How Many Have You Had?...Bikes Only People!

'73 yamaha 175 enduro
'74 Yamaha 250 enduro
'73 Kawasaki 350 S2 Triple
'84 VF500F
'94 VFR
'99 VFR
'76 KH500 Kawa Triple
'87 Honda Hurricane
'76 Honda 550 Supersport
'58 Ducati 175 Tourismo
'58 Ducati 175 Sport
'74 Honda 400 Supersport
'97 Honda XL250R
2000 Suzuki SV650
'97 TW200 Honda
'73 Kawasaki H1 500 Triple
'74 Kawasaki H1 500 Triple

I'm sure I've forgotten a few...

 

70's Honda Trail 70 (my childhood dirt bike)
80's Honda CB125 (what my parents got me as transportation after totaling two cars.)

A long break from graduating college till about 10 years ago without a bike. (Shame on me)

84 Honda 700 Nighthawk (Blows away the 750 Nighthawks Honda sold in the 90s)
02 Suzuki SV650 (Miss this one. Fun, but not comfortable for a long ride)
?? Suzuki GS500e (track bike, totally stripped of lights and speedo)
?? YSR50 (Racebike, easiest thing to get your knee down with)
06 Honda Silverwing (Momentary lapse of insanity had me go for the practicality of a megascooter)

And now, my current and only bike, 92 VFR 750.

 

man, there are a lot of long-time riders here! i suspect some of you have been riding longer than i've been alive

1st bike - 1987 yamaha FZ600. hated it, rode it once and sold it. circa fall 2005

2nd bike - 1989 honda CB-1. I loved this bike, and was very sad when i had to sell it for financial reasons. i should have kept it... the value on those things has sky rocketed! spring 2006 - spring 2007.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i167/mdharrisuiuc/bike/6.jpg

3rd bike - 1989 honda hawk gt. i love this bike, still have it, and much to the chagrin of some have decided to make it a track bike. purchased fall 2007.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i167/mdharrisuiuc/putnam_desktop.jpg

4th bike - 1998 vfr 800. i bought it less than a week ago, and am completely enamored. it is a wonderful bike! sorry, no decent pictures of it... yet

 

1990 Ninja 600
1996 VFR 750

 

this looks like fun. but i will preface my list with the following statements;
1. i have been riding for 28 years continuously(no ownership gaps)
2. average ownership time is 12 mo
3. alot of the time more than one bike has lived in the garage.
4. have not included my MX bikes, but have added trailies used for the road.

apologies now, the list is long....but distinguished

1980 Yamaha DT 125
1981 Kawasaki KDX 175 New
1980 Honda XR250A-blew up!
1981 Honda XR500A -got stolen
1981 Honda XR250A - got stolen
1982 kawasaki Z550 B1 - first full roadie
1982 kawasaki Z1000J
1982 GPz 1100 B1
1983 FJ 1100 RL
1985 GSXR 750 H
1985 GPz 900R
1987 FZR 1000 T
1987 XJ 900 FT
1985 GPz 900R
1985 GPz 900R-SA spec
1990 ZZR 600 -N
1991 ZZR 1100
1982 GPz 550H2
1983 VF 750FD
1993 ZZR 600 E1 -N (this bikes in my wedding photos)
1994 CBR 400 RR
1998 CBR1100 XX -N
1998 VTR 1000F -N (mustard yellow)
1999 VFR 800i (gen 5) -N
2000 VTR 1000F -N (lemon yellow)
1998 Yamaha R1
2000 VTR 1000F (red)
2000 VFR 800i
2001 VTR 1000F -N (midnite blue)
1998 ZRX 1100-ELR
2005 Yamaha R1 -N
2007 ST1300
1998 Honda VT 750 shadow - still got it
2002 ZRX 1200-ELR
2008 VN 900 - still got it
20005 XR 250 SM
2007 VFR 800 gen 6- still got it

my favs from the list-

GPz 900R-so very top gun ish.
ZZR 600- great all rounder and first new bike fitted with radials as OEM
VTR 1000F- the 2001 model with the bigger tank. the quintessenti all rounder (for me)

a life full of bike experiences is a life complete.

 

Wow, I've got bike envy...

Honda 90 Trail (family bomber)
1995 Ducati 900 SS/SP
2002 Honda 400 EX (ok, so it had four wheels...)
2007 VFR 800 (RWB)

 

ya know i don't really know ? i buy and sell so much ? i sometimes feel like a bike pimp , i buy and use them for awhile and get rid of them i would not truly know , i do know witch ones i like ?
i liked only a hand full of 86 vfr700f and vfr750f
i like my 84 cb700sc black with blue and a 86 Honda cb700scred/white/blue
i liked both of my HD 67 sporter and 88 soft tail
84 GPZ
88 GSXR1100
88 Honda katana 750
????

 

Three, unless the ole Yamahopper QT50 counts - then four. Had a Suzy DS80 when I was like 12, road the moped from 14-16 and then drove a car until my buddy gave me an old bike that had been sitting in his yard for seven years.
('78 Suzy GS400) Spent two months and $500 making it ridable, took the license test on it and road the crap out of it for two-three years until I broke something I couldn't fix. That was five years ago, but two years ago I found this hot red girl on Cycle trader - 18,000 miles and Happily ever after! Hope to have an old school bobber someday too.

 

Very impressive lists fellas! Anyone else get the sense that we VFR riders are more of an enthusiast type of rider? I hope I'm in the game long enough to own as many bikes as some of you have.

