How many motorcycles? Done before?

The car thread got me thinking so I’ll fire this up (again?)
Gilera 50 enduro
DT175mx
DT125 mx
XL125
Husqvarna 430
Gilera GR1 125cc road bike
Cagiva RX 125.
MZ 125
KE 175 trials sidecar
Honda G5 LDT sidecar
MZ250
SL125
KE175
Derbi Senda 50, 2 season of clubman enduros on that!
Moto Morini 125
Derbi Senda 50 with KDX 200 forks and a different shock.
Fantic 200 trials bike
EML/Maico 520 enduro sidecar
Cagiva Supercity 80
CCM 604
CCM 404
CCM 604
Honda CRF 230
CCM 604
GasGas Pampera
CCM 230
Currently trying to buy a Watney 😉

I used to own a motorcycle shop, so probably quite a few.

Kestrel 50
TS100
GP100
CR125
XT125
CB250
CX500
GPz900
Bandit 1200
KTM495
KTM300
KTM300
Firestorm
Cagiva Elefant 900
Firestorm
Bandit 1200 (bought my old one back again)

Blimey!

CR50 Big wheel
CF70
CR250
RG125
RG250
GSXR750
All raced via sponsorship

DT125 with a CR125 lumo(V head and barrel version)
RD125 twin with a 250 lump
GSXR750
FZ750
FZR750
GPZ600R
GPZ900R
GPZ750Turbo
GPZ600R with the Turbo engine grafted in
FZR1000EXUP (with the inlet rubbers “cut”)
Bit of a lay off then due to the above bike becoming non-existant.
XT600
WR450
ZX12
ZX10R – still in the garage and a very long way from standard
CRF450R road legal conversion – still in garage but going up for sale soon 🙁
ZZR1400R – still in garage

FSIE
DT175MX
RD250LC
RD350LC
DT125LC
GPZ 900
HUSKY 250 MX 83
HUSKY 250 WR 84
KDX200 89
RMX250 90
KTM125 91
KTM125 94
TM300E 98
TM125 98
HRD 125 00
SUZUKI RM250 98
Just about to buy a Beta X Trainer

Only one – CBR600R F4i, passed my test, enjoyed it, sold after a year in 2010 and haven’t ridden since.

Partly because I smashed my arm up in an MTB crash and I don’t fancy my chances if I wreck it again.

Partly because I haven’t got room in my life for two hobbies.

Mostly because of the attitude of other road users.

DT 125
SS50
Beamish 250
DT 175 Mx
XR200
XR400
Maico 400
Maico 440
Husqvarna 250
GSXR750
GS125
RS250
PE175
Tenere X 5
Scorpa 259
Beta 270
TM 450

Puch Grand Prix
KH250
SP370
CX500
XL500
KH400
BMW 800 G/S
GPZ750
DT125LC
Ducati Monster 620
Ducati Multistrada 1000

I always planned to change bikes every year, and go through all the sportsbikes etc, but each of the 3 bikes were always great fun and perfect for the job at hand. The 1st 2 were commuted on all through the year. My current is now in the garage for winter, haven’t had the urge to ride in the last few months

Suzuki SV650s
Triumph Street Triple R
Honda Fireblade RR8

c50
cb125j
cb125j
cb550
dt175mx
z750l
chaly
KTM 500
fantic trials
xr200
seeley Honda 836
kdx200 air
kdx200 water
crm250
dr350
kr1s
gsxr750
xt225
beta alp

Honda SS50
Honda CB100N
Yamaha RD200
Honda CX500
Honda CBX1000
Kawasaki KL250
Honda CB1100R
Honda VFR1000R
Kawasaki KLR 250
Honda NS400R
Yamaha RD500LC
Kawasaki KLR 600
Honda CBR900RR
Harley Sportster x 2
Harley Super Glide
Buell XB12R
MV 750 F4
Yamaha R1
Yamaha FZ1

FS1E the one with the peddles, from 1973, in burnt Gold, with performance exhaust, what a truly amazing machine.
TL125 trials, off road only and competition only (bought this from a family friend of my Dads, went to a handful of Trials competitions over Wem in Shropshire, didn’t do particularly well but enjoyed the 2-stroke stink from all the OSSA’s and Montessa Cotas around at the same time) .
RM400 (for two weeks and I’m counting that as it threw me off the back, I sold it to a MX mate, a monster of a bike)
BSA C15 Trials (given to me by my Dad just before he passed away. Handed to me in boxes and two wheels and a frame. Told “fix this up Son, sorry I can’t be with you to finish it”) It was ace, again off road only. Big brute of a thing that had one piston fire sequence every 100mtrs. Wish I’da kept this thing.
Vespa 250, for riding around Town, sold now as didn’t use it much.

I’ve only had one bike so far but completely hooked

BMW F800GSA

But I’m totally in lust with the BMW S1000XR. 160bhp wakes you up in the morning! Might order one soon!

