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  1. RR_biker

    RR_biker DI Senior Member Veteran Marines

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    It appeared only 10 images are allowed to attach to a posting, so here are the missing ones. Honda NTV650.jpg BMW R1100S.jpg BMW R850R.jpg Ducati900ssc.jpg
     
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  2. Crystalhead

    Crystalhead ADMIN Admin ★ Forum Moderator ★ ★ Global Mod ★ ★ Moderator ★ ★★ Forum Sponsor ★★ ★ No Ads ★ Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer Veteran Army

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    My Cycle History.jpg
    I have been asked so many times if I intended to buy a Scooter to romp around the Philippines in as I do know that's the norm and than I always drop the list of actual Motorcycles that I have owned over the coarse of of 52 years. I left a few beaters off the list as they were just fixer-ups I flipped for re-sale. No need to create an image as I did, but feel free to list the Motorcycles that were part of your driving history. Hope it will turn into an interesting discussion of the makes over time.
    My List. 1-1974 RM250 Suzuki, 2- 1979 500 Honda Custom Deluxe, 3- 1981 Goldwing 1100, 4- 1979 Yamaha XS 1100, 5- 1978 Kawasaki 900 Z, 6- 1979 A1 Kawasaki 1300 sport.
    The 1300 was the fastest and most loved and the Goldwing was the one I most traveled and comfortable. Cheers, have fun.
     
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  3. JoyDelicacies

    JoyDelicacies DI Member

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    I have owned a few bikes over the years but my favorite always was and still is a 1973 360MX Yamaha. A real beast that me and a Yamaha factory racing mechanic did some work on to make it a little peppier. It is an old dinosaur made just before the new frame geometries began to come into vogue and is so "pipey" it's like riding a bull. I bought it new in June of 1973 and still have it. I unboxed it and assembled it brand new.
     
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  4. Always a Poppy

    Always a Poppy DI Senior Member Restricted Account

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    CZ175 (1978-79) (fell to pieces as you'd expect of a 70's eastern bloc production)
    Suzuki GT380 (1979-80)
    Yamaha 250 twin (1980). Can't recall the model - didn't keep it as not big enough.
    Honda CB650 (1980-1981)
    Yamaha XJ750 US import (a dog) (1998)
    Suzuki GS750 US import (slightly less of a dog passed on after returning the Yam to dealer - 1998-99)
    Yamaha XJ1200 (loved it, but old and heavy) (1999-2002)
    Honda VFR800 F1 (lovely all-rounder) (2002-2007)
    VFR was the standout by miles. Been looking at used big bikes around Duma, but not much going and boy aren't they expensive for an otherwise cheap country?! Might settle for a RUSI 250 Classic as I think anything much bigger is probably wasted on the roads around here.
     
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  5. RR_biker

    RR_biker DI Senior Member Veteran Marines

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    Made a print screen of the motorbikes I did own during 27 years.

    Though not as sophisticated as @Crystalhead was able to manage, it gives, a review, of the motorbikes I did own and used. All for commuting home - office vice versa. Only the Ducati was used as a fun bike when retired. After 6 years, still low mileage, never used it when it was raining, so still looked like brand new when I sold. Reason my move to the Phils.

    I started on the Honda Twin 125cc, soon after the next bike was the Suzuki GN400TD, same year it became the Moto Guzzi V50III, followed up by the Honda CB400N with a full Rickman, for little more power Yamaha XZ550, then back to an Italian bike again Benelli 504 Sport, next Yamaha XS400 SECA and another Yamaha XJ600, during one winter I had a MZ ETZ251 to save the Yamaha XJ600 not get damaged by the winter road conditions when a mix of salt and sand is being used to make roads less slippery but a killer for motorbikes unless after each ride you did an extended wash. The Suzuki GSX600F was the next, followed up by the Honda NTV650 with which I did reach a mileage of almost 89000 km, next the BMW R1100S, the following BMW R850R 2-tone and my final bike the Ducati 900SSC.
    Honda 125 twin.jpg Suzuki gn 400 td.jpg Moto Guzzi V50III.jpg Honda CB400N.jpg Yamaha XZ550.jpg Benelli 504 Sport.jpg Yamaha XS400 SECA.JPG Yamaha XJ 600.jpeg MZ ETZ251.jpg Suzuki GSX600F.jpg
     
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  6. grandpainak

    grandpainak DI Forum Patron Showcase Reviewer

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    Who. That is a big order. Have to get the CASIO out for this.

