| Author | Message | ||
     Rick_A |
Given the resources...let's say you can have all the bikes that suit your fancy. What are they? Me (in no particular order): Yamaha RD400 Daytona RZ350 SRX600 TRX 850 SZR660 Suzuki RG500 Gamma Early 90's Air-oil cooled 1100GSXR Ducati Early 90's 900SS M900 888 Supermono BMW R80GS Honda Hawk 650GT MuZ Skorpion Replica H-D Sportster Sport Buell Blast XB9S S1 (have) ATK 605 Moto Guzzi V11 Sport Scura BBM Rotax Supermono In reality...I'm going to buy one more streetbike...and that'll probably be the end of it.  | ||
| Spiderman |
Duc 999 that new Beneli Buell RR1000 RR1200 RSS1200/5 S1 S2 XB9S H-D Ultra Classic Yam R1 R6 Triumph Daytona That Jet Bike Jay Leno owns | ||
| Mikej |
2000 Buell M2 (got it). 1995 Buell S2 (got it). 1989 Buell RR1200 (look at it every once in awhile, still out of reach). 1942 H-D Knucklehead FL (had a chopped one, want a stockish one with the t-handle passenger seat option and a sidecar). Beta Trials bike. Maico 505 3-speed dirt bike (some kid dreams never go away). Any pre-1923 H-D in ridable condition. Early Yamaha 250cc street legal Enduro from the 70's. Bultaco Sherpa-T. My dad's old Sachs he had when I was a kid fully restored (but probably gone forever). A 125cc Harley to go with the tail light assembly I still have that was taken off my dad's Sachs (hey, if you needed a part back then you grabbed and used what worked). A old Indian, probably a Chief, from the late 1950's. An Excelsior-Henderson from the original company. Ariel square-four. Powered Salt-Flats barstool racer complete with faired wheel covers.  A mid-60's Honda Dream (why not). A snortin' Norton, unrestored original condition that's been in someone's basement for the last 30 years but still in running condition. An Original Triumph Bonneville, not the latest remake. Shoot, where's my bike book, just open the pages and pick one, if it has two wheels and mostly runs then add it to the list since the resources are unlimited.  | ||
| Pilk |
X-1 KLR or XR-650L S-2 european ST1300(more features than the US model) YZ450 Pilk | ||
| Benm2 |
Duc 998R, last year's before this year's ugly contest winner. Kevin Shwantz's RG500 champ-een-ship bike, preferably the one that holds the lap record at Assen. Eddie Lawon's 1980 superbike Freddie Spencer's 1980 superbike Kenny Roberts 690-some-odd CC OW69 that Yamaha used to win Daytona way back when before the AMA killed the GP class in the US Miles Baldwin's TZ750, from the same era. Ducati Supermono Pascal's VR from last year This year's Pro-Thunder XB9 Honda NR500 Cal Rayborn's XR750 roadracer Blast dirt-tracker, with lights, street tires, rear-sets, and a front brake. (need something to ride on the street!) Ben | ||
| Loki |
where to start.... -a Tularis(like I will ever be able to afford it) -RZ500 -ELR(the real deal) -GSXR 1000 in a Spondon frame -Buell S1(which I proudly now own) -Buell S2(on the watch for list) -the return of my missing M2! -XLCR -1964 pan-headed sporty with a 72 shovel top end and 12:1 compression. You haven't lived till you have been tossed over the bars while kickstarting this one! the short list, i could go on for a couple pages.... Loki | ||
| José_Quiñones |
A Britten A Harley Davidson VR1000 and enough spare parts to keep it running. Dan Gurney's Alligator. An XR1000 (see VR1000) The new KTM 950 Duke A VROD The Yamaha MT-01, if it ever makes production. OR the Bulldog if I could get it from Europe. HD Road Glide or a Gold Wing. | ||
| Ferris |
Vespa (so my feet will reach the ground). FB | ||
| José_Quiñones |
I forgot two An Aprilia Blue Marlin and a Buell RW750 | ||
| Crusty |
I want one of every motorcycle ever built. After that, I'll take duplicates of a few.2 Brough Superior SS100's, 2 Vincent Black Lightnings, 2 1936 H-D EL-61 Knuckleheads, 2 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sports, 2 1977 XLCR's and 2 XR750's set up for the street. I have a thing for pushrod V-twins. | ||
| Nykk |
XB9R Britten BMW with tellelever (Grizzly says they handle great.) Electra Glide with hack something with an actual rocket in it | ||
| Grndskpr |
Britten ZX7R(or RR, race version sent over for the AMA rules) Ducati 851/996/748/900ss(early with the green paint) RZ 500(gama aluminum frame) 47 knuckle indian 4 RC 30/45 BMW RS1200S Buel R1200/RR1200/S3T KZ 900/KR1000 FI Aprila milleR XLCR 1000 TZ/RS 250(japan only street legal 2 stroke) Early Katana, forget what year 1100 Just about everything in the Art of the motorcycle in Vegas(except the steam stuff, it would burn me at one point or another) Norton Commando for the wife, she loves these bikes, no idea why honda VFR 800 vtec there will be more after i think about it a little | ||
| Mikej |
