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[stuart30]

......before that TDM850  .......

I must use mine this year!  :-?

Mine was older mate....tempted too get either an africa twin or super tenere.

[Seth]

All this has set me wondering what happened to my first (and only) machine.
'Twas a modest, but mint Honda CB175.
However the pleasures of the flesh, reclining seats and four wheels changed all that - hmmmmm!

[Elite Pete]

I miss this

[Martin_1962]

I bought a honda cb125 twin!!! ha ha ha forever breaking down it was i finnally got fed of it and chucked it in for suzuki b120.....cracking old classic felt like a G.P.  bike after riding a smokey old 4stroke....

Mate of mine used to have an (also smokey) one of those. I could just about keep up with him... in my Mum's Volvo 340 1.4.  

Kevin

I remember when they were fast and owners wondered why a 100cc Suzuki beat them at the TLGPs

[Black Knight]

Had a Blackbird, a tuned one. Didn't half shift. 161hp at the wheel!

Cracking tourer but if you like to push the boundaries it has it's limitations. The fairing lower will grind out if you chuck it into a corner hard. A bigger problem is the linked brakes. The rear will lift and subsequently lock, if you're on hard, not usually a problem if you let it trail the spinning front but as both are on but pretty disconcerting nonetheless. Saying that, you need to be hard on from 150+, i've only had the problem on trackdays.

Mine before

And after

Believe it or not I walked away from that one!

[Andy B]

I miss this

You're showing your age there Pete.    

I remember when they were a new bike too though!    

[Martin_1962]

Owned - up to three at one time CB200 GS250 GSX250 then GS250 GSX250 GSX600

Crappy moped
Suzuki GP100
Suzuki GS250T x 2.5
Suzuki GSX250
Honda CB200*
Suzuki GSX600F

Did under 100 miles on it in hte two years I had it - mainly to fetch spares for the GS250

[PaulW]

Own this



Hoping that I can make enough money from selling that and the estate to buy a bigger bike when I finally get my DAS course out of the way  No idea what to get yet, just want something comfortable, so a tourer or something!

[Elite Pete]

I miss this

You're showing your age there Pete.    

I remember when they were a new bike too though!    

I always wanted one when I was a young lad but being a Scooter Boy it was a no no, so when this came up for sale a few years back I bought it The only 2 stroke with torque

[egg]

I have a tricked up VTR1000. Great bike only problem is that it eats rear tyres and gets me noticed too often.

[Bandit127]

TBH, calling any biker a Goldwing rider (other than a Goldwing rider) is an insult.

Suzuki TS185
Suzuki X7
Honda CBR400F
Suzuki Bandit 600
Suzuki Bandit 1200
Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace
Yamaha FZS1000
Honda VFR750-FL

[Elite Pete]

I have a tricked up VTR1000. Great bike only problem is that it eats rear tyres and gets me noticed too often.

Lovely sounding bike

[colv6]

1989 Honda CBR1000f just on twenty years old, pity it's rider is neary fifty years old.



most comfort i have had on any of the bikes i have owned, KH250, GT550, CB750 K6, GS1000, GS850 (shaft) and GTR1000.

[LaserLance]

I miss this

You're showing your age there Pete.    

I remember when they were a new bike too though!    

I always wanted one when I was a young lad but being a Scooter Boy it was a no no, so when this came up for sale a few years back I bought it The only 2 stroke with torque [/quote]
You want torque ,you want to ride on off these puppies http://www.laguna.co.uk/Triumph-2009-range/Rocket%20III.asp
Fortunatly my brother,s is the parts manager here  
Maximum Power 142PS / 140bhp / 104kW @ 6,000 rpm
Maximum Torque 200Nm / 147ft.lbf @ 2,500 rpm

[Andy B]

......
You want torque ,you want to ride on off these puppies http://www.laguna.co.uk/Triumph-2009-range/Rocket%20III.asp
Fortunatly my brother,s is the parts manager here  
Maximum Power 142PS / 140bhp / 104kW @ 6,000 rpm
Maximum Torque 200Nm / 147ft.lbf @ 2,500 rpm

I love the look of those!


I was in a dealer a while back when it was newly out, and they were making one road legal again (lights/indicators) after a young lad in the dealers tried to play dominoes with it!