What Was Your Favorite Bike?

[Salty]

My favourite is the one I am riding at the time LOL

But, my 09 Springer is one, my 07 Heritage softail is another and my XC by Victory that we are triking.

XS650 when i was a young Private in the Army was another, harleys never vibrated like that girl! LOL

 

[carbco]

Kawasaki H1 LOved it and would like to have it back. Went to the H2 (750) and couldn't keep my shorts clean. Yikes that was scary!! Loved it when it came up on the pipe and the front wheel started to lift and wouldn't come down. Great Bikes.

 

[bodymanpainter]

My favorite bike would be my 08 Goldwing, wish I still had it.
I traded it for a 2010 Spyder RTS and really regret it. I liked
the Spyder but had too much trouble with it and after 4 months
the dealer gave me all my money back and I went back to a crusier
but will get another Goldwing in the near future (a trike).

 

[Speedy]

My favorite bike had to be my 1962 Mustang Bronco with a 10.5 motor and a 3 speed. I rode that bike everywhere.

 

[Shimpy]

My favorite bike had to be my 1962 Mustang Bronco with a 10.5 motor and a 3 speed. I rode that bike everywhere.

Speedy, glad to hear someone else has heard of Mustangs. A friend of mine had one in the late 50's.

 

[icedad]

My best bike was my 1971 honda 750 until it was stolen.

My favorite bike was my 76 750.

 

[First_N_Last]

Of all the many bikes I've had over the years,
my most fun bike was a 1968 BSA 441.

JohnB

 

[First_N_Last]

Of all the many bikes I've had over the years,
my most fun bike was a 1968 BSA 441.

JohnB

Before anyone asks - the answer is

YES

I have been riding motorcycles before I learned to shave.
A looooooonnnnnng time.

 

[Ragtop69gs]

I'd have to say my Maico 400 had to have been my favorite, that bike had tons of tear you off the seat torque and climbed hills you couldn't walk up

 

[Bill Reber]

I loved my DL1000 and also my Bandit 1250 gosh if I had to just pick one I would have to say the V Strom was so much fun.

 

[jackpoet]

Riding it now. 95 Goldwing trike. First 1500 I owned. Love it, won't trade it. Hopefully it goes until I am gone.

 

[Rog3419]

1953 Harley FL, Honda 1973 750, 1977 Honda Goldwing sold it about 5 years ago, then got a 1997 Harley FLH just sold it in 2011 with 93,000 miles on it, never apart just ran Great hated to sell it but my left leg keep giving out from Back problems I have, so now I have a 2002 Honda Goldwing 1800 Trike an Love it....

 

[oneup]

in the very early 80's i bought a Kawasaki KDX175, it was one of the first dirt bikes with a single rear shock. kawasaki called it unitrack. that was an awesome bike. the leap in technology made it so much better than anything id experienced before. it got me out of many situations caused by my enthusiasm for twisting the throttle being greater than my riding skills, and the bike made me look like i new what i was doing. i also toured on that bike, mixing fuel (2 stroke) as i filled up. people thought i was mad lol.
fond memories, thats what its about. i loved that bike.

 

[slick rick]

My first bike would have to be......[Bridgestone 100].....TELLING MY AGE THERE.

 

[skuuter]

My Blacked Out Honda Phantom has rapidly became my "All-Time-Favorite", and that's saying a lot considering the hundreds of Bikes I've owned.....ThumbUp

 

[livelyjames]

Suzuki GT750

 

[Lakeman]

All of them, one at a time.

 

[Bill Reber]

My 1st bike was a Bultaco Pursang , but the best bike I ever owned was my DL 1000 Gosh I miss that bike but all things pass with age.

 

[americanbadass]

My favorite bike was a custom rigid frame bike I built in 1996, it had springs under the seat-so not to brutal. The motor was an S&S 96 inch with a 5 speed tranny, custom paint, and was set up to fit me perfectly! I rode her from coast to coast, and to Sturgis 4 times. I often miss that bike-but I sold it to get a 2000 HD roadking, with the newly intoduced twin cam motor. AHH.....the memmories!

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

I'm probably a little more "odd" than many. I love bikes you don't see everyday, my favorite would have to be my "latest purchase" a 2008 Suzuki B-King. This bike was made only one year in the US, and the only appropriate word to describe it is "beast". Like I said, I'm very "different"!

