What bikes have you owned??

**gav** · 6th March 2005, 12:28

1976 Honda XL125 (first bike)
1979 Suzuki PE175
197? Suzuki GT380M
1979 Honda XR250A
1985 Honda XR200RE
1984 Honda XR350RD
1982? Honda CB750F
1981 Suzuki GSX1100EZ
1983 Yamaha RZ350K
1973 Kawasaki Z900
1981? Suzuki GT50 (also bucket racer)
1986 Suzuki DR600S
1985 Honda NS400R
1989 Honda VFR400R (NZ new $10K !)
1990 Honda CBR600FL (new)
1985? Yamaha TDR250
1986 Honda VFR750F
1985 Honda VF750F
1985 Yamaha RZ350
198? Suzuki GP100
1993 Kawasaki ZXR400L (F3 race bike)
1997 Honda CBR600F (current)
bucket bikes
198? Suzuki GT50 as above
197? Honda CG110
197? Honda CG125
197? Kawasaki KV100
197? Kawasaki G4TR 100
197? Suzuki TS90
1973 Honda CB100
198? Suzuki RG50
199? Home built frame DT100 engine
198? Suzuki GP100
Also worked in a couple of Honda shops and from time to time had anything from an RC30 for the weekend to a GL1500 Goldwing etc

**RiderInBlack** · 6th March 2005, 17:08

Late starter so:

1990: First bike a 1980 Suzuki GSX250.
Got it while backpacking in America. Full drivers licience, but no bike licience. Looked like a GN250 but with twin pipes. Crash it a few months later in Toronto on the 401. Got in trouble for not have insurance.

1998: 1991 Suzuki GSXR250.
Got for wife to commute into AK. Took over use of bike in 1999 as my student bike. Chashed it, repaired it. Bike bug bit. Serparated from wife, keeped the bike

Traded for next bike.

2002: 1990 Honda VFR750.
Got it using Bank's new grad loan (still paying for it). Dropped it off the back of my ute (see "Veronnica") Feb last year. I wonder if Frosty has flogged her off yet:spudwhat:

2004: 1990 Honda CBR1000FL ("Roxanne").
Have done well over 15000miles on this baby and many more to come.

Apart from the 1980 GSX250, they have all been excellant bikes and if I had the money I would have kept them all.

Wish List:
Blackbird or Busa
Then after I've shat myself shitless and have got sick of repairing fairrings, I'll got naked (the bike of course

).

**speedpro** · 6th March 2005, 20:56

Originally Posted by doug green

When were you at Wigram??
I was based there from 80 to 82, had CB900, XJ550, GPz550 and Suzuki 70 stepthrough

How long did the XJ last before you crashed it??

**Bonez** · 7th March 2005, 06:59

CJ250
CB400T (new)
CB650 Custom (new-puke)
GSX750EZ (new)
CB750FC2 (new)
BMW R65 (spent way too much dosh restoring, occupied my flat lounge for a while )
CB500 ratbike
C50
CB250RS
CB550FA
GSX750EX
CB250T (now wrecked)

Still have the FC2,C50, RS, FA and EX

**warewolf** · 7th March 2005, 22:58

1986 Honda CBX250 - Great learner machine; 40Kkm in 18 months.

1983? Honda CM250C - Yuk! ex-wife's bike. Crap c.f. the CBX.

1984 Kawasaki GT550 - Hmmm. Boring roadie. Seemed nice enough for a Jap 4.

1992 Yamaha TDM850 - New - 'ken awesome beast but cold. 30Kkm in 13 months, too much of that freezing my nuts off.

1994 Triumph Trophy 900 - New - Magic bike in rolling country, a lot more comfortable than the TDM. 75Kkm in 16 months (can you see a pattern developing here?). Written off due to what can only be described as, "complete cosmetic damage" after a sorta mild crash.

1995 Triumph Trophy 900 - New, current - Almost 1000km per week average for first year, currently 163Kkm and climbing. Too many mods to list.

1994 Triumph Tiger 900 - 20Kkm in 2 years. Shoulda bought one of these instead of the first Trophy but the TDM scared me off. Fantastic "real world" motorcycle. Just as comfy as a Trophy, better around town, better in the rough. Doesn't have the same top-end drive, but gets there much quicker due to torquier tune.

1995 Honda NX650 Dominator - too big and too road-oriented for a novice adventure rider.

2001 Suzuki DR200SE - New - Much better for a novice road/trail machine. OK for adventure rides but not for enduro.

2001 Suzuki DR-Z250 - Current - Much better for enduro. Not a modern performance enduro race bike, but has won its class in the Aussie Safari. Acceptable on-road performance. Second set of wheels for street use.

