Pics of my old bikes pre-Kiwibiker

[Ixion]

Like the hair! You're lucky I wasn't wearing my bell bottoms and platforms.
Who needed a helmet with a mop like that. bellbottoms were a pain on the bikes- caught on the kick start when you came to a halt.

Don't even mention winklepickers and gear levers!

[Blackbird]

Trusty GB400 single. bought this brand new. Amazing tank range.

Yep, it was a midnight blue GB400 which got me back into bikes in the late 80's - they were a peach of a bike to ride. Put an aftermarket full fairing on mine. Thanks for the memories

[ceebie13]

..... Yam XS650 Custom (In London, I rode to work that day in the snow)

Jesus! MD... the Yam looks in better nick than the house!!!

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

you are true O.G MD

[Pwalo]

I think you might be older than me. Reckon I've seen your old GS500 around Petone a couple of times.

From memory I've owned T125, CB125, TS185, XL175, TS125, DT175, RD400, CB250RS, long gap, FT400, GS500E, and GS500K1.

I really don't miss long hair and flares.

[Motu]

I just miss hair....

Very few of those bikes were of interest to me in those days,apart from the Sportster,they were beneath my dignity.They are still of no interest to me.But liking older bikes the GB500 has always interested me,and still does.

[ceebie13]

You've started something here MD...hope you don't mind me jumping on board. Here's a selection of some of the bikes I've owned, loved, hated, been embarrassed with...prior to KB. Naturally the Honda Cub is my newest!! NOT.
Typically, you imagine you've got the best bike in the world until something goes wrong. But briefly the Honda Cub was bought for me by my parents in 1965. It served its purpose in getting me my licence. Various mid weight Hondas followed including the CB500T The cam chain broke on this and the drive sprocket bored its way out of the cylinder head!! The CB750K7 and rain just did not mix. It didnt run in the wet at all. This put me off Hondas and I switched to Kawasaki. The Z1000Mk2 was (at the time) blisteringly quick, but wallowed like Dean Martin at a German beer festival! Great nose fairing though eh? Then after a break of about eight years, along came the two Zephyrs (ZR750 shown, but also had ZR1100) and three ZX9's (only two shown). The C2 was very much a long termer. I loved it. Went everywhere on it. Shipped it over from the UK cos I couldn't bear to part with it. It now lives in Hamilton :-( And finally... the new CB... which, now that I'm old, is very comfy indeed thank you very much. It does, however, have scope for personalising and customising so I think I might keep it a while.
(CB500T pic courtesy of Bikez.com)

[98tls]

Great pics MD.....the SL125 brings back memories.....came home from school one day when i was 9 and there was one parked in the driveway....my first bike..awsome....although it took a lot of holiday work to pay the old man for it...next was an XL175 (orange).along the way i to had an Z650...great bike..and strangely enough i had an XS650 special....i look back and wonder why but it all seemed good at the time...thanks for the memories....

[petesmeats]

Thanks guys... Really enjoyed seeing the progression... There's hope for me yet... Pre liscence: CR80, DT125, Liscenced: GN250x3, GSX400X (impulse), CBR 600, ... Who knows... Hopefully something cool... Like a brutale or a '97 916 (fingers crossed) But will in actual fact be something dumb...