What bike do you have?
 

What bike do you have?

Big, slow and heavy..
 

Honda Africa Twin 1998 30k
Doing the West Africa, UK to Capetown route this month.
Let you know how I get on..

DR650 SUZUKI, with 33ltr safari tank, solo seat, soft panniers. 22klmltr, 30,000ks from chain and rear sprocket. Lots of fun and a joy to travel on/with. All the best Brian B:thumbup1:

Honda Africa Twin RD07 2003 20k
nice, reliable , and fast enough.

cheers

Ricardo

Something for each
 

1995 Triumph Trophy 1200

2004 KLR650 ( red because they are faster)

2006 TW200

Because one bike can't do it all.

Rick

93 BMW K75s

Modified slightly, but pretty much stock...underappreciated for RTW trips:(

edde

my malfunctioninmg collection...
 

1968 Triumph Trophy. Missing some teeth of kickstarter cog. Not running

1993 Cagiva Elefant 750 LE. An attempt to replace my much loved 95 Elefant 750 LE that I took across central asia. Bike was torched by some chave who couldn't get it started when trying to steal it. Needs tax, test, wing mirrors some indicators and a bit of TLC (launched it onto a dry stone wall). Not running

1989 FZR 600 which is in about 300 pieces spread around my house as ornamental decorations. Most definitely not running

As you might have guessed I seem to spend a lot more time working on bikes than riding them. Think this is why I like Ducati powered and wired overland bikes!!

My bikes are in my signature:

R1200GS 2004 19,000 miles.

Two bikes in one, well it is when you have two sets of wheels:
TKCs on spokes for the mud :funmeteryes: .....

And Pilot Roads on Alloys for tarmac :scooter: (not used much).

Just the one...
 

At the moment I have only one bike - a Honda Pan European which is proving ideal for the exclusively road mileage I do, most of which is two up with Mrs MarkE. I'm very tempted to get it a friend to avoid loneliness and which will be lighter and suitable for more adventurous journeys. I would still expect to stay mainly on the road, but the roads I'd stay on would not be as good (what Am I saying, I live in rural Oxfordshire where the local council use pot holes instead of proper traffic calming measures!). The temptation at the moment is for a wee-strom as they seem to be well regarded here.

Moto Guzzi Quota 1000, sorting out the trifles before taking it to Iceland hopefully next year. I also have a MG 850 T5 with a sidecar, and my wife has a MG Breva 750. Awaiting pick-up is in addition a MG NTX 750, while my wife is awaiting an Aprilia RS 250 for track use. My new garage will be filled up rather quickly... :-)

At the moment a 98 Honda Deauville with 38k miles on. And you could say i owned my dads bike the amount i clean it 03 Honda Varadero 1000.

But i hope to be getting a Yamaha XT660R for a africa trip in 2 years time.

Howard the bike
 

A 14 year old Yamaha Super Tenere XTZ 750 that I will never sell, that did about 14k miles (20k km) top to bottom of Africa in 1995 with 100% reliability and zero maintenance.
It's also been all round the Middle East, Europe etc etc
Super Teneres are awesome and massively underrated. Obviously heavy, but they have the most unstressed engine (75mph, 3900rpm live forever) in the whole world. Perfect for overlanding, most of the time on ordinary roads, gravel roads and sandy tracks, life will be cool - just occasionally you will scream "you fat bastard" at it if you are in the mud somewhere.

On Ebay in the UK, crappy but rideable ones struggle to reach £750. Fantastic, restored ones with under 30k miles on the clock (and another 50k miles in the bank) go for £1750. Bargain. Happy days (if you are over 5'10")

1965 Ducati 250cc that I circumnavigated Australia with. Blew it up in New Zealand. It's getting fixed in Melbourne at Bob Brown's Desmo Centre and soon I'll ride across the USA, fly it to the UK and keep riding East until I'm back in California.

Other bikes I have are: 1972 Norton Commando, 1972 Ducati 350cc, 196? Monkey Wards (Benelli) cafe racer, 1978 Yamaha SR500. Oh, and a 1978 Honda CX500.

If you have one for sale and it doesn't run, I'll take it!

--Dave

98' 1100 GS. 70k miles. Had since new. Never a problem yet.

Dave has to get the award for #1 most interesting and exotic bike.
How about some pics of these beauties?

Patrick

Any pics of your bikes? Add them to your post!
 

I have a '06 DL1000 (for sale)
'02 XR250
and my current daily driver:
2006 DR650
http://patricksphotos.smugmug.com/ph...95766144-M.jpg

Patrick- what kind of seat do you have on your DR, it looks wider than the stock one. We're thinking of getting DR's for our next big trip. in a couple of years.

Here's the '65 Duc right when I picked it up from Phil Hitchcock Road & Race. It broke down about 2 hours later. My favorite was when the tank sprung a leak when I rode through a bushfire (both sides of the road and I have wet fuel running from the tank and down my leg). I did most of the trip with a smaller, more beat-up tank. That, and the single seat, made the bike look very old.

