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[Dark Angel]

Not a bad list of work for 11 bikes

You have always risen successfully to face any challenge you faced, Grasshopper.

I would not have expected less - not even when it came to defusin' a fookin' bomb...

 

[Malone]

I may have missed a couple, but this list goes back rather a long way
Tiger Cub
BSA C15
And then another C15
BSA A10 chop, 6 overs, raked neck, plunger rear end
G12CSR Matchless, very fast for its time
DMW250 with 4T Villiers engine, leading link forks
BSA A10
TriBSA 500 scrambler with road tyres
Triumph Grand Prix, with the Lancaster bomber generator engine - now worth mega money
BSA A10 Gold Flash - had to sell it to pay fine and ban for no licence etc. Ride home from the court after the ban
Triumph TRW500 side valve twin ex-RAF 2 of them
Yamaha RD200
Kawasaki S1 250 one of the first 10 in the country
Suzuki GT380
I hate 2 strokes btw
Panther M100 600cc single, restored to show condition and exhibited for a few years
Suzuki VX800 pile of sh*t
Yamaha XS750 restored to show condition
Triumph Trident 900
Triumph Trophy 900
97 Blackbird
99 Hayabusa - kept this for 9 years
2008 hayabusa
Bandit 1200
Another Busa to replace the 2nd I wrote off racing, rebuilt it then I had 2 at once, turboed one of them. WOW!
Suzuki GS1000E
Honda CB750 4K
Kawasaki ZZR1400 Gen2 - I wish I’d kept it
Bandit 1250 - a very underrated bike
Triumph Explorer 1200 - pile of sh*t, wish I’d never gone there
Kawasaki ZZR1400 Gen2 - I wish I still had that one as well!
2008 Hayabusa
Triumph T100C - restored to show condition
99 Hayabusa - show condition and one of the first ever in the country - still got it, it’s a keeper
2000 FI Blackbird - very good condition very low mileage - still got it
1974 Norton Commando - still got it

 

[Pow-Lo]

Triumph Explorer 1200 - pile of sh*t, wish I’d never gone there

I know someone on here who has similar views, chopped his for a GS and was as happy as a beach bully.....................

 

[Dark Angel]

Triumph Grand Prix, with the Lancaster bomber generator engine - now worth mega money

Tell me more!

BSA A10 Gold Flash

Now, make me laugh by telling me how much you sold it for...

2008 hayabusa
Another Busa to replace the 2nd I wrote off racing, rebuilt it then I had 2 at once, turboed one of them. WOW!
2008 Hayabusa
99 Hayabusa - show condition and one of the first ever in the country - still got it, it’s a keeper

Were all these dragsters (apart from the goalkeeper)?

Kawasaki ZZR1400 Gen2 - I wish I’d kept it
Kawasaki ZZR1400 Gen2 - I wish I still had that one as well!

What did you like about the ZZR1400?

Oh - almost forgot - 2000 FI Blackbird - very good condition very low mileage - still got it

 

[slim63]

Just the Honda's & not counting field bikes

H100s in 1979
Too many CB/CD 200 to count, I bought a joblot probably got 8 or 9 good bikes out of that lot
A couple of CB175's in the above joblot,
Xl 125
Xl 250
Xl500
CB500
CG125 x4
Cl125 import
Cbr400 aero
Vfr400 revvy rocket
CR250 road legal ….ish
CB250 superdream x5, winter hacks
CB 400n superdream
CB250 g5 x2
CB 750 k3, worth good money now but I chopped it
CB750 F1, uninspiring
Cb650
Gl1000, worth a mint now
600 hornet, horrible thing
Cbr600 steelie x2, great things both of them
Vfr800 pre v-tec
Vfr 750 x2
Cbr1000 at least 6 but maybe 8, my favourite honda to buy ride for a bit then flip for profit
Carbie bird, love the engine & the handling but don't like a lot of the rest of it

There is probably a few more in there somewhere, but Honda isn't my favourite maker & a lot of Honda's are forgettable anyway

 

[Dark Angel]

My - that's a big one!


