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How many bikes have you owned ?
Were all a bit different , and the same applies to our motor bikes !
I have owned a far few , and the one i will never sell is my WR250 R so how many and your best bike ?:Beach: |
Compared to some it's not that many - probably around 40 or so - but I always forget a few when I try to add them up. I've got 9 at the moment and trying to work out whether I ought to 'declutter' as keeping on top of the repairs / servicing etc is taking more time than I want to commit.
'Best' is a tricky one as it tends to be best at the moment, so (with a few exceptions) whatever I'm riding - which isn't an answer. There's a few I'll almost never sell - mainly old 'vintage' ones. An old Kawasaki 500 triple two smoke is top of the pile. It's not actually that enjoyable to ride as it's uncomfortable and unreliable, but I love the sound and feel of the engine. Similarly a Honda CBX1000/6. It's big and heavy and feels very 'spindly' on the road but, again, the engine is wonderful. At the other end of the size range the little B120 I was given is such a fun thing to ride and I've been all over Europe on it. It's just about fast enough (if you're patient and not too demanding) which my C50 wasn't. It's all about respect really - the big bikes demand it and the small ones don't, and that leads to a different travel mindset. 'Least best" (?) is easier. The Lambretta scooter I started on when I was 16 was just junk. The bike's gone (into a quarry I hope) but the scars remain. |
I seem to go about 3 seasons with each.
First own bike after passing my test was a Suzuki Gladius 650. Rode it to Nordkapp in my first solo summer, with a pair of used softbags and a backpack strapped to the pillion. Lots of disdain out there for the Gladius, but I bought it specifically because it looked unlike any other UJM out there, and I absolutely loved it. Then I briefly rode a friend's CBR600F3 - he'd bought it while getting his license but never finished the training. Bought a VFR800 VTEC, my dream bike at the time, and I still miss it. Took me across the Scandinavian Arctic and down through Europe, as far south as Ljubljana. The guy I sold it to after crashing, put on a set of Chinese replacement fairings and sent me a selfie with it from Morocco. Then bought my current FZ1S, and had some great adventures with it, but it's just too much bike for my use case. Probably getting sold in the spring. In the meantime, also rode a few rentals on holiday... CB500X, a shiny new V-Strom 650, a Honda XR150 in Vietnam, a bunch of scooters... Kind of thinking of getting a Versys 650 next just because I've never had a Kawasaki. But if I come across a nice VFR800X Crossrunner - my dream bike but with a spine-friendly seating position - I'm going back to Honda fandom. |
I've been riding since 1992. In that time I've owned about a dozen or so bikes. Generally I own one bike, ride it for two or three years, then get bored with it and sell it towards a replacement. I can't say I've ever had a favorite that stood out, just some I've liked more than others.
I really like my little TW200 that I have right now, but I'm sure it will be replaced some day by something completely different. |
Riding since 1970 without a break.
53 bikes. Best 3 : '77 T3 Moto Guzzi, '38 350 Ariel and current daily driver Yamaha XSR700. Those were the best for what I wanted/needed at the time. Some others have been great, others dreadful. |
Jeez. I feel as if I have had a deprived adulthood. I asked for a depraved one, but the person taking the order must have misheard. C'est la vie.
I have had just 6 - two of them now. I suspect I may sell #5 as #6 is sooo good but time will tell. The money could go towards #7 I suppose. |
Approx 20 bikes I think
Been riding since 1983. Approx 20ish bikes ranging from Motocross, Moped, Duel Sport, Cruiser, Sports tourer to an ETZ 250 Rat Bike...
Daily hack is an old Fazer 600 which has been around Europe a bit and just clocked 70K miles... which I know is nothing compared to some of you:mchappy: |
I stopped counting at 100....:innocent:
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over 150
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8 in 35 years, 3 of them I own at the moment and will sell at least one.
