Introduce here the one of your bikes that always will be the favorite.

[sugilite:Me]

Oh yeah, that part
I sold it to a university student so I could buy a race bike. I never heard or saw anything of it again.
It's funny, in bike mags like Practical Sports Bikes, the most common reason for people buying older bikes is because now they can afford to buy them now. The way things have gone with RZ500's I can't bloody afford one now lol
I intend to one day own both a RG500 and a RZ500.

[Drew]

This is a tough question, it's a dead heat between two of my bikes.

[allycatz]

Hey Drew this is the bike in daylight you were jumping over?

[Drew]

Hey Drew this is the bike in daylight you were jumping over?

Jake will be so proud!

[Corse1]

I only had this for 6-8 months and crashed it. It was the only bike so far that if I had to sell one of my bikes would have knocked the ST4s of the Keeper perch. Only 5 came into the country of only about 250 ever made to homologate for Italian racing series. I had it custom chipped and it went very very well. The seating position was perfect for my frame and offered more exciting performance than the later model Tuono that I replaced this with. The only thing bad was it was a bitch to clean the white wheels. The St4s I have had since it was 700kms old and does everything very well.
I do have fond memories of a CB 900 boldor that was my only mode of transport about 23 years ago

[Blackbird]

Mine is the bike that got me back into motorcycling in 1987.

I was into competitive sailing at that time and had gone to Auckland to pick up a new sail. Next door was a Honda dealer and there was a new GB400TT on a stand in the window with spotlights on it. Looked a million dollars in rare metallic midnight blue. The colour and "British" look reminded me of the Tiger 100 which was my only form of transport as a student in the UK. I just had to have it! A deposit was duly deposited, having already figured that it was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission from my wife

Got home and the sh*t hit the fan. After a few days of long silences, she announced that she'd always wanted a piano. She chose one which was almost exactly twice the cost of the GB 400, so overall, it was a bloody expensive bike, but not something to be regretted

Had it in its standard form for a couple of years, then saw an advert for a Hamilton company making aftermarket full fairings. The one for a GB400 was modelled on an RZ350 fairing. I had it sprayed to match and signwritten by a guy in Cambridge and it looked a bit like the fully-faired British bikes of the 60's - original Thruxton Bonnevilles, Manx Nortons and so on; especially with the single race seat I put on after a while. Performance was around 160 km/hr flat out but the handling was great. Most importantly, I was back on a bike for the first time in over 10 years. When I moved on to a BMW K100 RS, our eldest son took it over for a year and we then sold it to a chap in Hawera. I often think of it and wonder if anyone has ever seen it on the road in recent times?

[cheshirecat]

1974 MV Augusta. We visited a mates place whose Dad collected Honda 50's, he had 31 of them and he led us past them all to a garden shed and wheeled out the MV. Further in side was a Honda 250 IOM factory racer. Anyway he started this MV up and it sounded like the worlds most sophisticated gravel crusher with all those straight cut gears an all. Then it fired up and the exhaust from the 4 open pipes pinned my trousers back and engine noise made the hairs in my spine tingle. Never got to ride it but it haunts to this day.

Got a 94 VFR now and have no intention of changing it. Best I've ever owned.

[joan of arc]

Great stories!

The Duc has attitude but she is not one. Still waiting to find the love of my life.

[Conquiztador]

Got home and the sh*t hit the fan. After a few days of long silences, she announced that she'd always wanted a piano. She chose one which was almost exactly twice the cost of the GB 400, so overall, it was a bloody expensive bike, but not something to be regretted

What I REALLY want to know is did your wife ever learn tp play that piano? Or is it sitting there taking place and gathering dust?

[Conquiztador]

1974 MV Augusta. We visited a mates place whose Dad collected Honda 50's, he had 31 of them and he led us past them all to a garden shed and wheeled out the MV. Further in side was a Honda 250 IOM factory racer. Anyway he started this MV up and it sounded like the worlds most sophisticated gravel crusher with all those straight cut gears an all. Then it fired up and the exhaust from the 4 open pipes pinned my trousers back and engine noise made the hairs in my spine tingle. Never got to ride it but it haunts to this day.

Got a 94 VFR now and have no intention of changing it. Best I've ever owned.

31 Honda 50's... One can only wonder what mental illness would make you gather so many??? It makes 1,550cc...

[cheshirecat]

31 Honda 50's... One can only wonder what mental illness would make you gather so many??? It makes 1,550cc...

He was an accountant and apparently didn't think Honda would continue making them when he started.

[Blackbird]

What I REALLY want to know is did your wife ever learn tp play that piano? Or is it sitting there taking place and gathering dust?

She didn't need to learn, just shake a bit of rust off. She used to play in competitions when she was at school. She just plays classical music but our daughter plays all sorts, including mean blues. Mind you, it only gets used occasionally these days and does gather dust

[DEATH_INC.]

There's a few, but I'll probably own the Turbo 'till I die, or thereabouts. Though it'll probably be it that kills me

[mossy1200]

BMWR1200S

Was a nice ride.

[Metal Doctor]

Mine would have to be the very first bike i had. i was 6 years old when my dad got me a 1982 CR80, i couldnt touch the ground and had to use an old milk crate to get on it!

would love to have that bike back again! never seen one since, and cant find one anywhere!