I got started at 9 years old, and by the 3rd bike I was tearing them apart and fixing them, making trades and getting bikes that didn't run to fix them.

'70 Honda CT 70 (still have it, and 2 more like it)
'7? Yamaha GT 80 2 stroke (got in trade for a R/C car)
'7? Yamaha 250 2 stroke road bike (bought for $5 w/ seized engine. found a nut wedged betwean the crank and case. Got it running spending only $12 for new gaskets)

First (legal)road bike
'81 Kawasaki 440 LTD (totaled at 60 mph by a left turning 72 Plymoth Scamp)
'80 Kawasaki KZ 750
12 year break raising kids etc.
'87 Kawasaki 454 LTD
'00 Roadstar 1600
'08 Wildfire 125 4 stroke dirt bike (for my kids)

I had a bunch of other non running bikes in the early years, but only listed the ones that I kept and got to ride for a while.

1983 - Honda Trail 50 Had a blast on that little thing and put many many miles on it in the back country.

August, 2008 - Road Star 1600 Whoohoo!! So far, I've put 1200 miles on 'er.

wow my list would be so long....are we just counting the ones that ran?

I started riding at 14 in 1966 so I've seen it all pretty much, both on and off road. In the end though other than my Roadie (the one you own now is ALWAYS your favorite!) my two favorites werea a Honda 450 and a Yamaha 750.

the Honda 450 was a 1974 and it was just so solid, so reliable that I used to tour on it. Strap on a backpack and go. I used to run LA to the Bay Area in a weekend. Light, fast and fun.

The Yamaha 750 was a 1978 3-cylinder. Much the same as the Honda but smoother, faster and just more of everything. It was interesting as it had triple discs, shaft drive, 3 cylinders. Great stuff.

I started riding at 13 in 1967 AND I LOVE MY Roadie AND WILL ALWAYS BE MY favorite!

65 HONDA CB 50
70 HONDA CT 70 (NEW)
68 HONDA CB 250
70 YAMAHA 125 DRIT BIKE
71 SORTSTER
76 HONDA CB 750 (RODE AND THEN CHOPPED)
71 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE (CHOPPER)
76 H-D FXE SUPERGLIDE
99 YAMAHA ROAD STAR

I'm sure I'm missing a couple.



1968 Honda C90
1977 Honda XL100
1979 Honda CR250
1977 Honda CB400F "Supersport"
1985 Honda CB650F "Nighthawk"
1984 Yamaha RZ350
1985 Kawasaki ZL900 "Eliminator"
2002 Suzuki GSXF750 "Katana"
2006 Suzuki GSXR750
2003 Suzuki GSX1300R "Hayabusa"
2003 Yamaha XV1600 "Roadstar"

Lets see, my first bike was a two speed 2 cycle moped ran maybe 25mph, next came a 5 hp fox mini bike legal for the road and would run 45 mph. then i picked up a honda super 90 wow that was cool i was 17 then, next came a 250cc 2 cycle yamaha big bear..oh boy hold on. Then i got a honda 305 dream, slow but sure was pretty, after that was a honda 450. Didn't ride for 30 years. Then got a 2005 kaw 805 classic, scared the crap out of me. Now 2007 roadstar and 89 goldwing

Started off on a minicycle with a Briggs lawnmower engine in it.
Moved to an old 1960's Honda Moped my pops brought back from Bermuda
in 1980 I got a Puch Moped (always cracked up at that name)
1981 got a used Elsinore 125 I am pretty sure it was a '73 and man I wish I still had that bike.
1982 picked up a '78 Honda Hawk (used) I think that was the year.
1987 moved up to a '82 Honda Magna 1100 (used) Once again pretty sure that was the year.
1989 Rode but did not own an '85 883 Sporster for two years (no power after riding that 1100)
1994 Bought my first brand new bike a Honda Magna. They came out that year with the CBR engine in a cruiser style. I rode it into the ground (commuter)
2001 Intruder '99 (used)
2008 RoadStar '03 (used)

Various Dirt Bikes throughout. Just sold an '05 Honda CRF 450X and am currently riding an '07 Kawasaki KX250F.

Man I just love looking at some of the names and sizes of the bikes you guys have run. Fun memories.

meecem wrote:
Since I'm a new guy on the block, I'll start with an easy answer.
Started riding when I was 14, in 1964.
First bike was a 1956 Allstate 250 split single, built by Puch
Then upgrade to an 1954 AJS G18CS that I acquired as a basket case, and my father and I rebuilt over a winter.
Then came a 1950 AJS G18S.
After a short break away from 2 wheels while I spent some time with Uncle Sam's canoe club, I came back to riding with an 1973 Yamaha TX750, then
went to a 1977 XS750.
Then came family raising and I got away again. Now the kids are all gone and I now have a 2002 GL1800 Gold Wing, and a 2005 Roadstar that has been jetted and Cobra
piped. And, I still have both AJS's just for fun.

Welcome meecem

OK Here goes.

Honda SS50 Moped (Thank god i got rid of this one)
Ducati 160 (best bike I ever owned, blew up the engine after a year, after this I realized you have to add oil once in a while, hey I was 17 and stupid)
1960 BSA C15 250 (still have it)
1959 Triumph T110 650 (still have this one too)
1977 Triumph Bonneville 750 (still got this one as well)
1978 Triumph Bonneville 750 (neatly stored in a box)
1998 Yamaha Vstar 650 (sheesh, I still have this as well)
2006 Roadstar (and of course I still have this beauty)

I think some of them have to go next year, either that or my wife may insist that I go.
Chris

Man. I'm feeling old. Not a Cushman Eagle in the bunch.

Hey, I had one of those old Allstate (Puch) 250's way back when. It was a 1958 model. Back in those days the Sears Catalog was about the only bike shop we had.

When the metrics first hit the market I bought a little Yami 90cc street bike. Somewhere along the line I went through a Honda 250, a Suzuki 550, and a Honda 750. Like a lot of you guys I took a long break from riding. Now I'm on the Roadie.