Couple of pictures of Norton when I had it and now........refound on an auction site by chance by remembering and typing in FJD 609......never forget the number plates (last picture). Before that a BSA Bantam (without seat) used for scrambling in the countryside of Suffolk and later a Honda C70 (yes I know) to commute from Selsdon to Borough Road in London.
I have never been without a bike since my FS1E in 1978. Over the years I have owned a number of Suzuki GS-fours - the 550, 850 and 1000, RD250 and RD400, a '98 Fireblade, a pre-V-Tec VFR800, Blackbird, 1150GS and R1200RT. The RT is the bike that I traded in for my Bonneville. I also have a GSF1250sa and my other half rides an MT07.
Did a thread on some of my bikes some time ago. https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/my-bike-history-in-pics.9963/
My bike experience: license bike: Suzuki GN250 1st own: Suzuki 1500 Intruder; Harley Davidson was to expensive ;-) test bike: Honda Bandit 600 (hot, but to small!) 2nd: Yamaha SCR950 (great sound) 3rd: Honda CB1100EX (full retro with great engine) 4th: Triumph Tiger 1200 Alpine Edition (What a bike!!!)
I sold my CB550 recently, here's a few I had from the 70's and 80's, I won't bore you with the more modern stuff.
I remember my mates big brother having one of them in blue, it was 1976 I was 15 and thought it was the coolest bike in the world! Never got to ride one but would have liked to.
Cheers Gary,I had one from 1978-85 and always regretted selling it.I decided I would treat myself and get one to go with my Moto morini 350 .you can never have too many toys
Absolutely, we need toys. I remember these being popular in late 70s and they sparked my interest in bikes. It is great to see so many of this model still around and have been well restored. That is a fantastic example you have in every detail, even has the rubber tips on the levers, stunning bike Pedro.
Try and get them in order. Had some at the same time and have left off current Rocket GT and GS Exclusive
1965 Honda 150 Bently 1952 Harley panhead 1975 Harley FLH 1978 Harley FLH 1979 Harley Sportster 1985 Harley FXRC 1993 Harley FXR 1993 Harley FXRL 2005 Harley Roadking 2011 Harley Roadking
Rebuilding FXR's has been my hobby the last few years. Sold the orange one to a collector. Just sold the silver one a little over a week ago and bought the Bonneville two days later. The black one is for sale on Cycletrader & FB marketplace.
Beautiful Bonnie, @Aceofharps! But what will you do without an FXR?! As rebuilding FXR's has been a hobby of yours, can you recommend any particularly good books or websites to read about FXR history and styling that is true to FXR models back in the day? Thanks!
There's a pretty good chance I'll be buying another FXR for a Winter project. Allan Girdler's "Illustrated Harley-Davidson Buyers Guide" contains 20 pages of FXR info and my copy was printed in 1992, two years before FXR production ended.