Show us your...First bike / Ultimate bike

[Dangerous-Dave]

I've been really lucky in that I've been able to upgrade as I've gone along...

Started with the obligatory RS125

Passed the test and jumped straight on a fireblade (that was a big jump that I look back on and wish I hadn't of taken as it scared the crap out of me)

Nevertheless, Summer 2003 came along and I bought my first brand new bike an R1 - I loved that and would probably still have it today if it wasn't nicked

Couldn't decide what to have next, so I built one from scratch. Dam aggressive but lots of fun. Nitrous GSXR 1100

Had to sell that to make room in the garage for a little Italian exotica. MV F4

Got the bug for Italian, so moved the MV on for a Ducati 749r

But couldn't resist the draw of a big thousand, so now have he BMW S1000rr - bad ass!!!! (With the Zed in the background)

 

[Zed Five]

Current:



I have to concur with others, future will be s1000rr

 

[Jaw]

My first: Rs125

One of my currents: carbon fibre ducati 1098

my ultimate (and next if it ever shows up): BMw HP4

 

[inkey$]

My god, that 1098 is a damn sexy machine :!:

 

[Baza]

This is where the age begins to show my first real bike apart from when I was a mod with a lambretta with the compulsory foxe's tail flying. Was a Royal Enfield Crusader Sports. After that was a Matchless 650 Twin. Happy days. Sorry no pics available only memories.

 

[inkey$]

This is where the age begins to show my first real bike apart from when I was a mod with a lambretta with the compulsory foxe's tail flying. Was a Royal Enfield Crusader Sports. After that was a Matchless 650 Twin. Happy days. Sorry no pics available only memories.

Let me do the honours for you Baza. Lovely bikes

 

[Toe-side]

Yamaha FS1E bought brand new for cash from Waltam Cross Motorcycles for £199 just prior to my 16th Birthday in 1974.
These were unrestricted so 16yo riding a 50mph bike on "L" plates with absolutely no training required back then.
Remember getting up on my 16th Birthday, and getting "The Fizzy" out of the garage, done my paper round on it and then went to school on it.
Me and my mates used to go out on our bikes every night and often 10-20 of us would go down to Southend or Clacton at the weekend.
IIRC Beer was about 15p a Pint and Petrol about 35p a Gallon. Great days.

I had a FS1E same colour. Freedom at 16 .............great days

 

[Talksthetorque]

Being a tall chap, started off with one of these - courtesy of the first year of Student Loans

Then as I momentarily forgot I was a tall chap, got an RD200 as a mate had a 250

A driving ban saw me get a bike as an only transport, and I ended up with this, mainly because I couldn't find a second hand xj600 anywhere

I can't imagine a worse bike to winter.
This ended up sat in the garage for three years, when I got a house and had to
move the car off the drive,
get the bike out of the shed,
park it on the road,
put the car back on the drive,
close the shed,
close the gate,
get the gear on
Finally ride off. Had some fun along the way, including a trip through France on a naked bike. (imagine someone stabbing your arse with knitting needles for 5 days)
A trip to Cornwall ( pissed it down while the rest of the country was bathed in sunshine)
Fell off (broken collar bone)
But it was fun. Used to love dodging through city traffic.
I eventually ( because I needed a runaround for dirty work) swapped it for one of these.

I therefore claim the prize for worst ending to a bike career of anyone who still has all their limbs.
And my ultimate bike would be

.
Love the idea of being able to get to some sunshine in a day and not worry about traffic.

 

[Wildfire]

Started with a Yamaha TDR 125

Moved to GSX-R K7 - Here it is post crash



Switched to: ZX6-R P8F


Now have these, the MV is my dream bike:

 

[Dale_B]

Some lovely bikes on here

I am relatively new to the bike seen, so haven't got much history, however:
My first bike: (K1 SV650s)

Current: (K6 GSXR 600)

Dream: (As many on here, HP4)

 

[gedo]

1st bike - Suzuki ER 50 at the ripe old age of 16. Took me on the 20 mile trip to work and back for nearly 1yr, in all weather !

Dream bike - KTM RC8 :evil:

 

[lux]

1st bike - Suzuki ER 50 at the ripe old age of 16. Took me on the 20 mile trip to work and back for nearly 1yr, in all weather !

Ooooh your blue was so much better than my yellow, I bet you had to fight the girls off you with a sh1tty stick!

 

[RJS-Z4]

Bringing this thread back, current bike:

Oh and I've still got the Honda Cub (restored), it's to blame for all this bike lark! After a head rebuild, carb clean and all sorts of other bits, it works just fine:

 

[maxman]

You have done a cracking job,the Honda looks mint

 

[mr.tourette]

as with gedo and lux above my first bike was the mighty suzuki er50




Ive been lucky enough to own a few of my dream bikes which at the times included a hayabusa, honda blackbird, ducati 916, gsxr750, aprilia tuono factory, r1,.... i always find it funny how once you have owned them they dont seem like dream bikes anymore.. nowadays i think my lastest dream bike is a ducati diavel... which i will definatley own one day too, its an odd looking thing i know but i do like something a bit different nowadays

 

[RJS-Z4]

You have done a cracking job,the Honda looks mint

Thanks, it needs some more love now as I've been using it a lot, but I think a full strip down will see it right. I bloody love the thing though, so much fun and superb in London.

as with gedo above my first bike was the mighty suzki er50




Ive been lucky enough to own a few of my dream bikes which at the times included a hayabusa, honda blackbird, ducati 916, gsxr750, aprilia tuono factory, r1,.... i always find it funny how once you have owned them they dont seem like dream bikes anymore.. nowadays i think my lastest dream bike is a ducati diavel... which i will definatley own one day too, its an odd looking thing i know but i do like something a bit different nowadays

Some smashing bikes there, I bloody love the Diavel. I want to get a test ride on one to see if changing the monster out for one would be a good idea.

I also really want a go on a BMW Rnine T, however I hear the engine sounds ever so boring?

 

[mr.tourette]

no idea about the rnine.... changing your monster for a diavel though... you know that makes sense... as nike would say.... just do it

 

[Smartbear]

Hi, I've always liked bikes, had a fizzy at 16



And then about 50 or so others including a lovely Kawasaki kh400 2stroke triple

A Yamaha rd350 twin

A fire breathing Suzuki rg500 square four

A triumph speed triple 1050

And a triumph speed triple 955

And a bmw r1200gs

And my latest steed which I got last August, a bmw f800gt

Regards

 

[Nictrix]

Dont have any of my first bike which was a Honda MBX50 but have pics of most of my others except my first Yam DTLC, an RD200 and a frankenstein Honda CB250RS with an XBR tank and twin headlights
2nd bike Honda CB125

One and only vehicle I have bought brand new, a DTR125 that I put over 80,000 miles on

First big bike a GPZ600R

I sold the 600 to buy the GPZ900R which was a mistake

The longest I didnt own a bike was 3 months after I sold the 900 looking for a replacement which was my FZR1000 Exup. Excellent bike.

At the same time as the Exup I had a TDM850 for commuting

Which was replaced by an XT660X

My Exup was replaced by the bike I own now which was my dream bike and I have no plans to change it.
Had it since it was just over 1 year old, a 2006 R1

 

[Russ59]

Hi, I've always liked bikes, had a fizzy at 16



And then about 50 or so others including a lovely Kawasaki kh400 2stroke triple

A Yamaha rd350 twin

A fire breathing Suzuki rg500 square four

A triumph speed triple 1050

And a triumph speed triple 955

And a bmw r1200gs

And my latest steed which I got last August, a bmw f800gt

Regards

Loving the KH400
Even thought about getting one to do up myself.