I know everyone has there favorites in motorcycles and they all have there problems, I think the best trouble free one I had was a 750 Honda tho it did handle like crap and the 750 Kawasaki two stoke would scare the heck out of you it was so fast. My Spyder feels like it would like to pull the front end in the air.
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
My favorites have probably been my Honda CB92R,
my long lists of Triumphs,
and my Slash 5 BMW.
The CB92 is a high-strung racer, and needs a lot of attention. The Triumphs are Brit bikes, they come factory-equipped with a host of problems. It is part of the mystique. The BMW has been pretty good to me. It is maintenance intensive, but fairly trouble free. My Spyder RT is fast becoming my favorite ride of all time, however. The rest of the bikes sit idle in the garage these days. My 2011 has had a few issues, mostly addressed by TSBs, but if the machine is good, you ignore those and just enjoy the ride. My Spyder is like that...much like those old Triumphs.
my long lists of Triumphs,
and my Slash 5 BMW.
The CB92 is a high-strung racer, and needs a lot of attention. The Triumphs are Brit bikes, they come factory-equipped with a host of problems. It is part of the mystique. The BMW has been pretty good to me. It is maintenance intensive, but fairly trouble free. My Spyder RT is fast becoming my favorite ride of all time, however. The rest of the bikes sit idle in the garage these days. My 2011 has had a few issues, mostly addressed by TSBs, but if the machine is good, you ignore those and just enjoy the ride. My Spyder is like that...much like those old Triumphs.
There was only one bike that made me *ascared*, And that was a fully worked Suzuki TL 1000.
Most Super Bikes are so fast and smooth that you don't have time to get *ascared* on them.
*Brooklynese*
StriperKing
New member
Kawasaki KZ1000. I have had three and will have another! If Kawasaki comes out with a 3-wheeler??????
Had an 84 Kawasaki 900 Eleminator and really like that one but did not like the shaft drive or I would still have it.
Had an 84 Kawasaki 900 Eleminator and really like that one but did not like the shaft drive or I would still have it.
bikeguy
New member
Unlike Scotty, I didn't keep any of my favorites, although I do still have a 1975 BMW R90/6 that is a nice bike. But the two that I really wish I had kept are a Yamaha RD350 and a Honda MR175 dirt bike. The Yamaha was the most fun street bike I ever owned. It was so light and agile that it felt almost like a dirt bike. Top speed was a shade under 100 MPH but it accelerated really hard, handled extremely well, and stopped better than anything I'd ever been on. The MR175 wasn't the best dirt bike I've ever owned but, at the time, it handled so much better than the stuff I was used to riding that it kinda taught me how to ride dirt. I should have kept them both.
Cotton
Cotton
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
fAVORITE BIKE
Hands down 750 NORTON COMMANDO.....:thumbup:
Hands down 750 NORTON COMMANDO.....:thumbup:
WackyDan
New member
1986 Yamaha FZX (Fazer) 700. Inline four Genesis 5 valves per cylinder. Imported from Japan for only two years in the U.S. A bit longer for Canada which got a 750cc model... and far longer in Europe... Still has a cult following there. This bike was so quick light to light that I was beating brand new 750's + in 98 with this thing. Styled after the Vmax. I miss this bike and maybe someday I can find another one.
My favs
I still have my 94 Vmax and for me it's the best bike I ever had, I had an 86 (stolen) but I prefer the 94 with its better fork and brakes... Did some work in the frame to get it where I want.... Of the 18 bikes + Spyder I still have the order would after the Vmax: Norton Commando, Kawasaki H2, Kawasaki S2, vincent Egli, Honda cb450, Yamaha XT500, Vmax 09 (for sale to finance maybe an Ural), Yamaha Xt 250 & 225, Enfield Interceptor, Triumph X75, Yamaha XS650, Honda SL350, Laverda 750SF, Jawa Californian, Norton 400ES, Yankee Z.
Philippe
I still have my 94 Vmax and for me it's the best bike I ever had, I had an 86 (stolen) but I prefer the 94 with its better fork and brakes... Did some work in the frame to get it where I want.... Of the 18 bikes + Spyder I still have the order would after the Vmax: Norton Commando, Kawasaki H2, Kawasaki S2, vincent Egli, Honda cb450, Yamaha XT500, Vmax 09 (for sale to finance maybe an Ural), Yamaha Xt 250 & 225, Enfield Interceptor, Triumph X75, Yamaha XS650, Honda SL350, Laverda 750SF, Jawa Californian, Norton 400ES, Yankee Z.
Philippe
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Like a lot of others, I have owned over 30 motorcycles since 1964. All were rice burners. I had mechanical problems with only ONE of these. My 1984 Yamaha Venture--it had carbureator problems--but dealer fixed it under warranty.
Of the three :spyder2:'s I have owned none has had major problems--but there have been more fixes on these than the combined total of all the others. This is the nature of the beast though--high technology, totally new vehicle concept, etc. etc. Therefore I am not complaining. I like my :spyder2: and am waiting for bigger/quieter engine in the same type of three wheel configuration.
I still have my 2009 Vulcan 900 LT--and that has had no problems from day 1. Kawasaki is the winning brand--counting my current Vulcan, I have had 7 kawi's.
Just writing about this brings back many fond memories over the years.
Of the three :spyder2:'s I have owned none has had major problems--but there have been more fixes on these than the combined total of all the others. This is the nature of the beast though--high technology, totally new vehicle concept, etc. etc. Therefore I am not complaining. I like my :spyder2: and am waiting for bigger/quieter engine in the same type of three wheel configuration.
I still have my 2009 Vulcan 900 LT--and that has had no problems from day 1. Kawasaki is the winning brand--counting my current Vulcan, I have had 7 kawi's.
Just writing about this brings back many fond memories over the years.
StriperKing
New member
I really liked this bike as well and yes they were fast!
NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
Oh no! Now I'm gonna have to see the therapist again. :roflblack: My Victor and my Honda CB550 run a close race as the very worst bikes I ever owned. There are lots of rides that I miss, but those two aren't among them......I forget what year my 441 BSA was...
bikeguy
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My 1975 Can-Am 250
Can-Ams were good dirt bikes back in the '70's. I never knew why they quit making them. When the Can-Am brand was brought back with the ATV's, UTV's, etc. I thought they might get back in the dirt bike business and give KTM a run for their money but I guess not.
Cotton
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arntufun
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A bike similar to my dads growing up. I always fell asleep on the back, so comfy.
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