Rachel

Hmm, humble effort from me;

Yamaha TZR125
Kawasaki Zephyr 550
Yamaha RD 250 LC
Ducati 750 Monster Dark
Ducati 800 S2R Monster

YamahaTZR125
Kwack ZZR250
Kwak ZZR600
Suzi GSXR750
Kwak ZXR400
Kwak ZXR750
Honda CBR600
Honda CBR1000
Suzi RGV250

Oooops how could I forget the KDX’s ????? 200 air cool and a waterbucket.

Bloody senility setting in CRM250 X2

CG110
TL125
XL175
XR185
RD350
RM125N
PE175N
RM250X
RM250T/DR370 hybrid
GSX1100
RM465Z
RM500D
PE175Z
DR250Z
GPz550
450 Desmo

Back in 2008 the day before my son was born I had a deal with the wife as I wanted to purchase a 2005 Yamaha R1. the deal was I would keep it for 5 years if she gave the green light.

In the next 5 years I owned 32 bikes…

Since 2008 I’ve owned 40 bikes… I generally have 3-4 per year. Some years I’ve had 7 though LOL.

I usually have 2 bikes in the garage, 1 for road, 1 for track, so they are often swapped around, changed etc depending on circumstance and what’s planned for the year.

Currently I only have a KTM690 Duke4, but I’m planning on changing that asap and adding an R1.

Puch maxi moped
Honda SS50
Honda CB125T
Suzuki GT250
SUZUKI 250 X7
YAMAHA XJ550
YAMAHA FS1E
YAMAHA RD250LC
KAWASAKI Z650
YAMAHA RD250F
YAMAHA FZ750
YAMAHA FZ750
YAMAHA XT600
Currently one of the FZ’s is stripped down to the frame & the other one’s on a SORN.The XT600 is on the road but doesn’t get much use,rather be out pedaling! Probably missed a couple..

(Thread Starter)

What’s your previous bike list ?

Out of interest and because of a few other threads, I thought I’d do a quick list of what I’ve owned since starting riding about 15 years back.

Kawasaki ZXR400
Yamaha YZF600 Thundercat
GSXR 600 SRAD
Honda Fireblade RRW
Ducati 916
GSXR750 K1
Kawasaki ZX6-R
Yamaha YZF-R1 2001
Ducati 916
Yamaha YZFR1 2005
KTM Superduke
Yamaha XT660X
Aprilia Tuono
Yamaha XT660X
Husqvarna 510SM
Yamaha XT660X
KTM Supermoto 950R
KTM Superduke
Yamaha XT660X
KTM 950SM
Kawasaki ZX6-R
KTM 950SM
Yamaha YZFR1
Kawasaki GPX750-R
Ducati 749
Ducati Sport Classic
Kawasaki ZX6R
Yamaha YZF-R6
Yamaha YFZR1
Suzuki GSX-R 600 SRAD
Yamaha YZF-R1
KTM Superduke
Aprilia Tuono
GSXR750K6
GSXR750K7
Ducati 848
KTM 390 duke
KTM 690 Duke
Kawasaki ZX-6

I remember well your “escapades” Weeksy 😆

Forgot the AR50 Moped Mayhem racer… 😆

Ok, from memory

Cb600 hornet
Cbr 900 fire blade (3 months free passing my test! )
1200 bandit (awful)
Aprilia falco
Blackbird (first of the injection ones)
Motto guzzi v7
Some horrid 500cc Aprilia scooter
Cbr 600f
Cbr 1000 fire blade
Cbr 600-rr
Some 650cc vrsys piece of crap
S1000rr

That was a few years ago, haven’t ridden since and don’t miss it

Just for balance; not one.

My wife got me bike lessons for wedding anniversary present 🙂

Not done it yet but can’t wait. I fancy an Africa Twin …

Lambretta LI125
Lambretta TV175
Triumph Tiger Cub
James Superswift
Triumph 3TA
Honda TL125
Bultaco 250
Bultaco 350
Yamaha RD200
Yamaha RD250
Yamaha DT175
Big gap, then ….
Suzuki SV650
Triumph TT600
Triumph Speed Triple 955
Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Triumpg Speed Triple 1050
Triumph Tiger 800
Triumph Bonneville T100
Triumph Tiger 800 XCX (new in November)
Got a bit of a Triumph thing going ….

Started riding Motorbikes back in 1995, purchased a Honda CB750 K all streetfightered up cut my teeth on that and then went into sportsbikes

Honda CB750K
Kawasaki ZX6R G1
Honda Fireblade 929RRY
Suzuki GSXR1000 K4
Kawasaki ZX10R – 05 Model. The nutter one. Loved that bike. trackdays, Snetterton 170mph down the straights.
KTM RC8R – never really gelled with it.
Ducati Panigale 1199 – loved it very unreliable
Current – Aprilia RSV4 Factory – Ohlins and V4 lovliness

If we include mopeds, then my list looks ever so slightly more impressive 🙂

Yamaha Vision 50cc
Yamaha B-Wiz 50cc
Kawasaki KLR 125cc
CCM 604
Honda CBR 600
Suzuki GSXR750 T
Suzuki GSXR750 WW
Suzuki GSXR750 K4 – first expensive bike as I could afford FC insurance. Prob my fav bike, well the one with the most history anyway.
Kawasaki KLR 250
Suzuki GSXR750 K8
Suzuki DRZ400
BMW F800GS – current bike

Yamaha RXS100
Currently a Honda CG125 and a 1979 BMW R80
Looking at something silly in a few years

KLR600. Forgot that one too.

Hi Rachel

I took delivery of a new S1000XR just before xmas. Chuffed with it so far, quick and comfy.

I have a Apilia Tuono V4 APRC as well and its a real heart bike the BMW is more of a head bike.

Love both of them, sold my Daytona 675 track bike to get the BMW. So now will be doing trackdays on the Tuono and I love it 🙂

Bazzer

Christ you lot swap motorbikes as much as you swap mountain bikes

My short list

Honda cg125
Honda cbr400rr
Kwak zxr750
Suzuki bandit 600
Suzuki tl1000r
Triumph Street triple r

Fs1e fx
CJ250
CB500T
SR500
CB650
T140v
R80
TS185
F2 750 Phil Read rep
KH250
GPz 550
650 Katana
Z750 ltd
Gpz 1100b1
T150v
ZXr9
900ss Darmah

Honda cg 125
Yamaha rd 250
Honda RS 250
Yamaha xj 650
Kawasaki gpz 900r
Yamaha ypvs 350 powervalve
Yamaha tdm 850
Bmw r1150rs
Honda 954 fireblade
Currently:
Triumph 1050 sprint st & bmw r100
Weeksy, be interested to know what you thought of the KTM 690, as I’m sorely tempted by the latest model

I’m 45 firestarter and the CR50 I rode aged 8 😛
So not “that” often 😆

Pete, I’m afraid my opinion is quite limited as I bought in Nov and the weather turned to rubbish so ive done less than 20 miles on it.

I Rode the demo bike for 3 hours and loved it while my 390 was being serviced, so bought the 690. Will be my road and track bike for this year.

Raleigh Wisp
Vespa GTR 125
Vespa Sprint 150
Lambretta 150
BSA d175 Bantam
BSA d14/4 Bantam
Triumph Tiger cub 200
BSA B25 Starfire 250
Ducati MK3 250
Kawasaki KH 250
Moto Morini 350 sport
Ducati Desmo 450
Honda CX 500
Honda TL125
Yamaha DT175
Suzuki GT 250 Hustler
Honda 400/4
Suzuki GT380
Honda TL200
BSA A10 Super Rocket 650
Triumph T110 650
BSA Rocket3 750
Montessa Cappra 250
Yamaha XT500 (x2)
Suzuki GS750
Yamaha XS1100
Yamaha YZ400
Maico440 alpha1
Maico490 ss
Maico500
Honda XR600
BMW F650
I have the F650 in bits now and plan to build it up like this

CB100
Z250
CB400
GT550 (over 100,00 miles on that one)
GPZ500
TZR250
RS250 (lovely bike)
Married…..

Loads. Over 40, probably-

about 15 FZR400s
3 or 4 SZR660s
few TRX850s
few RS125s
Cagiva Mito (should never have sold it!)
few FZR600s
an FZR1000 Genesis (the Yamasaurus)
Suzuki GSX1000 (1980s twin shock brute)
couple of TW125s
couple of SR250s
an XS250 😆
couple of Sachs XTC125s (2T)
an SRV250
about 10 TZR250s (all 1KT/2MAs- I’d love a 3XV)
GS500- ugh 🙁
RZ250 (japanese import, 250 version of the 350 YPVS)
DT125R
couple of TZR125s
WR200
WR250Z
Beta 280 trials bike
ZZR400 (the worst of both worlds- take a lardy chassis and bung a wheezy, underpowered lump in it- nice one Kawasaki!) Bought to sell on though, in mitigation 😆
XT350
TTR250

and probably a few more that I’ve forgotten

Suzuki X1 50cc – ended up with a 70cc big-bore kit fitted
Honda CB125TB – lovely pre-restriction bike until destroyed by a driving instructor pulling out in front of me
Kawasaki AR125LC – noisy but fast for a 125

Several years gap until I did my direct access then

Honda Deauville 650 – great bike, kept it for a decade
Honda CRM250R – Lovely bike, did some trail bike races on it
Suzuki DR350SE – Bought all the bits to change it to a long-range trail race bike but them swapped it
Yamaha SR125 – actually my wife’s bike but I used to commute on it
Yamaha XT600 – Hated it
Suzuki Bandit 600 – didn’t like it much either
2 x Suzuki Bandit 400’s (one UK spec and one an import) – preferred them to the 600
2000 Gas Gas Pampera – still have it – not used in years though
2001 Honda CBR600F – bought it new and still have it – not used in years
1987 Honda XBR500 – still got it
2009 Honda CBF1000GT – still have it, the only bike I keep road legal
Aprilia RS50 – actually my sons but still in the garage as I keep forgetting to get rid of it

Might have forgotten a few as I usually have 5 or 6 bikes at the same time!