Route to the Storm

gcs · Post by **gcs** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:41 am

Hi guys, this will be quick,

Yamaha MR 50 (wifes bike I learnt to ride on around 1983)

Honda vf750 s (bought around 1990)

honda VFR 750F ( single side swing arm, red ) owned from 94 to 2004.

Honda vtr 1000.

Ggyddn · Post by **Ggyddn** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:07 am

Not a long list here:

Honda CG125 - First bike - was nicked from my garage

Kwaka GPZ 305 - engine went bang

Suzuki Bandit 600 (2K series)

Honda Hornet 600

Suzuki GSXF 750 - was crash damaged, repaired and looked excellent

Suzuki Bandit 600 (pre-2K) - was nicked when i was at my freinds house

Suzuki Bandit 600 (2K series)

Current Bike 1998 Silver Firestorm

Post by **kevg** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:54 pm

short list for me to:

Bandit 600

02 firestorm, from new.

Simon 2 · Post by **Simon 2** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:59 pm

Not that many for me but here goes anyway
1977 FSIE,
(?) TL125,
(?) DT175MX,
Married, mortagage, kids blah, blah.blah,
(?)GS500E (instantly forgettable)
1998 FZR Thundercat,
2003 MZ Baghira Supermoto,
2000 VTR Firestorm
Also had the use of my brothers LC 80, LC250 and my mates LC350,

Pretty boring really

VTR_Andy · Post by **VTR_Andy** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:10 pm

1990 Repsol NC30
1993 YZF750R - Pink and White but cheap

Children etc....
1999 Storm

Must be the shortest list here but I used my brothers and mates bikes for years before buying my own...

Mad Cow · Post by **Mad Cow** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:13 am

Blimey guys you are making me feel old, bit of an odd list as I had a fifteen year break but here goes:

1958 Lambretta Li 150 (Â£5 from a friend who couldn't get it to run much, neither could I so it got scrapped circa 1975. Wasn't old enough to ride it on the road anyway)

1973 Honda CB 250 G5 (death trap)

1980 Honda CB 250 RS (a real hoot)

1983 Kawasaki GPz 750 (the twin shock wobbly one but good fun)

1977 Honda ST 70 Monkey Bike (I crashed the GPZ in France and got this whilst rebuilding it)

1982 Honda CB 125 S (second bike)

1982 BMW R 80 GS (regularly green laned)

1987 BMW R 80 RT (wrote that one off)

1983 Yamaha XT 250

1987 Yamaha TT 600 (the pukka enduro model)

2006 BMW R 1200 GS (unemployment forced me to hand it back to BMW Finance)

And what I'm riding now

2006 Kawasaki ER6-F (actually my wife's but needs must and all that)

And hopefully coming soon

200? Honda VTR 1000 Firestorm

VTRbob · Post by **VTRbob** » Sun May 27, 2007 4:43 pm

BSA bantam D1
HONDA 50
SUZUKI T200 invader
HONDA 125 twin
LAMBRETTA LI150
YAMAHA FS1E
KTM GP 50
YAMAHA FS1E
PUCH GP 50
KTM 50
YAMAHA RD200
HONDA XL125
HONDA CB250G5
YAMAHA RD250E
SUZUKI GT550
HONDA CB650
HONDA 100N
HONDA CB650
HONDA CB900
YAMAHA IT250
HONDA CB650
YAMAHA FJ1100
KAWASAKI Z550
YAMAHA DT175
SUZUKI GN250
SUZUKI GS1000
YAMAHA IT250
HONDA 250N
HONDA 250NA
HONDA CB550K
YAMAHA RD250LC
SUZUKI RM125
YAMAHA XJ550
HONDA CB250G5
HONDA EXPRESS
KAWASAKI Z250
HONDA XL125
SUZUKI GSX550
HONDA CM250
HONDA CB500T
OSSA 250
SUZUKI GSXR750
HONDA CB750KZ
HONDA GL1100 WING
KAWASAKI Z1200
KAWASAKI Z1000
SUZUKI GS750
HONDA CX500
HONDA CB750K7
KAWASAKI 650
SUZUKI GS750
HONDA CB750FA
KAWASAKI GPZ900R
YAMAHA XJ550
HONDA XL600
HONDA XL500R
HONDA XL250S
SUZUKI GS550
YAMAHA XS500
KAWASAKI GPX400R
HONDA CB750K2
YAMAHA FJ1100
SUZUKI GSXR750
SUZUKI GS650
SUZUKI GSXR750
SUZUKI BANDIT 600
SUZUKI BANDIT1200
KAWASAKI ZXR750
SUZUKI GSX750F
HONDA VTR1000 FIRESTORM
HONDA VTR1000FIRESTORM

Ive still got both firestorms,i buy a winter bike every year plus a summer bike so i get through 3 bikes a year,ive been on the road for 30 years so the list is long.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sun May 27, 2007 7:09 pm

KTM 125 Supermoto

Honda CB500

Honda VTR1000 Firestorm

Next... I'll be keeping the Storm for a while, but either an SP2, a Blade or an RSVR.

