What bike do you wish you never sold?

[YellowDog]

Good Story. Having been happily divorced for 3 years, in 2004 I decided to get a bike for the first time in 15 years. My girlfriend said NO!, but I said "I am happily divorced and will do what I want." Anyway, I got the bike and she loved it and we are now married ya-de-ya-de-ya....

Love me Love my bike!

[lb99]

all of the bikes I have owned in my youth have blown up shortly after selling them

But I had a mint 72 cb100, I kinda wish I still had that
or my 87 NSR250, I wish I had spent more money on it instead of on

bike I regret not buying.....sandcast cb750, maybe a k like 69 or 70, the one with 4 throttle cables, dude sold it for $1000 in 1995, I could have borrowed the money, but I didn't want to , kicking myself now

[Hawk]

my R80
Windjammer fairing
BMW panniers
top box
heated grips

Great bike, twist and set the throttle and it would stay there all day.

[tri boy]

81 Katana 1100. Sold it to a mate in Perth in 1990 for $2800. Bastard won't let me buy it back.

[Big Dog]

81 Katana 1100. Sold it to a mate in Perth in 1990 for $2800. Bastard won't let me buy it back.

Yes the only regret about the purchase of the Hayabusa was the fact I had to sell the 88 Katana to buy it.
That haunts me a lot more than it ought to for a 19 yo bike.

[MD]

Good opening story FknAmerican. I hope she was atleast a good root for your mate because she sure screwed him over.
If I could time warp back and return with one of my earlier bikes.. lets see.
76 Honda CB400Four supersport or XL175 dirt bike come to mind (had a lot of fun on both), 77 Z650 Kwaka maybe. No the recent black 636 would make a great second bike right now. Old bikes might for a moment bring back good memories but to be realistic, I doubt many of us would actually enjoy riding them nowadays.

[Mr. Peanut]

So I should keep my NSR?

[kneescraper]

Very interesting thread, great to see some old bikes.

The bike I wish I still had and rebuilt and repainted to factory spec'd...and worked the engine alittle is my old 1989 Honda CBR400RR...I swapped it for a AE85 Toyota Trueno...I so wish I hadn't. If one comes up for the right price I will snap it up!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...65908.htm?p=19

This one is the same model..he wants to much for this or else I would buy it.

The bike I want is a VFR400 NC30 in a bad condition so I can rebuild her back to factory spec

[sinned]

I should have kept it. Great sound track except for the piston rattling noises. So much fun to wind out - cause that is what you had to do.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Yes the only regret about the purchase of the Hayabusa was the fact I had to sell the 88 Katana to buy it.
That haunts me a lot more than it ought to for a 19 yo bike.

I miss my katana as well

[ben444]

My 1992 Fireblade... In original colours, two bros exhaust, dynojet,k&n filter, braided lines and that was it... and that was enough.... dynoed at 130hp.. sold in 2000 and it was stil as fast as the new stuff!!

[GSX-RJIM]

1986 GSX-R 750

I still miss her.

[Big Dog]

I miss my katana as well

Certainly not the precision or the brute force of the Hayabusa.
But definitely a fun ride.
In many ways it was the dependable way that it was just short of being good at anything in particular that made it great.
Excellent mile muncher.
Versatile as anything.

[Smokin]

My all time favorite was my XR500A, It really was my first true love

[Richard Mc F]

1973 Kawasaki Z1A, brown and orange one, bassani 4 into 2, TT100 tyres, ate them and chains for breakfast..............sigh 18 years old when I bought it god knows how I survived, the bikes I most regret not buying ( and could have), 1973 rouncase ducati 750 sport, and a mint seely with a cb750 single cam