Funny but I could tell you the reg of every bike I've owned, yet not one car. Yammie Xt125 Yammie dt125 Honda mtx125 Yamaha xtz750 Triumph Tiger 885 Triumph Daytona Super 111 Triumph Speed Triple 885 Triumph Daytona T595 Triumph Thunderbird Sport Triumph Thunderbird Sport Triumph Thunderbird 1600 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 Triumph Thunderbird Sport Custombuild Six of them, I just couldn't get rid of after many miles on the road.
Here's my list, from when i started at 16 Im 46 now RD50M (school moped) 1985 this was C70 GP100 RG125 Gamma RD350 YPVS RM125, CR250 TZR250 x2 GSXR400 lucky strike RGV250 x2 both lucky strike paint jobs GSXR600 K1 movistar paint job GSXR1000 K1 ZX6R J1 GSXR750 K3 FZS1000 GSXR1000 K7 SPEED TRIPLE 2011 Triumph Thunderbird storm 2014. (currently)
It wasn't the cost it was that I was surprised at such a fast, powerful bike for a first ride. I guess times change :wink:
That's a lot of Triumphs Sean :smile: And Jacko, quite a difference between a Speed Triple and a Thunderbird!
Hi Folkbloke Yep I had to stratch that cruiser itch, some careful thought went into my choice, still early days on it, and took a few rides to adjust, but I'm absolutely loving it. It's more of a bike than i I expected! Large but not ungainly and it handles great. No aching wrists or complaining back. Only problem is, you have to get off it and walk away else people come up and want to chat to you about it, which annoyed my mate who loves to pose on his BMW S1000rr hp4 when it got ignored and people were paying all attention to mine.
I love cruisers (see the number of Guzzi Californias I had!). After 10 years on a GS and another couple of years on a Tiger I had to go back to them if only to save my license. I wish now I'd bought a Thunderbird but the America is doing me very nicely at the moment although I'd like a few more horses. The Thunderbird is a brilliant bike. I've ridden the 1600, the Storm, the Commander and the LT and they are all very impressive machines. Slightly intimidating until they start moving then easy-peasy. I expect the Thunderbird to be my next bike unless Triumph bring out a 1000cc America (which I'm told may be on the cards :smile
Folkbloke here she is hopefully. New touring seat on the way, sissy bar for SWMBO, the standard pillion is a absolute joke, the missus was in agony after a few miles. Triumph should tell you when buying or not put the standard brick pad on the bike in the first place. Anyway the new seat should keep her happy. Ordered the shorty exhausts aswell, come with free remap too. I tell you what triumph know how to charge for the sissy bar, the pad and rack being add ons. Well I managed to get a load of discount, after saying what a fantastic bike they got as a trade in. Anyone thinking of a cruiser like the thunderbird, go ride one and surprise yourself how good they really are. The sheer torque and easy handling give me a big grin
from start Camineo 50 Simpson 50 Mt50 DT125 Dt125mx cz125 cz175x2 cz250 Jawa 350 with sidecars x2 Cm125 Gsx400 bonie 750 cb400 4 gpz500 Goldwing pacfic coast Fj1200 cbr1100 St1100 thundercat diversion fjr1300 trophy900 and loads of **** between
No idea, started to count Hondas got to 10 then remembered the xbr. Gave up after that, 42 years of bikes, longest I've kept one 2 years, Yam Divi Shortest Harley 1200 sporty, 4 months , just adout the only thing that didn't fall off it was me.!!!!
my list goes something like this - RD125 Yam - NS125R Honda - 250 Superdream (lol) - RD350 Yam - Z1100 Kawasaki shaft - GS850 Suzuki shaft - CBR600 Honda 94 - another CBR600 98 (racebike) - XJ600 Yam - GSXR1000 Suzuki K2(race) - ZX9R Kawasaki - R6 Yam 02 (race) - SV650 Suzuki (race) - RS250 Aprilia (race) - 954 Fireblade - R6 Yam 06 (race) - Ducati 999r - another Fireblade - GSXR1000 K6 Suzuki - Triumph T350 - Triumph America (current bike) - I'm sure there's been one or two others in there somewhere but I can't for the life of me remember what they were - seem to think I had a superdream 400 or a maggot along the way but anyhoo
CZs and Jawas coming out of the woodwork. Cheap and not so cheerful (like the Ural) are my memories of them.... :wink: Then again although I never owned one the first bike I ever rode was a Jawa 50 that we used to take over the fields so perhaps I can blame that for my interest in bikes.
I've tried counting the number of motorcycles that I've had, but I keep falling asleep:redface: Sadly far to many to remember all of them. However some were good, some brilliant and some rubbish. I've pushed many a machine home that broke down or wouldn't start after a night out.
Sorry man, my mistake. To be fair was not that fast, although it did hurt when the woman in the VW golf hit my side on breaking my foot, my 3rd week passing the test!
Oh, let me see now; passed test in 1999 and bought a CBR600Fv, sold that and got an NC30, had to sell that before I lost my licence and bought my T595 that's it up to date. :biggrin:
