What's your list?

[Zunspec4]

1966 Lambretta LI150 (but bored to 175) I learned how to fall of....dismount from a moving cycle on this.

1965 BSA Lightning Clubmans - A bit of a step up from the Lambretta

1971 T500R - A bike that actually got me home everytime and of course started my affection for T500s

1972 Triumph Trident T150 - That thing ran open bell mouthed carbs and a Marving 3-1, at 7000 rpm it sounded sweet

???? BSA A10 based chop - never got it finished though

1976 Kawasaki Z900A4 - Twin discs, I finally discovered motorcycles don't have to have crappy brakes. As a twenty year old on a new Z900 in the the long hot summer of 76 I had an excellent time

???? BSA C15 for a couple of months
???? Royal Enfield 250 in trials trim

1978 Piper framed Z900 with gas flowed head and Road/Track cams etc. 150 mph + in 1978

1975 Kawasaki Z1B

Seeley TR500 Suzuki - sob , long gone to pay the mortgage just after I became a householder.

Suzuki T500J

1981 Yamaha LC350 (new) - stolen

2x Honda CD175 for commuting. Those bikes could sure take a damn good thrashing

2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200 (New)
2003 Suzuki SV1000S (new) - Still in the garage

2 x Honda VFR400R (NC30) - Still in garage

Suzuki T500M (in T500R colours) - Fully restored and gleaming in the garage

Suzuki TS125C - Fully restored and in the garage

GT500 (bones of) Future project

1966 500 Triumph Speed Twin - currently draining my cash as it is restored

Cheers Zunspec

[titan performance]

Wow this is a difficult one....might not get these in the right order and will definitely forget some....it's an age thing ya know !

1973 Yam YB100
1974 Yam RD125 twin
1975 Suz Gt250m
1971 Ariel 3 moped
1975 Suz T500m
1976 Yam RD400
1976 Husqvarna CR360
1966 Greeves Anglian 250
1975 T500m (another one)
1971 Yam 250YDS7
1972 Suz Gt250k
1967 Honda C100 stepthru
1969 Suz T200 Invader
1973 Suz Ts100
1982 Honda H100

(an assortment of around 8-10 Suz 500s from 1972-1976)

1976 Suz Gt750m
1979 Suz Gs750Ec
1976 Suz Gt550m
1975? Suz Beamish Ts250
1979 Honda CBXz
1986 Kawasaki GPZ900R
1987 Suz GSXR1100H
1986 Suz GSXR1100H
1987 Suz GSXR1100H
1988 Suz GSXR1100H
1986 Suz GSXR1100G.............yes 5!
1989 Suz GSXR750L
1995 Suz GSXR750WP
199? Suz 125 Marauder
1986 Yam Xt250
1998 Suz TL1000R
1999 Yam YZF1000R1
1979 Honda Xl500
1997 Husaberg400
2003 Yam FZR100R1
1985 Yam 550 custom v twin (dont tell anyone)
2001 Husqvarna 125 trialie
2001 Honda 125 Varadero
1999 Husqvarna 125 crosser
1972 Husqvarna 500 crosser
1990 Honda CBR600 low rider
1990 Suz GSXR1100K
1990 Fantic 250 trials
1980 Ossa 310 trials
2001 Yam XJR 1300
1988 Yam srx250

Taking a break now.....will come back to this !

[two-stroke-brit]

well let me think.

1977 YAMAHA RS100.
1979 HONDA CJ250.
1976 YAMAHA RD530B.
1979 HONDA 400 DREAM.
1982 YAMAHA RD350LC
1985 KAWASAKI GPZ750.
1981 SUZUKI 250 ENDURO.
1965 BULATO SHERPA 250/350 (trials)
1990 BETA 260 (trials)
1995 BMW F650.
1977 YAMAHA DT400.
2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON LOWRIDER.
1973 SUZUKI GT750.
1983 HONDA CX650 TURBO.

I am sure i missed a few but they were all fun in there own particular way.

[Cliff]

Mine is rather a short list!
1968 YCS-1 180cc Yamaha. Bought it used in 1972. Found out how much fun it was to piss off the bigger 4 strokers with my little 2 stroker!
1974 GT550L. My daily rider! Bought her new in 1974! She's my Pride and Joy!
1977 GT750B. This is my "project" bike. I bought it for my son a couple of years ago. We rebuilt the engine from the crank up and made smoke last year! He's some proud of what we've done so far!

Just a side note and a bit off topic, but my son is now 24. He's taken a 2 year "Automotive Technician" college course and now works in the field. He's amazed by how many "Technicians" are out there who don't have a clue as to what points and condensers are!! Not a mention of them in college or in the field he works in. Ball bearings on a crankshaft? Needle bearing in the connecting rods? Never heard of such a thing! Press apart a crankshaft to change the seals? They've never seen a crankshaft that presses apart! When he talks about the GT750 to the guys at work, they ask, a 2 stroke engine? What's that? A weedwacker or chainsaw motor? You have to mix the oil with the gas, don't you??
He's thanked me for teaching him about the "Old School" mechanics! How to think and solve problems, how things work and why, to be hands on, without plugging in a computer to do the diagnostic!! Today's cars and trucks are computer controlled, and today a computer has to be used as a diagnostic tool, but yesterday's engines were a whole different breed!
Cliff.

[Madbuffalo]

Zunspec, great idea posting the vintage pics! Looks like you've had some good rides over the years. The bikes look good too

Cliff, Could you post some pics of the GT750B you and your son have been building if you have some? I'd like to see the project. I get what you mean about mechanics now not being trained about the "older" technology. A few years back I called my local jap shop to price out some work. When I asked the mechanic if he had experience working on Water Buffalo's he said they didn't work on Harleys there. I couldn't believe it.

[Madbuffalo]

Looks like the thread has slowed down enough now that I could crunch some numbers. Of the 15 people that posted we've had a cumulative total of about 300 bikes!... and one 3 wheeler push bike (There johnakay I counted it). That comes to about 20 bikes a person. TitanPerformance had the most (55 give or take). Sorry no prize though. I had just about the least. Yeah, sounds like I need to catch up. Just turned 27 though so I guess I have some time yet, although I can't see myself ever selling the Madbuffalo. The average bike year came to a '79 which makes sense given that most of us have a few '60's to 70's collectables and a newer "everyday" bike. In all I think this has proven that we all should be in some form of AA for motorcycles If we get some more posts I'll try to run the numbers again.

Josh