EXUP Worldwide

Kiwi60 listed some old Suzuki's he owned which got me thinking, who's owned what bikes over the years??? I didn't want to hijack that thread so I'll start a new one. I have to cast my mind back but I think I've owned, in rough order:

Yamaha TY80
Suzuki TS100
Honda CR80RB
Yamaha YZ125G
Yamaha XT200 2 of
Yamaha XT250H
Honda XL250 (23 inch front model)
Yamaha YZ80H
Suzuki GSX400F
Honda VFR750 4 of and counting
Suzuki RG500
Husky WR250
KTM360
KTM200
Yamaha XT600
Kawasaki KR1S
Honda VFR400
Yamaha FZR1000W

I think that's it...a few never made it to running stage so they don't count....what's next?? I'm working on gettting an RS250 NF5. I'd like another dirt bike again at some point too, probably a Gas Gas

Scariest bike I've ever ridden? CR500 with a pipe and worn back tyre...spat me off twice in 5 mins, I wisely parked it. Best bike? KTM200, a mates ZX7......favourite bikes owned......the VFR's of course...loved the RG500....have hardly ridden the EXUP so can't say too much just yet!!!

Ok mine were:

AR125
RG125
RG250
RG400 (wish I never sold it!!)
GPZ600
FJ1100
GSXR1100WT
OW01
GSXR600SRAD (trackbike)
GSXR1000K2 (trackbike)
YZF750SP

Dave

125 Jawa dirt tracker
Suzuki A100 comuter
550 Suzuki triple road
XS6501F road
XS650 2 road
T500 road
Honda XR500 trail
XT250 trail
H1 500 race
XJ 550 race
Z750 race
Z900 race
CB900F2 race
CBX1000 race
RD350LC race
RD250 last air cooled road
GSX750 race/road
RZ350 race/road
RZ500 race
GSXR750J race
FZR1000 race
FZR1000 road
GSXR750T race
ZRX1200 road

Probable a few ive forgotten.

I don't change my underwear that often, unless you guys are getting close to 80 years old . Don't you wear out a bike before selling it?

Big Jon wrote:I don't change my underwear that often, unless you guys are getting close to 80 years old . Don't you wear out a bike before selling it?

Not me. As soon as something better came along & was winning I go one.

OK then, here's the list as far as I can remember it and pretty much in order:

Honda SL125
Suzuki T250R
Honda XL250
Suzuki TS125R
Suzuki T500L
Honga CB350 (twin)
Suzuki T125
Kawasaki H1B
Suzuki T500R
Honda XR500
Kawasaki Z900
Yamaha RD400
Honda CB750
Suzuki TM250
Honda XL350
Suzuki GS1000S
Yamaha XZ550
Suzuki B120
Suzuki T350
Honda FT400
BMW R80
Kawasaki GPZ1100 race bike
Harley Davidson XL 45 Sporster
Yamaha XS650 cafe racer
Suzuki SV1000S
Yamaha FZR 750/1000 race bike

I only kept some of those bikes one month, for various reasons, but I must be getting older (and probably poorer), cause I've has the SV1000S since I bought it new in 2005 and the FZR since 2006

I know a guy who reckons he has had over 100 bikes and can name them all!!

I have a much shorter list -

Honda 70 (ex postie)
Bultaco 175 Lobito
Yamaha DT360
Kawasaki KL250
Honda TL125
Honda XR500
Yamaha YZ465
Suzuki 750 Katana
Suzuki 1100 Katana
Suzuki GSXR750 (87)
Suzuki GSXR1000 (02)
Ducati 916
Ducati 748 SPS (still have it)
Ducati 900 SS (82) (still have it)
Yamaha YZF 750 x 2 (still have most bits)
Yamaha FZR 1000 (92) (just got it)

I'd never have enough time to own all them like you guys

heres mine

1980 bought S/H Kaw AE80 -sold 1981
1981 bought new Kaw KE125 -sold 1983
1983 bought S/H 1981 YAM 350LC - sold 1989 - wish I still had this one
1986 bought Hon TL125 (non runner for field) - sold 1988
1991 bought S/H 1981 YAM 250LC & upgraded to 375 tune - sold 1999
1999 bought S/H 1990 Yam FZR1000R exup - current ride
2007 bought basket case for son - Suz RG125F - work in progress

This is the order I had them
Puch Maxi Stepthru My Sisters
Honda CT70 Monkeybike Direct from California
Yamaha FS1E First road bike
Yamaha DT100 Good fun
SuzukiGT185 Not bad
Honda XL250 OK
Yamaha RD400 What a bike
Honda CB550 Good reliable bike
ktm 500 Holy Shit!!!!!!! Scared me senseless
Honda CBX 1000 Wish I still had that one
Then a few years off with kids etc and then
Honda CB750f Crap
Honda VF500f Lovely but like a hand grenade
Kawasaki GPZ500 Twin The reason I dont like Kawasakis
RD350LC with RGV250 Running Gear I got my screen name from it
YZF750 Track Current Bike
1982 Suzuki Katana project with YZF front and back ends and Bandit 12 Motor-------- getting there very slowly

