O.K. I'll start:
Suzuki Across 250 (L Plates) - ZX-6 - TL 1000s - VFR 400 - Vespa GT200 - 'Piglet' my '07 883C.......next ?????
How about you guys?
to many on my 9th hd
Well
Started off in 87' rebuilding one of these that had been wiped out by my mate. He broke his leg in 7 places the first time he tried to ride it up his street. The ol' silver tank XT
A week after I finished rebuilding it some focker stole it. Only thing left was a steering lock lying on the ground
In 88' I purchased a GSXR 400. Buzzy little thing but it was as numble as hell, and I really learn't to ride the road on it.
Rode it for about 3 years and got in a heap of shit with the fuzz. Eventually they were pulling me over on sight. Lucky there was no points system then !
Had a break from riding (and all the fines) for a while and then bought one of these;
The first V four in a bike I think. It had 80,000 Km's on it when I bought it and was still going strong. Great engine, but honda screwed up the next couple of models. Don't believe the hype though, although it was quick it handled pretty poorly.
Great post Boofhead. You have a lot of obvious passion for your bikes!!!!!!
Besides mini bike when I was a kid,
KL125 Kawasaki
Rz350 Yamaha
XS650 &1100 Yamahas
GSX1100esd Suzuki
GSXR750 Suzuki
Honda VF1000R
GPZ1000RX Kawasaki
Kawasaki ZX7R
Ducati 650 Pantah
Ducati 900ss square case model
Ducati 750F1 later converted to a race bike,2nd fastest 2 valve Duke in Australia at the time
Ducati 748,later converted to a race bike and fitted with a superbike race kit
1993 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic
1994 Harley Davidson Dyna WideGlide
Bmw R100RS
and bound to be a few more I have missed as those brain cells are probably long gone
nobody
Wow
Nice list nobody.
How did you find the reliability of the Dukes ? I always hear people whinging about their reliability and particularly the electrical problems they used to have but I don't know if it's just gossip.
I've had a ride on a GSX-R750 and a ZXR-750 (89' model I think, had the vaccuum tubes running through the tank . I was particularly impressed with the handling of the Kwaka and the power curve, which seemed pretty linear to me.
Cheers
Boof
Hi Boof
Ya end up with a list like this if ya hang around motorcycles all your life
The early Duke electricals were pretty bad,but not as bad as the British bikes with their Lucas electricals,but it wasn't unheard of to get on your bike and put the key in and have the ignition switch come apart in your hand,great start to a ride by the way,I had my old 900ss rewired and that fixed all the gremlins,back in those days that was one fast motorcycle
The later Pantah and 4 valve Dukes the electrics are fine.
The ZXR 750 Kwakas were the predecessor to my ZX7R actually it was a ZX7RR to call it by its proper name,and that was the best handling road bike I have ever ridden.And by that I mean on the road,not on the track.I just never got upset by broken road surfaces or potholes or bumps and corrugations.When they came out they weren't the fastest bike top speed wise,but on the road they were superb and they weren't any slouch speed wise with a top speed of around 280kph.
Hey Dazza
Nice Pics,I like the purple on the last one,Purple always looks good.
sweet as dazza
Kirby Zipstart - Honda Postie bike - Honda XR 75 - Honda XL100 - Suzuki ER 185 - Suzuki TS185 - Yamaha XT 250 - Honda Elsinore 250 - Honda 250 Twin (I think it was a 250) - Yamaha XT 500 - Honda CR250 - Honda 350 four - Kawasaki LTD 450 (Oh Well) - Kawasaki KR 250 - Kawasaki Z650 - Honda CB 750 four - Kawasaki Z1000 - Suzuki GSX 1100E shaft - Yamaha XJ900 (Whoops) - 1977 Triumph Bonnie - Kawasaki ZRX 1100 - Suzuki Katana 1100 - Honda VTR 1000 F - 06 Harley Softail Standard
Started with a Yamaha DT175, Honda VT250F2, Suzuki Katana 750 (pop up headlight), 2005 HD Superglide (stolen when 3mths old), currently a 2005 HD Softail Standard.
