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View Poll Results: How many motorcycles have you owned?
One. 4 30.77%
Two. 1 7.69%
Three. 2 15.38%
Four. 1 7.69%
Five. 0 0%
More than five. 5 38.46%
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Old 11-09-2006, 04:26 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Started in 1962 with a 50cc honda "road bike" you older folks might remember that there was a trail 50 and a road 50 lucky I was in the wilds of Montana where there wasn't a lot of traffic, Next was a honda 350 cc in 1970 a twin, this was when the 500s and 750s were four cyl, theyeven made a 4cyl 350 I heard.
Jump to the present 650 v star classic in april of 2006, then a 1700cc roadstar in October of 06.
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Old 11-09-2006, 08:00 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Four [4] that were my own.
1970 Yamaha 125
1977 Suzuki TS 250 R
1982 Suzuki GS1100GK
2006 Suzuki Boulevard C50T

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Old 11-09-2006, 08:37 PM   #43 (permalink)
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from most recent to oldest
(sept this year till ?) 1996 suzuki rf900rt
(sept 2004- sept 2006) 1987 kawasaki gpx750r (zx750f1)
(july 2003 - sept 2004) 1985 kawasaki ltd450
(march 2003 - july 2003) 1994 kawasaki el250
(oct 2002- january 2003) 1971 cb250
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Old 11-09-2006, 08:39 PM   #44 (permalink)
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1st 1970 honda cb350
2nd 1970 750 kaw tripple
3rd 1976 kaw 900
4th 1977 suzuki 550
6th 150cc moped (junk)
7th 1986 Honda shadow
8th 1999 suzuki LC1500

Never had a new bike sold alot of them worked as a salesmen in the 70's for a Honda shop. I don't think I'll never have a new one. Too much money and I wouldn't have nothing to do with all my tools
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Old 11-09-2006, 09:04 PM   #45 (permalink)
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My current bike, 05 Suzuki M50 "Winona"
My last bike, 95 Honda Shadow VLX "Molly"
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Old 11-10-2006, 05:06 PM   #46 (permalink)
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1981 Honda Enduro lookin' thing 125 i think
1984 Kawi 440 ltd...what a pig but ran like a champ
1991 GSXR750...handled as bad as the 440 only at 3 times the speed
2001 GSXR750* more b@lls than brains and dropped at speed...<sniff>
2006 M50...all those think came together for this. Best bike I've had...period
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Old 11-11-2006, 10:34 PM   #47 (permalink)
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1) a 50cc dirt bike (can't remember the make)
2) a 80cc Kawi dirt bike
3) a 175 Kawi enduro
4) 1983 Honda 450Custom
5) 1980ish Yamaha Maxim 700(I think)
6) 1986 Yamaha FJ1200( a beast)
7) 1992 Suzuki Katana 600
1986 Yamaha FJ1200(another one, and not has fast has the first one)
9) 1990(?) Honda Shadow 1100
10) 1984 Honda Magna 750
11) 2002 Suzuki Intruder VL1500LC(current bike)

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Old 12-28-2006, 10:38 PM   #48 (permalink)
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Smile Some of the bikes I have owned.

1959 Zundapp 250
1967 300 Honda Super Sports
1970 450 Honda
1971 500 Honda 4
1973 350 Yamaha R5
1978 185 Suzuki
1981 400 Honda Custom
1992 750 Honda Nighthawk
2006 Suzuki S50 Purchased 2 weeks ago, turned 1K miles on it today.

There are a few others but being an old codger I sometimes leave out a few details. I averaged 25 to 30K miles on each of these cycles.

A note, I didn't have to take the motorcycle test for my motorcycle license endorsement, I was "grandfathered" in.

I enjoy reading the riding and the mechanical comments posted.

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Old 12-28-2006, 11:12 PM   #49 (permalink)
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As best I recall, and in the order I got them;

1971 Triumph 250 Trail Blazer (new)

1973 Yankee Z 500 (new)

1972 Yamaha RD 350

1971 Honda SL 350

1966 BSA 650 Lightning

1982 Honda CB 650 Nighthawk (new)

1985 Honda V65 Magna 1100 (new)

2005 Yamaha V Max 1200 (new)

1969 Triumph Trophy 250

2005 Suzuki M 50 (new)

2004 Kawasaki Vulcan 2000 (new)

2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 (new)

Also put many thousands of miles on these bikes my Dad bought new over the years I was growing up;

1970 Honda CB 350

1972 Honda CB 750

1973 Harley Davidson Electra Glide

1973 Kawasaki 900 Z 1

1975 Honda Gold Wing

As well as countless miles ridden on any bikes I could beg, borrow, or rent!

