Adventure Bike Rider Forum

Sorry about this... but I'm a bit of an addict... Over the 28 years that I have been riding, I have had:

Yamaha RD50M
Kawasaki KE175
Yamaha RD250 LC
Yamaha RD350 LC
Honda CB250 RS
Suzuki GS550 E 1977
Kawasaki Z650 1983
Kawasaki KE125
Yamaha RD250 LC
Honda CB750/4 Chopper
Honda CB400/4 1976
Yamaha YB100
Suzuki TS125
Harley Davidson XL883 Sportster 1989
Honda CB750/4 Chopper
Honda CB750/4
Yamaha XS650 Chopper
Kawasaki Z400 B
Yamaha XS550 Chopper
Honda CB900
BSA D14/4 Bantam 1968
Honda CB200
BSA D14/4 Bantam
BSA D7 Bantam
Jawa 350 & Sidecar
Yamaha FS1E 1973
Honda CR125
Honda CD185
Honda CB400 Hondamatic
Yamaha RD350LC YPVS 1986
BSA C12 1956
Suzuki GN250
Honda GL500 Silverwing 1982
Honda CB250 N Superdream
Honda CB400 Hondamatic
Honda CB750/4 1974
Yamaha SRX600 Monoshock 1994
BSA B31 1956
Honda CM400
Triumph T595 Daytona 1997
Yamaha SRX400 Monoshock 1993
Yamaha XS400 Flat Tracker 1981
Honda CB750/4
Honda CD200
BSA M21 Bobber 1960
Cagiva Raptor 1000 2006
Triumph 955i Speed Triple 2003
Kawasaki Z650 1977
Triumph 5TA Speed Twin 1967
Triumph 955i Daytona 2005
Triumph 1050 Speed Triple 1997/05/07
Honda VFR400 NC30 1992
Triumph Tiger 800XC 2011

53 bikes in 28 years... plenty of good bikes in there and plenty that I wish I still had. The most I had at one time was 8 but only one was one the road. Longest owned was the 1968 BSA D14/4 Bantam at 15 years. The shortest was the CR125 which went in the shed when I bought it and came out two weeks later when I swapped it for the CD185.

I currently own the Triumph Tiger 800XC and the BSA B31.

AP50,RD125,RD250,RD250LC,RD350LC,GS750,XS750,DT250,GT550[2 STROKE]GS1000,GPZ1100,GPZ900,GPZ1000RX,ZZR1100 X2,ZZR600X2,ZZR1200,ZZR1400X2,ZX12R,ZX10X2,TIGER1050,TDM850X2,TDM900,KTM640DUKE,KTM690DUKE,KTM990SMT,VTR1000,GPZ500,ER6F,BMWF800R,XT660X,XT1200Z,Z1000 STILL GOT THE LAST TWO.

Well, here's my list in 4 years. A bit ashamed of how much I've blown to be honest but I think I'm about settled if/when I get the SV1000 sold.

CG125 - NOW SOLD - 1st bike and I wish I'd kept it for the 3 mile commute

SV650S K2 - NOW SOLD - love sound of V-Twins, sold as I decided it was hurting my back

Versys ABS - OWN NOW - Bought to tour on, not done much in 2.5 years, big plans 2012!

SH300 Scooter - NOW SOLD - replaced CG125, not used enough to justify

SV1000 Classic - OWN NOW - replaced SV650S, too quick and selling if/when right offer

Hornet - OWN NOW - replaced SH300, also meant as a bike I could leave in Scotland for a few months each year but now a Marco Simoncelli tribute and thus a museum piece....

SV650S K4 - JUST BOUGHT - bought this little minter to do what I bought the Hornet for and keep me in V-Twin kicks when I sell the 1000. Plenty quick enough and more comfortable than my old K2.

No money left for food or much else but hey ho, have to do it while I'm still young enough as I'll only look back at what I might have done with regret.

