The first thing I had with two wheels and a motor was a Raleigh Runabout moped when I was 14 which I rebuilt in the shed and rode around the local fields until it dropped to bits.
Then when I was 18 I had a Honda CB125 which I rode for a couple of years.
Then a loooooong gap,
Then a Yamaha YBR125 which I rode for two years before getting my full licence and upgrading to my present Honda CBF600.
Not much of a history to be sure, but it's a start...
First bike GSX400 the 4 not the twin in 1986
since then GS450, honda 400/4, Z1000 x 2 (old ones not the new ones), SV650S, ZX9RB4, TL1000R, ZX7R, ZX9RC1, another ZX7R
just thinking thats not a very long list for 25 yrs!
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The very first was part shares in a BSA Bantam, in 71/2.
Up until then I thought BSA stood for Birmingham Small Arms.
It was really Bastard's Stopped Again!
Weirdoraptor In: Brough, E. Yorks
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I started in ྊ on a Motobecane mobylette (awesome stuff) , then a Suzuki GT 250 b, BSA A65, Yam DT400, Yam RD400dx. Then a few years off, then a Yam RS 100, then a Yam RD 250, then a few more years off.
I came back to biking in ྜྷ with a Kawasaki GPz 1100a2 (felt like i was riding a railway carriage) , i realised i still had the bottle for biking, so i bought a new Kawasaki ZX6RG1, then a ZX6RJ1, then in 2001 i bought the (biking) love of my life, my Cagiva V-Raptor 1000.
There are lots of other bikes i would like, but not enough to get rid of the weirdoraptor.
ps. i had the BSA for 3 years and rode through all weathers, gave her some right good hidings, and she only ever broke down on me once. I think the japanese electrics and switchgear made a lot of difference.
CD175 in about 74 stuck in 2nd gear still fun tho,was suposed to learn how t' strip an engine with it but........Had a share in a Triton 650 fantastic but ya didnt think about the value of stuff,only 1 of us could kickstart it.onto a Kwacker Kh 250 awesome, bag of crap really in hindsight,swopped that for an RD 250 job with the rounder tank
76 model i think,First nu bike GSX 250 nice little bike passed me test on that, before
an enforced break for 8 yr after a volvo 244 dl took exeption too my presence on the same road
Finally decided couldnt do without a bike whatever they said,was gonna get a yammy 900, salesman wasnt bothered so went and got the Harley sportster 1200 as I realised they werent outta reach ,last of the 4 speed jobs pearl white paint, loverly,after doing distance decided I needed the evo FXRS,been all over the country all weathers,never any bother, still got it 19 yrs later great bike but I am a tad biased,cant really imagine not having it now.
passed my test on a CB250 in 1978, had a break then a honda 125 dont know what sort but it got hammered around the fields, then a road bike GPZ500 followed by a ZXR 750 and now the zx9, also have a Yam drag star 125 and a Jailing 125 crosser type for the fields
SR500, it was a bitch. Used to stall at traffic lights and had to wait ten minutes for it to cool down before it would kick over.
Since then, 650 Katana, GSXR750 (slingshot) and CD175, another 650 Katana, SV650s, another GSXR750. Not a very long list considering. Not very varied either lol.
My first was a wee Honda MT5 trailie when I was 16. Then onto a cheapo insurance repair job CB125TDC on my 17th birthday. 18th birthday, got myself an RD125LC, then ran out of time on my provisional.
Next was a wee suzuki GP100 to get me to work and back. Had that 6 months then put in for car and bike tests. Passed them both and got a CBR600.
That got annihilated by a numpty car driver, and put me out of action for nearly 4 years. Next came a Triumph Daytona 900 with the compo money.
Finally, 2yrs ago, got my dream machine, a ZZR1400...