This is the first time I've sat and thought about them all, and it brings back many memories. But, I have to say the last couple of years have been some of the best!
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Old 12-29-2006, 09:16 PM   #50 (permalink)
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In the 8 or 9 months or so of riding, I have put 2000 total miles on these three:

1) 1982 Honda CB650... didnt run

2) 1992 Suzuki GN125e... slow, learned to ride on it

3) 1985 Honda vf700c v45 Magna.. awesome bike that I got as a trade for the Suzuki... my current bike, I plan to have it for as long as possible
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Old 12-30-2006, 07:20 PM   #51 (permalink)
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You want the whole list?? It's a long one (over 50). Just to save space, I'll do it in order of bike year, not the order in which I owned them. Here we go:
1959 Honda Super Cub
1964 Honda CB160, Honda 150 Dream
1970 Husqvarna Wombat 250
1971 Honda SL125, Honda CB175, Suzuki TC90
1972 Kawasaki H2750 Mach IV, Yamaha JT2, Suzuki T250
1974 Kawasaki Z1 900, Honda CL360, Suzuki GT750, Honda XL350
1975 Honda XL175, Yamaha DT400, Honda CB750k
1976 Honda XL250, Honda CB550k chopper
1977 Suzuki GS400, Honda CB750A
1978 Yamaha YZ80, Honda 400 Hawk
1979 Yamaha IT175, Kawasaki KLX250, Honda CR250 Elsinore, Honda GL1000 Goldwing, Honda XR180, Suzuki DS100, Yamaha MX175
1980 Yamaha XS850 Special, Kawasaki KZ650 LTD
1981 Suzuki TS100, Yamaha YZ125H, Yamaha XS850 Special, Suzuki GS650,
Kawasaki KZ1100 GPZ, Yamaha IT465, Yamaha XV750 Virago
1982 Husqvarna CR430, Yamaha IT175, Kawasaki KZ750 Spectre
1983 Honda XR500
1984 Honda V30 Magna, Kawasaki KLT250
1985 Yamaha YTM225, Honda 250R, Honda ATC250
1986 Suzuki DR200
1990 Yamaha YZ250
2002 Honda 919
2005 Suzuki M50 Boulevard
This is not counting a handful of mini-bikes and go carts and such. Before I turned 16, I used to buy broken bikes to fix, ride them a short time, then sell them to buy more. It was how I made money before I could legally work, but I still kept each one at least a month or so. In case you're wondering, I have a list where i write them down. That's how I remember them all. I've also owned over 40 cars! Oh yeah, and I'm only 26 years old.
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Old 12-30-2006, 08:07 PM   #52 (permalink)
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I've only had three, as I've only been riding about three years! I had a 82 kawi 440LTD that i used to learn on, and take my riders test. Then I bought a Suzuki Volusia, and had that for 18 months. Now I have had the Star for a year, and plan on keeping it for many more!
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Old 12-31-2006, 01:02 AM   #53 (permalink)
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I'm on number 8, and I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them.

1974 Kawasaki 100 Enduro - Bought it with my brother in Michigan, took it to Hawaii when we moved there in '75.
1980 Kawasaki 550 LTD - Michigan - over 24000 miles in two years
1982 Suzuki GS850G - Michigan, Illinois and Virginia (joined the Navy) - bought new in '84 - another 28000 miles in two years
1984 Honda V65 Sabre - California - bought new in '86 - 15000 miles
Early/mid 80's Yamaha Seca 550 - California - bought used - about 5000 miles
1988 Honda NX250 - California - I won two of them on the "Price is Right"! I'd love to find another one of these now.
1988 - First born child. Riding days declining
1993 - Last (third) child born. I've been a full time single dad since 1997 so riding bikes definetly took a backseat.
2005 Suzuki Boulevard C50T - California - Bought new in September '05 - 12000 miles and adding...

Future - Hoping to add a Suzuki V-Strom (650 or 1000?) some day soon. Probably replace the C50T with the Yamaha Venture Royal or possibly the new Victory touring bike that's still in development.

As Texrider said, writing this stuff down brings back lots of great memories.
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Old 12-31-2006, 08:53 AM   #54 (permalink)
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14 or 15. My favorites were

76 fantic 50cc 6 gear (comparable to a YZ125)
77 RD400 (way to much fun for words)
and my current 05 Honda Rebel (a work horse that will go about anywhere and saves enough money to pay for itself)

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Old 12-31-2006, 05:53 PM   #56 (permalink)
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1980 Kawi KZ900, 1985 Kawi Ninja 600R and of course 06 c50.
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Old 01-06-2007, 02:28 PM   #57 (permalink)
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The more I rethink this question I come to the realization that I haven't had enough bikes. I need more. More I tell you! I need therapy. I'm going for a ride. Later.
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Old 01-06-2007, 10:23 PM   #58 (permalink)
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1972 Suzuki 750 (aka: Waterbuffalo)
2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 750
2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 LT
2006 Kawasaki Vulcan 1600 Classic

WoW, did I really own four bikes ... I only own one bike at any given time.
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Old 01-09-2007, 09:18 AM   #59 (permalink)
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How many have I had? You mean in the biblical sense? None!

I've owned 4 Hondas (50, 250, 750 & 1100), 1 Kawi 750 special & the Suzuki M50. I no longer have the Kawi & also sold 2 of the Hondas.
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Honda Mini 50
Honda Trail 70
2002 Honda Rebel

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