Xr1200 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Love my current bike the most had sports bikes and enduros but love this bike more and more every time I ride it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 yamaha fs1e 50 had a few bikes but this was the 1st i had it from new and it brought the biggest smile ever just couldn't match that 1st bike feeling colin Same here,had the bigger yamaha's,but would love another fs1e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Never had the fissy ...in my school you were considered queer (oops I meant Gay) if you had one... This was the teenage babe magnet and only two of us had them... ( sadly this is a Library picture) and mine was minus the tall back rest which just wasn't cool either... we used to look down on AP50, SS50,Puch and Fs1E owners...used to tolerate the Gilera boys though. ! Never had any trouble getting my leg over . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbillygash Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 My top 5 dirt bikes in no order! 1) honda xr600 2) honda xr650 3)montesa 4rt 4) honda tlr 200 5) honda crf450 - multiple and all great! Oh and various honda xl's! Worst bike, CCM 400 - great components but poorly executed! Top road bike, honda vtr1000 with high level Remus Grand Prix carbon cans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 My Fs1e was purple with drum brakes, JJR573N I had a Popsicle purple one as well KGV603P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Who's going to be the first to say their Fs1e did a ton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) ZRX1200s in (faster) blue. Was especially fun in London, down one tooth on the front cog, up 4 on the rear, with a 4 degree advancer on the ignition and a T3 can. It killed the top end, but only one other bike beat it from a standing start and a fantastic GYKD toy. Had it round Lydden, Snetterton, Donnington & Llandow in inters and fasts. Mental fun! Geared and loaded for touring it would sit at 130 all day without effort. Edited December 30, 2014 by Alpha Mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxnet22 Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Always had soft spot for the Honda xr400 r.so bought one .its a great bike can't wait to get out green laneing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 had loads over the last 26 years but the one i do miss is the fireblade i did last year..... it started off as a challenge from the lads at work, they betted i couldnt build a 200 bhp bike for less than 2000pounds inc the bike but not using nos, i thought i had it nailed but the clutch let go at about 190 ish bhp on the dyno, as i was up to 1800 quid i bought a new HD clutch kit, hoping it'd hold together long enough to get the magic 200 hp but it failed at 175 ish hp (note to self, HD ebc clutch isnt as strong as original honda parts even when they have 40k miles on them !!) so with not enough money left to fix the problem (lock up clutch would have fixed it but would have been at least 500 quid, in the interests of playing fair i lost the bet (10 quid!!) but had a giggle building/riding the bike most fun whilst feeling moments from certain death ?? prob this.....130mph wheelies anyone ! its an ex race 2004 zx10, christ knows what had been done to it but it was just sooooooooo fast !! i thought it'd be fun do dump the race fairings, lighten it where i could and see how fast it'd run the 1/4, here it is with swingarm extended.........130mph wheel spin anyone !! high 9's was the best it managed, always plauged by wheelspin!! changing pace, the mrs wanted a little bike to run around town on, fancied something old and british like a bantam etc but didnt want r/h gearchange, so i made this for her using a 50 quid ****** cg125 copy....threw 80% of it away but you gotta start with something aint ya ! i could go on for hours but ill stop now as not to bore you any further lol Well, no-one can say you don't know your stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Mule Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Loving the snail shell on the 'Tiger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 It couldn't be anything else,,a 1966 Velocette Venom Clubman just like the one that still holds the 24hr speed record at just over 100mph average. I rode it to work,,raced it,,ran it at Esholt sprint and toured the UK and Europe enjoying every last minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neillfrbs Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 the one i got now aprillia rsv factory ,pulls like a train and handles like its on rails .looks bloody good to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouser Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 my first & last bike a honda c.b.x.750, the last air-cooled honda [i think], i,m 6,4 and it fitted like a glove,evan managed to scrape the pegs a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirDread Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 2004 Aprilia RSV Mille Factory. Best piece of metal I ever owned. Amazing to ride and would have another in a heartbeat. Also owned CBR 600 Ducati 748 06 Fireblade GSXR 750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Aprilia Tuono. Still got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john m Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Franz Egli Black Shadow, Ex works Thruxton Bonneville, sadly long gone. Currant steed BMW R1100GS definitely a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Bike I've kept the longest is this genuine Pepsi RG500. It's got full Nova box, Swarbricks and straight cut primaries with billet clutch assembly. Even goes out on winter days if not too wet out there! Had quite a few others from R1's, KTM, Elsie's etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_magicfingers Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gpz 750, my first proper big bike, put 75k miles on it in a year as a despatch rider, after writing it off a month after I bought it. So many great memories. An ex-race FZR1000, astonishingly fast, cost me £1600, fitted me like I'd be born from it. Sold it when I moved to the US for a few years. God I loved that bike. Currently, an R1150gs sitting in the shed with 100k miles on it, battered and beaten but you couldn't imagine a better all round bike. Except perhaps for the r!150gs Adventure I picked up recently, 9 years old, 12k miles, mint and with Ohlins front and back. The last of the 1150's, I'll never sell it. Ride it almost every day, they can bury me with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil82 Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Suzuki gt250x7, stan stevens ported, god knows who made the pipes, rear sets, clip on bars, full fibreglass race style body work, up 4 teeth on the front sprocket, down 8 on the back, just on the point of being a pig to take off from a standing start, wheelie in 6th, bloody insane machine, thought the water cooled Yamaha`s drank petrol but the suzy could get down to 18mpg on the mad cinema run, sold it to a mate and bought a Kawasaki 750, when out on a run my mate used to disappear, couldn't get anywhere near him, few years later got my hands on an old cb125, first of the overhead cam bikes, more grip than power, went through 3 pairs of boots in 9 months, could lean it over at extreme angles, brilliant fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berettacocker Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Rayleigh Runabout! Didn't like bikes, so kept off of the after that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neillfrbs Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Bike I've kept the longest is this genuine Pepsi RG500. It's got full Nova box, Swarbricks and straight cut primaries with billet clutch assembly. Even goes out on winter days if not too wet out there! Had quite a few others from R1's, KTM, Elsie's etc.... had one ,great bikes .original pocket rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraivi Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Suzuki Ts 125....my first bike ever. Honda 650 Yamaha xs1100.....rabid power...scared myself loads. Suzuki Bandit 1200....should have kept it Yamaha FJ1200. ... still got her, and love it. BMW K1200S.....Wish I still had it, sold in a moment of weakness! Got a little Honda 650 revere v twin in bits in a shed, kind of barn find awaiting rebuild in summer 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Suzuki gt250x7, stan stevens ported, god knows who made the pipes, rear sets, clip on bars, full fibreglass race style body work, up 4 teeth on the front sprocket, down 8 on the back, just on the point of being a pig to take off from a standing start, wheelie in 6th, bloody insane machine, thought the water cooled Yamaha`s drank petrol but the suzy could get down to 18mpg on the mad cinema run, sold it to a mate and bought a Kawasaki 750, when out on a run my mate used to disappear, couldn't get anywhere near him, few years later got my hands on an old cb125, first of the overhead cam bikes, more grip than power, went through 3 pairs of boots in 9 months, could lean it over at extreme angles, brilliant fun I had several suzie GTs, a couple of 250s, a 380, and a 500. Rayleigh Runabout! Didn't like bikes, so kept off of the after that that was my first ever moped, I rode that around on the heath and fields when I was all of 8 yrs old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuffy Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 1988 zx10 Closely followed by the harley I now have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1richy Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 my first v-twin and bike over a 600, Dont think ill ever have anything other than a twin now! Honda SP1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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