How many bikes have you owned
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Honda Melody (well, it was free and it got me to school alright :P)
CB100N - first proper bike.. almost, took my test on this.
DT125R - nicked a month after buying it.
RD125LC - great stuff
KMX200 - effectively a 125 with proper power.
Z250A1 - bought it to do up but never bothered.
RD250YPVS - import LCII style, lovely to ride.
TZR250 - another import stroker
RGV250 - can you guess I like two strokes..
Bandit600 - got bored of constant gear changing, went sensible.
ZX6R F3 - Bandit lasted six months before I went mental again...
ZX6R J1 - superb bike, still miss it.
Fazer1000 - still have this one, great all rounder and none too slow either.
CB100N - first proper bike.. almost, took my test on this.
DT125R - nicked a month after buying it.
RD125LC - great stuff
KMX200 - effectively a 125 with proper power.
Z250A1 - bought it to do up but never bothered.
RD250YPVS - import LCII style, lovely to ride.
TZR250 - another import stroker
RGV250 - can you guess I like two strokes..
Bandit600 - got bored of constant gear changing, went sensible.
ZX6R F3 - Bandit lasted six months before I went mental again...
ZX6R J1 - superb bike, still miss it.
Fazer1000 - still have this one, great all rounder and none too slow either.
Hmmmm, not sure i can remember but i'll try, in time order:
'82 DT 50 MX, exhaust fell of and never ran properly
'80 (something) CB125T seized..What? It needs oil? Whassat then?
'87 NS125 F Blew a hole in the top of the piston
'88 TZR 125 Lunched it's powervalve
'88 AR 125 No problems, sold it 'cos i needed the money
'79 Z650 (C1 or B1 i think, jetting/running issues, never really got it working right
'82 Z750 L, had to donate this to a mate after i wrote off his 400N superdream (ran out of talent)
'89 GSXR 1100K, first real frightening bike, fast and beautiful
'91 ZXR 750 J1, very very revvy, fast but rock hard suspension
'92 Blade (non-foxeye first rodel RRN), bit of a dissapointment really, hamdled OK, was quite fast, rubbish gearbox
'94 GSXR1100M, best looking bike i ever owned in standard purple and black colours, Ohlins/Remus/Dynojet just great (bit heavy though)
'94 Fireblade RRR or S streetfighterd, stunning looking bit of kit, cracked the crankcase after a trackday at Castle Combe, sold it a bit sharpish.
'96 fireblade RRT (ish) single sider swing arm, understeat pipes, loads of 'bling'. looked great, handled like a bag of chips.
'97 GSXR750 WV SRAD, great bike, took me months to figure out where the extra power was, had to rev it so hard just not really suited to the road, good fun though.
'94 CBR600 trackbike, fairly standard, awful colours, good into to trackbikes.
'00 CBR 600 FY trackbike, nice looker, good handler, got left behind on the straights by other 600's.
'04 GSXR 600 K4 trackbike, Pretty bike, fast and easy to ride. Amazing how much of a technology leap bikes took at the start of 2000/2001 especially with mass undertaking of fuel injection, so much difference to power delivery.
Think that covers most, might have forgotten one or 2 but that'll do.
'82 DT 50 MX, exhaust fell of and never ran properly
'80 (something) CB125T seized..What? It needs oil? Whassat then?
'87 NS125 F Blew a hole in the top of the piston
'88 TZR 125 Lunched it's powervalve
'88 AR 125 No problems, sold it 'cos i needed the money
'79 Z650 (C1 or B1 i think, jetting/running issues, never really got it working right
'82 Z750 L, had to donate this to a mate after i wrote off his 400N superdream (ran out of talent)
'89 GSXR 1100K, first real frightening bike, fast and beautiful
'91 ZXR 750 J1, very very revvy, fast but rock hard suspension
'92 Blade (non-foxeye first rodel RRN), bit of a dissapointment really, hamdled OK, was quite fast, rubbish gearbox
'94 GSXR1100M, best looking bike i ever owned in standard purple and black colours, Ohlins/Remus/Dynojet just great (bit heavy though)
'94 Fireblade RRR or S streetfighterd, stunning looking bit of kit, cracked the crankcase after a trackday at Castle Combe, sold it a bit sharpish.