DT 175 Enduro
CB 650 NightHawk
CBR 600 Hurricane
A ten year lay off for family
YZF 1000R Thunderace
DT 250 Enduro
MT 250 Elsinore
DT 360 Enduro
DR-Z 400SM

I have everything since the lay off, they just all don't run

75 Honda CB360T (first bike and wish I kept it)
94 FZR600 (bought new)
83 Suzuki GS450E
93 Honda CBR F2 (race only)
97 YZF750 (new and still have)
80 Honda XL80S


List of bikes ridden, enormous

really this's just plain braggin'

But OK, heregoes, I'll put down my very limited list, although, the first two don't really count as they are what I learned on as a kid, but weren't my actual possesions

197? Honda Z-50 Neighbours Good old tried and true
197? Yamaha MX-100 Enduro Cousin's only ever two stroker
1982 Yamaha XJ 750 RH Seca Awful Machine, and yet.........Loved dearly and the dollars spent???... can't.. no... she was my first!
1984 Yamaha XJ 750RL Much better machine, basically an FJ750 only two valves and a/o cooled
1992 Yamaha FZR 1000 D Probably won't ever sell, especially after project is finished
2003 Yamaha FZ-1 For sale, Anyone, Anyone???
1985 Yamaha XC180 Riva Scooter, Oops Forgot for a bit.

Did come very close to a Honda CB450S, .... really loved this one and would still really like to get one maybe some day as well as CX650Turbo, or Kawi's GPZ turbo
Love to get some older RZ or RD stuff and go racing. That or some ranko 400 FZR400 or CB-1, we've got a very tight track, it's really a go-cart track.

As I've said before, I've got this strange blue/(or yellow if you're old enough) sickness, not real sure why. It's not like Yamaha has done anything for me lately. But... just always find myself gravitating over to them.. Not real sure why exactly, it's not as if I don't like other bikes either or wouldn't want to ride them. but....

Here's my list:

1982? CB125 - Only bought it to pass the road test
1988 FZR1000
1992 FZR1000
1997 YZF1000 (I've owned 3 of them and currently still have one)
2006 FZ1

2001 - 2008 - VFR's - A couple of them (legal as well as semi illegal)
2008 - present - FZR's - Two running - Rebuilding so far: 1 x +-60% running (slow progress), 1 x 10% running (Almost everything stripped or missing) (All of them legal!!! haha became a good boy!!!

A bunch of legendary bikes in people's lists... some of mine not so
legendary... more like notorious?





(then we moved away from the farm and I had to spend my teenage
years in SCHOOL)









<-- STILL GOT IT


*some are not actually my bikes in these pictures, but are identical to mine

Ok heres mine-

1985 - DT50MX (cool when your 16 years old!)
1986 - RD125LC MK 2 (man's bike when your 17 years old!)
1983 - RD350LC 2 YPVS (every 18 year old should learn to ride on one of these)
1985 - KTM250 MX (good bike, shite gearbox - more neutrals than gears!)
1987 - CR250 MX (last of the great orange colour schemes)
1989 - FZR600 (4 stroke LC - wish I still had this one)
1992 - CR250 MX (stonkin bike)
1993 - YZF750R (current love of my life)

78 Yamaha XS650 Special (sold crashed)
86 Suzuki GS550ESG (sold crashed)
86 Yamaha FZ750S (only a few parts left-blown motor)
94 Yamaha FZR1000 (sold)
98 Honda VT750 Shadow A.C.E. (sold)
94 Yamaha FZR1000 (own)

My list is not to long
69 Puch 125-learn on this thing. Took 4 of us just to lift it into the back of the pick-up.
74 Trails 250-still own it
82? suzuki RM250
82 IT 175
86 kaw. KX250
86 YZ125
86 Kaw.ninja 1000r
87 Honda 600r- still have
2-89 FZR 1000's-still have
Not to many.

81 DT175 bought for $100 sold two years later for $100
82 Seca 400, a forgiving $400 lump of poo. A ton o' fun. sold a year later for $400
92 Katana 600 sold after putting 65,000kms on it.
97 YZF1000 bought new crashed 2years later with 69,000kms and became race bike.
97 YZF1000 bought with 15,000kms to replace previous, just rolled over 125,000kms this fall.

Come on now Jonny, don't forget, you have the rare treasure of also naming off your Mrs's rides too.

Also,

Can't forget my glorious P.O.S. 1985 Yamaha XC180 Riva Scooter