Roger, Here you go, a winter project for your wife. | ||
| Grndskpr |
You know mike, i found one about a year ago, and a freind said he would rebuild it for me, at cost, so i talked to the wife and we were kinda in the planning stage when we took a ride up to HH on a sunday, and as i am sure you guessed it there was a very nice commando, done very well, so my wife is asking questions, tring to get a good idea, and waits for the guy to leave(i made her stay and watch) after some thing like 6 kicks it starts to run and die, 4 kicks more and off he goes, so now i have to figure out how to put and electric start on the thing or push start her, so please no ideas, at least not until i have more room, a lift, and a roller starter Roger | ||
| Bomber |
Nortons CAN be one-kick starters . . . . . .electronic ignitions (readily available) help a great deal . . . as do carbs who's slides don't rattle in their bores . . . no reason at all for a commando to be that hard to start | ||
| Rick_A |
An XR750 street tracker would be sweet. I wouldn't mind a Bimota DB2, as well. That's a beautiful machine. | ||
| Grndskpr |
Forgot about the bimota, they are nice, and the XR would be cool, But what is a SZR 660?? sounds like a snowmobile, never seen it, nor heard of it?? just wondering i think i forgot to mention that turbine powered bike, really only good for looks, at least for me, but it would be very cool at the local hang out, for nothing else than the sound | ||
| Rick_A |
SZR is a Europe only model. It's a 660 Dual Sport single in a svelte deltabox style sportbike chassis. They've been modified into some scorching supermono racers. See one here | ||
| Grndskpr |
here is a bigger pic: ttp://www.thumperpage.com/pix/archive/Yamaha/DS660SZR.jpg kinda looks like an sv/fzr minus 1 cylinder(or 3 depending) that seems like it would be alot of work to make it a motard bike, but rules is rules later Roger | ||
| Java |
Lets see.... -a Tularis -an XLCR -an Ace 4 (not a Honda ACE, an old Ace 4 cyl.) -a '60 FLH -an Aprilia Falco (upgrade engine & susp. to Mille spec) -an Ariel Square 4 -a Vincent Black Shadow -a Benelli Tre -a Honda Hawk GT -a Triumph Daytona -an early '80s BMW RS -I've forgotten what to call it, but that early '80s BMW 650 twin -a SV650s (so Jose will be my friend) -a Montesa trials bike -an old Husky (the red tank with the chrome panels) -1 of every Buell ever made I mostly can't wait to see Rocket's list, full of Quasars, and Neracars and stuff..... | ||
| Java |
Oh, wait, I forgot....a Scott Flying Squirrel! | ||
| Rick_A |
double post...not my fault...really.  | ||
| Rick_A |
I did a bit of research on older Ducatis recently. From what I found, IMO the F1 750 is the best air/oil cooled Desmo created. If I find one of these little gems, and at a fairly reasonable price (relatively speaking), my next bike won't be a Buell.  | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
I would like to have one of each Buell Model ever made. After that it would have to be a large displacement dual purpose machine. KLR650 or Honda's 650. | ||
| Road_Thing |
Newfie: How about this one? road_thing's supermoto XR600r It's in my garage... r-t  | ||
| Court |
>>> F1 750 is the best air/oil cooled Desmo created. Could well be. One way or the other, it's damn sure the BEST looking one ever made. Of course, if yoiu want to see a PERFECT example of one you'll have to go to East Troy, WI The Duc that Smart made history at Imola with still trips my trigger. I still laugh....he was away in the United States on business when the call came and his wife comitted him to race. It was not until his return that she broke the news to him. Court (who learned that recently while doing research for a 45 minute speech on Ducati history to a group of gathered celebrities . . . hey...I'll do anything for buck | ||
| Buelliedan |
1. Britten 2. RR1000 3. VR1000 4. Benelli Tornado 5. MV Augusta I'm halfway there to having one each of every Buell model ever made!! 1 Westwind 1 Thunderbolt 1 Lightning 1 Blast I need a Battletwin, a Cyclone and a XB9 series to complete the package. Technically I should have an S3 Thunderbolt and an S1 Lightning as well. | ||
| Newfie_Buell |
Road Thing, Nice bike but it has the wrong kind of tires on it. | ||
| Road_Thing |
Newfie: I have an extra set of wheels! It only takes me about about 1 beer to swap them out... r-t  | ||
| Rick_A |
The 750's were a good 50lbs lighter, 1" shorter in the wheelbase, and were at about the same power level as the modern 900 two valve engines...and they did look a hell of a lot better. What happened? I have a better appreciation for the older ducs than I used to. They just don't make 'em like this anymore   |
