Of all the bikes you've owned

Roy · Post by **Roy** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:36 pm

I will wait for the mirth.... but I loved my 400 superdream (I imagine I would hate it now)
I also think the old africa twin 750 I did 280,000 miles on was a stunning bike. It never broke down once and was good fun in the snow!

The old 350 three cyl kwaker was also fun (but i do wonder how the hell I am alive after the scrapes the 18year old me got into on it).

Roy

eyore · Post by **eyore** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:22 pm

This was the only new bike I ever bought and is the only bike of them all that I should have kept

The very last of the bevel 900SS 's identical to that. 31 years ago and it still looks awesome.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:26 pm

we had a Hailwood Replica in PX in one of the dealerships I was looking after. Never got chance to take it for a spin, but by jeepers it was a tempermental thing to start

bikesnbones · Post by **bikesnbones** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:54 pm

eyore wrote: .

ned1 · Post by **ned1** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 8:50 pm

You know what they say about your first..........................

1963 Royal Enfield Continental super 5,
I have been told that it was the fastest production 250 at the time.?

Ned

Boxermed69 · Post by **Boxermed69** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:20 am

Without doubt my Kawasaki 750 Turbo. Never got bored of the midrange rush and GPz1100-like acceleration, nor of the effing great blue flames it'd blow out of the Harris 4 into 1 on the overrun. Mind you, a spin on a mate's brand new Slingshot 750K showed just what an old barge the Kwacker was on the handling front.

An utterly standard 350 F1 YPVS Yam in red/white has to be a close second. What a wonderful noise they make

Mike.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:29 am

Boxermed69 wrote:Without doubt my Kawasaki 750 Turbo. Never got bored of the midrange rush and GPz1100-like acceleration, nor of the effing great blue flames it'd blow out of the Harris 4 into 1 on the overrun. Mind you, a spin on a mate's brand new Slingshot 750K showed just what an old barge the Kwacker was on the handling front.

An utterly standard 350 F1 YPVS Yam in red/white has to be a close second. What a wonderful noise they make

Mike.

Totally agree on the acceleration when on boost Mike, they were awesome weren't they

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:44 pm

I ran a Honda 250 RS for a few years and loved the little thing.

Tempted to find space to have a go at something like this...

http://www.bikeexif.com/Honda-cb250rs-tracker

For those little white roads on the map.

cornishflat · Post by **cornishflat** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:53 pm

Corvus wrote:I ran a Honda 250 RS for a few years and loved the little thing.

Tempted to find space to have a go at something like this...

http://www.bikeexif.com/Honda-cb250rs-tracker

For those little white roads on the map.

Sounds like a plan. I love riding my bobber around the lanes. The B roads and unclassified, sometimes with grass growing down the middle. At times i,m down to 10 - 15 mph and rarely above 50, open face lid and smell the air, been to places i,d never seen and not far from home, just roads going nowhere.
Do it and you won,t regret it.

bikesnbones · Post by **bikesnbones** » Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:19 pm

Corvus wrote:I ran a Honda 250 RS for a few years and loved the little thing.

That was my initiation into bikes.
My mate at the time had one and I had a ride on the back.
They were a really good bike.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:51 am

Corvus wrote:I ran a Honda 250 RS for a few years and loved the little thing.

Tempted to find space to have a go at something like this...

http://www.bikeexif.com/Honda-cb250rs-tracker

For those little white roads on the map.

IIRC the XL500 engine fitted as well

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:15 am

dave the german wrote:
Corvus wrote:I ran a Honda 250 RS for a few years and loved the little thing.

Tempted to find space to have a go at something like this...

http://www.bikeexif.com/Honda-cb250rs-tracker

For those little white roads on the map.
IIRC the XL500 engine fitted as well

I've heard tales of the ft500 engine going in. Is the xl500 the same crank cases etc?

Tbh, part of the appeal (in my head, at least!) is having to work it. It would be on wot a lot, even on the unclassified roads. Ever so light tho.

I imagine it wouldn't be too long tho before thoughts of a stump puller sound appalling.

dave the german · Post by **dave the german** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 4:00 am

The FT 500 - I VERY nearly bought one of those - thought it looked fantastic!! there was a poster from Bike magazine of one on it's back wheel. The rider had a black bell lid, tight fitting jeans and a pair of Converse - looked so like me (obviously not as good looking with the lid off!!)

Corvus · Post by **Corvus** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:59 am

dave the german wrote:The FT 500 - I VERY nearly bought one of those - thought it looked fantastic!! there was a poster from Bike magazine of one on it's back wheel. The rider had a black bell lid, tight fitting jeans and a pair of Converse - looked so like me (obviously not as good looking with the lid off!!)

Second bike down.

http://bubblevisor.blogspot.co.uk/2008/ ... ondas.html

No, your eyes are not deceiving you!

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 5:21 pm

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