 

[Mr Orange]

This is easy. The bike I sold to buy my Spyder. An 04 Aprilia Tuono Racing. It was a limited production run bike of only 200. I think mine was #186. It came from the factory with a race parts kits. The link below will tell more about that. It was a very fun bike but one that if I'd kept it I would have got into trouble at some point. It was just so easy to go really fast without even thinking about it. I bought in 09 from a collector who had done very little with it. I proceeded to put on the miles. I bought it with 2082 miles and sold it a year later with 10285 on it. ThumbUp
Aprilia Tuono racer

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

Mr. Orange, I'll bow to your tastes! I'm an old sport bike racer who still is "in love" with the breed of bikes. That bike is a beautiful "crossover" between a full fairing sport bike, and the "naked bikes" that are so popular in Europe. She's a beautiful bike, can't say I blame you for missing it!

 

[THEREALTRIKKY]

Ok, a "new" question here... Do/did you name your motorcycles, or simply refer to it as him/her? I've always "refused" to name my vehicles; nothing worse than being awakened in the middle of the night by a very upset other half asking who's (insert name here) because you're dreaming about a vehicle! But, as I'm a guy, ALL of mine are "girls"...

 

[trooper113]

Two....my 2nd year Kaw 500 triple...scary fast.

My Kaw 650 4....KZ650SR......great bike.

T113

 

[DTR 11TG]

If I had to chose just 1 bike, I think my favorite would have to be my 2nd XR-750 Flat Tracker. I loved to race that bike, the power & handling was just great and it was just a handful of fun. I have had so many incredible race bikes over the years, from flat trackers, scrambles, TT, motocross and even a couple of road racers, but the XR-750 had to be on top and if I would have added some lights & brakes on one of them it would make a real terror on the street. It is fun to 'what if' about bikes I've had! pepper :AGGHH:

 

[Tony T of I V E]

Hmm , My favorite? I haven't been riding long but in my short stint I would have to say my 2003 Harley Anniversary Road King. Silver/Black. Overall nice bike. ( Sorry Ruby )

My FIRST Bike was a Benelli 125 Sprite. First bike I rode and first bike I crashed ... Nothing serious tho.


Have a wundermus Day

Tony T of I V E :xzqxz:

 

[Nana]

My favorite will always be my '95 yellow & white Fat Boy. I first had a 450 Honda Rebel, then a beautiful Sportster Hugger and had ridden all over the eastern US on those. But my dream was to have a Softtail -- and a Fat Boy in particular -- once our kids were through college and the bills eased up.

For our 20th wedding anniversary Mike surprised me with that gorgeous Fat Boy (despite the bills!), and made that dream come true. :10:

The bikes before and since have been just as good and I've loved riding all of them, but that one will always be special because it was such a special gift.

 

[Lakeman]

Well my first was a Sears Allstate (Vespa) scooter around 1959, and another would be my KX-450 Kawasaki motorcross bike that only weighed 215 LBs. That thing would fly!

 

[pcombe]

I have to laugh when i see the sears vespa!
We had a motorcycle scrap yard on the farm, there were all kinds of bikes out there we kept fixed up by parts off of others. my dad was a pretty fair wrench in his time!
Small honda and yamaha step through 50s and 80s, 100 & 125s I remember a couple Rex Gerelli, honda 350 dreams and i think a 450 scrambler.
later on 750 kawasaki (fast), a 900 came along later. A bultaco?
a 500 triumph. 1972 Suzuki 750 (water buffallo) that i chopped and rode for about 12 yrs.
A 650 Jawa, a 1959 Ariel square four, An Indian cheif (cant remember the year?) Lots of old Harley parts
Dad and my uncle was always dealing in something!

My first bike was an old trail tote goat that my dad chopped out just using junk parts and perhaps a jack handle or two?
I thought i was (" the bees knees") Right daddy-o!
He had a 56 pan with a side car.
My sister and i would follow mom and dad up and down the dirt farm roads where we lived.

My grandma named my 89 tour glide ( wolf in sheeps clothing) when i first got it 24 yrs. ago,
She was 70 yrs. old at the time.
I put her on the back and did a trip from Wyoming to minniapolis with her.
She's no longer with us but she was a game old bird
Good memories:
Thanks

 

[clint44]

I've probably owned over 100 bikes in the last 50 years but if I had to pick a favorite,it would be my 1979 Honda CBX. Bought it new and owned it for 25 years,the longest I've ever owned any vehicle. It inspired me to open my own shop,H&H Custom,a very successful sideline business building custom bikes,cars,and even aircraft that lasted for almost 27 years. In 1986,I took over as National Director of the struggling International CBX Owners Association,with only 222 members. When I retired from that position in 1997,membership was over 4,000. Made many hundreds of friends during those years and rode that bike over 100K miles,in over 40 states. I sold that CBX to a long-time friend in Tennessee,who still owns it to this day. It was an amazing machine.