Wish list:

The Trophy will stay, but have rego suspended after a few more years.
Performance enduro race bike, maybe 200-250 2T.
Proddie racer or bucket more likely than sports 600 roadie.
Husaberg FS450e or Husqvarna SM450 likely for next "nice" road bike.

As unexciting as it may be, the DR-Z250 with a second set of wheels fulfills three roles: commuter, enduro and adventure. A tough combination to beat, at least financially, and may mean I can afford more of the above "wish list" for dedicated rides.

**warewolf** · 17th April 2005, 22:39

2005 KTM 640 LC4 Adventure - Woo hoo! - What a luvverly bike. Tall but surprisingly manageable. More to come once I've put some miles on it.

**250learna** · 17th April 2005, 23:46

1989 zxr250 .... but am happy with what i got

**RiderInBlack** · 18th April 2005, 14:04

Eound this in my files. Aug 2002 and I've packed the GSXR250 for my shift down to Tuaranga and it could still pull 160KPM

**Sniper** · 18th April 2005, 15:05

Nice one RIB!!!!

**Paul in NZ** · 18th April 2005, 16:57

Um...

Owned....

?? Velo Solex (hotted it up)
1954 AJS 500cc single
196? Honda C50 (second gear was missing)
1955 Triumph 5T
1956 BSA A7SS
1951 Triumph T100 Rigid Chopper (built from a wreck)
195? Bitsa Motocrosser (oft with a chair attached) (Norton motor, Aerial frame, trumpy box, Norton front end etc)
19?? Evil Speedway sidecar bike with JAP 8/80 engine that I could not get to run properly....
19?? Alf Hagon framed B33 grass tracker thingy... EVIL
1961 Triumph Tiger Cub
1964 Norton Atlas (tourer cum cafe racer)
1948 Triumph Chopper thingy... (built from a wreck)
196? Rickman Metisse
196? Spartan
1967 Norton Cafe racer project.... (ah hem - it died)
1970 Suzuki TS250 Savage
1963 Honda C50 (should have kept it as a curio)
1970 BSA B44VS (FUN)
1970 Triumph TR6C
1980 Moto Guzzi LeMans

Long term use of or maintained for brother...

Vespa 90's (x2) aaarrgghh (poxy things)
Honda 400/4 (sweet)
Suzuki GS550 (nasty)
Suzuki GT185 twin (better than I thought)
BSA B33 / B31 (well every flat had at least one)

Fark I'm old....

**woody68** · 18th April 2005, 17:21

Heres my lot

Yamy 90 trail
honda 1980 XR200
Honda 1986 CB250R
Honda 1986 VF400R (NEW) Totaled 3months old
Yamy 1985 XZ400 (shit electrics)
Susuki 1986 GSX550EF
Honda 1982 CB750 F ( Repainted black Polished motor and chrome pipes)
Honda 1990 VF700 Magna (New) Crashed 12 days old. Fixed and did over 50000 miles on her.
Susuki 1987 GSX1135EF (110kph in firist gear in a 50 zone)Drag races luv them.
Kawasaki 1986 GPZ 600R (Just sold it)
Ducati 1990 750 Sport ( Fuckin luv it)

NEXT
Ducati 996 or 998

**sAsLEX** · 18th April 2005, 17:36

XR250 with custom hand wound stator, I wound all 3000 turns!! Twice!!!!
CBR250RR was very shiny it was

and now a NC30 not so shiny

**Ghost Lemur** · 18th April 2005, 18:34

My list

1981 Honda CB250RS

Tis a long one I know.

Hopefully I should be able to add to it by the end of next summer at the latest.

**Zed** · 19th April 2005, 21:25

Fully owned and paid for in the following order:

1980 Honda MB100
1989 Suzuki GSXR250 (most unreliable)
1992 Suzuki GSXR750WN (most uncomfortable)
1995 Honda CBR900RR (most expensive, bought new)
1989 Honda CBR600F
1996 Kawasaki ZX6R
2000 Honda CBR600F (most banged up, binned & written off)
1997 Honda CBR1100XX (most powerful - whoo ha!)

Have good memories of all these bikes with only the Gixxer 250 breaking down on me with an electrical fault!

Go Honda!

**Morepower** · 19th April 2005, 22:47

Some impressive lists

Mines a bit shorter

70's Yamaha 100 Trail bike
Suzuki GT 125
Suzuki GT 380L Great bike , rough and well used , went everywhere.
72 Suzuki GT 750J Brakes , what are brakes ???
Honda SL100
Suzuki TS250ER ( my wifes GT125 could out run it )
86 Suzuki GSX750 good honest bike
97 Suzuki TL1000S heaps of fun

Wife has a Kawasaki GPX250.

And a picture from 1983