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What is your motorcycle history?

OK..here's my list...started riding in 1978....during some years I have owned more than one bike at a time ( didn't make the wife too happy):

1974 Honda CB500
1978 HondaCB750
1980 HondaCBX
1981 Suzuki GS850
1982 HondaCBX
1982 Suzuki GS1000
1983 Suzuki GS750
1984 Yamaha Seca Turbo
1984 HondaInteceptor 500
1986 HondaCB1100
1984 Yamaha Seca Turbo ( yes, I did own two of these)
1989 Yamaha FJ1100
1993 BMW K1100RS ( Current Ride)
 
1973 Suzuki GT550
1976 Kawasaki KZ750 verticle twin
1980 Kawasaki KZ750 inline four
1993 Honda GL1500
1996 BMW R1100RT
1999 BMW K1200LT
2002 BMW R1150GS
 
1968 Kawasaki A1SS (2-stroke)
1988 BMW R100RS

For all practical purposes, the BMW is my first and only bike. The Kaw was my dad's old bike that I rescues out of his garage after 20 years of sitting idle. I semi-restored it (got it to working order) and then bought the BMW. The Kaw had a tag for less than a month when I switched it to the BMW. I then let the Kaw sit for a few years and sold it.
 
Cycle History

Couldn't resist this one either...Although not as lengthy as some, here is my motorcycle history:

The year indicated is the year of the bike...

1) Honda MR 50 '74? (Learned how to ride on this one, age 9)

2) Yamaha DT 100 '76? (Still learning, age 12)

3) Honda FT 500 '84 (First road bike)

4) Yamaha Seca 750 '82 (First fast road bike)

5) Suzuki GS500E '89 (Bought it on a whim)

6) Honda CB550K '77 (Sold it to a motorcycle messenger)

7) BMW R80S '86 (First BMW. Originally an RT, but the prior owner tipped it over in his garage, then had BMW reconfigure it into the "S" mode)

8) BMW K1200RS '98 (Current ride. Just purchased used)
 
71 Honda SL70
72 Suzuki TC125 Prospector
74 Suzuki TS400 Apache (loved that bike)
81 Honda CB900 Custom
82 Honda XL185S (dad/sons bike)
00 Honda XR100R (sons bike)
98 BMW R1100GS (current ride)
01 Kawasaki 250 Ninja (sons current ride)
 
1969 Honda SL90
1977 BMW R75/7
1982 CB750F
1983 R100RS
1988 K75C
1998 VFR800
1999 R1100S

Over on Tina's side of the house:

1975 CB400F
1990 K75S
1994 R1100RSL (slowly becoming mine)
2002 R1150R

We like Bikes.
 
Okie Dokie,
In order of ownership.

66 Honda Trail 90 (the one with the overlay sprocket)
74 SX 650 Yamaha (loved that bike)
7? Macio 400 AW (first of the long travel dirt bikes)
76 TT500 Yahama (actually raced this)
78 R100S (smoke red, the fast color)
7? CT70 Honda (Wish I still had it)
96 R1100GS (should have NEVER sold this bike)
00 H-D FXDX (Fun while it lasted)
02 R1150GS (Still have)
03 K1200RS (Still have)
04 KTM 950 Adv (Still have and the most fun in the stable)

Never owned an Italian bike, thinking about it :evil

Greg
 
The first six bikes I owned between 1970 and I think 1978. The last two I've owned from 1998 to present.

First bike 250 Suzuki Savage 1970 painted it fluorecent lime green, on the can it said improved visibility 400 percent. Wow! Also had fluorecent orangre army boots. No excuse.

Second bike 650 Triumph Trophy my favorite until now. It reminds me of my GS in a way.

Third bike 1965 Triumph Bonneville restored it and later sold it. The guy that bought it chopped it. Man!

Fourth bike a Rickman with a nickel plated frame. Nice trail bike for the time.

Fifth bike was 250 Yamaha trail and street. So so.

Sixth bike 1971 Electra Glide trimmed it down stroked it to a eighty four cubic inch. Could lay a hell of a patch but was a piece of crap other wise.

In 1978 a guy had his right turn singal on and I passed him on the left well he turned left. I was on the Harley. To make it a short story I got about a third of my left foot ground off after it ground my work shoe off. My foot was wedged between the car tire and the pavement after I was nocked off the bike. Thirty seven days in the hospital, four operations, two hundred and ninety six shots of demoral (WOW!) I kept my foot and leg. Got married to the girl I was dating at the time. We had a kid raised him ( did get him a trail bike at thirteen) and did not ride for twenty two years on the street except on some borrowed friends bikes.

Seventh bike Honda 200 trail bike. Still have it and use it to get around the farm with the boy on his Honda 100 which he has out grown. I told him no need to upgrade while away at college.

Eighth bike r1150gs purchased in October 2003 after a quite warm discussion with my wife. Man! I've been having a great time on my new bike and my wife is now riding with me.



Reed:clap
 
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All right, Reed. Your response was just the thing I was hoping to see when I started this thread, a chance to sort-of get to know others through their history with bikes. I realize that not everyone has a story or maybe they do and just prefer not to tell them, but I think this type of thing makes the internet boards more of a close-knit community rather than a such sterile, and annoymous place.

touche'
 
Hey Cruisin,

Worked on a off shore tug boat in Sabine Pass Texas in the mid seventies. Road the 650 Triumph Bonniville around there at that time.




Reed
 
Not real familiar with Sabine Pass, the closest I have ever been to there is eastern Houston. Sabine Pass is about 700 miles from where I live now. I am thinking about driving the longest highway in Texas next summer sometime. It is State Highway 83 that is approx. 900 miles, runs north of Perryton and ends somewhere around Brownsville. Kinda puts in perspective the old saying, "the sun has ris, the sun has set and here I is in Texas yet." :bliss :dunno :bliss
 
Well this is a picture of my first BMW took me forever to get it posted! Hell it took me forever to be able to afford my first BMW. Actually not a bad price these days. Yet everything costs to much these days.

Reed:clap
 

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:p Well since I showed you a picture of my first BMW heres one of me and my first wife (and only). A name with a face. I like to see who I'm talking to.

Reed:brow
 

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That's cool; here I am on August 1, 1971 in Questa, NM the day before climbing Pikes Peak in Colorado.
 

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And then 30 years later on August 1, on my way to the Colorado Beemers 100,000 foot ride.
 

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Reply to Dave 777

After owning Jap Bikes for mucho years , I wanted something different...as I also own a BMW car...I started to look at BMW bikes and liked what I saw....most impressive is the resale value of a 10 year old BMW bike vs. Jap bike...huge difference...the market always knows best..lastly, I wanted something different than what the other 99% ride.
 
in order but not sure of yrs earlier ones
70's Kawasaki 90 (1st bike)
70's Kawasaki KZ400 (was run over by tractor and manure speader)
70's Honda 400(couldn't get out of it's own way)
550 Kawasaki LTD (wasn't bad)
79 R65 (yeah my 1st Beemer finally)
75 R90s (rearend by lady on way to work in W. Va as i was about to ride Skyline Drive)
76 R90s (loved the 1st one so bought a second)
73 R75/5 ( rode for about 10,000 miles)
R90/6 ( bought, and then traded for car)
82 Goldwing (looked like a good deal)
1200 HD Sportster (BIG mistake)
1340 HD Dyna Lowrider (bigger mistake)
'99 R1100sa ( still riding, many miles, and lovin it still!!!!)
'98 Panzer Tourister ( love the bike but for sale for house downpayment money)
 
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