The beginning
- Thread starter Busa
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NO WAY
First bike - new GT 250 X7, white, £749 on the road - Ashton Suzuki Centre. My God I loved that bike.
2nd - Kawasaki KH500
3rd - Yamaha RD400
4th - Yamaha RD250 (after I wrote off the 400 wheelying
) 5th - Suzuki T500
6th - Suzuki GT500
7th - Honda CB900F
8th - Kawasaki GPz1100B1
9th - Kawasaki GPz1100B2
10th - Harley FXS Lowrider
11th - Yamaha V-Max
12th - Triumph T595
13th - Yamaha R1
14th - Kawasaki ZX12-R
15th - KTM Duke
16th - Buell X-1
17th - Honda Pan European
18th - Busa Gen1
19th - Harley Softail Deuce
20th - BMW R1200GS Adventure
21st - Harley Fat-Bob
22nd - Harley Wide-Glide
23rd - Busa Gen2
I think that's it. I may have missed out the odd nail here and there.
One bike stands out from the crowd as being my most memorable - the Suzuki X7. The first ton-up 250, brand new in 1979. Made me feel like Bazzer
My X7 was white...bought from Mead and Tomkinson in Monmouth...had to get the bloke next door to transport it home in his van because i had`nt rode a motorcycle before!....i WAS Bazzer on that bike and i haven't looked back since....well i have looked back obviously or i would be dead by now. I blew the crank oil seal on the X7 and decided to move on to a Suzuki GSX 400/4.
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Busa, this will bring back memories - http://www.suzukicycles.org/GT-series/GT250_articles.shtml
I shortened my baffles for more noise. What a plonker I was at 17 
Not quite as impressive as you chaps but here goes my history:
1st - Suzuki TS50 (soooooo slow it hurt)
2nd - Kawasaki AR125 (great fun and felt so fast but was a complete shed!)
3rd - Honda NSF125 (loved this bike, reasonably quick, very well made but after just a month of owning it I was wiped out by a Volvo)
4th - Aprilia AF1 125 (were the pistons made of cheese on this? the top end needed a re-bore and new piston every 5K miles!)
5th - Ducati Monster 600 (bargain at only £600 + £150 for new tyres, did tons of miles on it and sold it to a Desmo Due racer)
6th - Ducati 750SS (a bit of a rare one, bought it with only 600 miles on the clock, it had been stood in a barn for 11 years in imaculate condition, did 18K miles on it in 2 years then sold it on)
7th - Kawasaki ZXR750 (just selling it now, tis on ebay!)
8th - Aprilia RSVR Mille Colin Edwards Rep (just bought, bit too big for me
though)
I've also raced an SV650 and a Ducati 900SSie.
1st - Suzuki TS50 (soooooo slow it hurt)
2nd - Kawasaki AR125 (great fun and felt so fast but was a complete shed!)
3rd - Honda NSF125 (loved this bike, reasonably quick, very well made but after just a month of owning it I was wiped out by a Volvo)
4th - Aprilia AF1 125 (were the pistons made of cheese on this? the top end needed a re-bore and new piston every 5K miles!)
5th - Ducati Monster 600 (bargain at only £600 + £150 for new tyres, did tons of miles on it and sold it to a Desmo Due racer)
6th - Ducati 750SS (a bit of a rare one, bought it with only 600 miles on the clock, it had been stood in a barn for 11 years in imaculate condition, did 18K miles on it in 2 years then sold it on)
7th - Kawasaki ZXR750 (just selling it now, tis on ebay!)
8th - Aprilia RSVR Mille Colin Edwards Rep (just bought, bit too big for me
though)I've also raced an SV650 and a Ducati 900SSie.
Soldato
NO WAY
17th - Honda Pan European
Is this when you thought you had lost your soul and all forms of excitement LOL
I started biking in 2004. My past collection is no where near as vast as above this but here is my past bikes.
Aprilia Area 51
Honda Varadero
Yamaha FZS 600
Yamaha FZ6
Honda CBR 600 F5 (Present Bike)
1952 Triumph 6T Thunderbird (Work In Progress)
Aprilia Area 51
Honda Varadero
Yamaha FZS 600
Yamaha FZ6
Honda CBR 600 F5 (Present Bike)
1952 Triumph 6T Thunderbird (Work In Progress)
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Puch Maxi, complete with pedal start!
