What bikes do you wish you still owned?

[Tigertriple]

I know it's a bit self indulgent, but I was looking through some really old pics and found a few of my early bikes.

This was my Triton which I had in 1980 went like shit off a shovel but very low top speed due to being geared down. I could be wrong but I think the engine was bored out to an 850cc



My first liquid cooled bike was this Honda CX 500 I had this one in 1982 great old bike and they still fetch good money.



When I first got in to bikes I was in to motocross and trials and the one of my first road bikes in 1979 was a Yamaha DT175 at the time they were the dogs bollocks as they had  monoshock suspension. I had a few of these including a race tuned one which was amazing. Yes this is me when I was a young lad.







I don't know why, but I had a Honda 250 super dream in 1983. With all the fairing attached it would not pull you out of bed. More like a Nightmare than a super dream.



Well I hope I haven't bored you all to death  :D  :D  :D

[Bixxer Bob]

Mine was a YR5, and I still have one! :lol:

[Timbox2]

If there were any bikes I wish I still had, it would probably only be from a monetary point of view.

Ok, Im not old enough to have had early Bonnies and the like, but I do remember having a go on a mates T140 in the late 70's, and I wasnt impressed that much, my 350 S2 kwak was quicker, and didnt rattle your fillings

Maybe the RG500 that nearly killed me in the mid 80's, but purely from a Nostalgic point of view again, and for the stroker smell.

Oh, and maybe the bike before the Tiger, the ol BM R1100S, although a bit agricultural I still think it was a very good allround package.

[Mustang]

The one bike I wish I still had was also my very first .............

1973 RD350 YAMAHA



god I miss that bike it was incredibly fast and would embarrass anything stoplight to stoplight ..........bonnevilles were no match , it could run from anything ,especially as the road got twistier  :lol:

[Nick Calne]

This DT125R was my first and I miss it every day.  Sold it to fund the steamer purchase.



Am idly thinking about similar KTM 300 perhaps.... 8) [/img]

[cosmo]

Wish I still had this one:
Harley KR750. Genuine flattrack racer, modded for the road. Fast!!
Cosmo

[Bixxer Bob]

Are mudguards (fenders) not compulsory in USA?

[Mustang]

Are mudguards (fenders) not compulsory in USA?

they are if you ride in the rain      
seriuosly though it depends on the state , some do some don't , most do require them though

[GavD]

Which bike do I wish I still owned - all of them!!

Had various bikes over the years, bought for varyious reasons, but being a bit self indulgent I wish they were all still in the garage.

Saying that though can't see the point in having a '98 T595 and a 2000 955. So just to please the missus (in this fantasy) I'll drop the T595. She always says I love the bikes more than her, now I can prove her wrong.

[JTT]

Although it tried to kill me more than once, it's one race bike I wish I'd never let go.

[cosmo]

Are mudguards (fenders) not compulsory in USA?

Technically, they are.
In reality, most of OUR plod are not that interested in writing for equipment violations, unless in a very bad mood.
In actuality, I was never cited for the lack of mudguards, or the utter lack of baffling in the pipes.

And if you've ever been to a flattrack race, that is EXACTLY how this bike sounded.  :D  :D  :D

Cosmo

[Dred]

Many two wheeled memories, but a few I truly miss:

1980 Transalp ... stolen from my front yard (WDC) in 1981; finished pay'n for it in 1982.

1994 R100GSPD ... sold to buy a watercraft I never used ... just stupid.

1999 Honda Valkyrie Interstate ... I miss her, but not the 20 mpg (30 if I really, really behaved - read once) ... the wife misses here more, but the wife wouldn't let me spend on other projects 'cause she figured I didn't need other, less comfortable (for her) bikes.

I've owned at least a score of other bikes, but funny that two of the three I really miss were adventure bikes and the third was a tourer.  Funnier still that I can still remember a comparison test article which led me to the Transalp purchase - matched the Transalp against the Beemer and the Tigger.

That typed, I still have my Moto Guzzi Ambassador and I won't be lett'n her go.  Also in various states of repair in my personal boneyard are a Honda Magna, a Honda 400 Twin, a Suzi GS1000, and a Honda Elite Scooter.

[abruzzi]

Mine aren't that old:



2003 Royal Enfield. Totaled.



2006 Speed triple.  Traded in a moment of weakness.



2004 KTM 950.  If I had to get rid of all my bikes, and own only one, this did everything well.

Geof

[Nick Calne]

Jeez Geof you are breaking my heart!  They are some top bikes.  I'd miss 'em too!

[Tigertriple]

My ST1300's were great bikes but not as much fun as the Tiger



This ST was an ex Cop bike which had the frame chopped.



I wish I still had the America as it was fun for cruising around on



Hello Tiger, goodbye America



Another cool cruiser was my 1997 Honda VT Shadow 750 I had this bike 2 years ago. Check out how well it looked for its age.





This 450 Yamaha enduro almost ended my biking days as I tore several muscles in my leg kickstarting it. The compression was so high is was a nightmare to start.



My first dare I call it an adventure tourer. Honda Transalp 650. I had this for a few months before I bought the Shadow. Tidy little bike but very under powered



I had a Kawasaki ZR 750S  for a few months a couple of years ago. A fun bike. Bought it for a real cheap price and made a good profit when I sold it. I wish they were all like this