Hi Sandi, my son and I did have the Mexican wrap, it was really good, there are very few places offering Mexican food here in the UK and that is a real shame, whilst I don't have any Tattoos, nor intending getting one (at my age anyway), I do love looking at them and the history behind them especially the Japanese ones, both my sons have a rather large amount of them and they are real works of art, they do go to one of the best in the area though. They get there love of bikes from me (they said they were fascinated with the Triton I built many years ago) unbeknown to me at the time, although they did accompany me driving all over buying quality parts for the build, although Mountaineering and White Water Kayaking was my main passion, but sadly no longer to climb the likes of Mont Blanc etc , although I have a trip booked for Switzerland this June with my wife, however we won't be climbing the higher peaks. Ride safe all from an ageing Rocker.
From 12yo to ancient. not including hire/borrow bikes There were times in my life without a bike but never more than two years at a stretch. Garelli 50cc Tiger Cross Yamaha RD250DX Yamaha RD125LCMk1 Yamaha SR 125 Suzuki GS550E SuzukiGS550 Chop Yamaha FZS600 Harley Davidson Street Bob Harley Davidson Road King Harley Davidson Sportster 48 Yamaha XJR 1300 Triumph SpeedMaster 1200
An old Greeves trials that I rode around on a farm BSA C15 Jump to 1980's Honda C70 Honda RSA250 Ducati 900 GTS BMW R100 BSA B40 Kawasaki Z650 Laverda Jota 180 crank Guzzi LeMans MK 3 Guzzi Eldorado BSA A65 OIF Triumph 900 Daytona Triumph T595 Daytona
Excellent, @Jage! Enjoy that beautiful bike. I had a 2016 Thruxton R and it's one of the bikes I've had over the years that I'd love to get back.
C90 step thru field bike KH100 at 17yrs old 1981 79 Suzuki GS 550E X7 25O 80 RD400 DX 79 RD250 DX 79 GS1000S 89 GSXR750K 74 GT750 WATER BUFFALO (LIVED IN PHILADELPHIA) 78 GS1000E (STILL HAVE,PROJECT BANDIT HYBRID) 94 GSXR1100WP 80 GSX1100 TRIUMPH TRIDENT CRK (RECENTLY WRITTEN OFF) WILL RETURN! 73 GT750 KETTLE (STILL HAVE) 2002 XJR1300 SP REPLACED CRK FOR NOW.
Oh the c90 step thru field bike, I had one as well, drove the neighbours mad! We also for some reason had a c70 but with no engine, my best friend thought he could jump the stream in our local woods on it as the run up was down hill! Up the ramp he went, down went the front wheel and straight over the handlebars, hilarious! On a sadder note that same best friend died in a car accident at only 19 years old, and at the age of 54 I still miss him and often think about him. Thanks Nick for prompting the memory and a tear in my eye.
Hi funelli. Funny how little things like that bring back memories. I also lost a good friend in a car accident at 20. Think of him everytime I see an Imp car. He had a rally spec 1 and let someone else drive it,crashed it, my mate died. Sad days indeed. 59 still think of him time to time. Cheers Nick
First bike - Honda CB100 in 1974. Killed it within a couple of years by riding too hard from cold. Should have listened to Dad, but I did learn the lesson and still warm up any vehicle I drive (much to Mrs B's annoyance ) Suzi GT250 Yam DT400 (while living in Cyprus in early 80s - ideal bike for riding the around outskirts of Nicosia!) Hired a CB500/4 for longer rides. Too many years bikeless until I took my UK test in 2010 and bought a Daytona 955i. Triumph Sprint 1050 - fantastic sounding bike with the TOR exhaust fitted. 2nd Daytona 955i - swore I would buy something like a Speed Triple but the Daytonas are so much bike for so little money! Yamaha XT600 (bored out to 660) Current bikes - Morini 3 1/2 (a real hoot to ride around back roads but will probably sell this year) Triumph Scrambler 865 - still growing on me, new sussies have made a world of difference through the potholes