In Order from 8 yrs old:-
Honda Monkey
Honda Dax
Honda SL125 (stolen )
Honda TL125Sammy Miller (schoolboy trials for 3 years)
Honda CR125 Red Rocket (my mum wouldnt let me go motocrossing )
Honda MT5 (written off )
Honda CB50J ( so un cool)
FS1E
Honda MT125 Road Racer
Yamaha RS100 (for a week to pass my test)
Honda CB250RS
Suzuki SP370
Loadsa Lambretta`s, (rebelled from being brought up with bikes :unsure: )
Moto Guzzi LeMans
BMW R100RS
Loadsa Racing Karts (ex didnt want me to go on bikes again with young kiddies, so went racing :woohoo: )
Francis Barnett
Honda Transalp
Yamaha Dt125Mx
Honda 400/4 awaiting rebuild (still got)
Various Ducatis (still got some in bits)
Loadsa Cagiva Elefants (still got 5)
Cagiva GranCanyon (awaiting engine out for a Fant and back and front end into a Monster :woohoo: )

40 years of biking

The Mad Jock wrote:Well, here's my list in 4 years. A bit ashamed of how much I've blown to be honest but I think I'm about settled if/when I get the SV1000 sold.

CG125 - NOW SOLD - 1st bike and I wish I'd kept it for the 3 mile commute

SV650S K2 - NOW SOLD - love sound of V-Twins, sold as I decided it was hurting my back

Versys ABS - OWN NOW - Bought to tour on, not done much in 2.5 years, big plans 2012!

SH300 Scooter - NOW SOLD - replaced CG125, not used enough to justify

SV1000 Classic - OWN NOW - replaced SV650S, too quick and selling if/when right offer

Hornet - OWN NOW - replaced SH300, also meant as a bike I could leave in Scotland for a few months each year but now a Marco Simoncelli tribute and thus a museum piece....

SV650S K4 - JUST BOUGHT - bought this little minter to do what I bought the Hornet for and keep me in V-Twin kicks when I sell the 1000. Plenty quick enough and more comfortable than my old K2.

No money left for food or much else but hey ho, have to do it while I'm still young enough as I'll only look back at what I might have done with regret.

The Versys is the downsize I've been looking at how have you got on with yours. Must mighty impressed with the report in latest issue of ABR.

Mine for the last 30 odd yrs:

Honda SS50
MZ TS125 (went everywhere on this)
Yamaha DT175MX
Suzuki GS425E
BMW R450 (worst bike i ever had, used for comuting)
Honda FT500
Yamaha RD350LC YPVS (learnt a lot on this, had a big off in Isle of Man then started racing on it)
Yamaha TZ250A (far more capable than me and damm fast)
Ducati 750ss
Honda CR500 S/M (the one bike i wish i'd never sold, built it up and owned it for ten years, road raced it, raced supermoto on it, we named it beasty..mad bad and dangerous to know)
Suzuki GSXR750
Aprilia Pegaso 650
Triumph Tiger
BMW R1150GS (my favourite road bike, chunky, clunky and built like a tank)
Husaberg fs650 s/m (racing only, lockwiring your fillings optional but recomended)
Yamaha XT660R
BMW R1200GS (workhorse for mr and mrs Yoda)
Yamaha XT660Z TENERE (this is becoming one of my favourite bikes, not fast, solid but great fun on crap roads and small lanes a great little workhorse)

might change the 1200GS FOR A 1200 TENERE end of this year.