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Sun May 27, 2007 7:12 pm

That KTM is the nicest 125 I think I've ever seen

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sun May 27, 2007 7:14 pm

Yeah I loved it. Some b8stard stole it

BarryH · Post by **BarryH** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:02 am

If I said I had an FS1E and an air cooled RD250 on L plates would that make me seem old?

alan · Post by **alan** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:22 am

VTRbob wrote:
BSA bantam D1
HONDA 50
SUZUKI T200 invader
HONDA 125 twin
LAMBRETTA LI150
YAMAHA FS1E
KTM GP 50
YAMAHA FS1E
PUCH GP 50
KTM 50
YAMAHA RD200
HONDA XL125
HONDA CB250G5
YAMAHA RD250E
SUZUKI GT550
HONDA CB650
HONDA 100N
HONDA CB650
HONDA CB900
YAMAHA IT250
HONDA CB650
YAMAHA FJ1100
KAWASAKI Z550
YAMAHA DT175
SUZUKI GN250
SUZUKI GS1000
YAMAHA IT250
HONDA 250N
HONDA 250NA
HONDA CB550K
YAMAHA RD250LC
SUZUKI RM125
YAMAHA XJ550
HONDA CB250G5
HONDA EXPRESS
KAWASAKI Z250
HONDA XL125
SUZUKI GSX550
HONDA CM250
HONDA CB500T
OSSA 250
SUZUKI GSXR750
HONDA CB750KZ
HONDA GL1100 WING
KAWASAKI Z1200
KAWASAKI Z1000
SUZUKI GS750
HONDA CX500
HONDA CB750K7
KAWASAKI 650
SUZUKI GS750
HONDA CB750FA
KAWASAKI GPZ900R
YAMAHA XJ550
HONDA XL600
HONDA XL500R
HONDA XL250S
SUZUKI GS550
YAMAHA XS500
KAWASAKI GPX400R
HONDA CB750K2
YAMAHA FJ1100
SUZUKI GSXR750
SUZUKI GS650
SUZUKI GSXR750
SUZUKI BANDIT 600
SUZUKI BANDIT1200
KAWASAKI ZXR750
SUZUKI GSX750F
HONDA VTR1000 FIRESTORM
HONDA VTR1000FIRESTORM

Ive still got both firestorms,i buy a winter bike every year plus a summer bike so i get through 3 bikes a year,ive been on the road for 30 years so the list is long.

Bobs list of bikes is nearly as many as his helmet collection

shaun1978 · Post by **shaun1978** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:26 am

BarryH wrote:If I said I had an FS1E and an air cooled RD250 on L plates would that make me seem old?

shame it wasnt the rd400 ........ nutters bike lol

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Mon May 28, 2007 9:40 am

Good one!!

Garelli 50 'Rekord' Registration plate OHO81L (written off by car driver pulling out in front of me)
Suzuki GT250 M Reg. HJT79N (ran it's crank bearings etc so traded against a new 250 C)
Suzuki GT250 C Reg. POT825S (one of only ten ever imported white tank versions. Sold after major accident to my bodywork but with 25quid of repairs to the bike!!)
Honda 250 N reg. UOW260T (swopped for the X7)
Suzuki GT250 X7 Reg. Can't remember (tricked out road/race bike. Sold as I had got an X1-9 sports car. Was written off two days after sale by the new owner!)
Honda CX 500 Reg. again can't remember!!! (sold)
Suzuki GSX 600 F Reg H359ENX (sold to make way for the newer one)
Suzuki GSX 600 F again reg. K792KCD (sold to get VTR)
Honda VTR Reg. T590TTM (written off in gravel incident recently)
Honda VTR again Reg. VTR 1K ...............................

Over the period 1977 to present day.

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Mon May 28, 2007 7:07 pm

Long time ago, but at least I can remember the bikes better than the cars.....

1965 to 1970
Ariel Colt - worst bike ever made
Velocette MSS
Velocette KSS * 3 - one of the best bikes ever made
At the same time as the KSS
Velocette MAC
BSA 16H
Panther
BSA B40
Velocette Venom * 2

Big gap to 2002
VTR Firestorm+
Yamaha TZR250
Velocette KSS (the one in 1967 cost about Â£20 this one cost
Â£3400 and its still not a runner
VTR SP1

Can't see me ever buying a straight 4 cyl bike.
Might have to get a H****y when I can't throw my leg over the SP