Featured Your Motorbike History?

@tim scott
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your motorbike history saga, Tim. Thanks for a great write-up!

 

"Mid life crisis time KTM 990 Superduke." Yep!

So, @timboo, what which couple of bikes might you add to create your small collection?? Asking for a friend...

 

I would like a Honda VTR SP2 not the best bike to ride but lovely to look at is going up in value and prob last bike of that era which remind me of the old VFR 400. Best colours is the white black with yellow detail. Its also based upon colin edwards superbike.

Suzuki GSXR 750. Some of the originals are worth good money now, so last version made might well do the same especially with the euro 5 emissions over here making it less likely that another will be produced.

Honda 900rr Fireblade Fi version. Really hard to come by in a nice colour with low miles.

BMW M1000RR but need to save some serious money for one of those.

Think thats about it, I did consider buying the final edition of the thruxton rs until i saw it.

 

Mostly the 76 R75l6. I owned it for 25 years and it went through several incarnations. Finally as a r90/6. I put on an r90/s top end: pistons, barrels, heads and beefed up the suspension and added the Hoske exhaust. I wanted a quasi period correct speedy airhead. It was faster and handled better than the stock bike but still not really all that fast. In a moment of weakness I sold it so I could buy a Moto Guzzi.
Also wish I still had the Trophy 250 of course!

 

Lambretta TV 175
Honda SS 125
Velocette LE 200cc
BSA B31 350 1956
BSA A10 650 1959
BSA A10 650 1954
Honda CB750 F1
Honda VFR 750 1990
Honda CBR 900 RR Fireblade 1995
BMW R1150R 2002
BMW R1200 GS 2015
BMW R1200 GS 2018
BMW R1250 GS 2020
BMW R1250RS 2023

Not a Trumpet in sight

 

Cool list. Are u a BMW convert now. They made some cracking colours of the fireblade pre fuel injected.

 

I liked the Urban Tiger myself, they fetch good money now.

 

I fell into the BMW trap in 2002. I had an urge to buy a Harley, but after a couple of test rides and a poor dealer experience with a disinterested salesman I visited my local BMW showroom and less than a mile into the test ride that was my fate sealed. I did originally want a Tiger in 2015 (hence me being on here) but the 1200 was too big and top heavy for me and the 800 too small for SWMBO as a pillion. The 1200 GS fitted nicely between the 2

A bit of now and then

 

That’s quite a list, @littleade! But your last comment begs the question, how did you wind up on this forum?

 

If only I knew so.... I was bikeless between 2010 and 2015. I said in about 2012 one night in the pub I fancied another bike and SWMBO suggested I wait until I retired so I kept my side of the bargain even though she hoped I'd forgotten. I was undecided what to get at that stage and joined a number of forums as you do. I was quite keen on getting a Triumph, I even did their off road skills day on a 800 xcx. Anyway as a short arse I found some adventure bikes too tall (KTM, Kawasaki) so test rides were down to Triumph and BMW. I quite liked the Triumphs but as previous neither the Explorer or the 800 suited "our" needs so it was down to BMW. There was a choice of 2, the 1200RS or 1200 GS and SWMBO had the casting vote and chose the GS because of the pillion comfort and better wind protection. As I'd been quite active on the site even though I went to BMW I decided to stay and went to all 4 GMUs at Buxton, Bellendjam, Llandiloes and Bellendjam again. Things have moved on since then but I've remained on here anyway. Hope that answers your question?

 

Loving the last photograph is the bike in the pond on the golf course?

Really nice colour scheme you had in the blade, those colours are rare now.

The latest bmw gs trophy they had at the bike show last year was lovely.

Is that your latest bike in the pic?

 

No, I had to get the pic of the Blade from the cloud as I didn't have it on my phone. Gawd knows how the 14th tee got in on the act

Wish I still had the Blade, it'd be worth a bit now

Yup that's the latest ditch pump

 

When I take a nice shot of a fairway or green it is usually followed by a poor shot.

 

Only one?

The photo itself was one I took after some moron visitor in a buggy drove up a steep bank in front of the 14th tee, then straight across it towards where I took the photo from on his way back to the 17th hole behind where I was stood - you can just see the tyre track on a direct line towards the gorse bush and thevwhite tees on the right. At the time buggies were restricted to the paths which made it even worse. Nothing was done by the senior management team (who I call Laurel and Hardey) as a result. The members have give up approaching visitors who are damaging the course etc as there have been instances where the members concerned have then been verbally abused or threatened so we just phone the proshop now and let them deal with it.