When Aussies found out how much I paid, I heard all the way round from people who've dealt with Phil, "Did he see you coming or did you call ahead first?" It was very close to the price of a Vincent Comet (which was the bike I really wanted but figured it would cost too much). Oh well.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1092/...d7144b3966.jpg

The Monkey Wards/Benelli catalog bike, turned cafe racer. This is the one I've been riding the most lately.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1072/...25e8ff235f.jpg

What bikes
 

1978 R100/7..........needs alot of work doing to it
1997 R80gs Kalahari
2006 CRF 230 Honda offroader....don't bite like my 220 kwaker!
1997 XLR 125 Honda....used as a 'runabout'
1995 Fuji Enfield Robin Diesel.......because sometimes I like a leisurely ride and I like old Brit singles but they cost an arm and a leg and this was the closest I could get.

Mike, go to: DR650 : DR650

You can learn all about DR's there.
My seat is a Corbin and is positively night and day over stock seat. So far I've done several 300 to 350 mile days. Its no Vstrom but very nice and a huge improvement over the stock torture rack.

Patrick

Currently on a new Tiger 1050. It's taken me everywhere I wanted to go this year (so far). I saw this bike in Roros, Norway a couple of weeks ago, now thats a real adventure bike !!

I have a Suzuki K6 DL1000. 44000 km, great motorcycle!

My Bike
 

I have a 1975 CL360 that I restored. Now I've been looking for an R80 or R100GS.

03 1150GS with several mods 70,000 miles

My rides
 

BMW R850RT 2000 65,000miles great on the road.

Yamaha TTR 250 1994 miles ? great bike it had been half RTW when i got it and ive toured Europe to Africa and Ireland, Raced it in the Weston and rode it to work for 5 years. I love it but it may have to go.

Yamaha XT 600 1998 - if i can sell the BMW because I want to be able to get away from the Tarmac again.

Dream garage - The new Tenere Tour
Moto Guzzi Bellagio Cruise
Guzzi MS01 Thrash
Fantic Caballro 50 Dirt
Gwen Stefani well someone has to keep em clean


The good thing about dreams is they sometimes come true:thumbup1:

A Suzuki DL650, 5100 miles so far so good.






Ride Safe & Enjoy.

my bike....
 

.....Honda TransAlp, 400ccm, Japanese version, 43.000km, Hepco&Becker paniers.

Took me to Hokkaido and back (3.8oo kilometers) with no problem at all this summer.

'05 Honda ST1300 Pan-European; and
'05 Honda XL650V TransAlp

a brace of R80Gs
 

I have a 1991 R80GS bought new and used both everyday for commuting, holidays and two long tours, Asia, SE Asia to Australia and South America. It has done 143,000 miles with a top end overhaul at 100,000 miles, original clutch, gearbox, second driveshaft and a Bosch starter fitted.
Also a 1983 R80G/S bought in 2003 from the original owner who went RTW with it and sold it to me with 130,000 miles on the clock, it has now done 150,000. I gave it a full overhaul and am now in Addis Ababa with it riding up through Africa. I have used this one as it came with a 40 litre Heinrich tank which did not fit the other bike, it also weighs 25 kg less.
I have found both to be ideal bikes for all round use, their only drawback is weight in soft sand, avoided at all cost. even on gravel roads like Isiolo to Moyale, tackled last week, they perform well. They are simple to service and repair, spares are not expensive and larger parts can usually be obtained second hand, if you can get a good one buy it.
Mark

Dl 650
 

My V-Strom 650 is going to take me home to England when I finish my stint in Saudi. :mchappy:
Cheers
Ian :thumbup1:

Wild machines
 

My machines:" Yamaha xt600z 3aj tenereeeee
Kawasaki EN500 vulcan

1993 Triumph Tiger, about 98.000 km

My bikes in Costa Rica
 

Two bikes

KLR-650 2006 with 25000 km: daily use.
Honda XL1000 Varadero 1999 with 45000 km: large trips use

aprilia etv1000 caponord now
had africa twin but crashed it and wrote it off

mike

XR400R - heavily modded including electric start, uprated rear shock, pumper carb, etc.
XR250R - slightly modded with pumper carb etc.
CRM250AR
Honda Seeley 200.

2006 Suzuki V-strom 650 light blue.
E.B.C double sintered brake pads, hand gaurds.
Bash plate (homemade) and crash bars to follow, terrific bike.

1989 Xt600 2kf
 

I mostly drive an old BMW:

http://www.actiontouring.com/pic/vask.jpg

Bikes
 

Africa Twin 1991 52k
Africa Twin 2001 41k
Yamaha TTR 600 2003 2k

TDM900 05 touring 2 up:mchappy:
KLE500 07 commute / fun:funmeteryes:
both gr8t bikes for their respective roles:thumbup1:
TDMalcolm

All Thing British ....ish
 

WELL...........
I HAVE A TRIDENT 900 '93
A '61 TIGER 100 NICE.
A '56 T110 IN BITS IN THE LIVING ROOM : )
:thumbup1:

Only the one...
 

Yamaha TT250R 2006. Setting up at the moment. First stop Ayres Rock...

Now I have a KTM 620 adv and a Wasp Yamaha super tenere.
My wife have a Suzuki DRZ 400.
(With the Wasp an Drz we go dec-2008 to Afrika.
(this year we driven the eastern europerally with these bikes.
Oost-Europa-Rally, toppunt van genieten

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5262/waspendrzuw2.jpg

I have a DL650 vstrom, 15000 miles, perfect in every sense..
Ready for my trip next year from san francisco, california to argentina