'96 fireblade RRT (ish) single sider swing arm, understeat pipes, loads of 'bling'. looked great, handled like a bag of chips.
'97 GSXR750 WV SRAD, great bike, took me months to figure out where the extra power was, had to rev it so hard just not really suited to the road, good fun though.
'94 CBR600 trackbike, fairly standard, awful colours, good into to trackbikes.
'00 CBR 600 FY trackbike, nice looker, good handler, got left behind on the straights by other 600's.
'04 GSXR 600 K4 trackbike, Pretty bike, fast and easy to ride. Amazing how much of a technology leap bikes took at the start of 2000/2001 especially with mass undertaking of fuel injection, so much difference to power delivery.
Think that covers most, might have forgotten one or 2 but that'll do.
I used to own a bike shop so have owned and ridden thousands of bikes from Honda Melody’s to R1’s, but these are the ones I outside of that time.
Honda SS50 – first road bike. Was always 1 step away from the scrap yard, but survived
Honda CG125 – Parked into the back of an Audi when the front brake lever snapped off when braking
Honda CB125 Superdream – first bike I loved
Yamaha RD125DX – moody old mare
Yamaha RD125LC – first taste of performance
Honda CD200 Benly – bomb proof but used to get through exhausts as quick as tyres because they ground out if you look at a corner
C90 – everyone’s had one
Honda CX500 – first courier bike, but I blew it up
Suzuki GSX550ES – covered over 100k miles couriering. I’ll never have the time to know a bike that well again
Suzuki RG250 – it went pop obviously
GSX1100 streetfighter/rat bike – lethal. Didn’t stop or turn, but went like feck in a straight line
Honda NV650 Dominator – great bike. Slow but indestructible and great for wheelies
Husqvarna 575 – nutty supermotard
Suzuki GSX1100ES – widow maker. Loved it
Kawasaki ZZR1100 – great until the front sprocket came off at 120 destroying the gearbox and nearly me
Yamaha TDM850 – best all rounder I’ve ever ridden. Pant build quality though
Honda VFR800FiW – yawn. It does what it says on the tin. It is actually growing on me though
Next bike – Triumph Bonneville, Moto Guzzi Griso or Harley XR1200 – I need to slow down
Honda SS50 – first road bike. Was always 1 step away from the scrap yard, but survived
Honda CG125 – Parked into the back of an Audi when the front brake lever snapped off when braking
Honda CB125 Superdream – first bike I loved
Yamaha RD125DX – moody old mare
Yamaha RD125LC – first taste of performance
Honda CD200 Benly – bomb proof but used to get through exhausts as quick as tyres because they ground out if you look at a corner
C90 – everyone’s had one
Honda CX500 – first courier bike, but I blew it up
Suzuki GSX550ES – covered over 100k miles couriering. I’ll never have the time to know a bike that well again
Suzuki RG250 – it went pop obviously
GSX1100 streetfighter/rat bike – lethal. Didn’t stop or turn, but went like feck in a straight line
Honda NV650 Dominator – great bike. Slow but indestructible and great for wheelies
Husqvarna 575 – nutty supermotard
Suzuki GSX1100ES – widow maker. Loved it
Kawasaki ZZR1100 – great until the front sprocket came off at 120 destroying the gearbox and nearly me
Yamaha TDM850 – best all rounder I’ve ever ridden. Pant build quality though
Honda VFR800FiW – yawn. It does what it says on the tin. It is actually growing on me though
Next bike – Triumph Bonneville, Moto Guzzi Griso or Harley XR1200 – I need to slow down
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