 

Starting in 1971,
BSA C15
Yamaha DT175
Yamaha RD125
Suzuki 250
Yamaha XT500
Kawasaki Zephyr 550
Triumph Trident 900
Triumph Bonneville 790
Triumph Adventurer 900
Triumph Bonneville T100
BSA C15
Royal Enfield Classic 500
Triumph Street Twin 900
Yamaha Tracer 700
Royal Enfield Himalayan
Royal Enfield Interceptor
Kawasaki ER-5 500
Royal Enfield Classic 350
Triumph Bonneville 790 (current)
Royal Enfield Bullet 500 (current)

First 20 or so years small cheap and cheerful low cost commuter bikes to get to work, recent years for pleasure. At one time or another they were all my favourite bikes, I had the DT175 when stationed in Cyprus for a couple of years, great for off roading, currently I am doing around 6,000 miles a year, sold the Himalayan as I found it rather heavy and I stopped off roading, didn't like the Interceptor, now have the perfect two bikes (for the moment).

 

Actually I was not completely correct when typing my bike history as I thought only proper motorcycles would be of interest.
So, my update:
Aprilia SR 50R from about 2006 to today (has about 18000km on it)
Vespa Primavera 125 Pic Nic from 08/2023
And hopefully Triumph Bonneville T120 from mid April 2024 on

Edit: typo

 

Started in 2002....

Honda CG125
Yamaha FZR 400RR
Fazer 600
GSXR 600
Bandit 600
TL1000S
TL1000R
Honda Fireblade 954RR
Triumph Daytona 955i
Yamaha R1 5PW
GSXR 1000 K6
Speed Triple 1050S
Street Triple 675R
Street Triple 765RS - Current Bike

 

Honda SS50 5 speed
Suzuki GT250
Kawasaki Z550
Kawasaki CSR650
Kawasaki VN750
Kawasaki Z650
Yamaha V-Max
Suzuki Marauder 800
Kawasaki VN1500
Kawasaki VN1500 Mean Streak
2011 Triumph America
2015 Triumph America

 

Taco minibike with 5hp Briggs and Stratton Engine
I don't remember what ever happened to this thing.

Yamaha DT 250 Enduro
I ran this bike into the ground, broke with no hopes of repairing it, I left it dead with a hole in the top of the piston, on the side of the road. I was a teenager living rough then.

Yamaha RD 400 Daytona Special
I flipped this bike in a wheelie on the freeway. No insurance and many more important things to do with my money, I had no hope of repairing it. I sold the engine to a guy that put it in a Honda ATC frame.

Yamaha XS 1100 Special
This bike was stolen from me. Someone broke into my apartment and rolled it right out of my living room. No insurance.

Extended motorcycle hiatus for careers and women begins, 1981.

Then I retired and without a woman 2017. o O ( Let the buying begin )

Kawasaki KLR 650
Ahh pfft, weak on road, weak off road, boring. Traded it in.

Moto Guzzi V7
Looks very neato but same as above, weak and boring. I dumped a ton of money into this bike on aftermarket parts first though just to prove how smart I am. Traded it in.

Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber
Very neato also to look at and it had a little umph too, but I was less than thrilled about it being air cooled and shaft driven. I lived in Phoenix at the time where the air is hotter than the engines in the summer. I kept this bike for several years as I began collecting bikes.

Triumph T-100 Black
Absolutely gorgeous retro bike. I would have kept it for life but the dealership delivered the wrong VIN to me and begged me to trade it for the correct bike. So I opted to get a full refund instead and get a T-120 Black. I later saw the T-100 in their showroom with the miles reset to 0 BTW! Fricken criminals!

Triumph T-120 Black
Still have it, love it.

Triumph Thruxton 1200
Still have it, love it.

Triumph Bobber Black
Still have it, love it.

Triumph Speedmaster 1200 Grrr. Triumph sold me a brand new lemon. Beautiful bike with a defective engine! Pretending that no problem was found would not warranty the thing. Several other people who bought the same model/year have the same problem. Last Triumph I ever buy.

Kawasaki Z900
Bought this on a whim, on the rebound from my Triumph relationship. Not what I was hoping for. Sold it right after break-in period.

Now in my sights ... maybe a '24 Busa and maybe a '24 MT-10. o O ( more than maybe ) Then maybe another woman?

heh