OB1 wrote:Sorry about this... but I'm a bit of an addict... Over the 28 years that I have been riding, I have had:

Yamaha RD50M
Kawasaki KE175
Yamaha RD250 LC
Yamaha RD350 LC
Honda CB250 RS
Suzuki GS550 E 1977
Kawasaki Z650 1983
Kawasaki KE125
Yamaha RD250 LC
Honda CB750/4 Chopper
Honda CB400/4 1976
Yamaha YB100
Suzuki TS125
Harley Davidson XL883 Sportster 1989
Honda CB750/4 Chopper
Honda CB750/4
Yamaha XS650 Chopper
Kawasaki Z400 B
Yamaha XS550 Chopper
Honda CB900
BSA D14/4 Bantam 1968
Honda CB200
BSA D14/4 Bantam
BSA D7 Bantam
Jawa 350 & Sidecar
Yamaha FS1E 1973
Honda CR125
Honda CD185
Honda CB400 Hondamatic
Yamaha RD350LC YPVS 1986
BSA C12 1956
Suzuki GN250
Honda GL500 Silverwing 1982
Honda CB250 N Superdream
Honda CB400 Hondamatic
Honda CB750/4 1974
Yamaha SRX600 Monoshock 1994
BSA B31 1956
Honda CM400
Triumph T595 Daytona 1997
Yamaha SRX400 Monoshock 1993
Yamaha XS400 Flat Tracker 1981
Honda CB750/4
Honda CD200
BSA M21 Bobber 1960
Cagiva Raptor 1000 2006
Triumph 955i Speed Triple 2003
Kawasaki Z650 1977
Triumph 5TA Speed Twin 1967
Triumph 955i Daytona 2005
Triumph 1050 Speed Triple 1997/05/07
Honda VFR400 NC30 1992
Triumph Tiger 800XC 2011

53 bikes in 28 years... plenty of good bikes in there and plenty that I wish I still had. The most I had at one time was 8 but only one was one the road. Longest owned was the 1968 BSA D14/4 Bantam at 15 years. The shortest was the CR125 which went in the shed when I bought it and came out two weeks later when I swapped it for the CD185.

I currently own the Triumph Tiger 800XC and the BSA B31.

Bloody hell mate this is some list and in less than 30yrs!! I Take my hat of to you.

My list - covering 40 yrs (how long!!!) Covering bikes I've either owned or had long term use of

Lambretta LI150 - passed my test on it and then farewell.
Honda CB77
Yamaha AS1 125
Honda CB450
Suzuki Super Six 250
Yamaha XS2 650
MZ ETS250
Honda C50
Honda 400/4
Honda 550/4
Honda Gold Wing GL1000
Guzzi V50
Honda CB750F2
Yamaha RD350
Suzuki T500
Suzuki TS100
Honda ST70
Kawasaki A1 250 Samurai
Honda CB125
BMW 750ST
MV750
Honda CX650 Turbo
Kawasaki H1 500
Yamaha AS1 125 (another one)
Honda XR600
Honda CBX1000
Yamaha XS2 650 (another one)
CCM 604
Honda 400/4 (another one)

Probably some others I've forgotten so I'll get the edit button on the case as soon as I remember

Yamaha Fsie.
Honda ss50
Suzuki as50.
Yamaha 80
Yamaha xs250
Yamaha rd250
Suzuki Rmx 250
Ktm 250 excf
Ktm 200 exc
Ktm 400 EXC
Montesa 247 cota.
Yamaha ty 250
Yamaha ty 175.
Gas Gas txt 250
Drz 400s
Honda cbr600f
Yamaha xt660z Tenere.
Yamaha Fazer 1000
Suzuki v-strom 1000
Bmw f800gs
Bmw f650gs

Can I have an award for the smallest list ?

Puch 50cc 2 speed Handle bar change - Yellow with a white wooden top box hmy:
Yamaha DT (I think) 175cc, anyway a sort of trails bike - Silver & blue
MZ 250cc (I know, I know) - Black ! because it was either black or red I think
BMW R80RT (brand spanking new from BMW Park Lane - that was a day !) - Blue

Two kids and a 20 year break (responsible parent and all that)

Honda 650cc Transalp (Mid life crisis - who knows/cares ? great bike ) - Blue
BMW R1150GS 2002 and just now turned 30k on the clock - Blue & white

There seems to be a blue theme going on here, so do I get the award for least amount of bikes owned over 35 years, feck where did the time go