@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 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
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
