeeeee' and the spectators said 'Watch, he'll crash soon'".

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    Scott because it was sooo different
    Triumph Bonneville because it was an iconic bike assocciated with bad
    Manx Norton still cool
    Vincent Black Shadow really impressive old bike
    DT1 Yamaha started something
    CB750 A whole new era
    H1 As above but more wickeder
    H2 same
    XL250 everyone had one or wanted one and I remember Terry Meeks doing amazing stuff on one
    TM125 MotoX!!!!!
    PE 250 not a great bike but the first 'serious' Japanese enduro bike
    Z1 Civilised and big
    1985 GSX750 a really good bike and was a true sports bike
    Hayabusa Big and Fast

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    K75... no contest ... smoothest ride you will ever have... so there
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