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Not many photos available of the previous bikes except the Kawi V2K. I've currently got a Goldwing.

The Honda XL500S was one of the most fun -talk about a wheelie monster. I didn't realize it, but it came with a plastic clutch lever and it broke once right when I pulled it in to stop for a red light in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Scared the crap out of me when I shot through traffic, but thank God I missed all the cars (and they missed me). I obviously replaced both levers with aluminum.

 

That covers since about '87, had the GSX for five years, the Gixxer for a couple, the Z1000 for abput eighteen i think, blade for about four.

 

Gsx1400 - no bad points

 

In order from about November 1974;-
Honda CB250K4 (6 months)
Honda CB250G5 (1yr)
Honda CB750F1 (3yrs)
Honda CB900FZ (7.5yrs)
Yamaha FZ750 (1.5 yrs)
Suzuki GSXR1100K (8.5 yrs)
Suzuki TL1000S (6.5 yrs)
Aprilia RSV 1000 Mille (7.5 yrs)
Aprilia RSV1000R Mille (5yrs)
Triumph Speed Triple (nearly 3 yrs up to now.)
All times owned are approximate, but had a year off April 75, after a bad accident.
All were bought in standard trim, except mi F1, and were all modified, some more than others.

 

From 1976
Yamaha XS 100
Honda CB250K4
Yamaha XS750SE (Stolen)
Jawa 350
Honda CB250N
Honda CB250N
Triumph Bonneville 2004 (Stolen)
Yamaha XS 750 C (Project bike)
Triumph Sprint RS

 

Some drool-worthy bikes -especially the FZ750 and the TL1000S.

 

My list since 1979...
Honda Cb100n, all my 100cc riding mates reckoned Honda put a 125 engine it was faster than any other 100 I came across including rs yams and Gp Suzuki's
Yamaha DT175mx
Kawasaki KH250
Yamaha Rd350lc (stolen) my favourite.
Yamaha DT175mx
Honda Cb400/4 f1
Yamaha Rd 400 C
YamahaRd 250 B
Yamaha Rd 350 N2
Yamaha Xs 250
Yamaha SR 250
Triumph 3TA
Triumph Sprint Rs

 

Don’t have original pictures but these examples off the net give the right idea

To start a CB100n in 1981 like this


Then a couple of triumphs (TwentyOne and Daytona) followed in 1987 by a CB 750/4 F2 like this


And last none Triumph a lovely Z1000 like this in 1990 something

 

My Cb100n was the same colour much better than the silver or brown options.

 

Yep blue ones were faster, I got mine to 63 downhill once

 

Blue were much quicker, mine did 70 at 12000rpm and 65 with pillion.. I don't know why it was just ridiculously quick compared to every other 100 I came across... Even embarrassing my mates 250n wet dream.

 

Blimey Swampy yours was lightening, I once took 20 minutes to pass a double decker bus on a B road much to my mates amusement - it even gets mentioned now

 

This thing was undoubtedly the worst bike I ever owned, early 80s. Elastic camchain..

 

Worst bike ever cb750 super sport so uninspiring to ride I gave up riding for many years. Shoved into the back of the barn, yeah it's still there rusting I presume. Too ashamed to sell it. Only about 8000 miles on the clock. This yellow turd exactly.

 

Plenty people out there that would pay good money for that mate

 

I wudda probably kept both those bikes longer. I couldn't get on with the 16" front wheel, on the FZ. Kept feeling like it was gonna tuck all the time.
Absolutely loved the TL, but due to the shit rear suspension, it kept cracking the frame. What an engine though, mi first V twin.

 

2 of the more recent ones, and before you ask the oil was nothing to do with the VFR
But I still hanker after another Guzzi