In a recent chat on here we were talking about the old test, and the bikes we took them on. Most of us have a Ducati or two, it wasn't always that way. So what were your first five bikes, the ones you cut your teeth on. Had lots of old scooters and step throughs, that we wrecked in the woods, none road legal. Mine were..... 1. Honda ST70 monkey bike, white paint, floral seat 2. Honda CB250, green with black engine 3. Honda XL 125...passed test 4. Kawasaki Z650c, stunning 5. Honda GL 1000 Goldwing, black, hideous, swapped it for a car
Late, late starter.....in chronological order: Monster 696 Pre test Yamaha MT 125 Panigale 899 Scrambler FT 1200S DVT Scrambler cafe racer 1260s
In order of ownership, passed test in April 2015; First bike - Cbr600rr Yamaha r6 CBR1000rr Fireblade SP 899 Panigale 1299 Panigale - S1000rr - Classic Bonnaville - Classic Commando (had these four at the same time). - stopped riding on the road in 2017 -
yamaha 100cc 2 stroke twin, cant remember the model, it was a 1975 i think.. 1978 jawa 350 2 stroke twin.. i really liked that bike... its gear lever doubled as the kick start! weird idea! 1982? yamaha xt250, last of the steel tank jobbies. 1989 kx 125, bought it in 95 and it was considered well old by the mx snobs but i kept it mint and kicked alot of the snobs arses on it... cbr250rr and a 650 cagiva alazzurra (bought on same day) just googled the lil yam and it was one of these but in red i was 14 and rode it the 20 miles to school a few times another edit, there was a zzr250 at number 4... sorry, i forgot that one
Yamaha FS1E Honda CB250RS Yamaha RD250LC Suzuki GS550EN Honda VFR750FL First Duc wasn’t until bike no 7
1. Honda SS50 (knackered and crap) 2. SuzukiTS50ER (loved it) 3. Honda CB100 (Brand new, nothing but trouble!) Passed test 4. Suzuki GSX250 EX (Loved it) 5. BMW R80 ST (Brand new company bike. Great handling but seat like a plank!)
Yam RD50 Yam SR125 Yam RD125 (for 2 days until it was nicked) Yam TZR125 (de-restricted without power valve) Suz Marauder 125 Proper bikes: Hon VFR750F-S Yam Fazer 1000 (Gen 1, Ivanized) BMW R1200RT Duc MTS1200 Multistrada x2 KTM Super Adventure 1290
In order of ownership started on mopeds in France at 13 years old. Peugeot , also riding someone else’s Yam XS750 triple and Ossa Phantom 125. Honda Super Dream. Honda CBX GS 750 GPZ 900 GS850 for courier work XJ 900 900 SSie ST4s MTS 1200s
1976 AP50 (micron + rattle can paint job) 1974 CB200 cafe racer (ace bars, Piper 2-1, black CB175 tank) -passed test 1975 CB400/4 similarly cafe’d - black 1983 GSX750ES (ended up as a flat bar streetfighter, black, of course) 1986 RG500
I think this is correct. 1. RD350LC - Stan Stephens tuned. 2. Kawasaki KX250 - 1990 3/ Kawasaki KX250 - 1992 4. GSXR1100M 5. Fireblade.
yamaha dt125(n reg) Suzuki gs400c(s reg) Suzuki gs400b(r reg,still have) Honda cbr600 Ducati 750ss ie