I love reading about peoples pasts and the unusual bikes more so. I started around 1977 aged 13 on a z200 in a nearby massive car park as I wasn’t old enough to ride, then joined the ‘in crowd’ of lads that were rugged field bike riders just after. They sussed out I was useful to them as I was handy with spray cans and good at making things….. the rest was history! So in that time scale I had one gap of 12 months in 46 yrs!! Here was my fleet of Motorcycles I’ve owned current to old BMW R9T FV19XFO Benelli 125 2c GTA256N BMW F800gt YG13DXF CX500 black red JGK354T MZ TS150 blue SMT226S MZ ETZ250 silver JGH953Y MZ ETZ250 orange SPG874X MZ TS250 blue RYN870R BMW Rockster KT03AWW Suzuki TL1000 silver red R370RNK Honda varadero 125 02 MZ TS250 black UNK602W Triumph tr6 trophy 650 BYF573H WK650CF2 AV63OKS Honda cbx550 (4 of) Kawasaki er5 TReg Yam trx850 EBA94V Triumph bonneville hf13fkl Gsx250sn katana BMW R1150R 03 RV03NFR Ducati ST4 w reg Xjr 1300 FJ05JZN Skyteam trail 50 10reg Mz Skorpion red R715YVF Honda cb1300 AF05 WPX R1 05 Reg salvage Sv400 s reg Mz250 w Reg silver Mz125 b853xua Reg black Speedfight 100 scooter 06reg Harley nightster YJ08KWO Ducati monster m900s r reg Trx850 r reg Tigcraft dominator Q345DPG Aprillia falco x reg Ducati 748 p reg Ducati900ss k reg Mz Skorpion yellow M144RAL Yamaha sdr 200 d reg Gsxr400 c hrh Reg Xj 600 diversion j Reg Xj 600n gold/terquiose L108LJN Reg Fj 1200 c Reg Superdream w Reg Z 650 w Reg Cb900f v Reg cb750w Reg H100 w Reg Cb550 p Reg z750 twin Gsx250 es ACX321Y Xt 125 y Reg Xt250 LVH231W Xt250v Reg TL125 Xs250 UCX636T XL125 k3 WBT521V Gilera 50 roadster Oww54M Dt 175 X7 250 JVH298S Yamaha 80 (Dave Arnolds) GNW58K Bultaco Sherpa LJM11K What can I say but all but a handful had memories
Holy crap that’s got to be a record, I’d struggle to remember that list, I can’t remember what I did last week so what are your top 3 from the list and what else would you really want if any?
Wow, @Tigcraft, that is an amazing list! I'd truly love to hear some about some of the adventures you've had over the years with all of these bikes!
@Arf765 my top three of the list were 1, MZ Skorpion Sport, that’s a big single cafe racer off the shelf that no one recognised. It had sublime handling and was as pure a motorcycle you could get where the fun starts at 40mph on back lanes. 2, Ducati Monster M900S. It was the only bike that had such charisma, aura and heritage. It made my heart flutter every time I rode it and it was the correct choice moving on from my first TRX850. It was the only bike at the time that I would consider setting off for a ride in the rain!! 3, My current bike, RNineT, it’s a very calculated bike I bought which now modified ticks so many boxes and it’s also the one that I paid the most for ten times over. The boxer engine is a lush to explore and I can go on. @Sandi most my fun came from the small engined bikes of very early days. The bigger ones mainly four cylinder ones I discovered didn’t do it for me as they were too tame in character and the rides were never remembered like the singles and twins I had. Probably because the latter took more rider input and gave great rewards.
It was meant to be. Frames designed by ‘Tigcraft’ Dave pearce but it ended being thicker tube, far heavier and welded.
Need to update my list now I've got the GSXR track bike 1979 Suzuki A100 1980 Honda H100 Honda CB250G5 MZ 250 Honda CB250N SuperDream Suzuki GS250T Suzuki GS1000 with GSX1100 engine Suzuki GSX1100EZ Honda CB650Z 1988 Kawasaki GPZ900 1989 Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo Kawasaki GPZ900 1990 Suzuki GSXR1100L 1992 Kawasaki ZXR750J2 1993 Suzuki GSXR1100L Honda CB250N SuperDream Suzuki GSXR1100H 1994 Suzuki GSXR1100WP Honda CB125RS Honda CB250N Superdream 1996 Bandit 1200 1999 Triumph Sprint ST Bandit 1200 2000 TTR250 2001 CBR900RRX Fireblade Bandit 600 2002 VTR1000 Firestorm Bandit 750 Suzuki GSX1300R - K2 Hayabusa 2003 Bandit 400 Kawasaki ZX7-R track bike Yamaha Fazer 1000 2004 Bandit 1200 (1st time owned) GSXR1000 K4 track bike 2005 ZX12R-A1 GSX1300R - K5 Hayabusa 2006 DRZ400 Bandit 1200 (2nd time owned) 2007 Bandit 1250 2008 Suzuki GSX1300R 2000 (Hayabusa 600hp drag bike) Bandit 1200 (3rd time owned) 2013 Street Triple 2015 Tiger Sport 2016 Tiger Sport 2017 Speed Triple S Bonneville Newchurch 2018 Speed Triple RS 2019 CBR600RR 2007 model Tiger 800 XRT (current) 2020 Street Triple RS road Street Triple RS road/track (current) ZX10-R 2023 GSXR750L3 track (current)
