Here goes, I remember all of them, some more fondly than others: 1981 Honda MT5 (50cc) at 16 Borrowed a Yamaha YB100 to take my test in 1983 when you were only actually in sight of the examiner for about 3 minutes 1981 Kawasaki Z200 1983 Honda VT250 1984 Suzuki GSX400F 1987 Yamaha RD350LC YPVS Shortly after this point I found cars and mortgages 1996 Kawasaki ZZR400 (Grey import) 1998 Triumph Thunderbird 900 (the one I wish I still had) 2000 Honda CBR600 2003 Honda Hornet 600 2003 Honda VFR800 (only bought this as a pal was selling prior to moving abroad, what a bike though) 2008 Suzuki Bandit 1250 (another underrated bike, owned for 5 years) 2012 BMW F800GS 2012 BMWR1200GS (wanted to see what all the fuss was about, never got on with it) 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport 1050 (Love this bike and still have it) 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS (taking me back all those years to where this obsession first started)
Suzuki ts100/125,gs750,gt185 ramair,Kawasaki gpz750 r1,gpx750 (fast bugger),ke100,Suzuki gs425,Yamaha dt125x2,yz250,honda superdream 250 ,cbr600/cbr1000f,yzf r1 (loved it),zrx100 c4,Yamaha rd250 air cooler and lc model,ypvs 350n1,honda cr250 (fab bike),Harley Davidson trailbike (heap o shit),Yamaha dt250 Mc (Saudi import),vfr800,and now speed triple 1050 think that's it.
Trying to remember all of them as there have been a few, but these are the ones I have actually owned, ridden many more; 1976 - Puch MT50 flying Banana 1977 - Honda CB125S Honda CB 250N Super Dream (wrote off!) 1978 - Suzuki GT 250 (crashed it loads but it was indestructible!) Honda CX500 1979 - Honda CB750K 1980 - Kawasaki Z1000ST (Stolen when 9 months old) 1980 - Kawasaki Z750 Twin 1981 - 1991 Motocross bikes only; Honda CR450F Maico 490 Alpha One Kawasaki KX250C1 Honda CR500F (Mental, had to start extra training as it knackered me within 4 laps!) Suzuki RM250F Kawasaki KX250C2 Yamaha Wasp Sidecar outfit Zabel Maico Sidecar Outfit (many injuries including cruciate ligament which lead to retiring). 1992 - Honda CB400N Super Dream 1995 - Honda CB750N 1996 - Triumph Trident 900 Sprint 1998 - Triumph 955i Sprint ST 1999 - Triumph 955iSprint RS 2000 - Triumph 955i Daytona - Missed one! Yamaha TDM 900 2002 - Aprilia RSV-R Mille 2004 - Aprilia RSV-R Factory Kawasaki ZR750RR Track bike Suzuki DR400 Green laner 2005 - Suzuki GSX-R 1000K5 (big accident in 2006, much damage for me but not so much the bike!) 2007 - KTM 990 Super Duke 2011 - Triumph 955i Speed Triple (2000 model) 2013 - Suzuki SV1000S (2003 model, bought as a do-er up-er) 2013 - Aprilia Tuono (2004 model) 2015 - Triumph 675 Street Triple R 2017 - Triumph 765 Street Triple RS
Not as impressive as the previous posts but here goes: NSU Quickly Honda CB72 Honda CB250G Present bike Bonnie T100 Off road DOT/Villiers 197 AJS GP250 Husqvarna 460 Suzuki RM400C Husqvarna 430CR (Cracking bike)
Fizzy (of course!) DT125mx XJ550 GPZ750 AP50 RS100 GSXR750L GSXR1100 TS125ER XR600 CD175 Gilera 50 GS400 XS250 Frieblade DRZ400 CCMR30 KTM950SM Sygnus X 125 SH125i (still have) Bonneville SE (still have) Amongst others. Bonnie excepted, generally speaking, the older they were the fonder I look back on them.
Mates take the piss how many I've had, currently 7 too many to list but; Alphabetically ; BMW 3 BSA 7 DUCATI 5 ENFIELD 1 GASGAS 2 GREEVES 1 HARLEY 2 HONDA 6 KAWASAKI 3 SUZUKI 9 TRIUMPH 13 TRIKES 2 YAMAHA 5 WASP 2 TOTAL 61 could have been a millionaire instead
1- Suzuki TS50ER - Collage 2 years 2- Honda CB TwoFifty - Uni through to first kid 5 years 3- Honda CBF600n about 6 months...got bored then saw the Speed Triple 5- Speed Triple se 2010 - 3 years then got knocked off resulting in a financial write off 6- Speed Triple 2016 - 1 year...so far
1969 BSA Starfire - given to me by my uncle because my parents didn't want me on a bike - sold when I broke my legs up in a climbing mishap. Hateful machine that leaked oil like a sieve, but it took a lot of punishment and taught me to drive. 1957 BSA Bantam D3 - Still have. Temperamental, and there is a reason that the direct electrics aren't a thing on modern bikes! F800ST - Still have. Not so frugal as stock since I fixed the overly lean factory fuelling by installing a power commander, but she's an easy ride mid range mid power more-sports-than-tourer and still does the job. My daughter is currently on a Sinnis Max 2 125 and will probably take over the F800 when she does her full licence. I'm still looking for the right bike to upgrade (or side-grade) to.
That was my stomping ground with the Starfire. Up from Llanigon through Gospel Pass to Llanthony Priory, then around back to Hay. I had to keep the bike at Ty Mawr farm because I wasn't meant to have it!