1 I had for 10 years and 1 for 20 I don’t own a car. |
I've lost count but pretty sure something like 40 plus - that's in a 52 year period though and I'm sure I'll add to that number in the future :thumbup1:
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BSA C15
Triumph T21 Norton Dominator 600 BSA A65L Honda CB 500/4 Honda CB 750/4 Honda CB 400/4 BMW R60/5 BMW R60/6 Suzuki T 185 Yamaha DT 250 Yamaha XT 500 Kawasaki 250/3 BMW R80/7 BMW R90 S BSA B40 Honda CB 500/4 BMW R90 S BMW R 51 S/S (should never have sold) BMW K75 S BMW R100 S HD 883 Sportster HD FXRP HD Dyna Low Rider HD FLHR Road King Kawasaki KH 175 Buell Lightning HD FLH Triumph Tiger 900 BMW R 100 R Yamaha XS 650 Special BSA C15 Honda C90 Cub HD FLHR Road King Triumph Thunderbird 900 (latterly with 1200/4 engine) and sidecar HD FLHR Road King (still have) Honda XL 500 S Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L (still have) BMW G650 GS (still have) Interesting times. |
1993 Honda xr250 (Prob fav bike as I did so much on this, went everywhere)
1999 Honda cr250 2001 Yamaha YZ426 2001 Yamaha R6 (Broke way to many laws on this one) 2004 Yamaha YZ450 new 2004 Yamaha YZ250f new 2005 Yamaha R1 new (loved this bike, owning it from new, fastest wheelstand @ 200kmph) 2005 Yamaha YZ450 new 2006 Yamaha YZ250f new (my Fasted lap times on this in MX) 1980 Honda 400 1977 Yamaha 200 2007 Yamaha YZ450 new 1983 Wife (current Bike) 2007 Yamaha WR450 new 2007 Honda CRF50 new 2007 Yamaha FZ1 (hated riding this) 1999 Beta Trials 2007 Husky SM450 2004 MV Agusta F4 (Broke down once a week with common fuel issues) 2007 Yamaha R1 (current Bike) 2007 KTM 525exc 2010 KTM 690 (Current bike) |
RTW - would I be right in thinking that your wife doesn’t read what you post on the HUBB?
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Im 25 years old and have been riding for 7 years. So far I've owned 5 bikes, and currently have a 1985 XT600 Tenere and a 1999 Transalp 600. These bikes have been all that has gotten me through the past 2 years when I was at my lowest! Can't wait to do my first proper overlanding travel!
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From 1973 till now:
Puch Maxi (50 cc moped) Benelli T50 (50 cc moped) Ural 650cc Yamaha RD350 Honda CB125S single Harley 250 SS two stroke. Suzuki GT750 Yamaha SR500 BMW R60 BMW R60/5 Honda CB200 twin BMW R90/6 Harley Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide BMW R60/5 Honda GoldWing GL1000 BSA A10 with JAWA sidecar. CZ 250 BMW R60/5 with sidecar The "Big Black Bike", a BMW R60/5 frame, R100RS engine and Moturist sidecar Harley Davidson KH900 The BSA A10 chopper Yamaha SR500 BMW R67/2 Honda GoldWing GL1000 Harley XLH883 Hugger BMW R80 Harley Sportster XLH883 Harley Davidson FLT TourGlide. Honda GL1200 Interstate BMW R1200C Cruiser Jawa 639 with Velorex sidecar Honda GoldWing GL1200 Aspencade Honda GoldWing GL1200 Kawasaki Voyager XII BMW F650GS Hoonda GoldWing GL1500/6 BMW R1100GS Honda GoldWing GL1200 Aspencade Honda CB400T BMW_K75RT BMW_F650GS BMW R850R (The bike I ride now) |
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I've just totted-up that for me it's only really been eleven bikes in 45 years. I've had a couple of dozen besides, but they don't really count as they've just been the winter hack/bargain/look like fun bikes that were only owned and indeed expected to be owned, for somewhere between two days and six months. The longest serving has been the R100RS (36 years) the best bang for my buck (besides the RS) was a CB500T Honda the one which I should've kept was a Guzzi Mark-1 Le Mans and the one I should have never bought was a Honda CJ250. |
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