What is your motorcycle history? - Page 10

Nonskid · 11-02-2009, 07:33 PM

I guess I'm not so crazy after all!

1971 BSA 250
1971 Honda 350 (On Off road)
1968 Triumph Bonneville 650
1970 Honda 500 4cyl (handled lousy)
1978 Yamaha 650 Special
1979 Yamaha 650 Special
1979 Yamaha 850 (handled lousy too)
1978 Harley Davidson Sportster 1000 Anniversary Edition

Stopped riding for a few years. Then after a friend let me take his BMW R100RT for a day I bought a.....

1988 Honda Shadow 1100
1993 BMW K75 RT
1995 Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail Classic
1996 Harley Davidson Electraglide Classic
1997 BMW R1100 RS

Stopped riding again due to back surgery. Back got better so I bought a....

2004 BMW R1150 RT
2001 BMW R1150 R (This one could be the last one)

(Only had one at a time)

streetdoc · 11-03-2009, 08:34 AM

Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's, the fist bike that I ever drove was a Honda Trail 70 that belonged to a friend. I went off to Marine Corps Boot Camp in 1975, I tried to buy a Dodge Challenger when I finished Boot Camp but nobody would finance a 17 year old Marine Private. That really started my motorcycle history, I bought a Honda CB500/4, I had it six months and 12,000 miles and traded it for a CB750. Nine months and 20,000 miles latter I got transferred overseas. My dad sold the 750 for me while I was gone. When I returned I ran through a series of street/dirt bikes, Yamaha 400, Honda XL500, PE400 then I stopped riding for about 25 years. Not quite two years ago I got back into riding again again and bought my first BMW a 99 R1100RS, a year and a half and 27,000 miles later it was traded for my current R1200RT.

List:
1975 Honda CB500/4 traded for-
1976 Honda CB750 sold in 77 while overseas
1978 Yamaha Enduro 400 sold in 79
1982 Honda XL 500 sold in 84
1985 Suzuki PE 400 sold in 89
1989 - 2008 no motorcycle
2008 BMW 99 R1100RS traded for-
2009 BMW 07 R1200RT

Next, I would like to add a Goldwing Trike while keeping the RT

DADODIRT · 11-03-2009, 11:20 AM

OK, here goes.
1989-First bike was a 1973 Honda CL350
1993-early '80's suzuki 4 stroke 250 dirt bike(POS)
1994-1982 Honda XL500R(the big red one)
1998-My dad gave me my first BMW which I still have 1975 R60/6
2000-realizing I need dual sport capabilities-1997 F650
2005-sold the F650 and bought the current ride 2001 R1150GS

What's next? I will always want the ability to ride off highway. I like the 800GS, but cost wise I can get a used KTM950 for a lot less.

woodwind · 11-06-2009, 06:58 PM

I won't be able to remember the model years of all of them:
Yamaha Mini Enduro (first bike)
Yamaha DT-175
Yamaha DT-250
Kawasaki KZ400
'73 Honda CB350
'84 Honda 450 Nighthawk (only new bike I've ever had)
'73 Triumph Tiger 750
'69 Triumph Tiger 650
'67 Triumph Bonneville
'78 Triumph Bonneville
'04 Suzuki V-Strom 650
'70 Triumph Daytona
'93 BMW R100R

jamesdunn · 11-07-2009, 06:50 AM

"Intermission came from family, deployments, and finally the tragic death of a daughter at age 10 in 2004. When something like that happens, you just get back on, because you have been to the worst, and anything from there needs to be because you want to. Life can be gone tomorrow and you wouldn't have wanted to miss it. Our daughter lived every day like it was her last, and that was our lesson learned. Blessings to any and all who have been a part of the unnatural circumstances of being preceded by your child."(quote)

The greatest fear of a parent is the loss of a child. Maybe the riding is therapy. I wish you well.

