If money and availability were no object, and you could choose from any classic road bike (past or present) - what would be the 10 machines you'd be drooling over in your garage over all others?
Mine would be
1. Kawasaki Z900 Z1A
2. Honda CB750 K1
3. Laverda Jota
4. Ducati Darmah 900
5. Brough Superior
6. Vincent Black Shadow
7. Triumph Trident
8. Suzuki GT750A
9. Kawasaki 750H2A Triple
10. Kawasaki H2R
Nice collection. :)
Could add a Honda CBX or Kawasaki Z1300 and H1 in there.
If you want to throw a few sports bikes into the mix then RC30, RC45 and that super expensive Ducatti Panigalle superleggera thingy.
Have to say I like Barmy list.... but right at the top would be the Ducati 916 Senna... I would also include the FS1e.... just to go to the other extreme :whistling:
The Vincent would be close to the top for me.
Britten 1000 in there anywhere?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 04:26 AM
Britten 1000 in there anywhere?
Ooh now there IS a good shout - forgot about the Britten....
1. MV AGUSTA 750 America Magni
2. Britten
3. Honda RC115
4. Ducati 916 Senna
5. BSA DBD 500
6. Vincent Black Lightning (1952)
7. Brough Superior ss100 Alpine
8. Laverda Jota (180 CRANK)
9. Velocette KTT mk 8
10.Suzuki RG500 Mk1
Right where is the Lottery numbers..... :drool:
1. GSX1400
2. GSX1400
3. GSX1400
4. GSX1400
5. GSX1400
6. GSX1400
7. GSX1400
8. GSX1400
9. GSX1400
10. GSX1400
:boogie:
:hat:
My 89yo Neighbours', 85yo brother has a collection of classics and still races some of them. He has a story about every one of them and they all run.
Wow!! Amazing, both the bikes & him.
That'll be Tony Nitrous in 35 odd years, but his will all be big IL4's!
Dave, you cant have your number 10, its not a road bike... Just remove the R.
1. Kawasaki Z900 Z1A
2. Suzuki GSX 1100 ET
3. Laverda Jota (180)
4. Ducati Darmah 900
5. Brough Superior
6. Vincent Black Shadow
7. BSA Rocket gold star
8. Suzuki GT750 A
9. Suzuki GT500 A
10. BSA Rocket 3
Not in any order of priority, donations happily accepted :)
pretty much got them covered you blokes. would be too hard for me, money no object even, just ten. gsx14 is best 4 cyl. jap bike for me. k2 honda just for ols times. gt750l suzuki, best of the four ive had. h1 kawa, scary but amazing. 1100 gsx , loved that bike. gs1000g suzi, loved it also. i would like a 1952 ariel red hunter. best of english singles, ive had lots. xs1 or 2 yam. 650. my all time must have, darmah i had 15 yrs, excellent bike. one of them please. my favourite, 1976 ss ducati, blue n silver. my opinion only, the best looking ever, amazing motor, amazing to ride. just the ss will do me. not greedy. always my poster bike as the best. yep, thats far away my number one.
In no particular order -
1. Honda CB750 K1
2. Kawasaki Z900
3. Benelli 900 Sei
4. Honda CBX 1000
5. Suzuki GT750A
6. Kawasaki Z1300
7. Yamaha FJ1200
8. Suzuki GT380
9. GSX1400
10. BSA 250 C15 (cos my Dad had one for years in the 60s and early 70s and it got me into bikes)
Sad that my Pan European can't make it into the list but for long distance touring with the other half and loads of luggage I still rate it.
Quote from: Proteous on Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 05:12 PM
Dave, you cant have your number 10, its not a road bike... Just remove the R.
Hmm. I'd have to add lights to it then LOL. But yes you are right (dammit)
Apart from the obvious GSX1400...
In no particular order:
1) Suzuki GSX1000 Katana
2) Honda CB1100R
3) Suzuki X7
4) Honda CBX550
5) Suzuki GSX1100ES
6) GSX550
7) RD350YPVS
8) Triumph Thruxton
9) Suzuki GT750
10) Kawasaki Z1100R/ZRX1200
An eclectic mix you will agree - a few I once owned and subsequently sold. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Some of the bikes I've wanted over the last 40 years, but have only got round to getting the X7.
1. Suzuki GS1000S in Blue/white
2. Ducati 900 Hailwood Rep
3. Laverda Jota
4. Guzzi Le Mans
5. Benelli 900Sei
6. Honda 400/4
7. Norton Commando 750 Fastback
8. Moto Morini 3 1/2
9. Benelli 254
10. Suzuki GT250X7
I'd also like a Bimota in the list, but not sure which one :confused1:
My god you lot.. You are all showing your age with these lists..
Well, most of the active members are probably Grandads - an I guess it shows. I have 11 grandkids myself, how many others got then?
six for me.
One son, no grand kids. At least there won't be any arguing over the inheritance....if there's anything left :grin:
i forgot one very important id like to have. bimota sb6r. amazing
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 07:43 PM
i forgot one very important id like to have. bimota sb6r. amazing
I know an Aussie guy with one, and a streetfighter'd one in the UK.
Really interesting and well done bike but the Watercooled GSXR engine isn't that special. It not having the older oilcooled 11 or the Watercooled Busa lump wouldn't put it on my wish list.
My list changes all the time.
Bikes like the CBX1000 and Z1300 I used to drool over as a kid don't do anything for me now and probably weren't that great in their day other than the extra pots. Bimota has been mentioned but the better ones never got my favourite engines, oilcooled 11 or Watercooled 13. Had some Honda's and Yam's but not seen or ridden anything I'd drool over, had a play with a Stan Stephens RD500, fun, but not anything I'd want to own.
1: GSX1100ET
2: GSX1100"SD" Katana but MUST be an SD
3: 1999 Copper / Gold Gen-1 original unrestricted Hayabusa
4: White / Blue stripes Australian last of the GSX1400's
5: Z1R-TC
6: Z(Gpz)750 Turbo
7: 1986 GSXR1100G
8: 1989 GSXR1100K
9: Z1100R Lawson Rep
10: Kawasaki Z2 750 rarer version on the Z1
11: (My reserve pick) The original naked Bandit 1200.
12: (my Classic but not production 2-stroke pick) a 350-Yammagamma. Suzuki RG250 with a Yamaha LC350 motor, with a Banshee top end... LOL
13: (my still on sale and available new pick) H2 or H2R.
There's one R already been road registered and a 2nd one being done.
Not sure I'd get away with that in AU though !
I know a guy with 2 Bimota's not sure what they are but one of them is still in the delivery crate still dry 0 miles. 2 stroke race spec things. Not my bag..
Tony , i agree, busa or older gsx motor more appealing to me also. 1993 or so i saw one of these bikes at service station. looked so good, even though not a fan of external frame spars? it just sat low, carbon stuff and nice paint. beautiful. i waited n watched. ol mate came out, pushed off its centrestand, just sat perfectly. i waited for the v twin motor to start. next thing this thing barked into life, no ducati motor, didnt sound like a honda. very cammy either suzi or kawa . he took off at a very quick rate. sounded superb. i loved it. found out its heritage later on, couldnt just google then. always liked, left an impression. i know nothing about its motor but sure sounded good. 146 bhp cant be all bad.
Bimota and Z1100R Lawson Rep.....damn my garage is starting to get full, love those bikes.....
I did a total rebuild on a 79 X7 a few years ago, didn't like it so got shot of it to a guy who offered £600.00 & it was gone.
Only recently found that is was worth a bit more. :embarrassed: :embarrassed: