What's the worst bike you've ridden?

[Daffyd]

A pushbike with a 25 cc Mini-motor perched precariously over the back wheel.

I actually saw 35 mph on it, but had to hang on for grim death!

[AllanB]

Hmmm, I rode a GPZ305 when they were brand new- I thought it was fine for the size, year etc - it even had a radical belt drive instead of a chain.

Can't say I remember riding anything really vile, but my most disappointing was four years ago getting off my 1983 Kawasaki 750 twin onto a brand new demo Road King (at the time priced in the low thirty thou). I was very disappointed - the old Kaw went faster, braked better and cornered better!

I just did not get it at all........

Note to angry HD owners I've ridden HD's that I have enjoyed

[dwnundabkr]

Sorry guys, got you all beat. The worst bike I ever rode was the evil ex, the bitch was super hard to get started, would bite and kick for no apparent reason, handled badly, got heavier with age, and it seems that other people liked riding her too.

hehehehehehe yep you beat me, but sounded like you liked to get the beat as well lol

[naphazoline]

i was once given a 200cc farm bike to use that had an auto transmission
i used to have to use it to get to a mates place 44km away,4 times a week

one day while following a truck,i decided to pull out to pass.
what a joke.it took about a minute to get half way up beside him,then i had to pull back cause of on coming traffic
this happened 3-4 times,when i happened to see the truck driver pissing himself laughing.

i never did make that pass stick

[Manxman]

Hired moped in Majorca. Got into a massive wheelie-throttle-more wheelie-more throttle vicious circle, until I landed on my apex about 20m up the road. How my mates laughed.

Followed by Yamaha YZF750, homo-logation superbike. Fecken, farken, focken - beastly power. Just had to glance at it and it would be doing 100-ish, officer. Too much go.

Vowed never to buy another Yamaha...which lasted about two weeks, when I saw this noooice R6 (which is the best bike I've ever ridden).

[Squiggles]

A 150cc Vespa complete with Billboard trailer, incredibly dodgey in all regards, trailer was mounted via a special bracket coming off the Vespa's standard rear suspension.

[Fatt Max]

An old mate of mine back in London had a pink Honda scooter that was an absolute piece of shit. I had to borrow it one day to get across town. It broke down twice, run out of gas, the spark plug kept popping out and the rear wheel needed air at every 5 km's or so.

In the end, me and a couple of the lads called time on it and dumped it in the Grand Union Canal.

[Pedrostt500]

never owned one but had to fix a few, Chinese mini choppers, particurly the ones with the 2 stroke weed eater motors, when ever I see one now I just want to Burn them, the amount of times that some punter would ask if it would get them over the wainui hill was amazing, in the end I decided that any one who took a serious liking to one and was over 15yrs, wasnt worth wasting time on.

[hospitalfood]

my first bike. 1974 CB 350 four. worst ever but i loved it.........oh, and maybe the 88 KLR 650 i bought today, but i love that 2.

[mnkyboy]

Honda ct90 scooter

Picked it up for free - would power up and down rather indiscriminately, irrespective of throttle position. Was always push started, - go the lovely 3 speed - did manage to see 70mph down Pukehangi Rd before she got the wobbles

ended up having a hole in the carb bowl which meant using duct tape, rubber hoses, knead it and a carb jet for a morris minor that was floating around in a box to keep it going - throttle controlled by fuel tap and butterfly position - which only lasted a week. Gave it to a mate and he still has it in his garage.

Never had a WOF or Reg but back then the cops didnt care - just sent you on your way

[smoky]

Picked her up in a dark pub in some little hick town on the West Coast - I was about 18, kind of embarrassed about it now.










You weren't just talking about bikes right!!!!!

[nallac]

Gn250, gutless pile of shit i had to use to do my full,

[Peril]

1983 GSX250EZ....Slow,heavy unreliable piece of crap.Was the only bike I crashed and then it was due to either oil slicks,gravel on a corner or black ice.

[HungusMaximist]

A 150cc Vespa complete with Billboard trailer, incredibly dodgey in all regards, trailer was mounted via a special bracket coming off the Vespa's standard rear suspension.

I second that, however it was quite fun when you take a corner too deep, you can get the trailer on one wheel!

Oh yea, 2 of the scooters electric starters don't work any more and got to kick start the bitch up.

Did I tell you half way through our evening shift on Thursday both our trailer's tail lights, brake light and indicators stopped working completely, should've seen the buses emergency braking behind us!

[slofox]

Velocette race bike of unknown vintage and parentage....only the engine was velo and that had been "modified" as well.......bastard thing vibrated so bad that it paralysed your arms via the bars and frequently snapped bits off - including the frame on numerous occasions.......handled like a dray and was about as fast as a crippled snail in the hot sun.......eventually sold it for a song to some dude who wanted it as a museum piece.....best use it could have had.....!!