Not in any particular order ............FS1E - havent we all???CZ250 bought to pass my test on as it was cheap ...... stupid boy!! Suzuki GT380 - sniff the 2 strokeYamaha RD350LC (proddie raced) - sniff even more 2 stroke!!Triumph T120 Bonnevile, all my mates had GS750/1000 at the time, but I was the only one with panniers and carried the beer, they never left me
Triumph T140 Bonnevile, complete with tassel jacket Laverda Jota - oh yeeeeeeees, when I win the lottery, I will have another Triumph Daytona 750 - good solid bike, did a lot of miles two upHonda CBX750, only worse bike was the CZ Kawasaki ZZR1100C - Dyno jetted with jmc swing arm, hagon shock, 4-1 micron, K&N, and was able to keep up with a very handy rider on a early blade Kawasaki ZZR1100C - Dyno jetted with 4-1 micronKawasaki ZZR1100D - restricted to 125bhp, never got round to getting the carb topsSuzuki GSXR 750 - killed my knees!! Yamaha 750 Super Tenere - comfortable, but a little slow and as the rear shocker was fucked, I got sea sick going round cornersYamaha Thunderace - very underrated, quick, handled really well once I got the right settings and Dunlops on itYamaha FJ1200 - unburstable motorYamaha FJ1200 - againYamaha FJ1200, started to street fighter it, but never finishedYamaha Venture, all the plastic off it and customised in a cruiser style ........... fucking horrible looking thingTriumph Daytona 955i - who needs R1's etc to show the posers how to go round corners!!Kawasaki ZZR1200 - well I liked it, only chopped it in for the ZZR1400, cos I could now afford itYamaha 1000 Exup - who needs R1's etc to show the posers how to go round corners again !!! Suzuki GS125 ..... it was free and I gave it to an exYamaha XJ600 - Commuter bike Yamaha RD350 1973 air-cooled, currently getting customised in a flat tracker styleZZR1400 ABS - first new bike in all those years, except the CZ, but I don't like to talk about itAlso had extended loans of ....Yamaha V-Max, one of only 5 in the country at the time, 84 or 85 I think it was (the year after the handsworth riots in Brum?)Honda Gold Wing 1200 Aspencade - but no one talked to me except other GW owners, stuck up gitsYamaha Virago 750 Honda CX500
Good one ..
Bsa Bantam on private land then Yamaha Fs1e after that Yam RD250 B for the test when you saw the examiner twice lol (1978) I've still got one in bits for a rainy day or year in fact
BT
My first bike 19 years back was a DT125R,.. had a few of them. Only had a couple of kwackers, a KX500, and a KMX200. A few KTM's, a lot of Yam's and an awfull lot of Honda's. 9 Pan Euro's (so far) but only one BMW, and won't be getting another! The last time I had a count up, a while ago and including off-roaders & supermotos, I've had somewhere near 80 now.
In order roughly and the ones I can remember
Yamaha RD125 Twin (coffin tank) my first bike cost me £325 in 1978
Yam XS250
Honda CB550-K3
Honda CB550-F1
Suzuki GS550E
Suzuki GT380
Yammy XS250
Suzuki GT250-X7
Honda CBX-6
Honda CB750FA
Bit of a biking gap then...
Yammy XS750 triple had as a courier hack which kept braking down
Bit of a biking gap then...
Yammy YZF750R
Yammy R6
Honda Fireblade (foxeye)
Honda CBR1000RR & Kwacka ZXR750 track bike
Honda Fireblade 954
Current bikes are
Honda SP1 & Suzuki GSX-R750
Now I'm going to feel like an old fart!!!!! First Bike was a Honda 400 cc american import - automatic lol; Suzuki Volusia 800 cc; Suzuki Intruder 1500 cc, break for two years follwing an accident started again with a Virago 750 cc; Honda Shadow 750 cc; Kawaski VN 1500 cc, Harley Street Bob 1600 cc and today got a Harley Road King 1600 cc.
First bike was a Honda cb 250 dream, then I got a Triumph bonny 73, after I moved to uk had a kawasaki eliminator 400, then moved to the us and had a Harley 883 sporster for a little while, then a road king! Now my guzzi is all I need here
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