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    The Suzuki Gt750. I mean come on, a big 750cc fucken water cooled 2 stroke triple with four big chrome exhausts how fucken cool is that!!

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    Has to be there



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    +1 on the RD350

    Others I think should have made the list are the following 'widowmakers':

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_H2_Mach_IV

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_TL1000S

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    Quote Originally Posted by 240 View Post
    The Suzuki Gt750. I mean come on, a big 750cc fucken water cooled 2 stroke triple with four big chrome exhausts how fucken cool is that!!
    Yup, was an awesome bike, still see a nice restored one riding around Wellington.
    I think you'll find it has 3 big chrome exhausts, it being a triple and all.

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    ....a triple it is, but you may find it has 4 chrome bits...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 240 View Post
    The Suzuki Gt750. I mean come on, a big 750cc fucken water cooled 2 stroke triple with four big chrome exhausts how fucken cool is that!!
    cooler than a polar bear with a mouth full of ice

    first big bike i rode,absolutely loved it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CAMSec View Post
    ....a triple it is, but you may find it has 4 chrome bits...
    in the interests of balance,and of course to out four the honda cb 750 diesel....sorry,four stroke.....Suzuki Siamesed the pipes to end up with four mufflers and indeed,four chrome ends(on the early models),this was dispensed with on later ones.

    personally i think they looked cool and nice and balanced that way,even if they weighed a ton.

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    [QUOTE=Banditbandit;1129973561]1949 Triumph 6T Thunderbird ... possibly a bigger impact than the Bonneville. ridden by Brando in The Wild One

    very True....

    BSA Gold Star (any year) - first real race/road bike.

    Originally released with dyno information on each Individual bike (not per model) and with heaps of factory extras so they could be a race bike or a very fast road bike.

    Meh! heaps of prewar bikes matched that. What about a Rudge Ulster 4V or any of the old TT replicas? brough superior, late 20's early 30's with a certificate that guaranteed it exceeded 100mph

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    GT750's were old mens bikes - more a tourer and not for the maniacs. Maniac's wanted a Kawasaki h2.....

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    [QUOTE=Paul in NZ;1129974015]
    Quote Originally Posted by Banditbandit View Post
    1949 Triumph 6T Thunderbird ... possibly a bigger impact than the Bonneville. ridden by Brando in The Wild One

    very True....

    BSA Gold Star (any year) - first real race/road bike.

    Originally released with dyno information on each Individual bike (not per model) and with heaps of factory extras so they could be a race bike or a very fast road bike.

    Meh! heaps of prewar bikes matched that. What about a Rudge Ulster 4V or any of the old TT replicas? brough superior, late 20's early 30's with a certificate that guaranteed it exceeded 100mph
    Don't forget the some of the bikes the from slightly left of popular ....

    '74 DT360, KX500, CR500 , and the Suzuki GSXR1300 ......the quiet achiever
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post
    GT750's were old mens bikes - more a tourer and not for the maniacs. Maniac's wanted a Kawasaki h2.....
    Not STRICTLY true, Paul!
    I had a mate from Galatea (Bruce Davis was/is his name) who could ride the bloody wheels off a waterbus. He bought a brand new GT750A in 1977. I used to have a picture of him JUMPING the thing on a bridge near Galatea. He was a superbly skilled rider.
    It was his influence that got me in to "boring" road bikes
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    I find it ironic that the incredibly rude personal comments about Les were made by someone bearing an astonishing resemblance to a Monica Lewinsky dress accessory.

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    All was good until I realised that having 105kg of man sliding into my rear was a tad uncomfortable after a while

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    [QUOTE=Stylo;1129974033]
    Quote Originally Posted by Paul in NZ View Post

    Don't forget the some of the bikes the from slightly left of popular ....

    '74 DT360,
    That's a minter DT 360A! Nice!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    I find it ironic that the incredibly rude personal comments about Les were made by someone bearing an astonishing resemblance to a Monica Lewinsky dress accessory.

    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    All was good until I realised that having 105kg of man sliding into my rear was a tad uncomfortable after a while

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pussy View Post
    Not STRICTLY true, Paul!
    I had a mate from Galatea (Bruce Davis was/is his name) who could ride the bloody wheels off a waterbus. He bought a brand new GT750A in 1977. I used to have a picture of him JUMPING the thing on a bridge near Galatea. He was a superbly skilled rider.
    It was his influence that got me in to "boring" road bikes
    Galatea is a very pretty area! I used to call on the farms there with my old business and they were real nice people!

    Motorbikes are so individual there will be a huge variety of them on people's lists, but certainly can't argue with the OP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    Galatea is a very pretty area! I used to call on the farms there with my old business and they were real nice people!
    The people from Rerewhakaaitu were fairly nice, too!
    A guy I drove tractors for (Brian Dale) had a minter DT360A that I used to spend a bit of time riding
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    I find it ironic that the incredibly rude personal comments about Les were made by someone bearing an astonishing resemblance to a Monica Lewinsky dress accessory.

    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    All was good until I realised that having 105kg of man sliding into my rear was a tad uncomfortable after a while

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