How many of you guys are bikers

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TL 1000s on recent trip to shetland. 1500 mile round trip. Aberdeen to stonehenge in one hit bar fuel stops and a talking to from the old bill.

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The first of three TL's, clocking up some of the 12000 miles of track use.

Started on a TZR 125
CB750
FZR400 RR SP
CBR4OO
VFR400
TL1000S
Ducati 748R
Tl1000s
Gsxr1100wp
Rgv250
Cbr900
Gsx750
Sv650
Bmw F650
TL1000s
 
1. Raleigh 50cc moped. Motor stripped down every other weekend by my Dad. Shared with two brothers. A step through that was probably older than my Dad!

2. Honda CB175. Used it as a commuter between Preston and Lancaster until one day it wasn't running too well and I discovered bits of piston rings coming out of the exhaust.

3. Honda CB250 G5 Lovely bike really. Not as fast as the two strokes of the period but more reliable. Sold it to get a Reliant Regal saloon. What was I thinking?

4. Yamaha XJ550 Forerunner of the sports 600's. Great acceleration but not the top end of those 600's.

5. Triumph Trophy 900. Top heavy when slow and a bugger to push, weighed a ton. The middle spark plug was a bugger to get out due to the frame. Once on the move, excellent.

6. Honda Fireblade (02). A really good incarnation of the fabled Blade. All the speed and handling you could ever want and more. It was even verging on being comfortable.

7. Currently have an 08 Honda CBF1000GT ABS. Bought to do a bit of touring on when I retired. Nice bike, use it for rides out, day trips and the like. The screen offers poor protection. Maybe should have kept that Blade.

Oh, and an 08 Yamaha Grizzly 450 although I guess that doesn't count for the purposes of this article.
 
Yup. Lots

Currently a R1200GS adventure and 3 Lambrettas, and a vespa, plus whatever club hack is floating about.

Been a biker for decades.
 
Still a Biker, just not as often as I like, I currently have a 916, an Aprilia RS250 and a Gas Gas Raga 300 for playing on the bumpy stuff, I had a K7 GSXR1000 but sold it before I moved to the USA, now that I'm back I'm considering an S1000 in the near future.

Regards,

Gixer
 
Still a Biker, just not as often as I like, I currently have a 916, an Aprilia RS250 and a Gas Gas Raga 300 for playing on the bumpy stuff, I had a K7 GSXR1000 but sold it before I moved to the USA, now that I'm back I'm considering an S1000 in the near future.

Regards,

Gixer

Welcome back!

Haven't seen any of your posts for ages!
 
Limited edition R6 in Kenny Roberts colours. Love that bike but getting too old and battered for a sports bike, need a sit up and beg for the old back.
 
here we go bsa bantum 250 indian 350 royal enfield bsa b31 triumph tiger cub bsa c15 600 norton dominator
honda cb 350 honda 500 four kawasaki z1b new 1389 pounds 1974 kawasaki 900 yamaha 750 suzuki gsx 1100
rickman 900 kawaski kawasaki gpz 1100 kawasaki gpz 900r i.o.m 2nd production race suzuki gsx 1100r
suzuki gsx 1100r upside down forks suzuki 250r 2 stroke.
forgot triumph tiger 100 alloy engine plus many others got ms 20 years ago had to give up bikes still shooting tho
 
Biker? Hmmm not for a long time now. This follows on from the guns vs weapons. I haven't been a biker for years. I am now a motorcycle enthusiast darling. :D. Both me and the missus ride bikes, have done for years.
Currently running a Varadero which is an ok bike. The rav 4 of the bike world in my opinion. It is no BMW gs. Next bike for me will be a 1200 adventure but I can't justify selling one perfectly good bike for a perfectly good better bike, and the additional money it would take. Yet!
So I will probably keep the Varo for a few more years. But it goes around bumpy country corners exceeding well.

The biggest problem is having time to ride it. With the last 2 years being spent on DIY or shooting. Although we did manage a run up to Scotland, across the water and down the east coast of Ireland a few months ago. I do go to a lot of trouble to avoid the main roads where possible and head for the twisties

just trying to sort out next years run with a few friends. Either top of Ireland and down the west coast or maybe the Alps. Been a few years since I've been down that way.

I do do have a real hankering to try a goldwing. Alway fancied seeing what one would be like to spend a day on. But I bet it doesn't go round corners as well as my Varadero.:shock:
 
Used to ride in trials,started on a ex works DOT and progressed to a semi sponsored Bultaco,great days. Rode up and down the country but the best ones were the Scott Trial and of course the Scottish Six Days started in Edinburgh in them days, saw loads of deer on the tops above Fort William,got Special First Class awards to,then wife and kids came along,but wouldn't change a thing.
 
Biker? Hmmm not for a long time now. This follows on from the guns vs weapons. I haven't been a biker for years. I am now a motorcycle enthusiast darling. :D. Both me and the missus ride bikes, have done for years.
Currently running a Varadero which is an ok bike. The rav 4 of the bike world in my opinion. It is no BMW gs. Next bike for me will be a 1200 adventure but I can't justify selling one perfectly good bike for a perfectly good better bike, and the additional money it would take. Yet!
So I will probably keep the Varo for a few more years. But it goes around bumpy country corners exceeding well.

The biggest problem is having time to ride it. With the last 2 years being spent on DIY or shooting. Although we did manage a run up to Scotland, across the water and down the east coast of Ireland a few months ago. I do go to a lot of trouble to avoid the main roads where possible and head for the twisties

just trying to sort out next years run with a few friends. Either top of Ireland and down the west coast or maybe the Alps. Been a few years since I've been down that way.

I do do have a real hankering to try a goldwing. Alway fancied seeing what one would be like to spend a day on. But I bet it doesn't go round corners as well as my Varadero.:shock:
I too am a "motorcycle enthusiast " (Nicely phrased Declan) although my motorcycling tends to invole several refuels a day and mostly continental work, I do need to get up to Scotland again, but the Vosege mountains and the Alps are almost as close and don't involve Birmingham :-P

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Yep another one here.
I have a Honda CB 1000r, a Beta evo 300 factory with the bling bits on and a Beta rev50 for the young one.

Don't do commuting or wet weather if avoidable any more has have more sense these days..................

Had a nice run out on the Honda the other month. Set off from Yorkshire sunday dinner time, took some camping gear and went to Tomintoul. Then nipped across via Torridon to Ullapool. Jumped on the evening ferry to Stornoway. Ripped round Lewis for a few days.

Cracking roads, lots to see recommended!!!

Ferry back to Skye then the 452 mile run home with the first 320 in the rain..................
Stopped at Fort William for a pants and trouser change and the forecourt attendant thought I'd done a runner with her fuel. I did point out my bike was still on the forecourt..... doh!

1560 miles in 5 1/2 days with some excellent wild camps.
 
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