11-03-2009, 08:34 AM	#137
streetdoc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Unionville, VA Posts: 3	Growing up in the late 60's and early 70's, the fist bike that I ever drove was a Honda Trail 70 that belonged to a friend. I went off to Marine Corps Boot Camp in 1975, I tried to buy a Dodge Challenger when I finished Boot Camp but nobody would finance a 17 year old Marine Private. That really started my motorcycle history, I bought a Honda CB500/4, I had it six months and 12,000 miles and traded it for a CB750. Nine months and 20,000 miles latter I got transferred overseas. My dad sold the 750 for me while I was gone. When I returned I ran through a series of street/dirt bikes, Yamaha 400, Honda XL500, PE400 then I stopped riding for about 25 years. Not quite two years ago I got back into riding again again and bought my first BMW a 99 R1100RS, a year and a half and 27,000 miles later it was traded for my current R1200RT. List: 1975 Honda CB500/4 traded for- 1976 Honda CB750 sold in 77 while overseas 1978 Yamaha Enduro 400 sold in 79 1982 Honda XL 500 sold in 84 1985 Suzuki PE 400 sold in 89 1989 - 2008 no motorcycle 2008 BMW 99 R1100RS traded for- 2009 BMW 07 R1200RT Next, I would like to add a Goldwing Trike while keeping the RT Last edited by streetdoc; 11-03-2009 at 02:16 PM.

11-06-2009, 06:58 PM	#139
woodwind Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Alabama Gulf Coast Posts: 14	I won't be able to remember the model years of all of them: Yamaha Mini Enduro (first bike) Yamaha DT-175 Yamaha DT-250 Kawasaki KZ400 '73 Honda CB350 '84 Honda 450 Nighthawk (only new bike I've ever had) '73 Triumph Tiger 750 '69 Triumph Tiger 650 '67 Triumph Bonneville '78 Triumph Bonneville '04 Suzuki V-Strom 650 '70 Triumph Daytona '93 BMW R100R __________________ '93 R100R www.kevinsticks.com www.woodwindstudio.com

11-07-2009, 06:50 AM	#140
jamesdunn Mountain King Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 941	"Intermission came from family, deployments, and finally the tragic death of a daughter at age 10 in 2004. When something like that happens, you just get back on, because you have been to the worst, and anything from there needs to be because you want to. Life can be gone tomorrow and you wouldn't have wanted to miss it. Our daughter lived every day like it was her last, and that was our lesson learned. Blessings to any and all who have been a part of the unnatural circumstances of being preceded by your child."(quote) The greatest fear of a parent is the loss of a child. Maybe the riding is therapy. I wish you well. __________________ 1994 R1100RSL, '78 R100RS "Time to get low. Time to get fast." ( Will Smith, "Independence Day".)

11-02-2009, 07:33 PM	#136
Nonskid Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Granby, CT Posts: 49	I guess I'm not so crazy after all! 1971 BSA 250 1971 Honda 350 (On Off road) 1968 Triumph Bonneville 650 1970 Honda 500 4cyl (handled lousy) 1978 Yamaha 650 Special 1979 Yamaha 650 Special 1979 Yamaha 850 (handled lousy too) 1978 Harley Davidson Sportster 1000 Anniversary Edition Stopped riding for a few years. Then after a friend let me take his BMW R100RT for a day I bought a..... 1988 Honda Shadow 1100 1993 BMW K75 RT 1995 Harley Davidson Heritage Soft Tail Classic 1996 Harley Davidson Electraglide Classic 1997 BMW R1100 RS Stopped riding again due to back surgery. Back got better so I bought a.... 2004 BMW R1150 RT 2001 BMW R1150 R (This one could be the last one) (Only had one at a time)

11-03-2009, 11:20 AM	#138
DADODIRT Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 142	OK, here goes. 1989-First bike was a 1973 Honda CL350 1993-early '80's suzuki 4 stroke 250 dirt bike(POS) 1994-1982 Honda XL500R(the big red one) 1998-My dad gave me my first BMW which I still have 1975 R60/6 2000-realizing I need dual sport capabilities-1997 F650 2005-sold the F650 and bought the current ride 2001 R1150GS What's next? I will always want the ability to ride off highway. I like the 800GS, but cost wise I can get a used KTM950 for a lot less.