(List! A big list!)

 

[slim63]

My - that's a big one!


(List! A big list!)

Pick another one of the big 4 makers if you want me to continue ……… yes I really am that bored

 

[Dark Angel]

No - I'm 'avin' me fookin' brekky.

You pick 'em out (munch) an' I'll get back t'ya la'er

 

[Cougar377]

Kawasaki.

 

[DLN1965]

I’ve had quite a boring bike history

cagiva elephant 125cc. (Yes they did a 125 elephant for the Italian market)
Kawasaki KLR650
Triumph Trophy 4 1200
Honda Blackbird 2000 model

Been riding since 97 and had my Bird since 2002

 

[slim63]

No - I'm 'avin' me fookin' brekky.

You pick 'em out (munch) an' I'll get back t'ya la'er

You keep piling on the pounds & I will do the work then

Proper bikes this time, its gonna be a long one

GS1000s
GS1000e x3
GS750e x3
GS550 x2
GSX550 ES with the crappy carbs, never again !
GSX1100 kat x2
GSX750 kat
GSX1100 x4
GSX750 x6
GS400 brilliant little bike
GSX400 import
250 super six
250 hustler
x5
x7
SB200
GT380
T500
1200 bandit god knows maybe 8?
600 bandit x3
GSXR1100 slabby x4
GSXR750 slabby x7 mostly modified with bigger engines
GSXR1100 slingshot x3
GSXR750 slingshot
GSX 750 F dunno x5, maybe more to nick engines out of for chops etc
GSX600f as above but probably more
RF900 x3
GSX1100f x3
GSX1100G triked
GSX1100 efe x3
GSx750 ef/ef x4 love em
1250 bandit, great bike I should have kept
650 bandit, recently sold
TS125
TS250
Dr400
Dr600 x2
SP370
SP400
GP100
GP125
GSX250
GSX400
Harris F2 with hybrid gsxr/ bandit/busa 1216 engine

Probably skipped/forgotten a few but you get the idea, 95% of those were ridden, abused, fixed as needed, many were modified, chopped, fightered, different engines, bodywork. running gear the other 5% were donors

Cut me in half & you will find a big SUZUKI s running through me like a stick of rock

 

[slim63]

Kawasaki.

later bud, I need a breather now

 

[Malone]

Tell me more!

Now, make me laugh by telling me how much you sold it for...

Were all these dragsters (apart from the goalkeeper)?

What did you like about the ZZR1400?

The Triumph Grand Prix was a late 40s rigid 500, the motor was straight in, straight out ports and not splayed as you normally get, along with almost square barrels. I chopped it and sold it on - what a disgrace.
I sold it for £40 to pay my fines.
I raced a 99 Busa with minor tune to 201mph and then progressively nitroused it, then 1400 and then nitroused that to a best of 213.3mph until,I melted the engine for the 3rd time. Sold it and got my first k8 which I promptly crashed and wrote off. Rebuilt it and then turboed it, a full monty rebuild, carillo rods, wostner pistons, ported, cammed, valves & springs, 330+ on super unleaded, and on full boost, 2 bar, on race fuel 525bhp - still a road bike as well. Geared for 245 @ 10k rpm.
The Gen2 ZZR is everything the Blackbird and Busa should have been with further development - 1442cc, ABS, TC, amazing brakes, great suspension, capable of high speed long distance cruising, handled 2 up with great ease and wasnt cramped. A true Grand Tourer in the truest sense of the word. The new ZX10 with hairdryer attachment(h2sx) is far too small for normal sized bikers

 

[Dark Angel]

You keep piling on the pounds & I will do the work then

Proper bikes this time, its gonna be a long one

GS1000s
GS1000e x3
GS750e x3
GS550 x2
GSX550 ES with the crappy carbs, never again !
GSX1100 kat x2
GSX750 kat

Probably skipped/forgotten a few but you get the idea, 95% of those were ridden, abused, fixed as needed, many were modified, chopped, fightered, different engines, bodywork. running gear the other 5% were donors

Cut me in half & you will find a big SUZUKI s running through me like a stick of rock

Slim, you must be at least 300 years old, mate!

