hey dudes ... i was wonderin what all bikes u guys have driven till now... and which of them did u find best for ya . for me : yamaha : rx100,rx135,ybx,crux. FZR,(still waitin to get my hands on a rd350) honda : karizma,cbz,splendor,passion,cbr600f suzuki : shogun,samurai,vector kawasaki : pulsar,kb100, well the best was the cbr600r (of course biggest engine that i have ever driven)... **These other brands etc ... they are no way been written to ruin the yamaha forever name ... if so .... my apologies.
yamaha: fzr250, rz250rr (my favourite, but not practical - faster than fzr - faster than most 600's off the mark actually - excepting the pure sports bikes), xs250, trx850, fj1200 honda: vtr250, spada, cb250, vfr750, vfr800, deauville suzuki: across, bandit 1200s, rf900r, gsx750f kawasaki: gpx750r, gpx250 ktm offroad something... (forget what - rental bike one weekend) harley: sportster 800 I am sure there are more... Exept for the yamaha's (these have or are owned by myself, father in law, or housemate) the rest were single test-rides of about 30 minutes - 1 hour so I hope you consider that actually riding (I am looking for a mid-bore sports tourer).
I have rode a ZXR250r, FZR250r, GPX250, KLX200, IT250, RM250x, CR125, CR250, Big Bear 400, XR200, Honda EVE 50, Honda PAC 50, Kawaski kx125 and thats all. Not many but still plenty. James
I'll just list the ones I have owed as I cann't remember the rest 1. suzuki gsx 250 (in the shed Until i get off my bum and sell it) 2. suzuki gsx 750 (in the shed for sale.. (2 stroke known as the Water Bucket) 3. kawa zzr 250 (sold it a few years ago) 4. honda cbr 250 ( had it for about 3 months and stuffed it) 5. honda cbr 600 ( 3 years and stuffed it too) 5 Yama fzr 250 (2kr had it for about 3 months now for riding around town) <!-- s:sniper: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_snipersmilie.gif" alt=":sniper:" title="Sniper" /><!-- s:sniper: -->
Just the ones that I have owned, and it is a short list. Yamaha: 78 XS650, 86 FZ750S, 2 94 FZR1000 Suzuki: 85 & 86 GS550ES Honda: 98 VT750CD Ridden a bunch of others but couldn't list/remember them all.
Nice Hey guys, Nice bikes dudes, hahahah cool that you stuffed a cbr600, they are meant to be one of Hondas strongest bikes. They say that you can thrash them 24 hours a day and shouldnt have a problem. Are you my new best friend. <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s -->
The cbr 600 was a fairly nice bike to ride too... it's a shame the phone pole stepped out in front of me.. but it was getting old and worn out by then.. the only thing that was straight after i had finish with it was the back wheel.. funny that it was smooth when i got the bike and it was smooth again when i had finished <!-- s:roll: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_roll.gif" alt=":roll:" title="Rolling LoL" /><!-- s:roll: -->
Bikes Ridden/Still Own My first bike was a 1990 Kawasaki Zephyr 550 (inline 4 based off of the GPZ series). My second bike was a 1985 Ascot FT500 (lots of fun and ended up with lots of engine/suspension mods) - sold for money for school. This bike I rode all year round - no car. I then purchase a 1996 Ducati M900, tons of torque and plenty fast, I had my license suspended for 6 months for gross speeding (125mph in a 55). Sold the bike and really never looked back. Currently I own 4 motorcycles and my wife has one, but we are looking to get her a track bike (she had tons of fun at the last open track day). 1991 NT650 - Street trim, basic suspension upgrades and exhaust - 90K on the odometer 1988 NT650 - Track bike, full carbon gas tank and tailsection, F3 front end, 700cc engine kit, and hotter cams - 70hp bike 1991 FZR250 - Soon to be a track bike if I can get parts for the broken carburetors. 1988 NT650/RZ350 Hybrid - This has been my project for the past 1.5 years. Honda Frame and RZ350 engine, The motor is in the frame and the exhaust is almost done. I have to make a new gas tank and sub-frame/tailsection for the bike and it will be done. The bike should way in sub 300lbs with a 60hp motor. It will be a kick in the pants to ride. Target completion date is March 2005.