Suzuki TS50
yamaha TZR125
Yamaha RD125
Kawasaki KR1S
Honda CBR600
Kawasaki ZX9R
Triumph Tiger 885
Honda Blackbird
Suzuki GSXR750
Kawasaki Versys
Kawasaki ZX12R
Triumph Speed Triple
What next? Probably a sports bike again. Fancy another ZX9R, GSXR750 or possibly an RSV
Suzuki TS50
yamaha TZR125
Yamaha RD125
Kawasaki KR1S
Honda CBR600
Kawasaki ZX9R
Triumph Tiger 885
Honda Blackbird
Suzuki GSXR750
Kawasaki Versys
Kawasaki ZX12R
Triumph Speed Triple
What next? Probably a sports bike again. Fancy another ZX9R, GSXR750 or possibly an RSV
Soldato
I wanted something stupidly quick. It was either a cossie or a bike at the time due to insurance.
The bike won.
Passed my test aged 20, was in court and banned on my 21st, went racing when I was 21 lol. The rest is history as they say....
Man of Honour
Wasnt the X7 the first production 250 to crack 100mph ?, I remember seeing guys with microns on them when at school
Dad started me off loving bikes, as a kid going to see RD500s in marlboro colours at 3X MCs. Had a NS400 poster on my bedroom wall... nasty 3 cylinder stroker, but it looked the part.
He had at the time a Honda CBX550, a fast bike in it's day. Then a VF750F (nice bike until cam chain tensioner let go)...
22 years of biking I've owned..
Simson 60 enduro
Honda C70 (felt like a rocket ship after 50)
Yamaha TZR125
Kawasaki KR1 250
Kawasaki ZZR600
Yamaha TDR 250
Vespa 125 with 3ft chopped forks
Honda VFR400 NC24
Yamaha R6
Suzuki Hayabusa
Yamaha R1
Suzuki TL1000R
Kawasaki ZX12R
Kawasaki ZX10R
Most memorable early bike was the KR1, jumping from a 125 to that was mind blowing, I felt king of the road. Power band on it was sooooooo addictive, which probably also helped it blow up at 3000miles. The TDR250 only lasted 2000miles
Next bike, prolly another litre machine like S1000, maybe a 3rd gen busa if one comes along... might even jack it in and get a 1200GS beemer.
Dad started me off loving bikes, as a kid going to see RD500s in marlboro colours at 3X MCs. Had a NS400 poster on my bedroom wall... nasty 3 cylinder stroker, but it looked the part.
He had at the time a Honda CBX550, a fast bike in it's day. Then a VF750F (nice bike until cam chain tensioner let go)...
22 years of biking I've owned..
Simson 60 enduro
Honda C70 (felt like a rocket ship after 50)
Yamaha TZR125
Kawasaki KR1 250
Kawasaki ZZR600
Yamaha TDR 250
Vespa 125 with 3ft chopped forks
Honda VFR400 NC24
Yamaha R6
Suzuki Hayabusa
Yamaha R1
Suzuki TL1000R
Kawasaki ZX12R
Kawasaki ZX10R
Most memorable early bike was the KR1, jumping from a 125 to that was mind blowing, I felt king of the road. Power band on it was sooooooo addictive, which probably also helped it blow up at 3000miles. The TDR250 only lasted 2000miles
Next bike, prolly another litre machine like S1000, maybe a 3rd gen busa if one comes along... might even jack it in and get a 1200GS beemer.
Man of Honour
The TZRs seem to have been a popular option, glad I spent the time and effort on mine.
Got it given it not running as some tool fitted the powervalve 45' too far over. Absolutely love it
Got it given it not running as some tool fitted the powervalve 45' too far over. Absolutely love it
Soldato
Passed me test in 1989.
Bikes since then:-
Bikes since then:-
- 1987 Kawasaki KE100
- 1986 Honda NS125F Trofeo Classic
- 1989 Kawasaki GPX600R ( Totalled that rather quickly, had it for two weeks )
- 1988 Honda NS250R
- 1993 Honda NSR250RR
- 1991 Kawasaki ZXR-750-J1 in that lovely "Gitanes Blue"
- 1990 Suzuki GSXR-750L
- 1986 BMW K100RS 8v
- 1992 Kawasaki ZZR-600 D3
- 1996 Kawasaki ZX-6R
- 2000 Aprilia RSV Mille
2008 - Suzuki GSF650 K5 - Had some awesome stuff done to that Bandit.
2009 - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 - My current bike, love to pieces, will probably turn into a track bike later this year and get something new, maybe the 2010 model.
2009 - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 - My current bike, love to pieces, will probably turn into a track bike later this year and get something new, maybe the 2010 model.