 

[slim63]

Slim, you must be at least 300 years old, mate!

Not quite, although I feel it some days, just a 57 year old that's always been obsessed with bikes & gets bored easily, the longest I have owned one bike is 14 years (GS1000s) still regret selling that, the next longest was one of the RF900's a much under rated bike that lasted 3 years, most of the others didn't last a year before moving on

And i'm not the worst I know, a mate of mine is 66 (I think) he owns a bike for every year he's been alive + a couple of spares & that's after spending the last 2 years reducing the collection

 

[DEG5Y]

Cut me in half & you will find a big SUZUKI s running through me like a stick of rock

Do you rust around the edges?

 

[Dark Angel]

Not quite, although I feel it some days, just a 57 year old that's always been obsessed with bikes & gets bored easily, the longest I have owned one bike is 14 years (GS1000s) still regret selling that, the next longest was one of the RF900's a much under rated bike that lasted 3 years, most of the others didn't last a year before moving on

And i'm not the worst I know, a mate of mine is 66 (I think) he owns a bike for every year he's been alive + a couple of spares & that's after spending the last 2 years reducing the collection

Well: it's a glorious list that you provided to itemise a glorious hobby (some would say "it's more than a hobby, it's something that I love"), thanks for sharing, fella.

 

[Dark Angel]

The Triumph Grand Prix was a late 40s rigid 500, the motor was straight in, straight out ports and not splayed as you normally get, along with almost square barrels. I chopped it and sold it on - what a disgrace.

It was the reference to the Lancaster bomber generator engine that caught my eye, though.

I sold it for £40 to pay my fines.

Whadja reckon it'd be worth now? Much?

I raced a 99 Busa with minor tune to 201mph and then progressively nitroused it, then 1400 and then nitroused that to a best of 213.3mph until,I melted the engine for the 3rd time. Sold it and got my first k8 which I promptly crashed and wrote off. Rebuilt it and then turboed it, a full monty rebuild, carillo rods, wostner pistons, ported, cammed, valves & springs, 330+ on super unleaded, and on full boost, 2 bar, on race fuel 525bhp - still a road bike as well. Geared for 245 @ 10k rpm.

Awesome stuff! Have you got a roomful of trophies - or just a pile of old bandages that yer can't bring yerself ter throw away?

The Gen2 ZZR is everything the Blackbird and Busa should have been with further development - 1442cc, ABS, TC, amazing brakes, great suspension, capable of high speed long distance cruising, handled 2 up with great ease and wasnt cramped. A true Grand Tourer in the truest sense of the word. The new ZX10 with hairdryer attachment(h2sx) is far too small for normal sized bikers

I really enjoyed my 2 years on a ZZR1400, and Mrs DA loved the bike, but I had to have the suspension re-vamped because the front end felt way too mushy for my liking. I'd have kept it, but the rust started showing up after the second winter and I realised that the build quality was far below that which I'd become used to.

An absolute animal of an engine, though!

 

[Dark Angel]

I’ve had quite a boring bike history

cagiva elephant 125cc. (Yes they did a 125 elephant for the Italian market)
Kawasaki KLR650
Triumph Trophy 4 1200
Honda Blackbird 2000 model

Been riding since 97 and had my Bird since 2002

Why's that "boring"?

What kind of riding do ya do - solo touring - commuting - just potter about - trackdays - guided tours...?

Do yer own servicing/repairs?

What is, or was, your favourite bike?

'S only boring if you don't enjoy it, innit?

 

[Malone]

I’ve a couple of trophys on a windowsill, a few more behind glass scattered around the place, nowt to shout about.
If the A10 was on the market now, in the state I sold it, then probably an easy £4000. A rideable project they’d call it.
Here’s a pic of a Grand Prix - but obviously in its proper state, not the state I had it in, so you can see how the inlet and exhaust ports aren’t splayed. My second ZZR was a PS model with Ohlins TTX rear shock with remote adjustment, but the front end does require setting up by somewhere sensible.