    1. How is that?
    2. 1965 Norton Atlas 750 I was 22.
    3. 1976 350 honda twin.
    4. 1977 400 Suzuki S/T one cylinder.
    5. 1977 400 Suzuki Street twin cylinder.
    6. How is that?
    7. 2009 Suzuki EN125 Thunder, very strong 125.
    8. 2017 Racal 150 3 wheeler JUNK.
    9. 2018 Rusi 250. the Suzuki EN125 Thunder was just as strong as this 250.
    10. My next bike will be in the 300 to 600 cc range and be either a Suzuki or a Kawasaki.

    I like to ride and I know the difference between acceleration and exhilaration!
    :happy::sneaky:
    Let's ride.
     
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  7. barryrio

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    Will give it a go lol: (UK) BSA C15, Matchless 350 side valve, BMW R100RT, CBX 750, VFR 750, ST1100 Pan European, GL1000 Goldwing, 1200 Goldwing Aspencade, 3 x 1500 Goldwings, Kawasaki ZZR1100. (New Zealand) Triumph 650 Bonneville (Brazil) GSXF 750. (Thailand) 2 x BMW R1100RTs, BMW R1150 GS and 1150 GS Adv, Yamaha FJR 1300, Yamaha Fazer 1000. (Philippines) BMW R1150GS, BMW R1200GS, Yamaha Fazer 1000, Suzuki VStrom 1000, Yamaha Super Tenere 1200 and last but by no means least a Kawasaki 650 Versys. Also a couple of XR200s and an XR150 plus the ubiquitous Honda Beat runarounds! All time favourites: My Black R1150GS and Yamaha fazer 1000s in Thailand.
     
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  8. koolaukid

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    Started thinking about my history and lost track at 70, still didn't account for all the bikes I've owned. Over the last 15 years I've owned several at a time for different pursuits. A quickie rundown. Started with a 1970 Yamaha AT-1 during the enduro craze. Rode that all over the Seattle and Olympic Peninsula area back then. Graduated to a series of Yamaha R-5, RD350, RZ350, RD350LC and ultimately an RD500LC I imported from Calgary to Hawaii with the odd RT360 thrown in. A 1974 CB750/4 that I rode cross country, from San Francisco to Seattle/NY/Alabama and back to SF by myself when I was 22. Didn't know anything and a shoestring trip so did it all without a windshield and living out of a backpack bungee strapped to the passenger seat. Had a series of enduros, mostly XL/XR250s for the street while also owning oddities like Penton/Sachs 125s, CR and YZ 125s and a smattering of YZ 250s. A 1988 Hurricane 600, 1989 BMW R100RS in California and a Yamaha RD200 I found at a yard sale. Had a 2012 Goldwing that I bought through a friend by remote control, flew to Florida and we rode from Orlando, up Route 66 to California then to Alaska and back taking the back road by Hyder, hundreds of miles of packed dirt roads on the Goldwing. Continued with a series of street legalized XR400s and ended up with a DRZ400 with the full big bore/cam/pumper carb package, that bike rocked! Drove a Yamaha Majesty about then too. Then moved to Bangkok and got a Click, then a PCX, a CRF250L and a Tracer 900. Now in Dumaguete with another CRF250L and an Nmax. Just bought the girlfriend a Mio125. Getting read to move to Europe at the end of the year and plan to buy a big roadburner with bags like the Tracer. I've had to go back and add a couple of bikes that popped up as I was typing this, there are others but these are the memorable ones.
     
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  9. fahr_side

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    ‘77 Honda CB200
    ‘79 Triumph Tiger 750
    ‘58 Triton 750
    ‘78 Yamaha XS750
    ‘83 Suzuki GSX250
    ‘82 Benelli 654
    ‘86 Yamaha DT125
    ‘90 Honda HX135
    ‘92 Honda NSR150
    ‘97 Yamaha XV750 Virago
    ‘86 Yamaha IT125
    ‘04 Triumph Sprint RS 955i
    ‘18 Yamaha Serow 250
     
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    cabb DI Forum Patron Highly Rated Poster ✤Forum Sponsor✤

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    A Honda 70, a Yamaha YZ-80 and a Kawasaki ZX-6 in my younger days.
     
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