That being said, been street riding for 4 1/2 years now. Lotta' miles and only a few bikes:

1. 2003 Honda Shadow ACE 750 - 20,000 miles
2. 2004 CBR1000RR - 8,xxx miles (RIP)
3. 2003 CBR1100XX Blackbird - 31,000 miles
4. 1997 Honda F3 - Track bike
5. 2003 VFR800 - 14,500 miles so far since last May

To all the girls I've loved before.......

The future holds:

Another 1000RR. Not sure why? Guilty pleasure I guess.
A BMW of some sorts. Preferably a sporty boxer like the r1200s.

 

well here is my list in order not counting dirt and atv's :
86 shadow
88 ex500
89 750 ninja
90 zx-6 ninja
88 softtail
94 zx11 ninja
quit ridin from 95 till 2006 , started riding my dads old 78 triumph 750 bonniville. sold that and bought the 07 VFR, its not the fastest thing i have ridden but i am 37 now married w/ kid and had to have an outlet to keep sane

 

2001 CBR600F4I (sold)
2007 DL650 V-stom (sold)
2003 VFR800 (currently own)

Wow, this list is more impressive than the thread I started - "What would your other bike be?". Just goes to show that reality is better than imagination.

 

all my bikes

Hi all new here i must say my 1998 vfr 800 is a great bike 17000 miles got it for 3500.00 anyway very happy with it. all my bikes honda 350 was a blast way back in the 70s 2nd bike ard 400 this was very fast for a 400, 3rd bike kawasaki250 triple in 1980 got a brand new gs1000g suzuki was a lot of fun then a suzuki gs 650 i think it was. then i had a 1986 ninja 600r when i sold that bike had 52000 miles on it. just sold my katana600 and got my honda vfr800 i will keep this one for years. is it true vfrs can run up to 80000 to 100000 miles WOW o yea 1 more bike 1993 fzr600

 

1975 Yamaha AG175 - and it still makes me ashamed
197? CB500/4 written off by a "mate"
197? CB500/4 written off my me
197? Honda XL175
197? CB500/4 loved oil
198? Suzuki RM125
198? XR500R first of the prolink models
1980 GS750
198? XR200 a lot easier to ride
1982 CB900FB
1983 VF750FD
198? Yamaha YZ125
198? XR500
1984 VF1000RE still have it (16 years I think)
1990 XR600
1993 Ducati 900SS still have

 

bike list for now

Harley 1200 Roadster
Harley Fat Boy
Honda VFR '01
Harley FXST (current)
Honda 919 Hornet (current)

Trading my Interceptor for the Hornet was the dumbest deal I've made.
I'm currently looking at an SV1000s (love to try a sport twin) and a Kawi ZZR600, but I know I'll end up with another VFR sooner or later. It is the one to have if you can only have one!

 

2002 GSXR 750
2006 ZX10R
2006 YZFR6 (Wifes, but I rode the piss outa it! lol)
New 2008 VFR 800 Due to arrive Next week. Gonna slow down a little and get comfortable for a change, should be nice!
( But then of course when the wife gets her 600RR next spring I'll get my speed kicks in again:wink

 

Counting street bikes only.....I started in 1983 with a '75 Yamaha RD350. Man that little 2stroke 2 cylinder would fly. It was only good for a tad over 100mph but would get there in a hurry. Taking off hard on the throttle would point the headlight towards the sky thru the first 3 gears, a tug on the bars would lift the wheel in 4th. In 1988 I bought a '84 red/black Honda Nighthawk S 700. Moved on to a brand new '91 Nighthawk 750 and in 1993 I picked up a '85 GL1200 Gold Wing. I rode both the "hawk" and the "wing" till 2000 when I decided I wanted a VFR. In my search I found a left over red '99 and a new yellow '00. It seemed everbody with a bike had red so the yellow bumble bee came home and I haven't looked back.

 

Losta dirt bikes, here are a few:

'75 Honda XR-75
'78 Suzuki RM-250


'82 Honda Odessey



Street Bikes:
'85 VFR-750
'07 SV-650

Current:
'73 Yamaha TX-750
'00 Suzuki TL-1000R
and of course
'02 VFR-800

The VFR is by far the best bike I have ever owned, just fantastic. My RM kicked some serious ass too.

Welsey J

 

How does the RC46 compare to the standard VFR?

I was young and foolish then.

 

bikes

1978 yz 80 1982 yz 80 1979 xl75 1982 kx80 1984 kx8o 105 1984 kx 125 1986 scooter areo 50 ninja600 1987 1988 hurricane 600 1989 kx 125 1989 fzr1000 1997 gsxr 600 750 1997 kx125 2001kx250 2002 dzr125(pitbike)2007 vfr rwb think thats all.. hurricane was great but the gsxr600 fac jet kit yoshi duplex could do anything just about on that one 4th gear ride wheelie down highway stoppies at lights wish i never sold that one oh well how i got the vfr an i love it as wheel just needs to be a little lighter maybe that pipe dream 1000 will come out since the sport touring sector is growing rapidly bmw concourd ducks so on and on...............

 

1970's Honda 70 (sold)
1970's Yamaha 250 enduro (sold)
1979 Kawasaki 250 - my first street bike (sold)
2004 Suzuki 500GS (sold)
2005 Honda VFR 800 (own)
And another to own next summer: 2009 Harley Road King (1585cc.)

Note: I'm thinking of removing my "for sale" ad on the VFR. I don't want to part with her. It's not a "bad thing" to have 2 bikes for next summer is it? Do any of you out there have 2 or more bikes? If so, how do you "justify" it?